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  • Published on Apr 17, 2026
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  • @brianmuindi675
    @brianmuindi675 2 years ago +28564

    Ne-Yo was carrying RnB industry from 2005 to 2010... wrote many songs for bigger artists.. and his contribution to the industry is enormous

    • @newprincessofpop9208
      @newprincessofpop9208 2 years ago +114

      ONGGGG

    • @DaRealCW_
      @DaRealCW_ 2 years ago +151

      Carrying is kinda crazy but he’s good

    • @ExpiredSpam
      @ExpiredSpam 2 years ago +1220

      Carrying is not an understatement. He wrote every other hit in that era. 300+ song credits to his name. Only matched by the Neptunes in the late ‘90s

    • @NextSundance
      @NextSundance 2 years ago +326

      Him and The Dream!

    • @deijaredlilies
      @deijaredlilies 2 years ago +96

      Fking LEGEND

  • @Oyinscorner
    @Oyinscorner 2 years ago +39196

    Who ever decided to include the harp needs a raise

  • @PradipKc-b4t
    @PradipKc-b4t 2 years ago +13728

    "Because Of You" - 0:00
    "So Sick" - 3:22
    "Sexy Love" - 5:54
    "Take a Bow"- 9:00
    "Let Me Love You" - 10:50
    "Irreplaceable" - 13:06
    "Two Million Secrets" - 15:20
    "Miss Independent" - 18:30
    Thankyou NPR team and NEYO .

  • @Nina33343
    @Nina33343 8 months ago +595

    This is the biggest flex that he can play his own music and the songs he’s written for and they’re ALL bangers

  • @miracleisaacmubbale9856
    @miracleisaacmubbale9856 2 years ago +15972

    Neyo singing back up to his backup singers is top level humility and class. This is one of my favorite Tiny desks yet...

    • @ChukMeier
      @ChukMeier 2 years ago +169

      Yess I loved that.

    • @TheEnphamus84
      @TheEnphamus84 2 years ago +254

      Agreed I have replayed this about 10x ... he started on business and ended on business, no extra talking between songs .. he did that! 🖤

    • @DrickaArouche
      @DrickaArouche 2 years ago +19

      YES!

    • @ToxicityE
      @ToxicityE 2 years ago +80

      This! It also sounds better if they sing in those higher pitches.

    • @vivianahooker8084
      @vivianahooker8084 2 years ago +1

      ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @johnconnor4136
    @johnconnor4136 2 years ago +3287

    Just wanted to comment here to proudly share that I've been sober for 1,679 days.

  • @yvngnturnt7917
    @yvngnturnt7917 2 years ago +3655

    Im now realizing that the harp is what makes Neyo’s songs so unique & memorable

    • @soulrebel6309
      @soulrebel6309 Year ago +74

      Craig David also used the harp. He's got alot of hits

    • @Nothingatall1984
      @Nothingatall1984 Year ago +5

      Yes!

    • @Supertrooper697
      @Supertrooper697 Year ago +43

      tessatheartist33harps in a coffin is the common phrase. :)

    • @GABECEREBRO
      @GABECEREBRO Year ago +48

      Yup. The harp was Stargate’s staple back then (the producers of most of Ne-Yo’s biggest hits)

    • @thabangmawela5187
      @thabangmawela5187 Year ago +1

      ​tessatheartist33 makes sense

  • @camilleparker3147
    @camilleparker3147 8 months ago +357

    Harp woman is fly. She looks like an angel

  • @exclick1
    @exclick1 Year ago +2790

    Give this man his flowers and let him smell them while he's alive. He's a LEGEND in my books.

    • @amandalowe2755
      @amandalowe2755 Year ago +18

      💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

    • @StefveoX
      @StefveoX Year ago +22

      bro is in his early 40s can you please chill lol

    • @realrebelai2
      @realrebelai2 Year ago +10

      You will be one day and someone will matter to you like he does to him. Neyo is a legend of our generation. Maybe not yours an thats cool youngin, but leave this guy alone lol ​@StefveoX

    • @LordZevv
      @LordZevv Year ago +27

      ​@StefveoX Tomorrow ain't guaranteed. He don't have to be on his death bed to be celebrated

    • @exclick1
      @exclick1 Year ago +14

      @StefveoX so you think he's cant be a legend just cos he's in his early 40s?? Crazy!!!!

  • @Kickerofgrams
    @Kickerofgrams Year ago +7336

    Bro raised an entire generation with his music and is still killing it in 2024. Classic fr

    • @Kaido412
      @Kaido412 Year ago +76

      Insane. I loved that Mario song & until this day, I never knew he wrote it. Mind blown. A living legend fr 😲✅

    • @LOLANIMELOLANIME
      @LOLANIMELOLANIME Year ago +32

      Year of the gentleman is ne-yo’s best album

    • @MasterBaker01
      @MasterBaker01 Year ago +8

      @LOLANIMELOLANIME *chefskiss*

    • @mochimochi7669
      @mochimochi7669 Year ago +10

      MTV music videos after school was my therapy lol

    • @imMATTure
      @imMATTure Year ago +13

      Bro wrote what I thought love should feel like. When i had my first real girlfriend in high school, every song reminded me of her and it still takes me back to those times. Shi wild

  • @jamaicanaforeign5326
    @jamaicanaforeign5326 Year ago +5889

    No auto tune, just straight singing, band jamming, harp playing, lovely music!!

