Ne-Yo?! What is going on?

You are confusing me with this sound of yours. It's like you're stuck on trying to find a sound when one already worked for you. Damn. YOU ARE R&B! Not pop. I swear, imagine if Pop artists tried to crossover to R&B and HIP/HOP. What would people say if Britney, Ke$ha, or Katy tried to sing Ray or R&B. People would laugh in their faces. This is no different than when R&B/Hip Hop artists try to go Pop.

Britney is probably at home laughing hysterically at people attempting to get into the genre she, Madonna, and Cyndi Lauper created.