Personal life

Ne-Yo (Shaffer Chimere Smith) broke into the recording industry as a songwriter, penning the hit "Let Me Love You" for singer Mario. The single's successful release in the United States prompted an informal meeting between Ne-Yo and Def Jam's label head, and signing a recording contract.

In 2006, (Shaffer Chimere Smith) released his debut album, In My Own Words, which contained the US number one hit "So Sick". Then in 2007, he released his sophomore album, Because of You which contained the US top 3 hit, "Because of You". In 2008, he released his third album, Year of the Gentleman, which contained the top 10 hits "Closer" and "Miss Independent". His fourth studio album Libra Scale is set to be released on November 22, 2010. (Shaffer Chimere Smith) has so far released three singles of the upcoming album, "Beautiful Monster", "Champagne Life" and "One in a Million".

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Event:Ne-Yo (Shaffer Chimere Smith)

Event:Ne-Yo (Shaffer Chimere Smith)

Date:Tue, Feb 22, 2011(18:30)                  Venue:SECC Glasgow(uk)

Date:Wed, Feb 23, 2011(18:30)                 Venue: Echo Arena, Liverpool(UK)

Date:Fri, Feb 25, 2011(19:30)                    Venue: MEN Arena,Manchester(UK)

Date:Sat, Feb 26, 2011(18:30)                    Venue: O2 Arena,London (UK)

Date:Wed, Mar 02, 2011(18:30)                 Venue:National Indoor Arena (NIA),Birmingham,(UK)

Date:Thu, Mar 03, 2011(19:30)                  Venue:Metro Radio Arena,Newcastle(UK)

Personal life

In 2005 Ne-Yo's girlfriend at the time gave birth to a boy, naming him Chimere after Ne-Yo's middle name. Though Ne-Yo believed he was the father, he later discovered the child was not his. He is now in litigation with the child's mother.

Ne-Yo was arrested for reckless driving on February 19, 2008, while driving through Cobb County, Georgia. He was driving at over 100 mph in his 2006 Range Rover and did not have a valid license. It was reported that he was doing about 105 mph, 50 mph over the speed limit. According to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, Ne-Yo was sentenced to 24 hours community service by a judge on June 2, 2008. He pleaded guilty to driving without a license and pleaded "no contest" to the reckless driving charge.

Ne-Yo and his thought to be girlfriend, Monyetta Shaw, are expecting their first child together, a girl, due early January 2011. However in The Sun on Monday 9 August 2010, when asked about his baby's mamma, he said: "I have a friend. Not a girlfriend. She's carrying my child, but knows I can't commit. She doesn't mind other women."

Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), better known by his stage name Ne-Yo(Shaffer Chimere Smith), is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, actor, and occasional rapper. Since his debut, Ne-Yo has had five top ten songs on the Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist and two number-one albums on the Billboard 200. Ne-Yo has also amassed a catalog of chart-topping songs that he has written for other artists.

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Event:Ne-Yo (Shaffer Chimere Smith)

Event:Ne-Yo (Shaffer Chimere Smith)

Date:Tue, Feb 22, 2011(18:30)                  Venue:SECC Glasgow(uk)

Date:Wed, Feb 23, 2011(18:30)                 Venue: Echo Arena, Liverpool(UK)

Date:Fri, Feb 25, 2011(19:30)                    Venue: MEN Arena,Manchester(UK)

Date:Sat, Feb 26, 2011(18:30)                    Venue: O2 Arena,London (UK)

Date:Wed, Mar 02, 2011(18:30)                 Venue:National Indoor Arena (NIA),Birmingham,(UK)

Date:Thu, Mar 03, 2011(19:30)                  Venue:Metro Radio Arena,Newcastle(UK)

Film appearances

Ne-Yo appeared in two films. He debuted on the silver screen with Save the Last Dance 2 in 2006 and later with Stomp the Yard in 2007. He contributed songs to the soundtracks to both films. Ne-Yo is set to star in, executive produce and write the soundtrack to the film Venice Beach. 