    • @700_Studio
      @700_Studio Year ago +15

      Who told you that?
      theres autotune even on live shows. This one is just very minimal

    • @700_Studio
      @700_Studio Year ago +2

      Who told you that?
      theres autotune even on live shows. This one is just very minimal

    • @yannickakakpovi
      @yannickakakpovi Year ago

      No autotune at tiny desk ​@700_Studio

    • @Kaido412
      @Kaido412 Year ago +74

      ⁠@700_StudioBro doesn’t need autotune on live shows & you know it. Stop the cap 🧢🤔

    • @hweheheh
      @hweheheh Year ago

      Tinydesk does not allow auto tune ​@700_Studio

  • @leonardomelo9799
    @leonardomelo9799 2 months ago +280

    Anyone else in 2026 ?

  • @StephanSandoval
    @StephanSandoval 2 years ago +1572

    Ne-Yo is one of the few artists when he performs live, it actually sounds like the track. No lip sync. Stay blessed and healthy brother. Thanks NPR Music for all you do.

    • @TheAkdzyn
      @TheAkdzyn 2 years ago +42

      ​@Hazel.Eyed.Geminino no we all do but op's got a point. Not everyone sounds like their record.

    • @roka2031
      @roka2031 2 years ago +15

      @Hazel.Eyed.Gemini Right?...99 percent of the artists on Tiny Desks sound amazing...the ones that stand out I think, has to to with how the artist choose to arrange the song for Tiny Desk, which I always look forward to...love that they invited Neo...can't wait for a Jill Scott or Angie Stone Tiny desk...

    • @Trinifood
      @Trinifood 2 years ago

      ​@roka2031let's lobby for that Jill Scott Tiny Desk!

    • @gulledahmed2954
      @gulledahmed2954 2 years ago +2

      ​@roka2031 Jill Scott is FANTASTIC

    • @itsazzahz
      @itsazzahz Year ago

      Been to his concert in kl ..yesss affirmative!

  • @LeonySepulcro
    @LeonySepulcro Year ago +3426

    ne-yo backing up the back up singer is priceless

    • @callmehailsss
      @callmehailsss Year ago +84

      loveeeed it, her attitude during take a bow had me goinnnn

    • @radigun
      @radigun Year ago +63

      That just came natural. He usually does the background for majority of his songs on his albums.

    • @TheUntalentedOne3527
      @TheUntalentedOne3527 Year ago +12

      One of my all time artists fr fr! Wish they had of performed Can We Chill❤️

    • @Coldkiller2
      @Coldkiller2 Year ago +19

      The backup singers are amazing

    • @elijahhill6602
      @elijahhill6602 Year ago +18

      That’s because most of his career, he’s an advisor more than an artist. Always been responsible for writing and composing for other artists, and getting tons of recognition for it. He always give back to the community.

  • @Nothingatall1984
    @Nothingatall1984 2 years ago +3000

    He didn’t even get into his club bangers… his catalog is deep!🥰

    • @surprisemadula
      @surprisemadula 2 years ago +50

      Forgot about those! A versatile man!

    • @beastvader
      @beastvader 2 years ago +148

      Yeah Closer for example!

    • @yannthemom
      @yannthemom 2 years ago +52

      She knows is one of my favs🔥😍

    • @carpediem4512
      @carpediem4512 2 years ago +8

      Club bangers? Name them.

    • @Nothingatall1984
      @Nothingatall1984 2 years ago

      @carpediem4512 google them, obviously over 600 people agree so you to do the work.

  • @alexN1232
    @alexN1232 2 months ago +84

    Hey guys, is anyone here still in 2026?
    Salve 🇧🇷

    • @vnc1997
      @vnc1997 2 months ago +2

      Salve!
      Com toda certeza! 😅

  • @leioh816
    @leioh816 2 years ago +4838

    Usher, JT, and now NE-YO.
    My high school days resurrected.

    • @pressurewashingwithkoolfel9738
      @pressurewashingwithkoolfel9738 Year ago +24

      Who is JT???

    • @leioh816
      @leioh816 Year ago +75

      @pressurewashingwithkoolfel9738 asking for real? Or is this a joke? If you are genuinely asking JT is short for Justin Timberlake

    • @Canalmundo852
      @Canalmundo852 Year ago +24

      @pressurewashingwithkoolfel9738 what planet you live?

    • @Squarion
      @Squarion Year ago +70

      Chris Brown soon?

