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POLL: Have a Hankerin' for a Crazy Country Match-Up?
Originally posted 08/28/2009 12:30PM
Who didn't get a kick out of Taylor Swift and T-Pain's hysterical opening sketch at this years CMT Awards? Well, it's part of a trend: Left and right country stars are pairing up with mainstream artists for what has proven to be spectacular entertainment.
"In Nashville working for a couple of days with Rascal Flatts and Carrie Underwood," Ne-Yo recently Tweeted. And earlier this month, Timbaland confessed to Radar online that he'd like to work with Swift. "I love her voice," he said, adding he'll make a collaboration happen.
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Ne-Yo Is Prepped for New Orleans Concert – And the Gumbo
Originally posted 07/02/2009 07:10AM
After spending the last four months in Prague where he was shooting the upcoming Tuskegee Airmen drama Red Tails alongside actors Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding Jr., singer-songwriter Ne-Yo is ready to let loose and head down South.
Hitting the stage at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans on Friday, Ne-Yo tells PEOPLE he's been prepping his moves. "I'm a little rusty right now; I can admit that! ... But it will not show by the time ya'll see me at Essence! Don't worry!" he assures his fans. Also on the Essence bill: Beyoncé, John Legend and Maxwell.
The star, who recently started rehearsals for his month-long European tour, added: "I've been off the radar while I was shooting [the film], but I'm getting my tour legs back. Performing music is in my blood. It's not like I’ll ever forget how to do it, but anything that you stop doing for a long enough period of time, you get a little rusty."
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Ne-Yo Debuts His New Video
Originally posted 04/20/2009 11:35AM
In his brand new music video, "Part of the List," Ne-Yo gets trapped in a love triangle – and PEOPLE has the exclusive first look!
Ne-Yo describes "Part of the List" as a prequel to his last music video for "Mad," which began with the R&B singer receiving a provocative e-mail that causes a lover's spat.
In the new video, which was filmed in Prague, Ne-Yo and an ex-girlfriend reconnect by chance at a record store in the Czech Republic city, where he is vacationing with his current girlfriend. "Old sparks begin to fly," he says. "We wind up having a little rendezvous."
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VIDEO: Behind the Scenes with Ne-Yo in Prague
Originally posted 04/16/2009 12:45PM
It didn't take Ne-Yo long to settle on a location for his latest music video (hint: he was already working there!), and he is giving PEOPLE.com a behind-the-scenes peek at the action.
The R&B singer-songwriter, who has been filming the Tuskegee airmen film Red Tails alongside Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding Jr. in Prague, tells PEOPLE that choosing a locale to make the video for his song, "Part of the List," was a no-brainer.
"I knew I had to hurry up and get my video done, and I was already here, so I said, 'How about you guys come out here to shoot the video?' Ne-Yo, 29, says. "It's a beautiful city, and it made a gorgeous backdrop for the video. It's a beautiful site to see with all of the architecture."
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Kevin Connolly to Direct The Game and Ne-Yo's Video
Originally posted 11/03/2008 04:45PM
Entourage star and budding director Kevin Connolly has signed on to direct a music video for The Game and Ne-Yo, he reveals exclusively to PEOPLE.
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Ne-Yo Has 'Gotta Stop Judging Books by Their Cover'
Originally posted 09/16/2008 08:45AM
Call it a lesson learned for singer-songwriter Ne-Yo.
"I really gotta stop judging books by their cover," the R&B star, who recently logged studio time with Michael Bolton, tells PEOPLE. "I was expecting him to be really up tight. But he wasn't! He was so relaxed, cool and down to earth."
Ne-Yo, whose album Year of the Gentleman hits stores Tuesday, is getting his character flaw in check – he even issued an apology to pop star Lindsay Lohan in August for doubting her musical abilities.
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Ne-Yo to Lindsay Lohan: 'I Apologize' for Doubting You
Originally posted 08/19/2008 04:15PM
Ne-Yo is apologizing to Lindsay Lohan for doubting her musical abilities before the two worked together on her forthcoming song, "Bossy."
"Miss Lindsay Lohan, I apologize if you are watching. I am sorry. There we go," Ne-Yo told E!'s Daily 10 in an interview set to air Tuesday.
"Straight up and down I thought it was gonna suck," the singer-songwriter said. "I was like, Lindsay Lohan are you joking? Are you serious? What the hell am I going to do for Lindsay Lohan? I took it as a challenge. And we put together a record for her."
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Ne-Yo Pleads Guilty to Driving without a License
Originally posted 06/03/2008 12:20PM
Life in the fast lane wasn't kind to R&B star Ne-Yo on Monday.
The Grammy winner was sentenced to 24 hours of community service by a Georgia judge after pleading guilty to driving without a license, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Ne-Yo (real name: Shaffer Smith) – who also pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge – was pulled over on Feb. 19 by Georgia police at around 2:30 a.m. for driving 105 mph – 50 miles above the speed limit.
The singer-songwriter was then given a ticket for reckless driving and for failure to have a Georgia driver's license.
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Ne-Yo: Lindsay Lohan Is 'Ridiculously Fabulous' on Album
Originally posted 05/28/2008 04:10PM
Ne-Yo admits he had his doubts about Lindsay Lohan's vocal talents when he was asked to write a song for her upcoming third album, due later this year.
"I gotta admit, we were like ... 'Lindsay Lohan?'" Ne-Yo tells Billboard magazine. "I mean, I've written for Beyonce Knowles, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Celine Dion and ... Lindsay Lohan?"
But after hearing her sing on the track, called "Bossy," Ne-Yo says he and producer Stargate were so impressed that he called Lohan to say how sorry he was for not believing in her. "She did a ridiculously fabulous job," Ne-Yo tells the magazine. "I was so shocked I had to call her and apologize for what I was thinking because she did so good. I think the world is gonna be surprised."
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Ne-Yo on Hayden Panettiere: 'She's Cool People'
Originally posted 11/21/2007 04:40PM
Ne-Yo admits it: He was holding Hayden Panettiere's hand Monday night as the two hit a New York City nightclub, but the two are not dating. He swears.
"Hayden and I just met yesterday. We've only known each other for one day," Ne-Yo told PEOPLE at the Ronald McDonald House Charity's World Children's Day event Tuesday, where Panettiere, 18, also made an appearance. "She was hanging out with some friends and invited me to come out."
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