On this album,you know, Ne-Yo and Tricky and The-Dream and Kuk and The Movement and Akon, I'm telling you this album is amazing,"
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Johnny Depp, Sting, Ne-Yo, Quincy Jones and Patti Smith also attended the event at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, which was held in honour of Houston.
The-Dream, a brilliant songwriter and singer from Atlanta, has seen his sales decline, as has Ne-Yo, another performer who splits his time between writing for others and for himself.