    • @leioh816
      @leioh816 Year ago +17

      @Squarion I sure hope so

  • @HotStuff12368
    @HotStuff12368 Year ago +2131

    harp player is literally a goddess

  • @joeschmoe5231
    @joeschmoe5231 Year ago +4457

    Why are these Tiny desk concerts better than actual concerts?

    • @Oxygen257
      @Oxygen257 Year ago +320

      Could be because these concerts are up close and personal. They are not designed to reach a massive amount of people in a huge place, so they don’t have the reverb from all the high volume speakers and other digital equipment and electronics needed for big concerts and from the loud sounds and sound vibrations of screaming fans in the mix of the sounds of the music. Just a guess.

    • @ScaredyScatt
      @ScaredyScatt Year ago +30

      I hope you are not older than 18 asking a ridiculous question like that..

    • @leovell8554
      @leovell8554 Year ago +128

      The reason why is because it's an intimate experience. You feel like you're a friend of the artist.

    • @geraldmuhindi4266
      @geraldmuhindi4266 Year ago +74

      They are more intimate

    • @Essentialresponse24
      @Essentialresponse24 Year ago +162

      The REAL REASON is because of the instruments. It’s any genre of music orchestrated to a small crowd. No echos. Just the artist and natural instruments.

  • @ms.newton812
    @ms.newton812 4 months ago +45

    He’s smart to have his background singers sing the songs he wrote that were performed by other artists. He’s sharp as a tack.

    • @ericad5933
      @ericad5933 Month ago

      Baby face did the same, if you haven’t seen that one it’s incredible.

  • @dubfilm
    @dubfilm 2 years ago +3676

    People be forgetting Ne-Yo has an impeccable and blessed pen game!!!
    Ne-Yo is a master class artist.

    • @gulledahmed2954
      @gulledahmed2954 2 years ago +27

      YES! And he gotta get his accolades appropriately 👏

    • @bludiva27
      @bludiva27 Year ago +17

      Nobody forgets that. Lol

    • @Ernest20904
      @Ernest20904 Year ago +12

      His pen game is 🔥🔥🔥

    • @moniquesmith5323
      @moniquesmith5323 Year ago +3

      Facts

    • @brandonbrown6918
      @brandonbrown6918 Year ago +11

      Every song he made was a hit.... yet....we still bring R. Kelly up in r&b hits yet never Mention Neyo and Trey

  • @king-ofheartz
    @king-ofheartz Year ago +948

    Ne-yo dosen't get the credit he deserves... From his own songs, to the music he wrote for other people,. This man helped keep R&B alive for many years 🎶🎙

  • @ericinjai2639
    @ericinjai2639 Year ago +1157

    ne-yo giving his back vocalists a spotlight to shine is the type of energy we need in the world

    • @Oxygen257
      @Oxygen257 Year ago +10

      He have always given others the spotlight to shine, look at all the songs, (hit songs, I might add) that he has written and given to others to sing.

    • @mimis.201
      @mimis.201 Year ago +1

      ❗️

    • @Nalpha
      @Nalpha Year ago +3

      thats basically every tiny desk concert lol, love this channel

    • @antoinettemcnamee3206
      @antoinettemcnamee3206 Year ago +3

      Yes! That part. I just love me so NeYo

    • @blueboat9581
      @blueboat9581 10 months ago +1

      He seems humble

  • @chandrahasnaikBukke-m8u
    @chandrahasnaikBukke-m8u 8 months ago +271

    If you're reading this right now, I just want to say; I'm rooting for you. We’re strangers, but that doesn’t mean I don’t care. I know what it’s like to feel like you're pushing a boulder uphill. I felt that way until I picked up Manifest the Unseen by Luna Rivers I can’t explain it perfectly, but it changed my whole perspective. After checking it out on youtube and reading it things have been flowing-money, peace, confidence. Maybe this is your moment too. Stay open. Wishing you more than you ever imagined! 💫💰

  • @jDesir
    @jDesir 2 years ago +2223

    NEYO IS SO SLEPT ON!!!!!! ONE OF THE BEST R&B artist of the 2000’s!!!!

    • @kmeeks92987
      @kmeeks92987 2 years ago +142

      I’m not sure he’s slept on. He wrote most R&B top songs in the early 2000s and I believe has received his flowers many times.

    • @yormeaceko7101
      @yormeaceko7101 2 years ago +16

      OF ALL TIME WHAT U MEAN

    • @7ballerx
      @7ballerx 2 years ago +44

      Ne-Yo is definitely one of the best modern R&B artists all time

    • @IBODEGAI
      @IBODEGAI 2 years ago +34

      We need to stop. Every superstar artist can’t also be slept on and underrated.

    • @InfiniteNaturalMystic
      @InfiniteNaturalMystic 2 years ago +35

      He’s not slept on because he’s a prolific song writer 📝. Writer ✍️ credit is where the money at.

