NE-YO & AKON
Location: OVO Hydro
NE-YO is the three-time GRAMMY award-winning R&B artist and songwriter. Coming to Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on 28th April 2026.
NE-YO is a three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning R&B hitmaker, iconic songwriter, actor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist whose illustrious catalog has generated a combined total of 23 billion streams worldwide.
His debut single, 2005’s ‘So Sick’ hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified quadruple-platinum. Since then, the Motown Records/Compound Entertainment recording artist has racked up a collection of global hits including ‘Sexy Love’, ‘Closer’, ‘Because of You’, ‘Miss Independent’, and ‘Push Back’ [feat. Bebe Rexha and Stefflon Don].
Additionally, NE-YO has proven to be as powerful with his pen as he is in the recording studio and on stage, penning bangers like Rihanna’s ‘Unfaithful’, ‘Russian Roulette’, and ‘Take a Bow’, along with Beyoncé’s 2006 breakup anthem ‘Irreplaceable’ and songs for such artists as Jennifer Hudson, Usher, Carrie Underwood, Celine Dion and Mario among others.
The multi-hyphenate has also leveraged his platform as a musician to pivot into acting. His film and television credits include NBC’s World of Dance, Netflix’s Dance Monsters, Empire, Stomp the Yard, Save the Last Dance, Battle: Los Angeles, George Lucas’ Red Tails, The Wiz Live!, Starz’ Step Up: High Water, Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding and The Sound of Christmas. He will be starring in the upcoming season of 50 Cent’s acclaimed drama series BMF on STARZ.
