Ne-Yo: Tiny Desk Concert

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  • Опубліковано 21 лис 2024
  • 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
    #nprmusic #tinydesk #neyo

КОМЕНТАРІ • 10 тис.

  • @Oyinscorner
    @Oyinscorner 7 місяців тому +28971

    Who ever decided to include the harp needs a raise

  • @brianmuindi675
    @brianmuindi675 7 місяців тому +21125

    Ne-Yo was carrying RnB industry from 2005 to 2010... wrote many songs for bigger artists.. and his contribution to the industry is enormous

    • @newprincessofpop9208
      @newprincessofpop9208 7 місяців тому +84

      ONGGGG

    • @DaRealCW_
      @DaRealCW_ 6 місяців тому +114

      Carrying is kinda crazy but he’s good

    • @watsdm4
      @watsdm4 6 місяців тому +862

      Carrying is not an understatement. He wrote every other hit in that era. 300+ song credits to his name. Only matched by the Neptunes in the late ‘90s

    • @NextSundance
      @NextSundance 6 місяців тому +250

      Him and The Dream!

    • @eijalalala
      @eijalalala 6 місяців тому +62

      Fking LEGEND

  • @miracleisaacmubbale9856
    @miracleisaacmubbale9856 7 місяців тому +10902

    Neyo singing back up to his backup singers is top level humility and class. This is one of my favorite Tiny desks yet...

    • @ChukMeier
      @ChukMeier 6 місяців тому +111

      Yess I loved that.

    • @TheEnphamus84
      @TheEnphamus84 6 місяців тому +178

      Agreed I have replayed this about 10x ... he started on business and ended on business, no extra talking between songs .. he did that! 🖤

    • @DrickaArouche
      @DrickaArouche 6 місяців тому +14

      YES!

    • @ToxicityE
      @ToxicityE 6 місяців тому +62

      This! It also sounds better if they sing in those higher pitches.

    • @vivianahooker8084
      @vivianahooker8084 6 місяців тому

      ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @briansounalath
    @briansounalath 2 місяці тому +260

    The fact he sounds better live is extraordinary

  • @Kickerofgrams
    @Kickerofgrams 6 місяців тому +4927

    Bro raised an entire generation with his music and is still killing it in 2024. Classic fr

    • @MrFourOneTwo
      @MrFourOneTwo 6 місяців тому +53

      Insane. I loved that Mario song & until this day, I never knew he wrote it. Mind blown. A living legend fr 😲✅

    • @LOLANIMELOLANIME
      @LOLANIMELOLANIME 6 місяців тому +23

      Year of the gentleman is ne-yo’s best album

    • @MasterBaker01
      @MasterBaker01 6 місяців тому +5

      @@LOLANIMELOLANIME *chefskiss*

    • @mochimochi7669
      @mochimochi7669 5 місяців тому +1

      MTV music videos after school was my therapy lol

    • @imMATTure
      @imMATTure 3 місяці тому +2

      Bro wrote what I thought love should feel like. When i had my first real girlfriend in high school, every song reminded me of her and it still takes me back to those times. Shi wild

  • @jamaicanaforeign5326
    @jamaicanaforeign5326 6 місяців тому +3988

    No auto tune, just straight singing, band jamming, harp playing, lovely music!!

    • @michelbabatunde8820
      @michelbabatunde8820 6 місяців тому +8

      Who told you that?
      theres autotune even on live shows. This one is just very minimal

    • @michelbabatunde8820
      @michelbabatunde8820 6 місяців тому +1

      Who told you that?
      theres autotune even on live shows. This one is just very minimal

    • @yannickakakpovi
      @yannickakakpovi 6 місяців тому

      No autotune at tiny desk ​@@michelbabatunde8820

    • @MrFourOneTwo
      @MrFourOneTwo 6 місяців тому +58

      ⁠@@michelbabatunde8820Bro doesn’t need autotune on live shows & you know it. Stop the cap 🧢🤔

    • @hweheheh
      @hweheheh 6 місяців тому

      Tinydesk does not allow auto tune ​@@michelbabatunde8820

  • @dubfilm
    @dubfilm 6 місяців тому +2857

    People be forgetting Ne-Yo has an impeccable and blessed pen game!!!
    Ne-Yo is a master class artist.

    • @gulledahmed2954
      @gulledahmed2954 6 місяців тому +19

      YES! And he gotta get his accolades appropriately 👏

    • @bludiva27
      @bludiva27 6 місяців тому +14

      Nobody forgets that. Lol

    • @Ernest20904
      @Ernest20904 6 місяців тому +8

      His pen game is 🔥🔥🔥

    • @moniquesmith5323
      @moniquesmith5323 6 місяців тому +2

      Facts

    • @brandonbrown6918
      @brandonbrown6918 6 місяців тому +8

      Every song he made was a hit.... yet....we still bring R. Kelly up in r&b hits yet never Mention Neyo and Trey

  • @judecarpenter2990
    @judecarpenter2990 24 дні тому +70

    Can we just talk about how phenomenal and beautiful the harp player is

  • @yvngnturnt7917
    @yvngnturnt7917 6 місяців тому +2149

    Im now realizing that the harp is what makes Neyo’s songs so unique & memorable

    • @SirLuxferum
      @SirLuxferum 6 місяців тому +174

      Actually in so sick, sexy love and others, it's piano that is used., but since both hit strings to produce sound, harp was a very clever adaptation if we're planning a tiny desk concert. The higher notes sound more sutil and comfortable 😊

    • @soulrebel6309
      @soulrebel6309 6 місяців тому +45

      Craig David also used the harp. He's got alot of hits

    • @Nothingatall1984
      @Nothingatall1984 6 місяців тому +1

      Yes!