  • @AndhikaHananta
    @AndhikaHananta Year ago +1695

    Ne-Yo should be in the Superbowl Halftime Show someday

  • @McYT1991
    @McYT1991 Year ago +863

    Petition for Ne-Yo to headline the Superbowl halftime show next year! Soo good!!! 😭❤️

    • @anonymoususer8872
      @anonymoususer8872 Year ago +6

      It's in New Orleans....gotta let Lil Wayne do it

    • @Clarkish
      @Clarkish Year ago +1

      Unfortunately Ne-Yo doesn’t have close to the level of global recognition to get the Superbowl gig, unless they can rope in all of the headline artists

    • @McYT1991
      @McYT1991 Year ago +2

      @anonymoususer8872 if Lil Wayne does it, he needs at least 3 more artists with him on stage.

    • @McYT1991
      @McYT1991 Year ago +6

      @Clarkish what do you mean? I’m from Asia. Of course everybody knows Ne-Yo. You just think his impact globally isn’t there because the spotlight got away with him for a while now. Also he might pull some artists out with him on stage for this. He has written a lot of bangers over the years.

    • @Clarkish
      @Clarkish Year ago

      @McYT1991 I’m from Australia and a fan, but there’s no denying that as a performer he has nowhere near the global profile, streams or sales of anyone who has done the last 10 half time shows

  • @lamyasmith4189
    @lamyasmith4189 8 months ago +116

    the harp player 😩 3:22

    • @C4pungMaster
      @C4pungMaster 3 months ago +2

      For real it's insane. Instantly sets the mood and brings the music to life

    • @donbaldridgejr7284
      @donbaldridgejr7284 2 months ago +1

      The coldest of chills.

  • @dennisallandetablan7343
    @dennisallandetablan7343 Year ago +1028

    The lady who sang irreplaceable killed it!

  • @BrandonDJx
    @BrandonDJx 2 years ago +784

    Ne-Yo is one of a handful of RnB artists from the 2000's who could sing and STILL can sing.

  • @iammusicp
    @iammusicp 2 years ago +4114

    The harp player is insane!! Love everything about this performance!

  • @kelvindelr
    @kelvindelr 2 months ago +22

    She nailed "Irreplaceable", dang, wow!

  • @ebonyhughes6893
    @ebonyhughes6893 2 years ago +519

    That's my sister!! Siiiiinnnggggg Court!!!!!!!!

  • @catastrophenowimprovedfitn5383

    Who else still get chills from Neyo music in 2024

  • @DWALK
    @DWALK 2 years ago +668

    He needs a part 2 because he has way more hits than this

    • @itsbwashbabi
      @itsbwashbabi 2 years ago +31

      I can easily name 10 more he could a did..like wheres stay...closer...good man... Don't get me started

    • @lovelyrithatsme7050
      @lovelyrithatsme7050 2 years ago +3

      I agree 💯

    • @DWALK
      @DWALK 2 years ago +8

      @itsbwashbabi his other version of let me love you is my favorite song

    • @soulrebel6309
      @soulrebel6309 Year ago +5

      Yea fo real. Plus all the hits he has with rappers. Like that song with 50 Cent. Straight fire

    • @P-FuNk2109
      @P-FuNk2109 Year ago +5

      And he wrote a hit for everybody else

  • @samjordn
    @samjordn 3 months ago +27

    Good lord, can we talk about how the drummer and bass guitar were in the POCKET just vibing LOL

  • @dssadsadsasdasdas
    @dssadsadsasdasdas 2 years ago +3769

    tiny desk always gets me looking up the background singers

    • @sallysson
      @sallysson 2 years ago +60

      I thought I was the only one.

    • @ElliottClarkson
      @ElliottClarkson 2 years ago +67

      I found Luke Whitney from his stint as a backup singer for Tobe Nwigwe on a Tiny Desk. So good.

    • @CowgirlDC4L
      @CowgirlDC4L 2 years ago +102

      Because they be SANGIN'!!! WHEW!!!

    • @cvarriejeff
      @cvarriejeff 2 years ago +127

      They are my siblings.
      Brian Kelly
      Pamela Westbrook
      Courtney moriah
      Trust meee you won’t be disappointed

    • @badlt5897
      @badlt5897 2 years ago +7

      FR Loving me some Pamela!

  • @drewgreene6027
    @drewgreene6027 Year ago +665

    It’s humanizing for him to admit he’s nervous, but he absolutely crushed it

    • @StreetTea-Za
      @StreetTea-Za Year ago +17

      The love of what you do makes you nervous everytime. Love it love him

    • @kingjanson5058
      @kingjanson5058 Year ago +2

      Idk if he was nervous I think he just plainly forgot lol. So he had to come up with an excuse. Dude played in big events aside from this lol 😂

    • @ayron1136
      @ayron1136 Year ago +28

      ​@kingjanson5058 its much pressure on a smaller audience tbh, you can see their expressions more and connect much more to the people in front of you.

    • @baroneiley2692
      @baroneiley2692 Year ago +1

      literally one of the best ones

  • @oleam458
    @oleam458 2 years ago +1080

    If you told me I would be listening to Ne-yo perform his hits some 20 years later and have them sound exactly the same, I'd believe it. He always had the voice.

