Ne-Yo has brushed off rumours he holds a grudge against fellow R+B singer R. Kelly after winning a lawsuit against the star's tour promoter earlier this month.

The So Sick hitmaker won $700,320 in damages in a lawsuit filed against bosses at Rowe Entertainment Inc. after he was dropped as the support act from Kelly's 2007 tour.

The move came amid allegations that Kelly feared the younger singer was upstaging him - claims Kelly, who was not named in the suit, has always refuted.

And Ne-Yo insists he bears no ill will towards the star.

He tells the New York Daily News, "I don't hate R. Kelly. It wasn't even really a feud. It's all in the past."

But Ne-Yo admits he has big plans for the compensation cash, adding, "I think I'm going to use the money and open up a club or a cigar bar in Atlanta."