Before Ne-Yo became a household name, the budding performer was working tirelessly as a songwriter behind the scenes, and his breakthrough came in the form of then-16-year-old singer Mario.
Released in October 2004, Ne-Yo wrote “Let Me Love You” for Mario’s sophomore album Turning Point — the follow-up to his hit “Just a Friend 2002” — and the smooth R&b track became an international hit. It topped the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart for nine weeks and spent 11 weeks on top of the Hot R&b/Hip-Hop songs chart. It earned Mario his first-ever Grammy nomination and helped the teen singer transition to a performer with an adult fanbase.
But Ne-Yo admits, “I remember when I wrote that song, I did not think Mario was going to be able to pull it off.”
“Mind you, I hadn’t met him yet,” he adds. “All I knew was that he had just turned 16 and I’m like,...
Released in October 2004, Ne-Yo wrote “Let Me Love You” for Mario’s sophomore album Turning Point — the follow-up to his hit “Just a Friend 2002” — and the smooth R&b track became an international hit. It topped the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart for nine weeks and spent 11 weeks on top of the Hot R&b/Hip-Hop songs chart. It earned Mario his first-ever Grammy nomination and helped the teen singer transition to a performer with an adult fanbase.
But Ne-Yo admits, “I remember when I wrote that song, I did not think Mario was going to be able to pull it off.”
“Mind you, I hadn’t met him yet,” he adds. “All I knew was that he had just turned 16 and I’m like,...
- 2/11/2024
- by Mesfin Fekadu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘Let Me Love You’ hitmaker Justin Bieber has made an unexpected return to Instagram after taking a hiatus from the social media platform in May. Taking to his page, which has more than 292 million followers, Justin packed on a public display of affection for his doting wife Hailey Bieber, reports Mirror.co.uk. Posing with a toddler, the couple looked smitten as they sparked further pregnancy rumours while holding the little girl and gazing at her lovingly.
In recent weeks, Hailey has been the subject of pregnancy rumours after she shared a slew of snaps where she didn’t show off her midriff. Fans were quick to then speculate that the 26-year-old beauty mogul might be expecting with her pop singer husband. And now a new snap has been uploaded that could cause rumours of them expecting to skyrocket yet again.
As per Mirror.co.uk, in the comments of the post,...
In recent weeks, Hailey has been the subject of pregnancy rumours after she shared a slew of snaps where she didn’t show off her midriff. Fans were quick to then speculate that the 26-year-old beauty mogul might be expecting with her pop singer husband. And now a new snap has been uploaded that could cause rumours of them expecting to skyrocket yet again.
As per Mirror.co.uk, in the comments of the post,...
- 8/27/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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