Ne-yo : A Multi Award Winning R&b Artist

By Author: Mr James Griffith
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Ne-Yo is a multi award winning multi platinum selling R&B music artist from the US who as a writer and performer has been involved in some of the biggest R&B songs over the last few years. As a songwriter he penned the classic Mario ballad Let Me Love You. While as an artist he has had hit after hit including the smash hit R&B singles So Sick, Closer and Because Of You making Ne-yo one of the hottest R&B artists around. Ne-Yo`s videos and songs continue to dominate the Billboard charts making him one of the biggest selling R&B music artists in the world. This stylish charismatic performer continues to win awards and have hit singles in equal measure. In early 2006 Ne-Yo released his debut album entitled In My Own Words through Def Jam. The first Ne-Yo video and song to be released as a single was the ridiculously catchy So Sick which debuted at number 1 and gave Ne-Yo his first big chart success as a solo artist. The accompanying Ne-Yo video ...
... was equally successful becoming a smash hit on MTV. Further Ne-Yo songs were released as singles to further enhance his reputation as a potential R&B superstar in the form of Sexy Love and When You`re Mad. This album went onto sell more than 3 and a half million copies worldwide. Ne-Yo then released his sophomore album in May 2007 entitled Because Of You. The first Ne-Yo song to be released was the gorgeous Michael Jackson inspired title track which peaked at the number 2 spot in the Billboard Hot 100 charts. The stunning Ne-yo video that was released to accompany this smash hit song was rated one of the top R&B music videos of the year by fans and critics alike. Other classic Ne-Yo songs on that album were the beautiful melodic Go On Girl and the Michael Jackson inspired Angel. Ne-Yo then released a follow up entitled Year Of The Gentleman which debuted at number 2 in the Billboard 200 charts. The first Ne-Yo songs to be released as singles were the infectious songs Closer and Miss Independent both peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Both were accompanied by incredibly stylish Ne-Yo music videos which helped Year Of The Gentleman become a multi platinum selling album. It was also nominated for 5 Grammys at the 2009 Grammy Awards for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Song, Best contemporary R&B Album and Album Of The Year. There is an incredible amount of music video websites around at the moment offering a variety of different music genres from Hip hop to R&B to Dancehall it is all catered for. One of the best music video websites is Urban-Nation.com. Urban-Nation.com is the coolest new Hip hop and R&B music website offering cool profiles, chat rooms, music artists, music news, R&B music videos, Rap & Hip hop music videos and some of the coolest members anywhere. It also has a brand new section where you can view exciting new music profiles for the biggest names in Hip hop and R&B music. You can read all about Lil Wayne, Drake, Eminem, Usher, Mariah Carey, Akon, Omarion, Beyonce, The Game, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Chris Brown, Bow Wow, Cassie, Ne-Yo, Timbaland, Chipmunk, Kano and watch some of their hottest music videos too.

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James Griffith is a freelance writer from London specialising in writing Hip hop and R&B music articles. Over the years he has developed an extensive knowledge of urban music and urban music artists and is considered one of the leading authorities on this subject. With a passion for Hip hop and R&B music since childhood, James Griffith brings great knowledge and a great understanding of this exciting music genre and his articles are both informative and entertaining too.