Ne-Yo: “Lose Weight To Share Stage With Bey”
By Deborah Bennett, Senior Editor June 23, 2009 1:37 pm
Remember when Ne-Yo made the comment about light skinned babies being cuter than dark skinned babies? Well he may have put his foot in his mouth again… he recently told a big-boned wanna-be singer she needs to lose weight if she wants to share the same stage as Beyonce. The singer goes on to say that Beyonce is just barely getting by, as she’s a “big girl”, quiet as it’s kept!!
Listen to Ne-Yo give advice below:
Check out Ne-Yo and his girlfriend as they hit the dance floor:
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luscioushotcha
7-21-2009 3:03 am
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kingofspadez1
7-20-2009 8:17 pm
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Teon36
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sistabigboness
7-18-2009 8:16 pm
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satch6840
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specialkindalady
6-30-2009 11:58 pm
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pishtash88
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eazyE
6-30-2009 12:04 pm
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vernella42
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eshaneua
6-30-2009 8:34 am
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eshaneua
6-30-2009 8:30 am
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k_l_h09
6-30-2009 7:59 am
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TEAR_U_UP
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I don’t agree totally with everything he is saying. He’s being honest about the pop world being shallow, but to say she gonna have a hard time if she don’t look a certain way is not all true. There are plenty of pop and R and B divas who are big and successful. And Jordin Sparks isn’t exactly skinny but she was still chosen as American Idol and is doing just fine. The young lady has a nice voice and I’m sure that maybe a makeover would suffice and the weight loss should be just to enhance her performance capabilities. Girlfriend, do your musical style the way you’d like and just go Indie. If the people love you a lot, then you’ll get picked up by a label for your abilities and talents. You have the potential to be a moneymaker and money talks honey. If you go to a gym do it because you want to better yourself, and for your health but never to please anyone. And judging from your original piece, you sound very neo soul despite your weight. I would buy your music any day.
kingofspadez1
Look Neyo Being real the world is shallow and he was letting her know whats up………..they woulda told her that anyway from anyone in the buisiness!!
Teon36
Well I wouldn’t say that he put his foot in his mouth, because he really didn’t say anything rude or that America doesn’t already know. Beyonce her self has stated she works really hard to keep her weight where it is. she was not as small and curved in her earlier times but that’s ok. She wanted it she worked hard and she got it. She has stated her self one of the main reasons she came out with her clothing line is because she’s a curvy girl and she wanted something that fit her. She also stated she loves to eat, so I’m pretty sure she does work hard like she said to look as good as she does. There’s nothing wrong with that. I will say though the way he came at the heavy girl was raw and uncut but he kept it all the way 100 for her. Like he said the people in the world of po will not accept you for who you are. He was just honest and upfront with her as to how most people in that business feel, but I say girl if you know you got the voice you do hat you want to do. Don’t let anything or anyone be your discourager instead let that be your inspiration with or without the weight, you do you. We only have one life.
He’d better be careful about saying things that can be posted about people in the “pop” world, because that’s most of his audience, if I’m not mistaken…but otherwise, I think he was telling the truth about what’s accepted by society and what’s not…being overweight is not “normal”, according to most…and people, afraid of what their peers will think, are more willing to accept “normal”…also, Big Jennifer Hudson would probably have had a heart attack trying to hold a candle to Beyonce who is big-boned, not fat, btw..she is a major performer and must be fit…there’s a big difference between being stationery on stage and dancing, when you’re trying to attract certain audiences
sistabigboness
no one said nothing about that receding ass hair line NEYO! i’m so through from this point on… bald headed ass… j.hud has TALENT… that’s why she can compete with beyonce… not because she won an oscar first… this pisses me off the ignorance that comes outta people’s mouth… i wish i could take that piece of trash garbage ass cd back to the store…
satch6840
To the girl in this video-Fuggedaboutit! Neyo was just being nice to you,u are to’ up from the flo’ up!
specialkindalady
Eww…I don’t like how her lips don’t meet up normally. She *looks like* she is missing her top teeth which makes her bottom lip pertrude forward…
She is not cute…po thang.
pishtash88
Umm…did anyone actually listen to what he said? She asked his opinion. He is just being 100% real with her. Unfortunately, the r&b/pop world is focused more on your appearance than talent and the neo-soul genre is focused on the music. Her talent is there so it’s up to her to decide how comfortable SHE is with herself and make a decision based on that. The comment he makes about Beyonce is actually something i’ve heard HER say before! I wish her the best but the reality is a beautiful, thin girl with a mediocre voice will go farther in the POP world. She would definitely be marketable as a neo-soul artist.
eazyE
well unfortunately it is what it is… in a perfect world race, color, and size would not matter… however unfortunately pretty women, lite skinned women, white women, and thin women will most likely get all the breaks fair or not…….. its just how society is…….. unfortunately it is the beautiful ones that usually shine……
you have to thank ur parents to a degree on how ur gonna grow up and look…….. so if ur parents look halfway decent then most likely ur gonna grow up to be attractive…
not always but most of the time….so remember when u mate and pro create choose and choose wisely cuz u know if ur ugly as a lil kid then most likely u will grow up to be unattractive but some do “grow” into their looks….
dont get mad at other women if they are more attractive or have nicer features than u…….in ur mind u have to tell urself that ur sexy and beautiful even if others dont tell u or believe it……. it has to come from within….
its the truth and some women have to face the facts that some women are pretty and some are ugly….its the way of the world…..
vernella42
when neyo or what ever his name is want to give advice he meeds to lose the gum look in the mirror then say to him self if my face could sell albums then this young lady could sell albums with her voice but i must say beauty is in the eyes of the beholder
eshaneua
Failed to mention HIS biggest crisis of all-his identity crisis. He doesn’t know whether or not he wants to be a male, female, tranny, hermaphrodite, or all of the above. SO MANY CHOICES!
eshaneua
Ne-Yo has to be THE ABSOLUTE most insecure, insane, inept, and immature person on the face of this planet. He makes statements like that because he hates the reflection staring back at him in the mirror when he flips the light switch and he wants to dump his emotional baggage on anyone who will allow it. In addition, he has an ugly personality and the fact that his physical features leaves much to be desired makes him an even UGLIER person. Lastly, he made the comment about ‘light-skinned babies because that’s what he aspires to be. Hmmm–onto something here–that explains his INSANE JEALOUSY of Chris Brown. He Hates Him Cause He Aint HIM!!!!!!!!!
k_l_h09
You guys I am so sick and tired of people thinking that they have the RIGHT to even judge a person based on their looks…Yes the young lady did ask what he thought of her just looking at her…but I find a lot of what he said to be incorrect…Jennifer Hudson did NOT have to win an Oscar first for someone to look at her on Stage with Beyonce!!!! It was her performance opposite Beyonce in Dreamgirls that impressed the world…her TALENT…. GO FIGURE!…so shallow…Tera do ya thing…ur voice is beautiful and you are beautiful!!!!
TEAR_U_UP
Hello every1! my name is Tera i am the girl NE-YO is referring 2 in the video. I appreciate every1 comment about what is real and fake. I don’t want 2 be like beyonce, i wanna be like myself. I feel that he is true about what he is saying and also i feel good music is good music. I have had issues for awhile with my weight but i feel if you want to be successful you work at it. So i am doing just that. I have no problems with negative or positive comments. IT IS WHAT IT IS. IF NE-YO OR ANYONE ELSE GIVES SOME GOOD ADVICE ON BEING AN ARTIST THEN I TAKE IT IN2 CONSIDERATION!!! BUT ONLY FOR ME!!!! EVERY1 HAVE A GREAT DAY;)
wundawuman
He comment was on applicable only meant for Pop artist. He said if she wants to do “real music” then she would not have to change herself, but she should be presentable. I agree however that his comments about Bey were waaaaaay out of line! Beyonce is faaaar from a big girl, she is not even close. Sounds like some crap a gay man would say. They always hate on beautiful women because they want to be one.
Heavn_Sent
First of all Neyo maybe right about the music industry being shallow but all that nonsense about beyonce Jay-Z doesn’t seem to have a problem with the way she looks and most men love her. Its immature boys (not men) who thinks that a woman should look like she hasn’t eaten in a month to walk next to them anyways its not like if he is cute. If it was really about image and looks he wouldnt be where he is, and that my dear Ne yo is the truth.