Best R&B of 2006

By Mike Joseph

Mike Joseph's picks for the year's best in R&B include manly soul men, retro futurists, sex-you-up lyricists, and one funky Jehovah's Witness. [14 December 2006]

Ne-Yo: Year of the Gentleman

By Mike Joseph

It’s always good to pick up an album with modest expectations and find yourself pleasantly surprised by the quality of the music. [4 November 2008]

Ne-Yo: Because of You

By Colin McGuire

R&B singer/songwriter comes close to perfection while defining the antithesis of a sophomore slump. [7 June 2007]

Ne-Yo: In My Own Words

By Dan Nishimoto

It will blow up if it flirts with pop. Poppa Jay-Z smiles as singer and songwriter Ne-Yo proves a worthy investment. [21 April 2006]

For Ne-Yo, the year of the gentleman continues [3 March 2009]

Ne-Yo discovers the price of fame [4 June 2007]