NE-YO is a three-time Grammy Award-winning hitmaker, iconic songwriter, actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist whose illustrious catalogue has generated a combined total of 23 billion streams worldwide. Born as Shaffer Chimere Smith, he went to a high school which focused on the performing arts and started his career in the R&B group Envy before embarking on a successful solo career. He’s known for global hits like Miss Independent, Closer, and his debut single, So Sick, which went quadruple platinum and topped the Billboard Hot 100, making NE-YO a leading figure in 2000’s R&B. He has also penned chart-topping tracks for artists such as Rihanna, Beyoncé, and Usher. NE-YO has recorded eight studio albums so far; the latest, Self Explanatory, was released in 2022. Most recently, he released his hit single Show Me.