    • @jayswrld666
      @jayswrld666 Year ago +5

      None of the songs he sang were over or even close to 20 years old 😂😂

    • @oleam458
      @oleam458 Year ago +6

      @jayswrld666 "some 20" SMH my head

    • @Hialeahup
      @Hialeahup Year ago +1

      @oleam458shake my head, my head? 😂

    • @Arrow12212
      @Arrow12212 Year ago

      Sum 20 is implying 20-29, which none of the songs are close to​@oleam458

    • @hweheheh
      @hweheheh Year ago +9

      ​@jayswrld666So sick was released in 2005, is that not close to 20?

  • @Ppzinha
    @Ppzinha 4 months ago +39

    He sings, he dances, he is handsome, his style is sharp, he got it!

  • @saaammage
    @saaammage 2 years ago +2689

    the harp player is EVERYTHING AND MORE

  • @apip9033
    @apip9033 Year ago +1858

    Apparently 23 minutes is not enough. We need a whole concert of Ne-Yo (and band)!!

  • @joshuagarcia662
    @joshuagarcia662 Year ago +1643

    This brotha sounds exactly like his studio records! 🫡 amazing brotha..

    • @Ysumguy
      @Ysumguy Year ago +54

      He sounds like this when he's dancing all over the stage too.

    • @XoSwaggTV
      @XoSwaggTV Year ago +12

      I was just thinking this!!!

    • @underatedlo7375
      @underatedlo7375 Year ago +7

      Big facts unlike most he not just one dimensional as a studio singer only like most R&B artist.💯

    • @ZAYNEEZY
      @ZAYNEEZY Year ago +6

      After all these years at that!

    • @cdeleon3494
      @cdeleon3494 Year ago +5

      Yeah no filters / enhancers needed!

  • @508ctk
    @508ctk 2 months ago +15

    Passing it off to the background singers was beautiful 🙏🏾🙏🏾

  • @QueenZsWorld
    @QueenZsWorld Year ago +851

    MADISON CALLEY ON THE HARP! she went from recording harp covers on youtube (specifically, NeYo's so sick) to actually performing WITH NEYO 🥹👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

    • @hallie017657
      @hallie017657 Year ago +49

      Thank you for her name ! What a beautiful full circle moment for her 🥹

    • @rolandolopez1595
      @rolandolopez1595 Year ago +4

      That’s amazing. ❤

    • @fattyshtc
      @fattyshtc Year ago

      Well deserved too. 👌

    • @MasitsaeLLa
      @MasitsaeLLa Year ago +8

      We acknowledge her skills! Take your flowers ma'am 🥂🍾💐

    • @shirleyanderson3610
      @shirleyanderson3610 Year ago +10

      The harpist is the best. She is not only talented but also beautiful. Great job.

  • @305niquee
    @305niquee Year ago +559

    Ne-yo’s pen game has always been elite and the microphone stays on.

  • @cooldebt
    @cooldebt 2 years ago +598

    I love how the Tiny Desk Concert conditions really spotlights the innate musical talent of the performers - no bells and whistles, just a really wide variety of very well executed music. And it's nice to see Ne-Yo singing with such joy.

  • @worldenderfm6917
    @worldenderfm6917 3 months ago +19

    his voice still sounds exactly the same decades later hes so so so good

  • @BaNeArroW
    @BaNeArroW Year ago +847

    Everybody talking about the harp, but man that bassist is DANGEROUS! Laying down the groove like gravy...

    • @Oxygen257
      @Oxygen257 Year ago +28

      Yes, yes and the guitarist. In fact, the whole band was laying down their groove like gravy. And when he introduced the band, I immediately thought, why didn’t he introduce the guitarist. I am glad he realized and came back to give him his intro and props. Ne-Yo, you appeared a little nervous in this small up close and personal setting. 😊 Great job!

    • @TravaunWest
      @TravaunWest Year ago +9

      Justin Rains

    • @mackensonpetitshare8422
      @mackensonpetitshare8422 Year ago +4

      Mad dangerous

    • @jocelynmims7338
      @jocelynmims7338 Year ago +2

      Yes me also because that’s my cousin I’m like say his name lol

    • @heartstrings110
      @heartstrings110 Year ago +6

      The legendary Justin Raines.

  • @KayB_063
    @KayB_063 2 years ago +669

    Only Ne-Yo can perform a brand new song on TinyDesk and pull it off like that... (Two Million Secrets) is fire🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @MukelaniManzini
    @MukelaniManzini 2 years ago +532

    A tiny-desk where background artistry was recognized and appreciated.
    Thank you Ne-Yo. 🔥

  • @196lala
    @196lala 4 months ago +8

    Uma pena que as pessoas não sabem reconhecer esses mestres, os melhores sem duvidas... saudade das antigas
    ... TE AMAREI ETERNAMENTE NE-YO

  • @lucascartter
    @lucascartter 2 years ago +310

    Every time someone likes it here, I come back to watch this perfect performance.

