As one of the most sought after men in the industry right now, Ne-Yo has been busy prepping for the release of his third Def Jam release, "Year Of The Gentleman." He's also has his hand in Jennifer Hudson, Lindsay Lohan and Leonia Lewis' respective cookie jars.

Surprising to some, Ne-Yo worked on a track with Lindsay Lohan for her next album called "Bossy." "I gotta admit, we were like ... Lindsay Lohan?'" Ne-Yo said. "I mean, I've written for Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Celine Dion and ... Lindsay Lohan? But I will say this; we gave her a quality record and she did a ridiculously fabulous job. I was so shocked I had to call her and apologize for what I was thinking because she did so good. I think the world is gonna be surprised."

He was also behind the pen for the first single from Jennifer Hudson's newly released single "Spotlight." Although her album is not due out until September, Ne-Yo says that he's "really, really proud" that they chose his song to be it's signature sound.

"They were really trying to figure out where to take her," he explains. "The main issue with Jennifer Hudson is her voice is so huge, so how do you take that and radio-ize it, make it radio-friendly. She can't do ('And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going') every song 'cause you'll eventually be tired of it. So ('Spotlight') is kind of a classy midtempo, and I hope and pray it does well 'cause Jennifer is an amazing talent."

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