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Event:Ne-Yo (Shaffer Chimere Smith)

Date:Tue, Feb 22, 2011(18:30)                  Venue:SECC Glasgow(uk)

Date:Wed, Feb 23, 2011(18:30)                 Venue: Echo Arena, Liverpool(UK)

Date:Fri, Feb 25, 2011(19:30)                    Venue: MEN Arena,Manchester(UK)

Date:Sat, Feb 26, 2011(18:30)                    Venue: O2 Arena,London (UK)

Date:Wed, Mar 02, 2011(18:30)                 Venue:National Indoor Arena (NIA),Birmingham,(UK)

Date:Thu, Mar 03, 2011(19:30)                  Venue:Metro Radio Arena,Newcastle(UK)

Other ventures

 Songwriting and production

Ne-Yo frequently co-writes with Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen of the Norwegian production team Stargate. Ne-Yo met them in a hallway at Sony Music Studios in New York, and having known the team produces R&B records, he decided to collaborate with them. The collective's early works were tracks off In My Own Words including "So Sick".

Aside from working on his own album, Ne-Yo also collaborates with several other artists. His works include: Rihanna's top-ten singles "Unfaithful", "Russian Roulette" and her number-one hit "Take a Bow", Mario Vazquez's "Gallery", Paula DeAnda's "Walk Away (Remember Me)", and Beyoncé Knowles' Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Irreplaceable", which stayed on the chart for ten consecutive weeks. He wrote the song "I'm You" for Leona Lewis's debut album Spirit, and is currently writing songs for her next album and for the debut album of fellow X Factor winner Alexandra Burke. He has also been working with Sugababes for their seventh album, with member Keisha Buchanan confirming that Ne-Yo had written a song called 'No More You' for their album. In 2010, he dueted with Mariah Carey on 'Angel's Cry', a song on her cancelled album, Angels Advocate. Ne-Yo has also written songs for Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Anastacia, Ciara, Corbin Bleu, and Enrique Iglesias. He also collaborated with Lindsay Lohan on her new material, having already finished "Bossy", a pre-single for her new album Spirit in the Dark. Ne-Yo confirmed that he had been contacted by producer will.i.am to work on what would have been Michael Jackson's new album. However, at the time of Jackson's death, Ne-Yo's collaborations with him had yet to move past the writing stage. In an interview in 2010 he said since Jackson's death he's been confused as what to do with the songs, as he feels that selling them to another artist or even releasing the songs himself would be disrespectful to Jackson legacy. In 2009, he wrote "Truth (Saigo no Shinjitsu)" for Japanese pop group w-inds..

Ne-Yo ventured out to open his own recording studio called Carrington House in Atlanta, Georgia. He also had started his own production company, Compound Entertainment, in 2007, and has hired several producers and songwriters in hopes of turning it into a full-fledge record label. It successfully became a label, and artists such as Paula Campbell, Sixx John, and Shanell are now associated with Compound. 

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Event:Ne-Yo (Shaffer Chimere Smith)

Date:Tue, Feb 22, 2011(18:30)                  Venue:SECC Glasgow(uk)

Date:Wed, Feb 23, 2011(18:30)                 Venue: Echo Arena, Liverpool(UK)

Date:Fri, Feb 25, 2011(19:30)                    Venue: MEN Arena,Manchester(UK)

Date:Sat, Feb 26, 2011(18:30)                    Venue: O2 Arena,London (UK)

Date:Wed, Mar 02, 2011(18:30)                 Venue:National Indoor Arena (NIA),Birmingham,(UK)

Date:Thu, Mar 03, 2011(19:30)                  Venue:Metro Radio Arena,Newcastle(UK)

2010–present: Libra Scale

Ne-Yo released his fourth studio album, Libra Scale, on October 27, 2010 in Japan.^[24] The first single, "Beautiful Monster", premiered on May 25, 2010 and was released as a digital download on June 8, 2010 and reached number 1 on UK singles chart.On October 8, 2010, Ne-Yo performed some of his songs from the new album at P.C. Richard & Son Theater in New York City that was hosted by iheartradio. Speaking of Libra Scale, Ne-Yo stated: "The album is based upon this short story which basically follows these three characters who are forced to choose between money-power-and-fame versus love. Which in turn is why I've called it 'Libra Scale'. You know, its whole concept is based on that question of morality - that, if you weight it all out on a libra scale, which one of those two options would you choose?"

