With his critically acclaimed, December 2021-released EP, ‘No, I’m Not Ok,’ in his rear view, rapper Yung Bleu is already making moves toward his next project.

What’s believed to be among the first fruit of the yet-titled effort is the Ne-Yo-assisted ‘Walk Through the Fire.’

“I fell in love with you / That’s why it’s hard to say goodbye / That’s why every time you smile / I get a little bit closer to the sky,” the duo share on the Jerry Lang II-produced track.

Coming as their second collaboration in as many months (following the stirring ‘Stay Down’), look inside to hear how ‘Fire’ lives up to its titling.

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Ne-Yo may be putting the finishing touches on his eighth studio album, the March-due ‘Self Explanatory,’ but ahead of its release longtime fans of the singer-songwriter can expect to hear his unmistakable voice aboard another highly anticipated R&B project:  Aaliyah‘s first posthumous studio album.

Titled ‘Unstoppable,’ the LP – due on digital shelves later this month – features a studded list of guest stars including Ne-Yo (born Shaffer Smith) as well as Drake, The Weeknd, Chris Brown, Future, and more.

Taking to press recently, Smith gushed when quizzed about his contribution to the long-awaited effort.  Look inside to see what he said.

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Days after dropping his latest single, ‘Stay Down’ (as we reported here), Ne-Yo has already given the tune the official video treatment.

Featuring rising rapper Yung Bleu, the clip – which stars Ne-Yo’s real-life love Crystal Smith as the leading lady – sees the singer-songwriter go above and beyond to demonstrate just how committed he is to their relationship by having her help him pull off a heist of a jewelry store.

Get into the cinematic visual inside via its exclusive premiere on Facebook.

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Fresh from garnering critical acclaim this season for leading an all-star cast aboard VH1’s latest holiday film, ‘Hip Hop Family Christmas,’ as well as a CW holiday special, ‘The Black Pack,’ singer-songwriter Ne-Yo is returning focus to his music with the newly-released single, ‘Stay Down.’

Tapping rising rapper Yung Bleu to assist, the mid-tempo jam – NE-YO’s first traditional musical offering since September’s ‘What If’ – sees the GRAMMY winner lay out limitless loyalty to his lady love.

“Ooh, my last, I’ll split it / Partner in crime, I’m wit it / I’ll tell the judge I did it / Just put something on my books, come visit,” he croons in the first verse of the Mally Mail-produced tune.

Rumored to be one of many gems set to line the tracklist of his long-awaited new studio album (due in 2022), hop inside to hear ‘Down.’

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Leona Lewis has unwrapped the video for her brand new single ‘Kiss Me It’s Christmas’ featuring Ne-Yo. 

The track is one of the new additions to the upcoming re-release of the songbird’s holiday album ‘Christmas, With Love.’

Repackaged as ‘Christmas, With Love Always,’ the LP (which features the singer’s modern Xmas classic ‘One More Sleep’) arrives on November 19 via Sony Music.

Ahead of its release, check out the festive visual for ‘Kiss Me It’s Christmas’ below…

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Ne-Yo is back and looking to blaze with his new single ‘What If.’

Serving as the first of new solo material from the star since last year’s ‘U 2 Luv,’ the track was recorded in London with producers Ebenezer and Magnus Klausen.

In trademark Ne-Yo form, the song is both melodic and destined for the dancefloor.

For its accompanying video, which arrived in tandem with the track, the GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter teamed with Shutterstock – who provided the visual and special effects for the monochrome clip.

Check it out below…

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Ne-Yo was on proud daddy duty over the weekend as he introduced his fifth child/newborn daughter, Isabella Rose Smith, to his 3.5 million followers on Instagram.

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New music from Ne-Yo is on the way!

For, the ‘So Sick’ singer has just revealed that he is eyeing a fall release for his upcoming album.

More details below…

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The new song, ‘Change,’ assembles some of Hip Hop and R&B’s most prized male hitmakers of the last 25 years to bring attention to racial and social injustice.

Toplined by serial hitmakers Jermaine Dupri, Ne-Yo, Johntá Austin and Bryan-Michael Cox, the quartet of singer-songwriters and producers called on a lineup of their industry friends including Anthony Hamilton, Kirk Franklin, Common, Smokie Norful, Rotimi, Eric Bellinger, PJ Morton, and more for the charity single set to benefit the Social Change Fund.

Speaking on the collaborative effort, Dupri stated:

 “We created the song to call attention to these long-standing issues,” he said. “Members of the global community are now awakened to issues affecting BIPOC [Black & Indigenous People of Color]. The global pandemic forced us all to reevaluate everything from our health to police brutality and systemic racism. We are now witnessing a paradigm shift that creates an opportunity for real impactful change.”

Hear the song in full inside:

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Music lovers are definitely loving ‘U 2 Luv’ – the latest single from singer-songwriter Ne-Yo.

As we reported here, the song is his highest charting effort in six years – a feat that may be due in part to the tune’s hitmaking co-star, Jeremih.

Using that formula to hoist it even higher than its current #80 peak on the Billboard Hot 100, Ne-Yo is enlisting even more help – this time from the likes of relative new kids on the block Queen Naija and Lil Durk.

Curious to hear what they added to the ‘Computer Love’-sampling bop?

Listen inside:

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Ne-Yo is back!

R&B’s most revered gentleman has premiered new single ‘U 2 Luv’ featuring Jeremih.

The bouncy bop melts elements of two classic 80s jams– Mtume’s ‘Juicy Fruit’ and Zapp’s ‘Computer Love.’ And the result may be one of the star’s tastiest efforts

‘Luv,’ which was produced by Retro Future and Curtis “Sauce” Wilson, is lifted from the GRAMMY winner’s forthcoming album – his first traditional offering since 2018’s ‘Good Man.’

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When it comes to playing double duty in front of and behind the scenes, there is arguably no other singer-songwriter this century who can boast the critical and commercial acclaim Ne-Yo has.  In addition to penning top hits for some of the industry’s biggest stars, the early part of his career saw that penmanship lend himself a few chart-toppers as well.

However, as the latter half of his tenure has seen success wane, the Grammy winner (born Shaffer Smith) – as revealed in a recent sit-down with Joe Budden‘s Web series ‘Pull Up’ – opted to take time off to regroup.  Over the course of that hiatus, he dealt with a highly publicized split from wife Crystal Smith (as we reported here).

That incident not only inspired his latest single, ‘Pinky Ring’ featuring O.T. Genasis (click here to listen), but a wealth of the content found aboard his forthcoming album, the yet-titled follow-up to 2018’s ‘Good Man’ – his worst performing LP to date.

Look inside to hear him wax honest about his career status, relationship with Crystal since the divorce announcement, and so much more:

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