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Theories
Here are three example of Ne-yo tugging his hat in three different music videos;
5. Frequent reference to notion
Goodwin realised that artist tends to repeat a certain motion or dance in music videos they produce, for example Ne-Yo tugs on his hat similarly as a cowboy would, which is similar to the ‘King of Pop’ Michael Jackson had done. By re-enacting these dance moves it allows the audience to recognise the artist and become their signature move.



This image shows Michael Jacksons dance movement and stance which became extremely popular.
This is from the music video ‘Smooth Criminal’.

Ne-Yo – One in a Million
Ne-Yo – Miss Independent
Ne-Yo – Beautiful Monster
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