During an interview with Shannon Sharpe on his podcast "Club Shay Shay," Ne-Yo reflected on being dropped from Columbia Records.

Ne-Yo files a gag order against his estranged wife, claiming that she is the reason that he lost out on $400,000.

Believe it or not, multi-platinum superstar Ne-Yo has a net worth of $9 million. Let's take a look at how he achieved that success.

Grammy-winning recording artist Ne-Yo wants to diversify the tech industry and is putting his money where his mouth is. In 2017, he invested in the Holberton School’s $2.3 million funding round and is now watching the school’s progress. Students in Silicon Valley’s Holberton School, a two-year coding academy targeting underrepresented groups, are not required to pay tuition — they pay 17 percent of their salary to the school for three years once they find a job after graduation. Holberton grads have gone on to work for Apple, NASA, LinkedIn and Facebook. The school does not use formal teaching methods — the students teach each other and complete projects throughout the program. Ne-Yo said the Holberton School’s commitment to diversity is what attracted him to the organization. “Little black kids growing up don’t say things like ‘I want to be a coder when I grow up,’ because it’s not real to them, they don’t see people that look like me doing it,” Ne-Yo said to TechCrunch . “But tech...