Biography

Songwriter, arranger, and vocalist Ne-Yo was born Shaffer Smith in Arkansas and raised in Las Vegas, NV. His start in the music industry came as a songwriter. Prior to exiting his teenage years, he penned material for Youngstown and broke through in 2004 with Mario's "Let Me Love You," one of the most-played songs on urban radio stations across the U.S. In My Own Words, the second album he recorded but the first one to be released, came out in early 2006 and reached the top of the charts, supported by the number one hit "So Sick." During the same year, he appeared on Remy Ma's There's Something About Remy and Ghostface Killah's Fishscale, and he had a hand in writing a pair of Top Ten hits: Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable" and Rihanna's "Unfaithful." Because of You, his second album, followed in May 2007. It went to number one on the Billboard 200 and Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts as well, with its upbeat title track topping out at number two on the Hot 100. Year of the Gentleman was issued in September 2008, but not before another series of songwriting triumphs, including Rihanna's "Take a Bow" and Jennifer Hudson's "Spotlight." Propelled by the hits "Closer," "Miss Independent," and "Mad," Year of the Gentleman eventually went platinum, just like Ne-Yo's first two albums. After releasing three albums in three years, Ne-Yo went relatively quiet but returned in 2010 with Libra Scale, an album inspired by science fiction and comic books, as well as Stevie Wonder's and Michael Jackson's most ambitious recordings.

Top Albums
1. Year of the ..	2. Because of Y..	3. In My Own Wo..	4. Libra Scale ..	5. Libra Scale
6. Year of the ..	7. Closer - EP ..	8. Because of Y..	9. Stay - Singl..	10. Because of Y..
11. Discotech (f..	12. Back Like Th..	13. Back Like Th..	14. Because of Y..	15. Finer Things..
16. Finer Things..	17. By My Side -..	18. Knock You Do..	19. Be On You (f..	20. Never Knew I..

Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	Think Like a Man (feat. Rick Ross) [..	Think Like a Man (feat. Ric..	4:01	$1.29
2.	Think Like a Man (feat. Rick Ross)	Think Like a Man (Music fro..	4:01	$1.29
3.	Miss Independent	Year of the Gentleman (Bonu..	3:52	$1.29
4.	Sexy Love	In My Own Words	3:40	$0.69
5.	Knock You Down	In a Perfect World... (Bonu..	5:26	$1.29
6.	Closer	Year of the Gentleman (Bonu..	3:54	$1.29
7.	So Sick	In My Own Words	3:27	$1.29
8.	Mad	Year of the Gentleman (Bonu..	4:14	$1.29
9.	Because of You	Because of You	4:26	$1.29
10.	One In a Million	Libra Scale (Deluxe Edition..	4:03	$1.29
11.	When You're Mad	In My Own Words	3:42	$0.99
12.	Never Knew I Needed	Princess and the Frog (Orig..	3:36	$1.29
13.	Do You	Because of You	3:48	$0.99
14.	Way You Move (feat. Trey Songz &..	Way You Move (feat. Trey So..	5:08	$1.29
15.	Beautiful Monster	Libra Scale (Deluxe Edition..	4:11	$1.29
16.	Single	Year of the Gentleman (Bonu..	4:17	$1.29
17.	Champagne Life	Libra Scale (Deluxe Edition..	5:23	$1.29
18.	Go On Girl	Because of You	4:21	$1.29
19.	Hate That I Love You	Def Jam 25, Vol. 3: It Take..	3:38	$1.29
20.	Say It	Because of You	4:41	$1.29
21.	Single	Block (Deluxe Version)	3:55	$1.29
22.	Part of the List	Year of the Gentleman (Bonu..	4:09	$1.29
23.	Lie to Me	Year of the Gentleman (Bonu..	4:27	$1.29
24.	Beautiful Monster	Libra Scale	4:11	$1.29
25.	Make It Work	Because of You	4:08	$1.29

Top Music Videos
1. Knock You Down..	2. She Got Her Ow..	3. Because of You	4. Miss Independe..	5. Think Like a M..
6. Closer	7. Mad	8. So Sick	9. Sexy Love	10. Baby By Me (Ed..
11. She Got Her Ow..	12. Do You	13. One In a Milli..	14. Go On Girl	15. One In a Milli..
16. Stay (Featurin..	17. Part of the Li..	18. The Way You Mo..	19. Beautiful Mons..	20. Champagne Life

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