

R&B artist turned music exec Ne-Yo blasted some of today's pop acts, like Lady Gaga, saying they won't stand the test of time. Get the deets on his statement inside and watch Miguel on "Late Show."
Ne-Yo, the new Senior Vice President of A&R at Motown Records, says today's artists don't have what it takes to become icons like the Motown legends. And that includes Lady Gaga, who everyone was touting as the next big legend.
He told the Daily Star,
"Who was the last real icon to come out of the music industry? Everybody thought it was going to be Lady GaGa, but where is she right now, what's going on with her? Not to take anything away from her because she's ridiculously talented, but artists who stand the test of time - you just don't see those any more."
Ne-Yo, who'll soon drop his R.E.D. album, hopes to change all that in his new gig at Motown. He said,
"Motown wants to breathe fresh air into R&B, but Motown was not always cutting-edge, it was soulful but good pop music too. They were always at the top of the charts in the '60s, and today the lines are getting blurred again with R&B artists doing dance and pop acts doing R&B. I feel now it's just about good music again. Motown needs to stand for quality music, period."
Well tell em how you feel Ne-Yo.
Also in music......
Miguel stopped by “The Late Show with David Letterman” last night to perform his hit "Adorn." The song helped his Kaleidoscope Dream disc push 69,000 units its first week, putting him at #3 on the Billboard 200.
Miguel hits the road with Elle Varner and Trey Songz for the “Chapter V World Tour” on November 17th.
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sorry Gaga fans. - we all
3:47 am - Oct 17, '12
Of course, of course. -
3:44 am - Oct 17, '12
How can Ne-yo say anything
1:45 pm - Oct 16, '12
First, of all I could not
10:27 am - Oct 11, '12
Some really need to read the
8:44 am - Oct 11, '12
NEYO SIT THE FUCK DOWN AND
11:45 pm - Oct 10, '12
I agree with him. Labels are
11:14 pm - Oct 10, '12
I agree with Ne-Yo. Gaga is
5:53 pm - Oct 10, '12
Amen...
11:44 am - Oct 11, '12
And i guess he needs to put
4:50 pm - Oct 10, '12
honestly no one comes to mind
3:28 pm - Oct 10, '12
Like Really Really...Pleaze
3:18 pm - Oct 10, '12
I agree with Ne-Yo. He's
2:46 pm - Oct 10, '12
LOL ikr...I luv me some Mikki
2:53 pm - Oct 10, '12
HELL YEAH!!! Love Under New
5:57 pm - Oct 10, '12
Ne-yo...that's a no-no. You
2:36 pm - Oct 10, '12
Neyo is so right! Lady who?
2:10 pm - Oct 10, '12
I agree with him! The music
1:32 pm - Oct 10, '12
@DesignDiva, I agree with
1:19 pm - Oct 10, '12
I kind of agree and not
12:32 pm - Oct 10, '12
Who the F#%K died and made
12:15 pm - Oct 10, '12
You aint neva lied.
12:42 pm - Oct 10, '12
Correction Gay-o you're NOT
12:15 pm - Oct 10, '12
I grew up seeing Michael
12:06 pm - Oct 10, '12
I highly doubt it since
1:37 pm - Oct 10, '12
I bet you he thinks Bey will
12:06 pm - Oct 10, '12
Perhaps Beyonce will not
1:27 pm - Oct 10, '12
I agree.
1:28 pm - Oct 10, '12
I think the problem is that
11:39 am - Oct 10, '12
Ninja Please.....Lady Gaga is
11:32 am - Oct 10, '12
Are u kidding me? Before her
1:42 pm - Oct 10, '12
I agree with everything you
2:05 pm - Oct 10, '12
I agree with you on Adele, i
2:01 pm - Oct 10, '12
he is talking like he a
11:26 am - Oct 10, '12
There's some truth to what
11:20 am - Oct 10, '12
No Lady Gaga isn't an icon
11:12 am - Oct 10, '12
Whitney, Michael, Elvis are
11:05 am - Oct 10, '12
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