Ne-Yo: 'Rihanna has come a long way'

Ne-Yo has praised Rihanna, stating that her vocals have come a long way since she first started out.

The 'Beautiful Monster' star, who has worked with Rihanna on a number of tracks including 'Take A Bow' and 'Russian Roulette', was asked about the use of studio tricks on Rihanna's voice in the studio.

"I feel like Rihanna has definitely come a long way from when I first met her," he told That Grape Juice.

"She has grown as an artist and she has grown into a beautiful young woman. She is a very talented artist."

The singer-songwriter then went on to explain that there is "room for improvement" in everyone, including himself.

"I feel like every song that she does and every album that she does she's going to keep getting better and better," he said. "She is still very much a student of this art and that's how I know she's going to be around for a while."

Ne-Yo previously described the use of auto-tune as "cheating".

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