BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 15: Ne-Yo performs at Resorts World Arena on March 15, 2024 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Steve Thorne/Redferns)
While his sons’ mother chewed him up online, Ne-Yo recently ate a performance for ‘Tiny Desk Concerts!’
The ‘Miss Independent’ singer pulled up to the scene in a full cream-colored ‘fit and the iconic titled hat! His band of Black musicians also rocked the same color wave.
To keep it to the point, the mics, instruments, and speakers were ON across the board! The three-time Grammy winner even had a harpist in the studio.
Ne-Yo performed nostalgic hits like ‘Because of You’ and ‘So Sick.’ He also paid ode to his pen game with tracks like Rihanna’s ‘Take A Bow,’ Mario’s ‘Let Me Love You,’ and Beyoncé’s ‘Irreplaceable.’
Catch some of his magic by swiping below.
His full set list, in this order, included: ‘Because Of You,’ ‘So Sick, ‘Sexy Love,’ ‘Take a Bow,’ ‘Let Me Love You, ‘Irreplaceable, ‘Two Million Secrets, and ‘Miss Independent.’
He led the vocals with the assistance of Pamela Westbrook, Courtney Campbell, and Brian Deshawn Kelly. Madison Calley was on the harp, while Leonard “Pudge” Tribbett had the drums. Justin Raines played the bass guitar and key bass, Ray Ray Holloman was on the guitar and Monty Reynolds on the keys.
Watch the full performance HERE.
The 23-minute performance video dropped on Friday (August 26), less than 24 hours after a video surfaced of Sade Bagernise accusing him of hosting “freak-off” parties while their kids were in his care. “Diddy Jr.” is what she called him in a video going IN about his alleged habits.
Sade later apologized but by that point, Ne-Yo’s ex-wife Crystal Smith had also seemingly weighed in with a message about growth.
Now, it kind of makes sense why Ne-Yo was paying the accusations to dust online. We’ve seen him respond in the past to viral critiques about his ‘me-plus-two’ lifestyle.
But since Sade’s allegations and follow-up posts, he’s only posted about his music. His first Instagram feed post since April 14 is a promotional clip of his NPR ‘Tiny Desk performance.
