Disney's 'The Princess and the Frog': Hear the Full Album Online

"Look out, boys! I'm coming through!" - Princess Tiana, "Almost There"

Walt Disney Pictures' highly anticipated animated masterpiece, 'The Princess and the Frog' will have its official wide release this Friday, December 11th! In the meantime, everyone has been bumping the film's official soundtrack, which includes a lively collection of original songs and an orchestral score by Randy Newman, and Ne-Yo's romantic pop ballad, "Never Knew I Needed".

Elton John, the man behind the award-winning soundtrack for 'The Lion King' has nothing but praise for Disney's decision to bring Newman on board for the film's music: "Randy Newman is, for me, an American treasure.... One of my favorite writers of all time, before he started writing for God knows how many animation movies with Pixar and Disney. This could be one of the best Disney scores ever, because I think he's fantastic."

Chief Creative Officer for Pixar/Walt Disney Animation Studios, John Lasseter, also weighed about the significance of this particular soundtrack: "The songs in 'The Princess and the Frog' are so key to advancing the story, and also to really introducing the characters and learning about the characters; what they're about, what they want, what's inside them."

Listen to a full online stream for 'The Princess and the Frog' Soundtrack right here.

The lady who lends her voice to the leading heroine, Anika Noni Rose, has been going everywhere to support the film's wide release. Check out her recent performance on Good Morning America of "Almost There", Princess Tiana's theme song!

Anika Noni Rose Performs "Almost There" on 'Good Morning America', watch here.

Ne-Yo's New Video for 'Never Knew

The heartfelt love ballad, "Never Knew I Needed", Ne-Yo's pop theme song from 'The Princess and the Frog' Soundtrack, is well on its way to becoming one of the top slow dance songs of the year. Now, Ne-Yo just released a new version of the video featuring footage from the upcoming film. Check it out now!

Listen to exclusive snippets from 'The Princess and the Frog' Soundtrack right here.

Ne-Yo's Protege Jadyn Maria

“Smart as a whip, pretty as a porcelain doll, and talented as all hell!!” - Ne-Yo (raving about his new protégé, Jadyn Maria).

Universal Motown Records announces the signing of Grammy Award winner Ne-Yo’s protégé Jadyn Maria. The gifted singer-songwriter prepares to introduce herself to the world with her debut single, “Good Girls Like Bad Boys”, featuring Flo-Rida. The infectious pulsing electronic track will soon heat up Top 40 and Crossover radio airwaves.

Check out Jadyn's brand new music video for “Good Girls Like Bad Boys” featuring Flo-Rida!

Plus, watch Ne-Yo introduce Jadyn Maria to his fans and the world, via his Gentleman Blog!

Beyonce and Ne-Yo Honor Barbara Streisand

R&B stars Beyonce and Ne-Yo performed a tribute to legendary songstress Barbra Streisand at the 2008 Kennedy Center Honors Gala at the Kennedy Center in Washington, which was recorded Dec. 7 and aired last night on CBS.

The annual Kennedy Center Honors awards are handed out for lifetime achievement in the performing arts.

Ne-Yo performs “Lover, Come Back To Me” at the 31st Annual Kennedy Center Honors.

Ne-Yo - Working on First Movie!

Neyo has announced that he is working on a semi-autobiographical film, to the likes of Eminem’s 8 Mile. Ne-Yo broke the exclusive news to Rap-Up.com.

“We are putting together the next [film] right now as we speak, as a matter of fact. The name of the movie is Venice Beach and basically it’s going to be my 8 Mile, loosely based on [my] life, but not really."

“There’s a lot of room for it to be either really good or really corny. We gotta make sure the script is right, so that’s why we ain’t start shooting yet. We gotta get it right.”

Production on Venice Beach is expected to commence “around December.”