Also on the bill

Here's the 4-1-1 on the rest of the Up Close & Personal entourage:

Ne-Yo

Taking his stage name from the main character in the "Matrix" films, Las Vegas singer-songwriter Shaffer Chimere Smith previously penned tunes for Mario, B2K, Mary J. Blige and others. Ne-Yo, 23, has been notching R&B hits of his own lately, including "So Sick," "When You're Mad" and "Sexy Love."

Dem Franchize Boyz

Unhindered by atrocious spelling, Atlanta natives Gerald "Buddie" Tiller, Bernard "Jizzal Man" Leverette, Maurice "Parlae" Gleaton and Jamal "Pimpin" Willingham (they're all in their early 20s) went Top 10 with the single "Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It" and appeared on a remix of Mariah Carey's "Say Somethin'." Their stripped-down sound is a prime example of snap music, a hip-hop subgenre.

Lil' Wayne

After first rising to fame with the Hot Boys -- alongside Turk, Juvenile and B.G. -- this New Orleans rapper (real name: Dwayne Michael Carter) has released five successful solo albums, yielding such hits as "Go DJ" and "Fireman." Lil' Wayne, 23, wound up in big trouble Monday, when he was arrested in Atlanta on drug charges. Free on bond, he remained listed among the Up Close & Personal performers at press time.

-- John Soeder