Mary J. Blige News

Blige to sing national anthem at World Series

Nov 3, 2009 3:00 pm PST

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. Blige is the latest supers...

2009 Essence Music Festival has much to celebrate

Jan 30, 2009 5:00 am PST

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 3-5, will include events marking the f...

Jay-Z, Bruce, Miley Providing Inaugural Soundtrack

Jan 7, 2009 10:14 am PST

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. "In Concert on the Eve of Change&...

Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige Accused of Beat Burglary

Dec 23, 2008 10:00 am PST

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 producer, Rodney "Darkchild&...

Tyler Perry, Mary J. Blige to be honored by BET

Dec 15, 2008 1:00 pm PST

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 Judith Jamison, style guru B. Smith a...