The Moet Rose Lounge Presents NE-YO's Champagne Life

NEW YORK, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Moet & Chandon, the world's premier champagne since 1743, and Def Jam Grammy-award winning singer, songwriter, composer, producer and actor NE-YO announce their collaboration on a seven-city fall event series, The Moet Rose Lounge presents NE-YO's Champagne Life. An extension of the popular Moet Rose Lounge summer series that featured The Dream, these fall events will be private, invitation-only evening affairs hosted in New York City, Atlanta, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Cleveland and Detroit to celebrate the launch of Libra Scale available on Tuesday, October 19th, 2010.

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Inspired by the first single from Libra Scale – "Champagne Life" – Moet & Chandon's Nectar Imperial Rose, the #1 Rose Champagne in the United States and the preferred champagne choice of the Libra Scale album release tour, will be featured. NE-YO will host the events and will give guests a musical sampling preview of Libra Scale, a monumental concept album that tells the story of the rise of R&B's first superhero squad, The Gentleman, a trio of garbage men who are granted special powers, money, fame and women sans love.

The Moet Rose Lounge presents Ne-Yo's Champagne Life will take place in September and October 2010 at locations to be disclosed.

About NE-YO

Over the span of five years, his record sales have surpassed 10 million copies worldwide including collaborations with artists ranging from Michael Jackson to Tim McGraw. He has produced three number one albums, penned noteworthy songs for Rihanna, Beyonce, Leona Lewis, Usher, Kanye West, Whitney Houston and the Oscar-nominated movie Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire. Acting credits include the MTV hit feature, Stomp the Yard. NE-YO is also the founder of the Compound Foundation, a three-year old non-profit organization dedicated to public awareness and advocacy for children and teens within the child welfare system in the U.S.

About Moet & Chandon and The Rose Lounge

For over 260 years, Moet & Chandon has been the symbol of glamorous celebrations, turning the ordinary into the extraordinary with the pop of a cork. Moet & Chandon first introduced The Rose Lounge in June at Amnesia at MotorCity Hotel in Detroit. The Dream, a multi-award winning artist also on the Def Jam label, acted as the official host and provided attendees a private listening for this third album, Love King, which released on June 29th. Successive events were held in New York City at the coveted Press Lounge at Ink 48 hotel, AltoRex Rooftop in Atlanta, Liason Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., BWX Lounge in Baltimore and Lumen in Chicago.

SOURCE Moet & Chandon