Ne yo one in a million genius
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Year of the Gentleman has been certified platinum twice in the US, selling two million copies, also platinum three times in the UK and once in Japan. Its singles " Closer" and " Miss Independent" were also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, and Best R&B Song. His third studio album, Year of the Gentleman (2008), saw continued success and further Grammy Award nominations for Best Contemporary R&B Album as well as Album of the Year. It is certified platinum in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan and Australia and saw the success of the single " So Sick", which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States.īecause of You (2007), Ne-Yo's second studio album, was the second number one platinum-selling album debuted on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, and received the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 50th Grammy Awards. His debut studio album, In My Own Words (2006), was critically and commercially successful, reaching number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. Ne-Yo's debut solo single, " Stay", was released in 2005 to moderate success. The single's successful release in the United States prompted an informal meeting between Ne-Yo and Def Jam's label head and the signing of a recording contract. He gained fame for his songwriting abilities when he penned Mario's 2004 hit " Let Me Love You". Gil Scott-Heron wrote achingly about alcoholism in the Black community on "The Bottle," while TLC sang about the impact of AIDS on "Waterfalls." Marvin Gaye ("What's Going On") and Bill Withers ("I Can't Write Left-Handed") spoke out against the Vietnam War using different perspectives.įrom timeless love songs to heartbreak healers and surefire uplifters you'll want to dance to, these 30 songs illustrate where R&B was in its early days, how it has developed since, and where it's going in the future.Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), known professionally as Ne-Yo, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, dancer, and television judge. While many an iconic song has been written about blossoming love (Etta James' "At Last," Al Green's "Let's Stay Together") or romantic strife (Nina Simone's "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," Teddy Pendergrass' "Love T.K.O."), plenty more R&B records carry urgent social and political messages. Some of the most fruitful periods in modern music came in the world of R&B, including Motown, the Philly soul scene, and even the 21st century wave of alternative R&B. Like jazz before it, and hip-hop in the ensuing years, R&B came out of Black America, bringing previously marginalized stories and perspectives into the ears of millions of listeners, first in the U.S. Whether the instrumental is a lush Motown arrangement with swooning horns and strings or a slinky digital creation, it has to add depth to the record and make the singer sound better. A powerful, vulnerable vocal performance-the kind that artists like Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight, and Solange have delivered in spades-is key. The sound of R&B has changed tremendously in the last 75 years, but the ingredients that make a timeless soul track remain the same.