Ne-Yo: 'Whitney's trying to find her place'

R&B star Ne-Yo has said that Whitney Houston is trying to "find her place" in today's music industry.

The pop diva has been absent from the charts for nearly six years, but is planning to release her comeback album later this year.

Ne-Yo, who has been working on songs for the album, insisted that Houston is committed to regaining her place at the top of the charts.

"I think this record's about her trying to find her place in all this," he said. "She's been gone for quite some time, but the voice is still very much a factor so it's just a matter of her finding her place in this new industry."

He also praised Houston's work ethic, saying: "She's definitely being hands on with this project."

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