  • @kareemhayes9347
    @kareemhayes9347 Year ago +498

    Three Things: The band was smashing, the background singers were dope, and the harp player was bopping to the songs. Ne-Yo is official.

  • @amaraldn
    @amaraldn 2 years ago +616

    I'm not sure what's going on with Tiny Desk... it's always been high quality, but this year it's going above and beyond. Shout out to NPR crew and sound engineers.

    • @RockinDaMike
      @RockinDaMike Year ago +13

      Nothing strange, they are the best and always getting better.

    • @pamelajuniel2075
      @pamelajuniel2075 Year ago +2

      My new road trip playlist! ♥️🔥♥️🔥

    • @Jayyy_Wav
      @Jayyy_Wav Year ago +6

      You must be new here.. lol

    • @amaraldn
      @amaraldn Year ago +2

      @Jayyy_Wav not exactly… but maybe my ears are more open for new nuances recently 😎

  • @antoniolucas9322
    @antoniolucas9322 9 months ago +31

    To sing background for your background singers is crazy

  • @grandebid
    @grandebid Year ago +2763

    Ne-Yo for Superbowl 2025!!

  • @jonscott234
    @jonscott234 Year ago +703

    Black women's voice is just something else!! Shout out to the back up singers, silky smooth.

  • @sacrimoni
    @sacrimoni 2 years ago +432

    Need Ne-Yo's old music back. This is real r&b

  • @brandenquichocho30
    @brandenquichocho30 4 months ago +31

    Ne-Yo, Chris Brown & Usher need a Super Bowl together!

  • @rubybya666
    @rubybya666 Year ago +452

    The backup singers, the harp , the bassist , the guitarist esp the solo part , the keyboardist , the drummer !! Y’all are so amazing!

    • @jeffersongomes1991
      @jeffersongomes1991 Year ago +3

      Realmente foi um conjunto incrível, perfeitos em todos os sentidos.

  • @Nyashamakayi
    @Nyashamakayi Year ago +669

    Call Neyo what you want but the man literally carried R&B on his back in the 2000s and early 2010s. His songs are timeless and will definitely continue to stand the test of time 🕰️

    • @azizahrosadi412
      @azizahrosadi412 Year ago +2

      Yaassssshh

    • @redvivid
      @redvivid Year ago +7

      Crazy thing is he's still carrying.. Man has written so many songs and continues writing for some for the biggest singers. Dude's a master.

    • @cvc1814
      @cvc1814 Year ago

      Facts ❤

    • @rorisangmotsumi7686
      @rorisangmotsumi7686 Year ago

      Fr❤

    • @kmayfield1987
      @kmayfield1987 Year ago

      I literally just said this exact thing to myself.

  • @rhythmkhapangi
    @rhythmkhapangi 2 years ago +507

    To all the people who were sent back in time because of this set. Most of you must be fathers and mothers right now, reminiscing about the time you were young and naive. Thank you NPR for making this happen. Only love. ♡

    • @vittiriowashington5211
      @vittiriowashington5211 2 years ago +12

      For sho, the nostalgia is real for my generation, I'm 42, with 5 blessings.

    • @alexandrajeanbiyele9257
      @alexandrajeanbiyele9257 2 years ago +6

      Yes am a mum of two now and I was so young and naive by the time he released all this songs !!! I am 35 now

    • @CN-zz8qx
      @CN-zz8qx 2 years ago +6

      Oh my gosh, yes! 43 now. What I would give to go back😅

    • @komeogbedobor6774
      @komeogbedobor6774 Year ago +3

      Exactly 😂😂

    • @jayswrld666
      @jayswrld666 Year ago +4

      This song was released when I was a kid now I got a kid 😂😂 at 24 this hit a lil different for the mfs that was actually young fr

  • @Cervantes.southkor
    @Cervantes.southkor 12 days ago +2

    2007년도부터 니요를 사랑한 펜으로서 정말 미쳤네요.. 와 너무 귀하고 감사합니다. 와우. 와우 와우. 정말 감사합니다.

  • @Squarion
    @Squarion Year ago +566

    This guy's catalogue is ridiculously iconic.

  • @yhnoh89
    @yhnoh89 Year ago +821

    I'm just realizing that my playlist during the late 2000s was basically Ne-Yo

  • @lwt.faithinthefuture
    @lwt.faithinthefuture Year ago +847

    The girl playing the harp is absolutely gorgeous. I was literally stunned when the camera first zoomed onto her. A literal goddess 🥹

  • @nope-k2f
    @nope-k2f 4 months ago +12

    i love their all-white ensemble. the backup singers and the band. so immaculate ❤

  • @smyrni-a
    @smyrni-a 2 years ago +467

    there’s an actual angel sitting on the harp omg ❤

  • @ace_22k
    @ace_22k 2 years ago +482

    Ne-Yo's music was an entire era of R&B. His songs instantly put me in a soulful, good mood. Give him his flowers while he's still alive y'all.

