Ne-Yo Covers Michael Jackson’s ‘Earth Song’

Published: Monday 18th Oct 2010 by Trent

Ne-Yo performed at the annual ‘David Foster & Friends’ concert in Las Vegas this weekend. The ‘One In A Million’ singer covered Michael Jackson’s classic ‘Earth Song’ alongside Charice Pempengco while Foster accompanied them on piano. See their rendition below:

That was a solid performance. Ne-Yo’s voice certainly lacks the power of Jackson’s but he handled the composition well and his falsetto was impressive. Besides, any performance would be better than what Usher did at the Grammy Awards.

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  1. Ova It October 18, 2010

    **paging the nearest gay** Could someone please come grab this girl?? Neosha takes me out.. You not Michael Jackson… Your not a woman… Your not straight either.. Hell, your just there!!!! I’m over him in 2010, just like most of the world!!!

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  2. Kris J October 18, 2010

    I KNOW I TALK S*** ABOUT NEYO ALL THE TIME BUT HE ALWAYS SOUNDS GOOD LIVE. I CAN’T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT HIS WRITING, SINGING, OR PERFORMING. HE IS ONE OF THE BEST. NEYO DID THIS SONG JUSTICE

  3. foreverAfan October 18, 2010

    i wish neyosha would just go sit in a corner somewhere and think about where he misplaced his hairline. -_-

  4. ugh October 18, 2010

    good job but u still a gay fish!

  5. 2BAD2BME October 18, 2010

    WE KNOW U SOUND KINDA LIKE MJ WHY DO U ALWAYS HAVE TO COVER A SONG OF HIS? FISH

  6. Gooooood October 18, 2010

    Damn Ne-Yo is soooo f****** fine !!
    It whenever he want , wherever he wants !!!

    Mmmmmmmmmmh His swag , face, voice , body is soo s***..

  7. SAM October 18, 2010

    Great job!!! He outdid Usher’s Grammy performance for sure.

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  9. jinXT October 18, 2010

    The song went from amazing to EPIC, the moment Charice stepped on that stage to join Ne-Yo for this MJ Tribute! Out comes this booming voice and Mandalay Bay just exploded. Can’t wait for it to come out on PBS then on Blu-ray =)

  10. brand_ed October 18, 2010

    Charice just put Ne-Yo to shame, i know its in a high key and better fit for her voice but damn!!!

  11. MISHKA October 18, 2010

    Why are people hating on Ne-Yo? He’s among the few who brought back real R’n’B ou there.

    Do your thing Ne-Yo.

  12. Robier October 18, 2010

    SEE THIS WAS A SHOW OF REAL TALENT VS MEDIOCRE. SHE SLAUGHTERED HIM. NE-YA DID REALLY GOOD BUT ITS CLEAR THAT SHARICE IS GIFTED YRS BEYOND HER AGE

  13. FUTURESTARdelux October 18, 2010

    UM… CHARICE SLAYED, IT’S A SHAME THE US SEEMS TO IGNORE TALLENTED ASIAN ARTISTS. LOOK AT UTADA, SHE HAS SOLD LIKE 50M ALBUMS IN ASIA ALONE MAKES AN AMAZING ENGLISH ALBUM BUT DEF JAM F*** THAT UP AS USUAL.

  14. XXOO October 18, 2010

    ummm why did you label this under Ne-Yo’s name when Charice CLEARLY wiped the floor with Ne-Yo

  15. the kiddz October 18, 2010

    @Futurestardelux

    Shutup! I LOVE Utada! I had no idea she was on Def Jam?

  16. Luv-Lee October 18, 2010

    Yeah Ne-Yo did his thing. He aboslutely did better than Usher. I don’t know what the f*** Usher did to this song on the Grammy’s. It is a very difficult song to sing and it really shows you what a powerhouse vocalist Michael is. I read on some blog that someone felt that Michael wasnt that good of a vocalist and I had to do a double take. It had to be a VERY young person who wrote such a dumb comment , who knows NOTHING about singing.

    Michael Jackson’s voice is PITCH PERFECT!!! Always has been ever since he was young. Just remember, if you ever heard his very first song (Big Boy), he was 8 YEARS OLD when he recorded that! EIGHT!!!! Not too many ADULTS in the industry that can sing like that today. You fill in the blanks…

  17. Natalie October 19, 2010

    I LOVE MICHAEL JACKSON MORE THAN ANYTHING<3 NeYo Did a great job . RIP MJ UR MISSED AND LOVED BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN<3 GOD BLESS MJ AND HIS FAMILY<3<3<3<3<3<3<3

  18. Natalie October 19, 2010

    @Luv-Lee

    You are 100000000% correct and i cant aggree with you more. MJ’s voice is purfect and so are his looks<3 MJ IS THE MOST S*** MAN-HUMAN EVER<3

  19. UMMM…………. October 19, 2010

    SHE-YO is a pop sensation? This sounds a hot mess! And who is this howling chick? Come now Michael turned about the same time I cringed listening to this one!

  20. danny”mj”b October 19, 2010

    Personally he runid it but respect him for doin a Mj song Mj we love you x

  21. D_Reed October 19, 2010

    True that Ne-Yo’s voice can’t compare to some of the R&B singers out there but the fact of the matter is he writes their material anyway. So he’s still getting paid. I know he’s written plenty songs for Charice. so she out performed him but somehow ne-yo is still getting paid over her.

  22. JB October 20, 2010

    They just did the “Earth Song” again in Japan. Charice, started the few notes at the beginning and then the rest of the gang had to come in. They should have just let her sing the whole song. Listen to her first notes and you will know what I mean. Damn this girl has got an unbelievable voice.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOcFgKXk9WU

  23. Lorenzo October 21, 2010

    Thanks JB !

    You are so right that Charice girl should have done the whole song. Who is she? Never heard of her before. Damn ! She is really good !

  24. FROMTHEUS October 24, 2010

    Yeah she has an amazing voice…For an ASIAN girl. I know many people that sound like that over here but never get discovered becase of how they look. Therefore her VOICE doesn’t move the people over here in the US.

  25. cherry October 27, 2010

    aaaaw! Ne-Yo is hot! and that girl, tell me she’s Sunshine?!!!

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