    • @tessatheartist33
      @tessatheartist33 6 місяців тому +24

      Pianos are harps in the side 😊​@@SirLuxferum

    • @Supertrooper697
      @Supertrooper697 6 місяців тому +25

      @@tessatheartist33harps in a coffin is the common phrase. :)

  • @iammusicp
    @iammusicp 7 місяців тому +3318

    The harp player is insane!! Love everything about this performance!

    • @angel_numbers
      @angel_numbers 7 місяців тому +17

      This!!!

    • @richardfairs4871
      @richardfairs4871 7 місяців тому +27

      Maddison. Peace and love everybody

    • @any-k5n
      @any-k5n 7 місяців тому +2

      カッコイイ!

    • @realboy24
      @realboy24 7 місяців тому +27

      and hot too

    • @moonootoo
      @moonootoo 7 місяців тому +11

      Never imagine I will see a Harp in R&B, just mindblowing

  • @PradipKc-b4t
    @PradipKc-b4t 7 місяців тому +10114

    "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 .

  • @jmoneyicetea6038
    @jmoneyicetea6038 3 місяці тому +454

    Ne-Yo has GOT to be apart of the 2000’s R&B Mountain Rushmore list

    • @cl312
      @cl312 3 місяці тому +17

      Facts, at the minimum, he’d probably be in the writers Mount Rushmore of the 2000’s alone. So many hits from his pen.

  • @LeonydaCruz
    @LeonydaCruz 6 місяців тому +2224

    ne-yo backing up the back up singer is priceless

    • @callmehailsss
      @callmehailsss 6 місяців тому +43

      loveeeed it, her attitude during take a bow had me goinnnn

    • @radigun
      @radigun 6 місяців тому +35

      That just came natural. He usually does the background for majority of his songs on his albums.

    • @theuntalentedone3527
      @theuntalentedone3527 5 місяців тому +7

      One of my all time artists fr fr! Wish they had of performed Can We Chill❤️

    • @Coldkiller2
      @Coldkiller2 5 місяців тому +7

      The backup singers are amazing

  • @exclick1
    @exclick1 6 місяців тому +1864

    Give this man his flowers and let him smell them while he's alive. He's a LEGEND in my books.

    • @amandalowe2755
      @amandalowe2755 6 місяців тому +13

      💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

    • @StefveoX
      @StefveoX 6 місяців тому +16

      bro is in his early 40s can you please chill lol

    • @GWAREBEL
      @GWAREBEL 6 місяців тому +6

      You will be one day and someone will matter to you like he does to him. Neyo is a legend of our generation. Maybe not yours an thats cool youngin, but leave this guy alone lol ​@@StefveoX

    • @LordZevv
      @LordZevv 6 місяців тому +18

      ​@@StefveoX Tomorrow ain't guaranteed. He don't have to be on his death bed to be celebrated

    • @exclick1
      @exclick1 6 місяців тому +6

      @StefveoX so you think he's cant be a legend just cos he's in his early 40s?? Crazy!!!!

  • @dssadsadsasdasdas
    @dssadsadsasdasdas 7 місяців тому +3070

    tiny desk always gets me looking up the background singers

    • @sallysson
      @sallysson 7 місяців тому +46

      I thought I was the only one.

    • @ElliottClarkson
      @ElliottClarkson 7 місяців тому +58

      I found Luke Whitney from his stint as a backup singer for Tobe Nwigwe on a Tiny Desk. So good.

    • @slbutler01
      @slbutler01 7 місяців тому +74

      Because they be SANGIN'!!! WHEW!!!

    • @cvarriejeff
      @cvarriejeff 7 місяців тому +104

      They are my siblings.
      Brian Kelly
      Pamela Westbrook
      Courtney moriah
      Trust meee you won’t be disappointed

    • @badlt5897
      @badlt5897 6 місяців тому +7

      FR Loving me some Pamela!

  • @Benglandafa.thesociallinked
    @Benglandafa.thesociallinked Місяць тому +7

    The BEST Tiny Desk ever !!!!! Ne-Yo is the best song writer and singer ...

  • @Nothingatall1984
    @Nothingatall1984 7 місяців тому +2354

    He didn’t even get into his club bangers… his catalog is deep!🥰

    • @surprisemadula
      @surprisemadula 6 місяців тому +39

      Forgot about those! A versatile man!

    • @beastvader
      @beastvader 6 місяців тому +122

      Yeah Closer for example!

    • @yannthemom
      @yannthemom 6 місяців тому +42

      She knows is one of my favs🔥😍

    • @carpediem4512
      @carpediem4512 6 місяців тому +7

      Club bangers? Name them.

    • @Nothingatall1984
      @Nothingatall1984 6 місяців тому

      @@carpediem4512 google them, obviously over 600 people agree so you to do the work.

  • @saaammage
    @saaammage 6 місяців тому +2161

    the harp player is EVERYTHING AND MORE

  • @leioh816
    @leioh816 6 місяців тому +3833

    Usher, JT, and now NE-YO.
    My high school days resurrected.

    • @pressurewashingwithkoolfel9738
      @pressurewashingwithkoolfel9738 6 місяців тому +22

      Who is JT???

    • @leioh816
      @leioh816 6 місяців тому +60

      @@pressurewashingwithkoolfel9738 asking for real? Or is this a joke? If you are genuinely asking JT is short for Justin Timberlake

    • @Canalmundo852
      @Canalmundo852 6 місяців тому +19

      @@pressurewashingwithkoolfel9738 what planet you live?

    • @Squarion
      @Squarion 6 місяців тому +62

      Chris Brown soon?

    • @leioh816
      @leioh816 6 місяців тому +15

      @@Squarion I sure hope so

  • @briansounalath
    @briansounalath 2 місяці тому +88

    I love how he gave his singers a chance to shine. Yes lord

  • @jDesir
    @jDesir 7 місяців тому +1533

    NEYO IS SO SLEPT ON!!!!!! ONE OF THE BEST R&B artist of the 2000’s!!!!