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Event:Ne-Yo (Shaffer Chimere Smith)

Date:Tue, Feb 22, 2011(18:30)                  Venue:SECC Glasgow(uk)

Date:Wed, Feb 23, 2011(18:30)                 Venue: Echo Arena, Liverpool(UK)

Date:Fri, Feb 25, 2011(19:30)                    Venue: MEN Arena,Manchester(UK)

Date:Sat, Feb 26, 2011(18:30)                    Venue: O2 Arena,London (UK)

Date:Wed, Mar 02, 2011(18:30)                 Venue:National Indoor Arena (NIA),Birmingham,(UK)

Date:Thu, Mar 03, 2011(19:30)                  Venue:Metro Radio Arena,Newcastle(UK)

2008–2009: Year of the Gentleman and Greatest Hits

Ne-Yo's third album, Year of the Gentleman, was released internationally on August 5, 2008. Speaking to noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning Blues & Soul, Ne-Yo explained the thinking behind its title: "To me 'Year Of The Gentleman' is all about a persona, a swag and a charm. I made an assessment of the music business. And, in my personal opinion, the essence of the gentleman is absent right now. Everybody kinda looks the same, everybody's kinda doing the same thing, everybody's kinda rude and full of themselves. Whereas a gentleman is calm, courteous, kind, charming... So that title basically represents me trying to lead by example, and showing these cats what it is to be a gentleman in this business still."

The album sold 250,000 copies in its first week in the United States, debuting on the Billboard 200 at number two. Reviews for the album were positive: in one of which, Caryn Ganz of Rolling Stone magazine wrote that Year of the Gentleman is "actually a superb concept album about what a great boyfriend he [Ne-Yo] can be".

The first two singles, "Closer" and "Miss Independent", have peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album and Album of the Year at the 2009 Grammy Awards, "Closer" for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, and "Miss Independent" for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song.^[20] Year of the Gentleman has been certified platinum by RIAA for a shipment of more than one million copies. The third single, "Mad", peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.

On September 2, 2009, Ne-Yo released greatest hits album Ne-Yo: The Collection in Japan. The album was also released with a limited edition CD+DVD edition complete with the music videos of singles. It debuted at number four on Japan Oricon weekly albums chart, selling 55,625 copies in the first week. 

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Event:Ne-Yo (Shaffer Chimere Smith)

Date:Tue, Feb 22, 2011(18:30)                  Venue:SECC Glasgow(uk)

Date:Wed, Feb 23, 2011(18:30)                 Venue: Echo Arena, Liverpool(UK)

Date:Fri, Feb 25, 2011(19:30)                    Venue: MEN Arena,Manchester(UK)

Date:Sat, Feb 26, 2011(18:30)                    Venue: O2 Arena,London (UK)

Date:Wed, Mar 02, 2011(18:30)                 Venue:National Indoor Arena (NIA),Birmingham,(UK)

Date:Thu, Mar 03, 2011(19:30)                  Venue:Metro Radio Arena,Newcastle(UK)

2006–2007: In My Own Words and Because of You

In early 2006, Ne-Yo released his debut album, In My Own Words, through Def Jam. Boosted by its popular second single, "So Sick", the album debuted at number one on Billboard 200, selling over 301,000 copies in the first week. During the same week, the single had reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Later singles released were "When You're Mad" and "Sexy Love", which peaked at number 15 and number 7, respectively. The album has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for a shipment of over one million units.

His sophomore album, Because of You, was released on May 1, 2007, and, fueled by its lead single, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 251,000 copies in the United States; the feat gave Ne-Yo his second number-one album. The first single from the platinum-selling album was the title track, which peaked at the number-two spot. Despite the success of "Because of You", later singles released charted lower and were unable to reach the Top 20. The album has been certified platinum by RIAA for a shipment of over one million units. In December 2007, Ne-Yo and the Goo Goo Dolls performed at a fund-raising concert for the then presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama. 

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Event:Ne-Yo (Shaffer Chimere Smith)

Date:Tue, Feb 22, 2011(18:30)                  Venue:SECC Glasgow(uk)

Date:Wed, Feb 23, 2011(18:30)                 Venue: Echo Arena, Liverpool(UK)

Date:Fri, Feb 25, 2011(19:30)                    Venue: MEN Arena,Manchester(UK)

Date:Sat, Feb 26, 2011(18:30)                    Venue: O2 Arena,London (UK)

Date:Wed, Mar 02, 2011(18:30)                 Venue:National Indoor Arena (NIA),Birmingham,(UK)

Date:Thu, Mar 03, 2011(19:30)                  Venue:Metro Radio Arena,Newcastle(UK)