Editing Nelly (section)

=== 2009–2010: Collaborations and ''5.0'' ===
[[File:Cornell-Haynes-Jr Nelly 2010-06-05 photoby Adam-Bielawski.jpg|thumb|Nelly in 2010]]
In the summer of 2009, Nelly made a public announcement in [[Las Vegas]] about the yet-to-be-titled album.<ref name="sohh">{{cite web|last=Langhorne |first=Cyrus |url=http://www.sohh.com/2009/07/nelly_premieres_new_album.html |title=Nelly Plots Comeback & Premieres New Album, "This Is My First Time Being Able To Rock This Sh*t" |publisher=Sohh |date=2009-07-08 |access-date=2010-11-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908212844/http://www.sohh.com/2009/07/nelly_premieres_new_album.html |archive-date=September 8, 2009 }}</ref> In October 2009, in an interview with SOHH.com he said that the album was going to be released sometime in 2010.<ref name="sohh" /> In an interview with Semtex TV, he told reporters that he planned to release the album under the name ''Nelly''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rapbasement.com/nelly/100209-nelly-talks-about-his-upcoming-new-self-titled-solo-album-with-the-st-lunatics.html |title=Nelly {{sic |nolink=y|Announces |expected=Announces}} New Self Titled Album {{pipe}} Nelly |publisher=Rap Basement |date=2009-10-02 |access-date=2010-11-16 |archive-date=January 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108080137/http://www.rapbasement.com/nelly/100209-nelly-talks-about-his-upcoming-new-self-titled-solo-album-with-the-st-lunatics.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In April 2010, Nelly's cousin Michael Johnson was murdered in [[Missouri]]. Nelly said that he delayed releasing the album because of the tragedy.<ref>[http://www.sohh.com/2010/04/nellys_relative_murdered_he_was_not_my_b.htmlUnti/01/16/jim-jonsin-speaks-on-2010-and-on-working-on-nellys-new-album/]{{dead link|date=November 2010}}</ref> Guests featured on the album were [[T-Pain]], [[Chris Brown]], [[Akon]], [[Plies (rapper)|Plies]], [[T.I.]], Kelly Rowland, [[Birdman (rapper)|Birdman]], [[DJ Khaled]], [[Avery Storm]], and [[Diddy-Dirty Money]].<ref>[http://concreteloop.com/2009/11/new-music-nelly-she-got-me "NEW MUSIC: NELLY - "SHE GOT ME""] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009235828/http://concreteloop.com/2009/11/new-music-nelly-she-got-me |date=October 9, 2012 }}. November 10, 2009. Concrete Loop.</ref>

In May 2010, Nelly confirmed that the title of the album was ''[[5.0]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tampabay.metromix.com/music/article/q-and-a-nelly/1941892/content |title=Q&A: Nelly |publisher= Metromix Tampa Bay |date=2010-05-10 |access-date=2010-11-16}}</ref> The album was released on November 16, 2010.<ref name="Rap-Up_Revs">[http://www.rap-up.com/2010/08/05/nelly-revs-up-for-fall-album-release/ "Nelly Revs Up for Fall Album Release"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083515/http://www.rap-up.com/2010/08/05/nelly-revs-up-for-fall-album-release/ |date=March 4, 2016 }}. Rap-Up.com. Retrieved August 9, 2010.</ref> The album's lead single "[[Just a Dream (Nelly song)|Just a Dream]]" was released on August 17, 2010, through [[iTunes]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/just-a-dream-single/1445283279 |title=Just a Dream – Single by Nelly |work=[[Apple Music]] |date=January 2010  |access-date=2010-08-17}}</ref> along with the promotional single "Tippin' in da Club".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/tippin-in-da-club-single/386399282 |title=Tippin' In da Club – Single by Nelly |work=[[Apple Music]] |access-date=2010-08-17 |archive-date=September 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918075731/https://music.apple.com/us/album/tippin-in-da-club-single/386399282 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The two songs were released to mainstream and Rhythm/Crossover radio on August 10, 2010.<ref>[http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 "Available For Airplay"]   {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322142450/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 |date=March 22, 2013 }}. FMQB. Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report. Retrieved August 12, 2010.</ref> "Just a Dream" made its first chart appearance debuting on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at number 12 and peaking at number 3 in its fourth week. The song debuted at number 3 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot 100 Digital (Digital Songs)|Digital Songs]] chart, selling 888,000 downloads in its first week.<ref>{{cite web |url={{BillboardURLbyName |artist=nelly |chart=all}} |title=Digital Songs |publisher=Billboard|access-date=2010-11-16}}</ref><ref>[http://www.rap-up.com/2010/08/27/nellys-just-a-dream-makes-debut-on-charts/ Nelly's Just a Dream Makes Debut on Charts] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080420/http://www.rap-up.com/2010/08/27/nellys-just-a-dream-makes-debut-on-charts/ |date=March 4, 2016 }}. Rap-Up. Retrieved 2010-08-27.</ref>

"Just a Dream" is Nelly's highest-charting song since his 2005 single "Grillz" and debuted at number 7 on the ''Billboard'' [[Rap Songs]]. The song entered the [[Canadian Hot 100]] in August 2010, at number 32<ref name="artist history">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/artist/nelly/383300 |title=Nelly Artist History |publisher=[[Billboard charts]] |magazine=Billboard |date=2010-08-27 |access-date=2010-05-26}}</ref> It debuted in Australia ([[ARIA Charts]]) on the Singles Chart at number 3,<ref>{{cite web |first=Steffen |last=Hung |url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Nelly&titel=Just+a+Dream&cat=s |title=Nelly – Just A Dream |publisher=Australian-Charts.|access-date=2010-11-16}}</ref> in [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand Singles Charts]] at number 29, and in Switzerland ([[Media Control Charts|Media Control AG]]) at number 52. The second single "[[Move That Body (Nelly song)|Move That Body]]", which features [[T-Pain]] and [[Akon]], was released on October 12, 2010.<ref>[https://music.apple.com/us/album/move-that-body-feat-t-pain/396138833 "Move That Body – Single by Nelly"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602111326/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/move-that-body-feat-t-pain/id396138833 |date=June 2, 2014 }}. Apple Music Retrieved October 13, 2010.</ref> The song made its first chart appearance debuting on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 54 and reached number 29 in Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1U50 |title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart |date=November 15, 2010 |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |access-date=November 14, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707070643/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1U50 |archive-date=July 7, 2012 }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101119103528/http://ariacharts.com.au/pages/chartifacts.htm Chartifacts – Week Commencing: 8th November 2010]. webcitation.org. Retrieved 2010-11-17.</ref>

In October 2010, Nelly featured on the second single by singer [[Mohombi]] entitled "Miss Me", produced by [[RedOne]]. In November 2010, Nelly appeared on the [[Pacquiao vs. Margarito]] pay-per-view, at the [[Cowboys Stadium]] in [[Arlington, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nelly To Perform "Just a Dream" on Pacquiao-Margarito |publisher=BoxingScene |date=November 9, 2010 |url=https://www.boxingscene.com/nelly-perform-just-dream-on-pacquiao-margarito--32653 |access-date=May 25, 2022}}</ref> "[[Gone (Nelly song)|Gone]]" is the sequel to his 2002 worldwide number-one single "Dilemma", also with Rowland, and is the third single from the album.