NE-YO'S THIRD ALBUM IS TITLED 'YEAR OF THE GENTLEMEN'....

Last Friday, Ne-yo released a new song to radio called "Closer," (which I posted HERE) and this week on Monday night at Jay-Z's Rock the Mic studios, the singer told MTV News that he is deep into the recording process of his third studio album, which is currently called Year of the Gentleman. As for his new single "Closer", MTV describes it as "the intensity of a hip-hop/R&B hybrid but flirts with the thump of trance music, showcasing the vibe Ne-yo's been on lately".

Check out what he had to say in regards to what we should expect from the new album:

"I'm trying to take it back to where you couldn't walk out of the house unless you looked your best," he explained of the album title. "Back in the day of, say, the Rat Pack and Nat King Cole ... any picture you ever see, they're suited and everything is right from top to bottom. Not saying it has to be a suit, 'cause clothes don't make the man — it's the attitude and person. The music needs to personify that. A lot of this music [on the album], some of it is gonna be urban, some of it is gonna be pop. Some is gonna ride that middle. READ MORE

Ne-yo has been on his grind lately as he wrote Janet Jackson's "Rock With U" and Rihanna's latest single "Take a Bow." He also wrote a track for the new Lindsay Lohan record, and he worked with Stargate on it as well, so yeah, we all know what that's going to sound like. Acoustic guitars and a pissed female perspective. The 25-year-old will also be joining Alicia Keys and Jordin Sparks on tour next month and has dismissed claims that R.Kelly has dissed him on the mixtape song "I'm a Beast".