EXCLUSIVE: Ne-Yo talks new music, and keeping up with trends in the industry #essencefest
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00:00 Hello my name is Journey Green with So.com and we're here with Ne-Yo how are you?
00:05 I'm good how are you?
00:06 I'm doing great so are we going to see you on the stage?
00:09 I'm not here to perform this time I'm here as a fan this time.
00:13 I'm here to just watch some people do what they do.
00:15 No I'm here promoting a brand new album.
00:17 Brand new album coming July 15th it's entitled Self Explanatory.
00:20 Quality music start to finish but don't take my word for it.
00:22 July 15th get on your phone set a little timer so that when July 15th comes you know to go get that brand new Ne-Yo music.
00:28 Yes indeed.
00:29 So what can we expect from that album is it going to be heart break love what are we getting?
00:33 I feel like at this point I've been here roughly 20 years.
00:37 It's not a lot of explanation that's required when it comes to Ne-Yo music.
00:40 Ne-Yo music is music you live life to it's music you go to the club to, music you get ready to go to the club to, music you break up to, music you make up to, music you clean the house to on Sunday morning.
00:50 All of these things have always been true about Ne-Yo music and they are still true this album is no exception.
00:54 But again don't take my word for it July 15th go check it out for yourself.
00:59 So you're a veteran in this game and you know you've basically been able to see the shift of R&B.
01:06 So how do you feel it was to kind of see the shift and do you feel like you had to keep up with any trends or to you know stay relevant in the game or anything like that?
01:17 So there was a point in time that I got lost for a minute you know the sound changed, the look changed, the game changed basically.
01:25 And there was a moment where I was like do I even still fit in this thing you know what I mean?
01:29 I ain't getting no younger but at the same time my job is to create art.
01:35 My job is not to sell records, my job is not to be popular, I don't care about all of that.
01:40 I'm going to do music until music is done with me and as long as people are still listening then I'm doing what I'm doing.
01:45 Alright well we're here at the Essence Fest so what brings you your black joy?
01:49 My black joy comes from just seeing my black people looking good, smelling good, feeling good.
01:55 We outside damn it ain't nobody got no COVID. We outside and we COVID free.
01:59 It's a beautiful thing. I'm having a great time.
02:01 Alright thank you so much Neo. Do you think we can get a drop?
02:04 Yeah what you need?