    • @kmeeks92987
      @kmeeks92987 7 місяців тому +93

      I’m not sure he’s slept on. He wrote most R&B top songs in the early 2000s and I believe has received his flowers many times.

    • @yormeaceko7101
      @yormeaceko7101 7 місяців тому +8

      OF ALL TIME WHAT U MEAN

    • @malvinelpinnoy
      @malvinelpinnoy 6 місяців тому +31

      Ne-Yo is definitely one of the best modern R&B artists all time

    • @IBODEGAI
      @IBODEGAI 6 місяців тому +26

      We need to stop. Every superstar artist can’t also be slept on and underrated.

    • @InfiniteNaturalMystic
      @InfiniteNaturalMystic 6 місяців тому +24

      He’s not slept on because he’s a prolific song writer 📝. Writer ✍️ credit is where the money at.

  • @SoLOstephan
    @SoLOstephan 7 місяців тому +1155

    Ne-Yo is one of the few artists when he performs live, it actually sounds like the track. No lip sync. Stay blessed and healthy brother. Thanks NPR Music for all you do.

    • @Hazel.Eyed.Gemini
      @Hazel.Eyed.Gemini 7 місяців тому +20

      You must not watch or listen to Tinydesk much

    • @TheAkdzyn
      @TheAkdzyn 7 місяців тому +31

      ​@@Hazel.Eyed.Geminino no we all do but op's got a point. Not everyone sounds like their record.

    • @roka2031
      @roka2031 6 місяців тому +15

      @@Hazel.Eyed.Gemini Right?...99 percent of the artists on Tiny Desks sound amazing...the ones that stand out I think, has to to with how the artist choose to arrange the song for Tiny Desk, which I always look forward to...love that they invited Neo...can't wait for a Jill Scott or Angie Stone Tiny desk...

    • @Trinifood
      @Trinifood 6 місяців тому

      ​@@roka2031let's lobby for that Jill Scott Tiny Desk!

    • @gulledahmed2954
      @gulledahmed2954 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@roka2031 Jill Scott is FANTASTIC

  • @HotStuff12368
    @HotStuff12368 6 місяців тому +1559

    harp player is literally a goddess

    • @DangerNoodle-yw8yt
      @DangerNoodle-yw8yt 5 місяців тому +13

      Yeah she be channelling that angelic vibe.

    • @metcalfethegod
      @metcalfethegod 2 місяці тому +6

      Yes lawd. Beauty and skill. She's incredible.

  • @nellieholloman8470
    @nellieholloman8470 2 місяці тому +282

    I see my nephew playing the guitar 🎸. Auntie love you Ray Ray 😘

    • @renaissanceray
      @renaissanceray Місяць тому +23

      love you too auntie! and your nephew did great 🤣🤣

    • @KyleC11
      @KyleC11 23 дні тому +5

      Your nephew did amazing

    • @nellieholloman8470
      @nellieholloman8470 22 дні тому +2

      @renaissanceray I'm happy he did he's always been a great player of A GITAR.

    • @Kal-ElLopecillo
      @Kal-ElLopecillo 17 днів тому +2

      What a lucky nephew

    • @nellieholloman8470
      @nellieholloman8470 17 днів тому +2

      @Kal-ElLopecillo I love ❤️ my nephew 💙

  • @grandebid
    @grandebid 5 місяців тому +2098

    Ne-Yo for Superbowl 2025!!

  • @AndhikaHananta
    @AndhikaHananta 6 місяців тому +1274

    Ne-Yo should be in the Superbowl Halftime Show someday

  • @dennisallandetablan7343
    @dennisallandetablan7343 6 місяців тому +764

    The lady who sang irreplaceable killed it!

  • @Adri.Adrianna
    @Adri.Adrianna 8 днів тому +9

    Super TALENTED people enjoying music and life,supporting each other ! We grew up in a beautiful era

  • @catastrophenowimprovedfitn5383
    @catastrophenowimprovedfitn5383 6 місяців тому +1094

    Who else still get chills from Neyo music in 2024

    • @xcursecurves
      @xcursecurves 6 місяців тому +5

      😭😭😭 yes omg

    • @ptrcdnmj2512
      @ptrcdnmj2512 6 місяців тому +2

      🎉🎉🎉🎉😅

    • @susuaung6030
      @susuaung6030 6 місяців тому +1

      🤚🏻

    • @Queenjkul
      @Queenjkul 6 місяців тому +1

      😊😊I do

    • @yf4453
      @yf4453 6 місяців тому +2

      I remember watching So Sick on BET,all the time in high school. I remember them ski slopes mang

  • @apip9033
    @apip9033 6 місяців тому +1578

    Apparently 23 minutes is not enough. We need a whole concert of Ne-Yo (and band)!!

    • @lanetteshark5860
      @lanetteshark5860 6 місяців тому +20

      I went to see him in concert last October and that still wasn't enough!

    • @karen2458
      @karen2458 6 місяців тому +8

      He’s on tour! Check it out 😁

    • @christosampson9848
      @christosampson9848 6 місяців тому

      Yes, please!

    • @jayo4282
      @jayo4282 6 місяців тому +7

      Yeah tiny desks with these artists is NEVER long enough

    • @gulledahmed2954
      @gulledahmed2954 6 місяців тому

      ​@@karen2458 Vegas Residency loading

  • @ericinjai2639
    @ericinjai2639 6 місяців тому +770

    ne-yo giving his back vocalists a spotlight to shine is the type of energy we need in the world

    • @Oxygen257
      @Oxygen257 6 місяців тому +1

      He have always given others the spotlight to shine, look at all the songs, (hit songs, I might add) that he has written and given to others to sing.

