NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Island Def Jam
Music Group) - Multi-platinum, 3-time Grammy Award-winning Def Jam recording artist
Ne-Yo goes into interstellar overdrive next Tuesday morning, May 25th, at 12 a.m. PDT - for the MySpace world-premiere of 'Beautiful Monster,' his brand new single, and the first track from his upcoming 4th album, set for
September 21st release (details to be announced in the weeks ahead).
MySpace Music together with their international teams in the UK, Australia and New Zealand and iLike.com will pull out all the stops for the "Beautiful Monster" launch, including billboards and banners across the site which will result in millions of fan impressions worldwide! Catch all the action bright and early on Tuesday at https://www.myspace.com/neyo.
'Beautiful Monster' was written by Ne-Yo and produced by Stargate.
Ne-Yo's track record of smashes with Stargate includes 'So Sick' (2006, No 1 pop, No 1 UK), 'Because of You' (2007, No 2 pop), 'Closer' (2008, No 1 Dance, No 1 UK), 'Miss Independent' (2008, No 1 R&B), and 'Mad.'
'Beautiful Monster,' Ne-Yo's first major single release in more than a year and a half, is also the first early warning shot from his upcoming new album. Untitled as of this writing, it will be his first long-player since the RIAA platinum Year Of The Gentleman debuted at No 1 on the Soundscan and UK national charts in September 2008. That album spun off the triumvirate of consecutive RIAA platinum hits above: 'Closer,' 'Miss Independent,' and 'Mad.'
Year Of The Gentleman went on to generate a league-leading total of five Grammy Award nominations in 2009 - with 'Miss Independent' winning for Best R&B Song (songwriters award) and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. Year Of The Gentleman followed up Because Of You (released May 2007), which won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album, and In My Own Words (February 2006) - both of which debuted at No 1 on the Billboard 200 and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.
Ne-Yo, two-time BET Award-winning Best Male R&B Artist, founded The Compound Foundation which is committed to service at-risk and disadvantaged youth. The Compound Foundation sponsors performances, motivational speakers and mentorship opportunities with leaders and business people within the community.
