Bobby Carter | April 26, 2024
There's nothing like hearing the oohs and aahs from the Tiny Desk audience when a recognizable note hits the soul. Ne-Yo's setlist stoked up audible gasps with nonstop hits from his catalog and a few he's written for megastars. He came draped in a bedazzled outfit and his signature fedora (one we had to ask him to adjust to see his eyes.) Not to be outdone, the band came outfitted in matching earth tones and sounded just as good as they looked.
As with most artists who've spent years on the radio, the charts and in the club, the challenge in our space is encapsulating those moments. He accepted this challenge by putting together a medley of some of his most celebrated jams, showing off just how prolific his pen is. "I've written a couple songs since I've been doing this thang," the singer said before passing Rihanna's "Take a Bow" to background singer, Pamela Westbrook. Before the premiere of his "confessional," the song "Two Million Secrets," the singer reminded us that he also wrote Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable" and co-wrote Mario's "Let Me Love You." He shared with us that there was a healthy dose of nerves during his set, but — forever the showman — Ne-Yo gave the ladies what they came for closing with "Miss Independent."
SET LIST
"Because Of You"
"So Sick"
"Sexy Love"
"Take a Bow"
"Let Me Love You"
"Irreplaceable"
"Two Million Secrets"
"Miss Independent"
MUSICIANS
Ne-Yo: lead vocals
Justin Raines: bass guitar, key bass
Ray Ray Holloman: guitar
Monty Reynolds: keys
Madison Calley: harp
Leonard "Pudge" Tribbett: drums
Pamela Westbrook: vocals
Courtney Campbell: vocals
Brian Deshawn Kelly: vocals
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bobby Carter
Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
Audio Technical Director: Neil Tevault
Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Maia Stern, Alanté Serene
Audio Engineer: Ted Mebane
Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
Photographer: Zayrha Rodriguez
Tiny Desk Team: Kara Frame, Hazel Cills
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
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@Oyinscorner
Who ever decided to include the harp needs a raise
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@brianmuindi675
Ne-Yo was carrying RnB industry from 2005 to 2010... wrote many songs for bigger artists.. and his contribution to the industry is enormous
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@LeonydaCruz
ne-yo backing up the back up singer is priceless
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@yhnoh89
I'm just realizing that my playlist during the late 2000s was basically Ne-Yo
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@miracleisaacmubbale9856
Neyo singing back up to his backup singers is top level humility and class. This is one of my favorite Tiny desks yet...
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@Alisoflyyy
Bro raised an entire generation with his music and is still killing it in 2024. Classic fr
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@HotStuff12368
harp player is literally a goddess
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@Essentialresponse24
Ne-yo is Definitely in the top 5 of best TINY DESK performances.
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@jamaicanaforeign5326
No auto tune, just straight singing, band jamming, harp playing, lovely music!!
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@user-ii8xu7sh1y
"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 .
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@bebetoburigo
This new song "two million secrets" is 🔥🔥🔥
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@thecowcowclash
The drummer absolutely killed it 🔥🔥
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@iammusicp
The harp player is insane!! Love everything about this performance!
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@leioh816
Usher, JT, and now NE-YO. My high school days resurrected.
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@adechesaiki3135
Never heard as many a collection of hits performed on tiny desk. Neyo is low key a legend. Amazing!
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@hapazaz
The background singers were better than some of the mainstream artists we have nowadays. What a set
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@dubfilm
People be forgetting Ne-Yo has an impeccable and blessed pen game!!! Ne-Yo is a master class artist.
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@Ayurveduh
He didn’t even get into his club bangers… his catalog is deep!🥰
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@FintyLynch
All the definitions of "chilling" have been updated successfully.
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@vant3a
Ain’t no way ne-yo wrote those songs 🫢 man is a living legend
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