    • @mimis.201
      @mimis.201 6 місяців тому

      ❗️

    • @Nalpha
      @Nalpha 6 місяців тому +2

      thats basically every tiny desk concert lol, love this channel

  • @shirokisasaki3233
    @shirokisasaki3233 11 днів тому +11

    This guy is so talented and underrated, he has wrote some of the greatest R&B hits that really struck a cord with me

  • @king-ofheartz
    @king-ofheartz 6 місяців тому +754

    Ne-yo dosen't get the credit he deserves... From his own songs, to the music he wrote for other people,. This man helped keep R&B alive for many years 🎶🎙

    • @AmberColeman-gq1wn
      @AmberColeman-gq1wn 6 місяців тому +9

      Yes he does

    • @Woojamchun
      @Woojamchun 6 місяців тому

      He did in the past, but now not enough​@@AmberColeman-gq1wn

    • @g..._anthony27
      @g..._anthony27 Місяць тому +1

      He does get credit. LoL and checks.

    • @kinggeoffrey3801
      @kinggeoffrey3801 19 днів тому +1

      He was a monster in the mid-late 00s. Only Timberlake/Timberland was on par.

  • @Squarion
    @Squarion 6 місяців тому +489

    This guy's catalogue is ridiculously iconic.

  • @oleam458
    @oleam458 6 місяців тому +898

    If you told me I would be listening to Ne-yo perform his hits some 20 years later and have them sound exactly the same, I'd believe it. He always had the voice.

    • @jayswrld666
      @jayswrld666 6 місяців тому +4

      None of the songs he sang were over or even close to 20 years old 😂😂

    • @oleam458
      @oleam458 6 місяців тому +5

      @@jayswrld666 "some 20" SMH my head

    • @Hialeahup
      @Hialeahup 6 місяців тому

      @@oleam458shake my head, my head? 😂

    • @Arrow12212
      @Arrow12212 5 місяців тому

      Sum 20 is implying 20-29, which none of the songs are close to​@@oleam458

    • @hweheheh
      @hweheheh 2 місяці тому +2

      ​@@jayswrld666So sick was released in 2005, is that not close to 20?

  • @drewbud315
    @drewbud315 Місяць тому +15

    How can someone be so huge but so underrated at the same time ❤

  • @McYT1991
    @McYT1991 6 місяців тому +801

    Petition for Ne-Yo to headline the Superbowl halftime show next year! Soo good!!! 😭❤️

    • @anonymoususer8872
      @anonymoususer8872 6 місяців тому +6

      It's in New Orleans....gotta let Lil Wayne do it

    • @Clarkish
      @Clarkish 5 місяців тому +1

      Unfortunately Ne-Yo doesn’t have close to the level of global recognition to get the Superbowl gig, unless they can rope in all of the headline artists

    • @McYT1991
      @McYT1991 5 місяців тому +2

      @@anonymoususer8872 if Lil Wayne does it, he needs at least 3 more artists with him on stage.

    • @McYT1991
      @McYT1991 5 місяців тому +3

      @@Clarkish what do you mean? I’m from Asia. Of course everybody knows Ne-Yo. You just think his impact globally isn’t there because the spotlight got away with him for a while now. Also he might pull some artists out with him on stage for this. He has written a lot of bangers over the years.

    • @Clarkish
      @Clarkish 5 місяців тому

      @@McYT1991 I’m from Australia and a fan, but there’s no denying that as a performer he has nowhere near the global profile, streams or sales of anyone who has done the last 10 half time shows

  • @MukelaniManzini
    @MukelaniManzini 6 місяців тому +485

    A tiny-desk where background artistry was recognized and appreciated.
    Thank you Ne-Yo. 🔥

  • @BrandonDJx
    @BrandonDJx 6 місяців тому +696

    Ne-Yo is one of a handful of RnB artists from the 2000's who could sing and STILL can sing.

    • @BentleyBohemian_96
      @BentleyBohemian_96 6 місяців тому +10

      Justin Timberlake and tpain Chris brown also come to mind

    • @BrandonDJx
      @BrandonDJx 6 місяців тому +12

      @@BentleyBohemian_96 and Usher.

    • @vuyiswagwiliza373
      @vuyiswagwiliza373 6 місяців тому +11

      They need to bring Mario on this show

    • @BrandonDJx
      @BrandonDJx 6 місяців тому +1

      @@vuyiswagwiliza373 Lemar would be a killer guest too.

    • @lynnern57
      @lynnern57 6 місяців тому +1

      And dance

  • @shumonjohnson6077
    @shumonjohnson6077 13 днів тому +4

    Background singers earned their money baby! Everyone sounds amazing!!!

  • @BaNeArroW
    @BaNeArroW 6 місяців тому +658

    Everybody talking about the harp, but man that bassist is DANGEROUS! Laying down the groove like gravy...

    • @Oxygen257
      @Oxygen257 6 місяців тому +16

      Yes, yes and the guitarist. In fact, the whole band was laying down their groove like gravy. And when he introduced the band, I immediately thought, why didn’t he introduce the guitarist. I am glad he realized and came back to give him his intro and props. Ne-Yo, you appeared a little nervous in this small up close and personal setting. 😊 Great job!

    • @TravaunWest
      @TravaunWest 6 місяців тому +5

      Justin Rains

    • @mackensonpetitshare8422
      @mackensonpetitshare8422 6 місяців тому +1

      Mad dangerous

    • @jocelynmims7338
      @jocelynmims7338 6 місяців тому +1

      Yes me also because that’s my cousin I’m like say his name lol

    • @heartstrings110
      @heartstrings110 6 місяців тому +2

      The legendary Justin Raines.

