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NE-YO TO TAKE 'YEAR' ACROSS U.S.: Tour promoting new album to begin Feb. 5 in Vegas hometown.

(January 12, 2009)

*Following a current run through Japan and a two-week European jaunt promoting his new album "Year of the Gentleman," Ne-Yo will launch a U.S. leg of his world tour on Feb. 5 in his hometown of Las Vegas.

The 15-city stateside trek will hit clubs and theaters across the country, with stops planned in Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, Houston, New York City and Atlanta.

"Year of the Gentleman," released in September, reached No. 2 on The Billboard 200 and became Ne-Yo's third effort to debut at the top of the R&B/hip-hop albums chart. So far, the Rat Pack-inspired disc has spawned the hit singles "Closer," "Mad" and "Miss Independent," all of which are streaming at Ne-Yo's MySpace page.

Here are the dates of Ne-Yo's U.S. tour:

February 2009

5 - Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl at the Palms

6 - Oakland, CA - Paramount Theater

7 - Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia

11 - Miami, FL - Waterfront Theater

13 - New Orleans, LA - Uno Lake Front

14 - Houston, TX - Reliant Center

15 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Live

18 - Washington, DC - Constitution Hall

19 - Baltimore, MD - Lyric Theater

20 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall