Ne-Yo wants to duet with Lady GaGa.

The 'So Sick' hitmaker insists his single 'Beautiful Monster' was not inspired by the eccentric singer - who nicknamed her fans Little Monsters - but would love the chance to work with the 'Poker Face' star.

He said: "I'd love to do a duet with Lady Gaga. A lot of people asked me if 'Beautiful Monster' had anything to do with Lady Gaga and I can honestly say no, it did not.

"Lady Gaga had nothing to do with the creation of the record, however, if she were willing to do a duet I would absolutely love to do something with her."

Ne-Yo also praised Gaga for the innovation and creativity she has shown with the concepts for her promotional videos.

He added to MTV New Zealand: "I give credit to Lady Gaga for breathing new life into the creative element of video making. Before her, videos were getting really bland and then Lady Gaga came out with all this new creativity and new energy."