Ne-Yo on new album, dance music, Tim McGraw

By Associated Press

Published November 8, 2012 5:00am ET

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Ne-Yo on new album, dance music, Tim McGraw — This Oct. 12, 2012 photo shows R&B singer-songwriter and music executive Ne-Yo, born Shaffer Chimere Smith, in New York. Ne-Yo is releasing his fifth album, “R.E.D.” It’s his first release on Universal Motown, where he also serves as senior vice president of A&R. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision/AP) | Amy Sussman

Ne-Yo knows that dance and electronic music dominate the charts and radio, and he believes some of the lyrics are weak.

“There’s dance songs out there with four words in the whole song, and it don’t ever matter,” he said. “Because it’s not about what the words are, it’s about the music, the ups and downs in the music … and then it explodes — that’s what that genre of music is about.”

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