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Ne-Yo has announced that he has left Def Jam to move to the legendary Motown records to sign as an artist and as Vice President of A&R.

The R&B crooner has been given the opportunity to move his Compound Entertainment label to Motown after several years with Def Jam.

Announcing the news, Ne-Yo told Billboard.biz: "I'm honored that I¹ve been given such a prestigious title and trusted with such responsibility; terrified because I know that playing this role in the fashion of one of my career role models, Mr. Smokey Robinson -- these are big shoes to fill. But trust, I can handle it."

It seems Def Jam have no problems in letting Ne-Yo further his career, with the Def Jam CEO Barry Weiss adding: "But this move to Motown will provide new and inspiring challenges for Ne-Yo as both an artist and a key member of the new senior management team that is taking form at the label in 2012."

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