Singer-songwriter Ne-Yo pleaded guilty Monday to driving without a license. He pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge in Cobb State Court.

The Grammy-winning R&B singer is listed in the court files by his given name, Shaffer Chimere Smith.

Judge Roland Castellanos sentenced him to 24 hours of community service.

He must perform a concert for the Boys & Girls Club.

He was also fined $1,000 and must attend a defensive driving class.

The R&B singer lives in Mableton.

Ne-Yo was pulled over by Cobb police on Feb. 19 on South Cobb Drive and Cobb Parkway.

At 2:28 a.m., police clocked his maroon Range Rover as going 105 mph in a 55 mph zone.

He was given a ticket for reckless driving.

He was also given a ticket for not having a Georgia license. Ne-Yo told police he had lived in Georgia for one year.

His upcoming album "The Year of the Gentleman" is scheduled to be released in August.

On his Web site, Ne-Yo talks about composing the new album. He said his travels in Europe and his own fascination with the Rat Pack inspired him.

"For me, the sharpness of Sammy and Sinatra is the kind of style I strive for in clothes and music," Ne-Yo explains on the site.

About his February arrest, Ne-Yo said in an interview with the AJC last week "They're trying to make me put on that little orange vest and pick up trash. . . . I'm hoping I can take a class or something. I hope we can work it out soon."

In February, his "Because of You" won a Grammy for best contemporary R&B album.