    • @gulledahmed2954
      @gulledahmed2954 2 years ago +13

      You're so RIGHT!

    • @MayumiP2288
      @MayumiP2288 Year ago +6

      Oh so true!!! The same feels! I was even crying the other day watching a Miss Independent performance for Miss Universe 2018! I think the memories! Halcyon days with Neyo’s music! ❤

  • @briansounalath
    @briansounalath Year ago +690

    The fact he sounds better live is extraordinary

  • @Danny-hf3rr
    @Danny-hf3rr 6 months ago +10

    The voice on irreplaceable is unbelievably good and just like Beyoncé

  • @lou7980
    @lou7980 Year ago +464

    Wow he actually sounds exactly the same as the songs

  • @MsQueenLioness
    @MsQueenLioness 2 years ago +363

    “I'm a movement by myself, but I'm a force when we're together “ Neyo is a beast with that pen 🖊️

    • @kevinros3616
      @kevinros3616 2 years ago +7

      That song stays on repeat

    • @carpediem4512
      @carpediem4512 2 years ago +2

      He sure is, but his baby mamas, and all those children, are going to send him broke. He says his favourite women are independent ones, but we are yet to see proof of this.

    • @gulledahmed2954
      @gulledahmed2954 2 years ago +1

      ​@carpediem4512 it's a song homie😅

    • @MsQueenLioness
      @MsQueenLioness 2 years ago +3

      @carpediem4512 his personal life is absolutely not my business, I'm only referencing his musical ability, hence what this video is about.

    • @clariseharrington8252
      @clariseharrington8252 2 years ago

      Facts!

  • @liantheblond
    @liantheblond Year ago +266

    bring the RnB back please... 2000-2010 were the golden years of RnB

    • @harrisonagu7566
      @harrisonagu7566 Year ago +11

      The 90s was fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥.

    • @harrisonagu7566
      @harrisonagu7566 Year ago +6

      The 90s was fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥.

    • @liantheblond
      @liantheblond Year ago +2

      @harrisonagu7566 thats also right !!

    • @dobsashimself
      @dobsashimself Year ago +2

      *clears throat* 90s to mid 2000s

    • @skip031890
      @skip031890 Year ago

      R&B was good for many decades up until 2010. I've always said that things went downhill fast in the 2010s and then trash rap started becoming more mainstream and R&B essentially became obsolete.

  • @rwilli26rw
    @rwilli26rw 2 years ago +270

    That 2 million secrets needs to be streamed immediately

  • @calvinrosario8343
    @calvinrosario8343 2 years ago +281

    Ne-Yo is one of the best r&b singers, songwriters PERIOD!

  • @goudjomichel
    @goudjomichel Year ago +293

    The crazy part is this man will clear most of today's rnb singers. Not just his voice, his authenticity, his presence, you name it... Thank you sir for remaining classy. 💞

  • @dimasdownload3687
    @dimasdownload3687 4 months ago +5

    2000"s music is timeless, no today music make me feel this way

  • @jlee8169
    @jlee8169 Year ago +832

    명곡의 향연이다… 어쩜

    • @아니키-l5y
      @아니키-l5y Year ago +60

      한국인 어디 없나 찾고있었음 ㅋㅋ 반갑네요

    • @sammychung3741
      @sammychung3741 Year ago +33

      너무 죠으네요

    • @newyear7243
      @newyear7243 Year ago +20

      진짜 다 좋아하는것만 모아놨네여 ㅠㅠㅠ

    • @mimilmook
      @mimilmook Year ago +18

      내한했으면 ㅠㅠ

    • @이소집
      @이소집 Year ago +13

      요즘 다시 빠졌는데 마침 라이브를 해주네요 ㅎㅎ

  • @jackbehrens4287
    @jackbehrens4287 Year ago +352

    Sorry but that back-up singer for Irreplaceable - WOWWW

  • @GodSentSoldier
    @GodSentSoldier 2 years ago +332

    The bassist is giving life. Vocals. Harp. Everything!

    • @Jraines112
      @Jraines112 2 years ago +16

      🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

    • @drau08
      @drau08 2 years ago +17

      Justin freaking Raines is goated! 🔥🔥

    • @IBODEGAI
      @IBODEGAI 2 years ago +4

      Bassist is mean. Been playing with Neo for a hot little minute.

    • @NBALM828
      @NBALM828 2 years ago +2

      ​@Jraines112Keeping you lifted, believing God for the miracle beyond your wildest dreams bro!

