Ne-Yo on 20 Years of “So Sick”, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Michael Jackson, and New Album ‘Highway 79’

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Twenty years after releasing his classic debut album 'In My Own Words,' Ne-Yo joins us to reflect on that record and the songs that changed his life while introducing his new album country-R&B album, 'Highway 79.' He looks back on his legendary collaborations with Swedish songwriting duo Stargate, the creation of “So Sick,” and the stories behind songs like “Closer” and “Miss Independent,” and all the hits he wrote for others like Rihanna’s “Take a Bow” (she was just a teen when they first met), and Beyoncé's “Irreplaceable” — a song he originally wrote for himself.Ne-Yo also opens up about why country music inspired his latest project, the changing definition of pop, and why he feels…