All set for Ne-Yo MOA concert

MANILA, Philippines - On Jan. 9 at SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds, Ne-Yo will be back together with Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Jadyn Maria for a show that will feature Eurasia, a group composed of beautiful Eurasian ladies as front act.

Since his debut, Ne-Yo has had five Top 10 songs on Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist and two No. 1 albums on Billboard 20. Ne-Yo has also amassed a catalog of chart-topping songs that he has written for other artists.

He has written songs for Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Anastacia, Ciara, Corbin Bleu and Enrique Iglesias. He also collaborated with Lindsay Lohan on her new material, having already finished Bossy, a pre-single for her new album Spirit in the Dark.

Jadyn was the first artist signed to Ne-Yo’s Compound Entertainment label. At 17, Jadyn was signed to Sparrow Records, a Christian music subsidiary of EMI, after being spotted singing at a wedding. She appeared on the song Never Alone (Nunca Solo) from Avalon band member Jody McBrayer’s album, This is Who I Am. She was also asked to record a cover of With or Without You with Grits on the US tribute album In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa.

Ne-Yo is backed up by more than 30 artists composed of band members, dancers, lighting designers and special effects personnel.

Aside from being Ne-Yo’s after concert venue, Alchemy, your one-stop clubbing destination, presents theme nights as follows:

• Tuesdays — Open Mike Nights;

• Wednesdays — Sweet Candy;

• Thursdays — Alchemy Presents;

• Fridays — Grown and Sexy; and

• Saturdays — Pure.

Open bar is from 10 p.m. to 12 midnight. Everyone will be accommodated till 6 a.m. Alchemy also gives free bottles of wine for every group of seven.

Tickets to Ne-Yo’s show are available at Ticketworld (tel. no. 891-9999) and Alchemy (633-0516).