AP - Jan 27, 2010
Mary J. Blige and Andrea Bocelli (ahn-DRAY -uh boh-CHEL -ee) will perform Simon and Garfunkel s Bridge Over Troubled Water during a fundraising segment for Haiti relief at this year s Grammy Awards....
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R&B singer Mary J. Blige will headline this year s Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. Billed as one of the nation s largest annual events celebrating black music and culture, the festival is slated...
More »AP - Dec 23, 2009
Mary J. Blige, who is known as the queen of hip-hop soul, says she s kept her lofty title because she stays in tune with what younger audiences want to hear. I always get inspired back from the Rihannas...
More »AP - Dec 21, 2009
Mary J. Blige, Stronger withEach Tear (Geffen Records) Mary J. Blige s style — both musical and personal — has gradually evolved over her nearly 20-year career. The Grammy winner s ninth...
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On the chorus of her latest single, I Am, Mary J. Blige sings in her riveting voice: Ain't nobody gonna touch you better... more than I am. Since breaking through with her first R&B charting single...
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Mary J. Blige is going back to the Bronx. Major League Baseball says the Bronx-born singer will perform the national anthem at Yankee Stadium before Game Six of the World Series on Wednesday....
More »AP - Sep 2, 2009
Eminem was never a part of Def Jam Records, but the rapper is going to be part of the celebration when the legendary label is honored by VH1. Eminem will join Mary J. Blige, DMX, Public Enemy, Kid Rock...
More »AP - Jan 30, 2009
The Essence Music Festival has plenty to celebrate this year. And it will be about a lot more than music, said Michelle Ebanks, president of Essence Communications Inc. The festival, slated for July...
More »E! Online - Jan 7, 2009
HOVA's in the (white) house. Jay-Z has unveiled plans to stage a special one-off gig in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 19, the night before President-elect Barack Obama's historic inauguration. ...
More »E! Online - Dec 23, 2008
What's the 411? How about a lawsuit? Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z are among the targets of a federal song-swiping suit by two New Jersey men. Jermaine Jumpp and Michael C. Adams accuse Blige's renowned...
More »AP - Dec 15, 2008
Tyler Perry and Mary J. Blige are among the luminaries BET plans to celebrate at their second annual BET Honors. The successful filmmaker and the R&B queen are set to join Magic Johnson, dance pioneer...
More »Reuters - Aug 22, 2008
R&B stars Mary J. Blige and Robin Thicke will hit the road together in North America this fall. Their scheduled tour dates begin September 13 in Charleston, South Carolina, and run through October...
More »AP - Aug 7, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) Mary J. Blige has been sued in New York for $2 million by a company that says she stole some of the music she used on her latest hit album, including one used on an iPod commercial...
More »E! Online - Aug 7, 2008
So much for no more drama. A New York production company has sued Mary J. Blige for copyright infringement, claiming the tune "Work It," off her latest album, Growing Pains, was created by a...
More »E! Online - Jun 17, 2008
Mary J. Blige may have been living the high life for quite some time now. But despite a plethora of chart-topping hits, collabos with some of the hottest artists in the industry and respect from fellow...
More »E! Online - May 12, 2008
Mary J. Blige is putting her money where her inspiration is. The reformed R&B star has announced plans to launch FFAWN, the Mary J. Blige and Steve Stoute Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now,...
More »AP - May 9, 2008
The queen of hip-hop soul is establishing a foundation to help women develop careers and gain self-confidence. Mary J. Blige and Steve Stoute, who founded a youth-oriented brand consulting firm, say...
More »Reuters - Apr 18, 2008
It's the end of the line for the Soul Train Music Awards, which have largely been ignored by the African-American stars the event aims to honor. A spokeswoman said the show would not go ahead with...
More »E! Online - Feb 7, 2008
What's the 411? How about a blockbuster tour teaming two of music's biggest performers? Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z will be taking their joint show on the road for a 25-date trek kicking off next...
More »AP - Jan 17, 2008
Mary J. Blige is returning to One Life to Live. The Grammy-winning singer taped another appearance Thursday on the ABC soap opera. She last visited the fictional town of Llanview in July 2006 to perform...
More »AP - Jan 14, 2008
A number of entertainers were named in connection with an Albany-based steroid investigation, but they are not part of an ongoing criminal probe, according to a published report. The Times Union of Albany...
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