  • @QueenZsWorld
    @QueenZsWorld 6 місяців тому +540

    MADISON CALLEY ON THE HARP! she went from recording harp covers on youtube (specifically, NeYo's so sick) to actually performing WITH NEYO 🥹👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

    • @hallie017657
      @hallie017657 6 місяців тому +31

      Thank you for her name ! What a beautiful full circle moment for her 🥹

    • @rolandolopez1595
      @rolandolopez1595 6 місяців тому +2

      That’s amazing. ❤

    • @fattyshtc
      @fattyshtc 5 місяців тому

      Well deserved too. 👌

    • @MasitsaeLLa
      @MasitsaeLLa 4 місяці тому +3

      We acknowledge her skills! Take your flowers ma'am 🥂🍾💐

    • @shirleyanderson3610
      @shirleyanderson3610 2 місяці тому +2

      The harpist is the best. She is not only talented but also beautiful. Great job.

  • @joeschmoe5231
    @joeschmoe5231 6 місяців тому +3120

    Why are these Tiny desk concerts better than actual concerts?

    • @Oxygen257
      @Oxygen257 6 місяців тому +234

      Could be because these concerts are up close and personal. They are not designed to reach a massive amount of people in a huge place, so they don’t have the reverb from all the high volume speakers and other digital equipment and electronics needed for big concerts and from the loud sounds and sound vibrations of screaming fans in the mix of the sounds of the music. Just a guess.

    • @B58-Premo
      @B58-Premo 6 місяців тому +19

      I hope you are not older than 18 asking a ridiculous question like that..

    • @leovell8554
      @leovell8554 6 місяців тому +81

      The reason why is because it's an intimate experience. You feel like you're a friend of the artist.

    • @geraldmuhindi4266
      @geraldmuhindi4266 6 місяців тому +29

      They are more intimate

    • @Essentialresponse24
      @Essentialresponse24 6 місяців тому +71

      The REAL REASON is because of the instruments. It’s any genre of music orchestrated to a small crowd. No echos. Just the artist and natural instruments.

  • @skylineboots
    @skylineboots 2 місяці тому +8

    Ne-Yo and Tiny Desk don't miss! Everyone absolutely killed it.

  • @OCAnnaMaria
    @OCAnnaMaria 7 місяців тому +442

    there’s an actual angel sitting on the harp omg ❤

  • @kareemhayes9347
    @kareemhayes9347 6 місяців тому +437

    Three Things: The band was smashing, the background singers were dope, and the harp player was bopping to the songs. Ne-Yo is official.

  • @Ace_4k
    @Ace_4k 6 місяців тому +405

    Ne-Yo's music was an entire era of R&B. His songs instantly put me in a soulful, good mood. Give him his flowers while he's still alive y'all.

    • @gulledahmed2954
      @gulledahmed2954 6 місяців тому +10

      You're so RIGHT!

    • @MayumiP2288
      @MayumiP2288 Місяць тому +2

      Oh so true!!! The same feels! I was even crying the other day watching a Miss Independent performance for Miss Universe 2018! I think the memories! Halcyon days with Neyo’s music! ❤

  • @angieposadasx
    @angieposadasx 3 місяці тому +33

    "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

  • @DWALK
    @DWALK 6 місяців тому +555

    He needs a part 2 because he has way more hits than this

    • @itsbwashbabi
      @itsbwashbabi 6 місяців тому +25

      I can easily name 10 more he could a did..like wheres stay...closer...good man... Don't get me started

    • @lovelyrithatsme7050
      @lovelyrithatsme7050 6 місяців тому +2

      I agree 💯

    • @DWALK
      @DWALK 6 місяців тому +4

      @@itsbwashbabi his other version of let me love you is my favorite song

    • @soulrebel6309
      @soulrebel6309 6 місяців тому +3

      Yea fo real. Plus all the hits he has with rappers. Like that song with 50 Cent. Straight fire

    • @P-FuNk2109
      @P-FuNk2109 6 місяців тому +4

      And he wrote a hit for everybody else

  • @drewgreene6027
    @drewgreene6027 6 місяців тому +602

    It’s humanizing for him to admit he’s nervous, but he absolutely crushed it

    • @StreetTea-Za
      @StreetTea-Za 6 місяців тому +13

      The love of what you do makes you nervous everytime. Love it love him

    • @kingjanson5058
      @kingjanson5058 6 місяців тому +2

      Idk if he was nervous I think he just plainly forgot lol. So he had to come up with an excuse. Dude played in big events aside from this lol 😂

    • @ayron1136
      @ayron1136 6 місяців тому +18

      ​@@kingjanson5058 its much pressure on a smaller audience tbh, you can see their expressions more and connect much more to the people in front of you.

    • @baroneiley2692
      @baroneiley2692 6 місяців тому +1

      literally one of the best ones

  • @amaraldn
    @amaraldn 6 місяців тому +518

    I'm not sure what's going on with Tiny Desk... it's always been high quality, but this year it's going above and beyond. Shout out to NPR crew and sound engineers.

    • @Rockindaxmike
      @Rockindaxmike 6 місяців тому +11

      Nothing strange, they are the best and always getting better.

    • @pamelajuniel2075
      @pamelajuniel2075 6 місяців тому +1

      My new road trip playlist! ♥️🔥♥️🔥

    • @Jayyy_Wav
      @Jayyy_Wav 6 місяців тому +3

      You must be new here.. lol

    • @amaraldn
      @amaraldn 6 місяців тому +1

      @@Jayyy_Wav not exactly… but maybe my ears are more open for new nuances recently 😎

  • @originaozz
    @originaozz 3 дні тому +1

    This man's my r&b GOAT and the set list is music that raised me for real.😂

  • @305niquee
    @305niquee 6 місяців тому +502

    Ne-yo’s pen game has always been elite and the microphone stays on.

  • @sacrimoni
    @sacrimoni 6 місяців тому +383

    Need Ne-Yo's old music back. This is real r&b

    • @marielli7
      @marielli7 6 місяців тому +2

      His new ish self-explanatory album is super rnb too!! Just not as popular

    • @soulrebel6309
      @soulrebel6309 6 місяців тому +1

      I agree bro

    • @gulledahmed2954
      @gulledahmed2954 6 місяців тому +1

      @@marielli7 exactly

  • @calvinrosario8343
    @calvinrosario8343 6 місяців тому +262

    Ne-Yo is one of the best r&b singers, songwriters PERIOD!

    •  6 місяців тому

      Writers yes, singers no. He’s good but not one of the best. Not even close.

    • @phoeniix971
      @phoeniix971 6 місяців тому

      Of all time

    • @phoeniix971
      @phoeniix971 6 місяців тому

      I got him top 5

    • @gulledahmed2954
      @gulledahmed2954 6 місяців тому +1

      Yes Calvin! Preach

  • @bradg.2944
    @bradg.2944 Місяць тому +7

    Watching Tiny Desk concerts always brings positive vibes to everyone!

  • @lucascartter
    @lucascartter 6 місяців тому +277

    Every time someone likes it here, I come back to watch this perfect performance.

  • @cooldebt
    @cooldebt 7 місяців тому +556

    I love how the Tiny Desk Concert conditions really spotlights the innate musical talent of the performers - no bells and whistles, just a really wide variety of very well executed music. And it's nice to see Ne-Yo singing with such joy.

  • @kabelomogale3259
    @kabelomogale3259 6 місяців тому +638

    Only Ne-Yo can perform a brand new song on TinyDesk and pull it off like that... (Two Million Secrets) is fire🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @jazerozey
      @jazerozey 6 місяців тому +5

      Yess sir

    • @torriewatkins3935
      @torriewatkins3935 6 місяців тому +10

      Love that song was looking for it on all platforms

    • @jason15212
      @jason15212 6 місяців тому +8

      Written extremely well

    • @unregula
      @unregula 6 місяців тому +3

      Absolutely spectacular!!

    • @therealctk700
      @therealctk700 6 місяців тому +3

      Yeah it is. I was trying look up like where it’s at doe lol

  • @Ginger2882.
    @Ginger2882. Місяць тому +35

    Ngl I had no clue Ne-Yo wrote those songs. I already thought he was goated for So Sick, Miss Independent, Closer and his other classics but the fact that he also wrote Irreplaceable and Let Me Love You, two of the best R&B songs of the 2000's, completely changes my view of him.

    • @kitty0709
      @kitty0709 Місяць тому +1

      I was also amazed when I heard that in one of his concert in the Philippines

    • @cammponti4332
      @cammponti4332 Місяць тому +1

      And don't miss RIhanna's "Take a Bow", another great song that hit the charts in the 2000s and is an R&B classic. Ne-Yo is so underrated! A musical genius. Definitely one of the best NPR performances worth watching on repeat!

    • @Ginger2882.
      @Ginger2882. Місяць тому +2

      @@cammponti4332 It is a great song as well though I already knew he wrote that one. One of my favorite Rihanna songs.

  • @rubybya666
    @rubybya666 6 місяців тому +428

    The backup singers, the harp , the bassist , the guitarist esp the solo part , the keyboardist , the drummer !! Y’all are so amazing!

    • @jeffersongomes1991
      @jeffersongomes1991 6 місяців тому +2

      Realmente foi um conjunto incrível, perfeitos em todos os sentidos.

  • @taffy2074
    @taffy2074 6 місяців тому +149

    The harpist, the background singers, the band, the color coordination, Ne-Yo's voice all around 10/10 This was everything 😍

  • @yhnoh89
    @yhnoh89 6 місяців тому +801

    I'm just realizing that my playlist during the late 2000s was basically Ne-Yo

    • @dekev7503
      @dekev7503 6 місяців тому +11

      Those were the days, ( I was in high school) life and love were so straight forward.

    • @zerocoolkid9757
      @zerocoolkid9757 5 місяців тому +7

      neyo, pitbull and nelly furtado

    • @nichelleland4594
      @nichelleland4594 5 місяців тому +4

      His catalog is crazy I love me some Ne-Yo

    • @sazzyfalak
      @sazzyfalak 5 місяців тому

      So true!

    • @avbroooo
      @avbroooo 5 місяців тому

      Yeah man

  • @zicaloko7149
    @zicaloko7149 Місяць тому +11

    These songs marked my childhood and adolescence....thanks neyo.hugs from Brazil

  • @williewakawhistle9058
    @williewakawhistle9058 7 місяців тому +161

    Everyone's background singers have become just as important as the artist and that's a good thing

  • @rwilli26rw
    @rwilli26rw 6 місяців тому +256

    That 2 million secrets needs to be streamed immediately

    • @gulledahmed2954
      @gulledahmed2954 6 місяців тому +3

      asap. he has alot of unreleased projects

  • @GodSentSoldier
    @GodSentSoldier 7 місяців тому +312

    The bassist is giving life. Vocals. Harp. Everything!

    • @Jraines112
      @Jraines112 7 місяців тому +17

      🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

    • @drau08
      @drau08 7 місяців тому +17

      Justin freaking Raines is goated! 🔥🔥

    • @IBODEGAI
      @IBODEGAI 6 місяців тому +4

      Bassist is mean. Been playing with Neo for a hot little minute.

    • @NBALM828
      @NBALM828 6 місяців тому +2

      ​@@Jraines112Keeping you lifted, believing God for the miracle beyond your wildest dreams bro!

    • @melisaphiri6298
      @melisaphiri6298 6 місяців тому

      This!!!🤌🏾🤌🏾😩

  • @tracydowe2048
    @tracydowe2048 13 днів тому +2

    Color scheme on point!👌🏽🔥

  • @joshuagarcia662
    @joshuagarcia662 4 місяці тому +1517

    This brotha sounds exactly like his studio records! 🫡 amazing brotha..

    • @Ysumguy
      @Ysumguy 4 місяці тому +43

      He sounds like this when he's dancing all over the stage too.

    • @XoSwaggTV
      @XoSwaggTV 3 місяці тому +10

      I was just thinking this!!!

