R&B singing sensation Ne-Yo has announced that he will be hitting Birmingham’s LG Arena on Thursday 14 March 2013.

Ne-yo’s fifth studio album R.E.D, is his first with new label Motown Records after being appointed as the label's senior vice president for A&R. The album crosses over a range of musical genres combining elements of R&B, pop and dance-pop, re-uniting with frequent partners StarGate as well as new collaborators such as Harmony Samuels, No I.D. and The Underdogs.

Before hitting the big-time as a singer with his debut single ‘So Sick’, Ne-Yo had success as a songwriter contributing to number of songs released by top artists including; Mary J.Blige, Faith Evans, and most notably he wrote ‘Let me Love you’ for Mario, which reached number on the Billboard Hot 100.

Ne-Yo will be supported on tour by X-Factor Judge, Tulisa.