There's a lot you need to know about Ne-Yo's upcoming "Give Me Everything" VMA performance with Pitbull Sunday night. First of all, it's Ne-Yo's first VMA performance! Ever! Second of all, listening to him rehearse "Give Me Everything" inside of the Nokia Theater reaffirmed that his voice is legitimately, undeniably perfect. Even if you already knew that, it bears repeating. Which is kind of why I asked him to sing to me when I interviewed him backstage at his VMA rehearsal. Luckily he said yes! And I said yes... to being his date to the VMAs! (More on that coming soon!) Oh, and third, Ne-Yo, who prefers to go by "The Black Barry Manilow" (just watch), is so sexy it's almost devastating. It's almost impossible to look directly at him because it's like staring at the sun. Do I sound like a fan girl? Well I am. Run and tell that.
But the most important thing is that HE ASKED ME TO BE HIS DATE TO THE VMAs! Am I bragging? Did I totally dork out? Uh, well yeah. But you would too if NE-YO ASKED YOU TO BE HIS DATE TO THE VMAs. Was he serious? Probably not. I mean, I'm not delusional. Am I dressing up VMA night just in case? Obviously.
Watch Ne-Yo serenade me with the hook of "Give Me Everything" before he performs it live with PItbull at the 2011 MTV VMAs on Sunday.
Watch the 2011 MTV VMAs live from Nokia Theatre L.A. in Los Angeles on Sunday, Aug. 28, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on MTV and MTV.com. Catch the live preshow at 8 p.m. ET/PT and cast your votes for Best New Artist up until the show airs!