Ne-Yo aka to his family and friends as Shaffer Chimere Smith, Jr., is off to a great start this year; as he stars in the movie 'Red Tails', which debuted at No. 2 at the box office this weekend, brings in $19.1 million; and now Ne-Yo will be leaving Def Jam to take a position at Motown as the iconic label’s VP of A&R. The Grammy Award-winning artists will be bringing his Compound Entertainment imprint to the label and plans to put out his fifth studio at some point during the summer shortly after he settles into his duties.
During his tenure at Def Jam, Ne-Yo put out four records including the number one Billboard 200 releases ‘Because of You’ in 2007 and ‘In My Own Words’ in 2006. The R&B singer revealed after his performance at the Michael Jackson Tribute Concert in October 2011 that his upcoming release was currently working with the title ‘The Cracks in Mr. Perfect.’
Ne-Yo is quoted as saying: “I’m honored that I¹ve been given such a prestigious title and trusted with such responsibility; terrified because I know that playing this role in the fashion of one of my career role models, Mr. Smokey Robinson — these are big shoes to fill. But trust, I can handle it.”
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