Ne-Yo Apologizes to Lindsay Lohan

Ne-Yo and Lohan Photo by: Ray Filmano / WENN; Hector Mata / AP

"Miss Lindsay Lohan, I apologize if you are watching. I am sorry. There we go," Ne-Yo told E!'s Daily 10, "Straight up and down I thought it was gonna suck. I was like, Lindsay Lohan are you joking? Are you serious? What the hell am I going to do for Lindsay Lohan? I took it as a challenge. And we put together a record for her."

Still, the singer-songwriter with the hit-making touch knows talent when he sees it. And Ne-Yo definitely found it on Lindsay, whom he describes as “ridiculously fabulous.”

"I think the world is gonna be surprised," Ne-Yo predicts.