Ne-Yo Backs Mary J. Blige’s Lovers & Friends Holdout, Has Tip for Coachella

Ne-Yo‘s one of many many music giants gracing the Lovers & Friends stage this yr, and says the lineup deserves all of the headlines it is making … simply as Mary J. Blige deserves her place on the marquee.

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the R&B magnate in L.A., and he was shocked to listen to Mary staged a short-lived holdout for higher Lovers & Friends’ billing — but additionally has zero concern together with her technique.

In any case, as Ne-Yo reminded us, she is the Queen of Hip Hop Soul. Bow down, bishes.

Ne-Yo predicts this yr’s present has huge potential to be the most effective one but … that includes MJB, Usher, Gwen Stefani, Lil Wayne, Timbaland, Backstreet Boys, Janet Jackson and himself! How can they presumably lose?!?

That is a query people working Coachella have been asking with ticket sale woes — so, we requested Ne-Yo why he thought the once-premier competition had fallen off.

Though he does not have a lot expertise performing on the occasion, he instructed us he is heard by the grapevine Coachella’s misplaced its grassroots really feel, and gone extra company.

In contrast … the L&F fest is accumulating names to doubtlessly launch a 2nd present.

Ne-Yo suggests Coachella can flip issues round if it turns round its subsequent lineup.

He and MJB is perhaps completely happy campers going into this yr’s L&F, however the powers that be ought to verify on Juvenile — quick!!!