    • @underatedlo7375
      @underatedlo7375 3 місяці тому +6

      Big facts unlike most he not just one dimensional as a studio singer only like most R&B artist.💯

    • @ZAYNEEEZZY
      @ZAYNEEEZZY 2 місяці тому +4

      After all these years at that!

    • @cdeleon3494
      @cdeleon3494 2 місяці тому +3

      Yeah no filters / enhancers needed!

  • @MsReady4change
    @MsReady4change 6 місяців тому +340

    “I'm a movement by myself, but I'm a force when we're together “ Neyo is a beast with that pen 🖊️

    • @kevinros3616
      @kevinros3616 6 місяців тому +6

      That song stays on repeat

    • @carpediem4512
      @carpediem4512 6 місяців тому +2

      He sure is, but his baby mamas, and all those children, are going to send him broke. He says his favourite women are independent ones, but we are yet to see proof of this.

    • @gulledahmed2954
      @gulledahmed2954 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@carpediem4512 it's a song homie😅

    • @MsReady4change
      @MsReady4change 6 місяців тому +2

      @@carpediem4512 his personal life is absolutely not my business, I'm only referencing his musical ability, hence what this video is about.

    • @clariseharrington8252
      @clariseharrington8252 6 місяців тому

      Facts!

  • @dayamore6142
    @dayamore6142 6 місяців тому +193

    The backup singers, the harpist, the outfits, the band, ne-yo all perfection and he wrote irreplaceable and take a bow love this man even more

  • @BigKC1990
    @BigKC1990 2 місяці тому +5

    Ne-yo you made my teenager's years , i'll be grateful for all my life !

  • @Square_One
    @Square_One 6 місяців тому +113

    the girl on the harp is straight from heaven

  • @Alafi1
    @Alafi1 6 місяців тому +307

    This guy owned the radio from 07 until 2012

    • @nickcourtney793
      @nickcourtney793 6 місяців тому

      Nah Trey Songz took over R&B from 2010

    • @rebeccandlovu5775
      @rebeccandlovu5775 6 місяців тому

      For like a minute then Ne-Yo continued 😂😂​@@nickcourtney793

    • @jamaljones6568
      @jamaljones6568 6 місяців тому +1

      @@nickcourtney793Trey Songz had hits on radio before 2010s but I’m from Va my radio station played a lot of Trey Songz

    • @Alafi1
      @Alafi1 6 місяців тому

      @@turonhayes1518 when was his last hit then Turon? Lol

    • @kene6753
      @kene6753 4 місяці тому +7

      Actually it was as from 2005 when "So sick" popped.

  • @Igbinedions
    @Igbinedions 6 місяців тому +141

    This should've been longer than 23min. We're talking Ne-Yo here. The legend

    • @gulledahmed2954
      @gulledahmed2954 6 місяців тому +4

      Exactly
      The beat, hook, chorus and bridge

  • @kanta2521
    @kanta2521 15 днів тому +1

    Ms. Calley looks like a musical goddess playing the harp omggg! How can a person be this phenomenally talented and stunning? 💕

  • @rhythmkhapangimagar3994
    @rhythmkhapangimagar3994 6 місяців тому +464

    To all the people who were sent back in time because of this set. Most of you must be fathers and mothers right now, reminiscing about the time you were young and naive. Thank you NPR for making this happen. Only love. ♡

    • @vittiriowashington5211
      @vittiriowashington5211 6 місяців тому +10

      For sho, the nostalgia is real for my generation, I'm 42, with 5 blessings.

    • @alexandrajeanbiyele9257
      @alexandrajeanbiyele9257 6 місяців тому +6

      Yes am a mum of two now and I was so young and naive by the time he released all this songs !!! I am 35 now

    • @NC-zz8qx
      @NC-zz8qx 6 місяців тому +6

      Oh my gosh, yes! 43 now. What I would give to go back😅

    • @komeogbedobor6774
      @komeogbedobor6774 6 місяців тому +3

      Exactly 😂😂

    • @jayswrld666
      @jayswrld666 6 місяців тому +4

      This song was released when I was a kid now I got a kid 😂😂 at 24 this hit a lil different for the mfs that was actually young fr

  • @Gravyman
    @Gravyman 6 місяців тому +118

    "Let me love you" might actually be in my top 10 R&B songs of all time.

  • @loiceann8554
    @loiceann8554 6 місяців тому +127

    That So Sick to Sexy Love transition was unbelievable

  • @LexxiTheQueen
    @LexxiTheQueen 2 місяці тому +19

    I love black people. I just love us so much. Look at all the talent in that room. So empowering, so beautiful.

    • @skip031890
      @skip031890 Місяць тому

      🙄

    • @LexxiTheQueen
      @LexxiTheQueen Місяць тому

      @@skip031890 weird that makes you upset. lol. 😐

    • @MayumiP2288
      @MayumiP2288 Місяць тому

      Im a filipina and our mommy boss is an amazing black woman! A matriarch! Love the positivity and the energy with black people! 🥰❤️❤️❤️

  • @blondeman8278
    @blondeman8278 6 місяців тому +246

    bring the RnB back please... 2000-2010 were the golden years of RnB

    • @harrisonagu7566
      @harrisonagu7566 6 місяців тому +10

      The 90s was fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥.

    • @harrisonagu7566
      @harrisonagu7566 6 місяців тому +6

      The 90s was fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥.

    • @blondeman8278
      @blondeman8278 6 місяців тому +2

      @@harrisonagu7566 thats also right !!

    • @dobsashimself
      @dobsashimself 6 місяців тому +2

      *clears throat* 90s to mid 2000s

    • @skip031890
      @skip031890 Місяць тому

      R&B was good for many decades up until 2010. I've always said that things went downhill fast in the 2010s and then trash rap started becoming more mainstream and R&B essentially became obsolete.