    • @melisaphiri6298
      @melisaphiri6298 2 years ago

      This!!!🤌🏾🤌🏾😩

  • @JoNarz
    @JoNarz 3 days ago +1

  • @hotdamndan9892
    @hotdamndan9892 Year ago +505

    People tend to forget Ne-Yo is a songwriter/Music producer before he starts to sing his own written songs,. He a true musical artist,. And he just reminded everyone with this Tiny Desk. 🎉

  • @Alafi1
    @Alafi1 Year ago +335

    This guy owned the radio from 07 until 2012

    • @nickcourtney793
      @nickcourtney793 Year ago

      Nah Trey Songz took over R&B from 2010

    • @rebeccandlovu5775
      @rebeccandlovu5775 Year ago

      For like a minute then Ne-Yo continued 😂😂​@nickcourtney793

    • @jamaljones6568
      @jamaljones6568 Year ago +1

      @nickcourtney793Trey Songz had hits on radio before 2010s but I’m from Va my radio station played a lot of Trey Songz

    • @Alafi1
      @Alafi1 Year ago

      @turonhayes1518 when was his last hit then Turon? Lol

    • @kene6753
      @kene6753 Year ago +8

      Actually it was as from 2005 when "So sick" popped.

  • @rodrigolinero2510
    @rodrigolinero2510 Year ago +793

    It’s embarrassing the amount of times I’ve watched it 10/10

  • @reyhanmarshall7487
    @reyhanmarshall7487 3 days ago +1

    2026 still here

  • @Dawizardofozz33
    @Dawizardofozz33 2 years ago +163

    Shout out to whoever called God and asked for one of his prettiest harp players!!😍

  • @Miki-hn5gv
    @Miki-hn5gv Year ago +204

    omg, I did not realize that he wrote all of my favorite songs for other artists 😭
    such a legend

  • @judecarpenter2990
    @judecarpenter2990 Year ago +805

    Can we just talk about how phenomenal and beautiful the harp player is

  • @navaronneluccas315
    @navaronneluccas315 28 days ago +4

    Maluco tem uma arpa no som... não tem como isso ficar ruim ❤

  • @nellieholloman8470
    @nellieholloman8470 Year ago +518

    I see my nephew playing the guitar 🎸. Auntie love you Ray Ray 😘

  • @Therealmykag
    @Therealmykag 2 years ago +433

    Take A Bow, Let Me Love You, and Irreplaceable are all Neyo?!?! 😭🥰

  • @hapazaz
    @hapazaz Year ago +211

    The background singers were better than some of the mainstream artists we have nowadays. What a set

    • @jstone7764
      @jstone7764 Year ago +3

      now days we have a lot of jokers

    • @EdifícioPortobello-s9q
      @EdifícioPortobello-s9q Year ago +1

      Gostaria de saber o nome dos vocalistas

    • @hellobecky84
      @hellobecky84 Year ago

      I was thinking the exact same - even hearing Take a Bow reimagined with these insane vocals, chills. (And I'm a Rih fan.)

    • @shemmy2933
      @shemmy2933 Year ago

      ​@jstone7764jokers😂

    • @jrxsemedo
      @jrxsemedo Year ago

      @EdifícioPortobello-s9q Pamela Westbrook: vocals
      Courtney Campbell: vocals
      Brian Deshawn Kelly: vocals

  • @chekkygurl182
    @chekkygurl182 7 months ago +5

    Who knew? All that time Neyo's secret sauce to great rnb hits was the harp

  • @franciscochavez4311
    @franciscochavez4311 2 years ago +150

    Probably the most underrated singer songwriter of our generation. So many great songs by this man

    • @gulledahmed2954
      @gulledahmed2954 2 years ago +1

      Sure

    • @psychicwitit1425
      @psychicwitit1425 Year ago +2

      Him and tank definitely

    • @Nutz4Lutz3624
      @Nutz4Lutz3624 Year ago +1

      @psychicwitit1425Tank does not get the recognition he deserves😩

    • @gulledahmed2954
      @gulledahmed2954 Year ago

      @psychicwitit1425 they should get their proper accolades when time is right..but while they're still with us breathing and moving

    • @somuchstardustt
      @somuchstardustt Year ago +1

      i wont really say he's underrated bc back then his musics were EVERYWHERE, it's just not his era anymore now

  • @pchansan
    @pchansan 2 years ago +218

    It’s extremely nice for Ne-Yo to give backup singers to give them their time to shine 🎤He seems nice guy.

    • @SPCEMAN-e9o
      @SPCEMAN-e9o 2 years ago

      lol well he can’t sing those songs so what you expect

    • @Josh7204
      @Josh7204 Year ago

      @SPCEMAN-e9o huh?

  • @grettaolsen133
    @grettaolsen133 Year ago +200

    It’s criminal that he didn’t pay closer

    • @251HELLCAT
      @251HELLCAT Year ago +9

      He didn't perform alot of his other hits. I wanted to hear Champagne Life & Mad

    • @alexcb9931
      @alexcb9931 Year ago +1

      @251HELLCAT I love champagne live

    • @tjcnbrz2799
      @tjcnbrz2799 Year ago +1

      @251HELLCAT I love Part Of The List

  • @JustViralFails
    @JustViralFails 7 months ago +9

    Reminds me of this kind of RnB era.. nostalgia