Ne-Yo shows FM radio hits that put on an unforgettable show in the city | City 2023

Ne-Yo appeared at the end of the first half of the 2000s, and listened to The Town audience on FM radio at the time, who had been listening to the American singer’s hits a lot in the previous decade.

On Stage One, the second largest festival in São Paulo, the swing-pop singer performed with a booming voice. Either way: the sound pressure made many people scratch their ears; The nostalgic songs had almost made the entire audience dance. At some points, the noise exceeded 95 decibels, almost like the sound of a chainsaw.

“For those who don’t know me, I’m Ni Yu, very nice to meet you.

The interactions with the fans and the steps are very well rehearsed. It’s all clear cut, like the pop star who was once dubbed “the heir to Michael Jackson,” the cursed label already associated with Chris Brown and Justin Timberlake.

Shaffer Chimer Smith, the singer’s real name, knows what he’s doing. He sprinkles hits through the set: “Because of You” and “Ms. Independent” early on; “Sexy Love” and “So Sick” in the middle; “Give me everything” and “the time of your life” at the end.

In general, he spends little time on gossip. There is only one “contest” in which women from the audience (selected in advance so as not to interrupt the performance) dance with him while being “pushed back”.

Full of grooves and hits, it even provides a portion of songs composed for other artists. It’s the craziest moment on the show. Instead of arranging and singing songs live with his band, he just shouts “Do you know this song?”

Instead of performing, he just wants to know how to capitalize on being the co-author of Rihanna’s “Take a Bow” and Beyoncé’s “Irreplaceable,” for example.

This was not his first time in Brazil. In 2014, Ne-Yo danced to timbalada when he performed at the El Salvador Summer Festival and wrapped himself in a Gremio flag at the Planeta Atlantida festival.

This time, let go of the parrot genre a bit and indulge in the romantic, radio-friendly soul nostalgia. The audience went along. If Ne-Yo isn’t on the main stage at The Town 2025, I will change my name to Neyozinho Lorentz.

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