  • @goudjomichel
    @goudjomichel 6 місяців тому +280

    The crazy part is this man will clear most of today's rnb singers. Not just his voice, his authenticity, his presence, you name it... Thank you sir for remaining classy. 💞

  • @jackbehrens4287
    @jackbehrens4287 6 місяців тому +299

    Sorry but that back-up singer for Irreplaceable - WOWWW

    • @shoemakerluis
      @shoemakerluis 6 місяців тому +4

      Her voice is amazing! they are from soul lounge band

    • @MrAcapella101
      @MrAcapella101 6 місяців тому +13

      Sang it better than Bey.. I hope the hive don't come for me

    • @joneschilufya867
      @joneschilufya867 5 місяців тому

      @@MrAcapella101Hives don’t attack facts.

    • @hardingirls12
      @hardingirls12 5 місяців тому

      @@MrAcapella101😂😂😂😂😂

    • @acethemain7776
      @acethemain7776 Місяць тому

      which one, pamela or courtney?

  • @shannongrant4814
    @shannongrant4814 Місяць тому +5

    I'm back here again for the 100th time and my listening pleasure!!! LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS and Ne-Yo❤

  • @jonscott234
    @jonscott234 5 місяців тому +683

    Black women's voice is just something else!! Shout out to the back up singers, silky smooth.

    • @nhayahsgoode
      @nhayahsgoode 5 місяців тому +12

      On everything

    • @Unbelievable-no7vm
      @Unbelievable-no7vm 5 місяців тому +9

      And the brother singing background also! Wow you forgot someone? SMH

    • @DrumToTheBassWoop
      @DrumToTheBassWoop 5 місяців тому +5

      There the best at music, a lot of genres have come from black artists. 😎

    • @j3sSM4iN
      @j3sSM4iN 4 місяці тому +1

      Mmmhhmm

    • @ChildofYAH
      @ChildofYAH 4 місяці тому

      Soulful ❤

  • @Therealmykag
    @Therealmykag 7 місяців тому +363

    Take A Bow, Let Me Love You, and Irreplaceable are all Neyo?!?! 😭🥰

  • @rodrigolinero2510
    @rodrigolinero2510 5 місяців тому +791

    It’s embarrassing the amount of times I’ve watched it 10/10

  • @fabmaserati
    @fabmaserati 2 місяці тому +5

    This brother is one of the greatest to ever do it.
    Incredible talent and repertory

  • @Dawizardofozz33
    @Dawizardofozz33 7 місяців тому +154

    Shout out to whoever called God and asked for one of his prettiest harp players!!😍

  • @JenniferCynthiaHair
    @JenniferCynthiaHair 6 місяців тому +167

    The harp was certainly the highlight for me 😌

  • @isma_ams
    @isma_ams 6 місяців тому +113

    My dude's voice has been iconic for the past 20 years.

  • @joeenders5867
    @joeenders5867 2 місяці тому +4

    2024..thank you for producing timeless songs 😍 brings back a lot of memories 🤩

  • @akashir5580
    @akashir5580 6 місяців тому +149

    Bro, late 2000s Ne-Yo was the GOAT. Bring back that kind of music, please.

    • @ShadowGeon
      @ShadowGeon 6 місяців тому

      Ooh I’d check out No Guidnce! a new rnb group with similar vibes 💯

  • @1995jordanc
    @1995jordanc 6 місяців тому +57

    She knocked Irreplaceable out of the park wow

  • @aarongreen5257
    @aarongreen5257 7 місяців тому +141

    The HARP did it for me... FIRE 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @thomassalhuteru2055
    @thomassalhuteru2055 17 днів тому +1

    I love his music and songs. Greetz from the Netherlands 👌🏾 🙂

  • @lovelivelife6327
    @lovelivelife6327 6 місяців тому +182

    "Two Million Secrets" is FIRE!!! He needs to release this track ASAP!!

    • @gulledahmed2954
      @gulledahmed2954 6 місяців тому +1

      Yes. He equally has some Afrobeats song I saw on tiktok..he's kinda teasing us 😅he's gotta release some hidden music

    • @selenabutts
      @selenabutts 6 місяців тому

      He needs to give it to Usher or Chris to make it a hit hit. But definitely a great song.

    • @soulrebel6309
      @soulrebel6309 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@selenabuttsyes I definitely hear Usher on this. A duet would be fire

    • @gulledahmed2954
      @gulledahmed2954 6 місяців тому +1

      @ a Ne-Yo and Usher collab yes..but my boy needs to write and release his projects, he's been so nice to the other artists

  • @dawna.1272
    @dawna.1272 6 місяців тому +74

    His background singers understood the assignment!! ❤❤❤❤ 🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @Chocolatemwahh
      @Chocolatemwahh 6 місяців тому +1

      Yes they did 😍🔥🔥

    • @ChocolateEarth
      @ChocolateEarth 6 місяців тому +1

      They're part of the Soul Lounge Band in Indiana.

  • @Nyashamakayi
    @Nyashamakayi 5 місяців тому +654

    Call Neyo what you want but the man literally carried R&B on his back in the 2000s and early 2010s. His songs are timeless and will definitely continue to stand the test of time 🕰️

    • @azizahrosadi412
      @azizahrosadi412 5 місяців тому +2

      Yaassssshh

    • @redvivid
      @redvivid 5 місяців тому +7

      Crazy thing is he's still carrying.. Man has written so many songs and continues writing for some for the biggest singers. Dude's a master.

    • @legacymadeit
      @legacymadeit 5 місяців тому +1

      @@redvividright! His pen impeccable 📝

    • @cvc1814
      @cvc1814 5 місяців тому

      Facts ❤

    • @rorisangmotsumi7686
      @rorisangmotsumi7686 5 місяців тому

      Fr❤

  • @johannacasan-adiong5484
    @johannacasan-adiong5484 2 місяці тому +3

    Thank you for this, @NPR...for reviving all this Ne-yo energy of sound. Still impeccably insatiable music!