{"id":95429,"date":"2024-08-08T12:05:24","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T16:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/08\/08\/ne-yo-receives-key-to-city-of-las-vegas-honored-with-ne-yo-day-during-residency-concert\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T12:05:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T16:05:24","slug":"ne-yo-receives-key-to-city-of-las-vegas-honored-with-ne-yo-day-during-residency-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/08\/08\/ne-yo-receives-key-to-city-of-las-vegas-honored-with-ne-yo-day-during-residency-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Ne-Yo Receives Key to City of Las Vegas & Honored With Ne-Yo Day During Residency\u00a0Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tNe-Yo <\/a>has just about seen it all in his decorated career. But the hitmaker was caught off-guard during his Human Love Rebellion residency concert in Las Vegas on Wednesday night (Aug. 7) as he received a prestigious honor.<\/p>\n

\n\tMayor Carolyn Goodman surprised him on stage with the Key to the City of Las Vegas, and she also officially dubbed Aug. 7 as Ne-Yo Day in Sin City.<\/p>\n

\n\tShe interrupted the show two songs in to present the singer \u2014 born Shaffer Smith \u2014 with the key to the city while giving him his flowers for his success as a musician, but also his philanthropic efforts around the city that raised him. \u201cYours has extra jewels [compared] to the one we gave Usher two months ago,\u201d Goodman quipped. \u201cYou\u2019re homegrown, my dear man \u2026 Congratulations!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRocking a leopard-print suit and with the crowd chanting his name, Ne-Yo began to get a bit emotional. \u201cThank you,\u201d he began. \u201cI don\u2019t want to get emotional, I\u2019m trying to be fly. I can\u2019t cry in this suit. Thank you to our lovely mayor, thank you to the city of Las Vegas, thank you all for being here.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tIt\u2019s been a celebratory year for Ne-Yo, who embarked on his independent journey <\/a>in June after two decades in the major label system with Motown and Def Jam Records. \u201cIt\u2019s a blessing to be in this position to control my own destiny as an independent artist,\u201d he said at the time. \u201cMy artistry means everything to me and I\u2019m excited to embrace this new beginning with \u20182 Million Secrets.\u2019 It\u2019s a personal song that took growth to write, but I\u2019m proud to share it with the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNe-Yo\u2019s Human Love Rebellion residency continues this weekend with a pair of shows at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, where he\u2019ll take the stage on Aug. 9 and Aug. 10.<\/p>\n

\n\tWatch the video below.<\/p>\n

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