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NEWS ABOUT: Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige stories: 7 news summaries

 Rihanna 
 Joins 
 Jay-Z 
 on Stage 

9/11 benefit marks her first live show since Chris Brown assault

Sep 12, 09 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rihanna's comeback took another step forward last night when she joined Jay-Z on stage for her first live performance since the February assault. During Jay-Z's star-studded 9/11 benefit concert in New York—John Mayer, Mary J. Blige, and, of course, Beyoncé also performed—Rihanna took the stage with him and... More »

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Kanye West • concert • John Mayer • Beyonce • Rihanna • Mary J. Blige • Jay-Z • Chris Brown • Run This Town

 Chris Brown to Perform 
 at Jackson Tribute 

Mary J. Blige, Natalie Cole also confirmed

Sep 8, 09 8:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chris Brown will take the stage at a Michael Jackson tribute concert in Vienna, the Mirror reports. Jackson's brother Jermaine says 25 performers are expected. So far, Mary J. Blige, Natalie Cole, Sister Sledge, Akon, and Angela Bassett are confirmed. More names will be announced this week. The artists will... More »

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entertainment • Vienna • Michael Jackson • Akon • Mary J. Blige • tribute • Chris Brown • Natalie Cole • Sister Sledge • Angela Bassett

(Newser) - In a somewhat baffling move, Mary J. Blige has recorded a duet with alleged Rihanna-beater Chris Brown, Jezebel reports. Blige has been outspoken about her suffering at the hands of a former boyfriend and the terrors of growing up around domestic violence. To make matters more uncomfortable, it appears that... More »

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entertainment • domestic violence • Internet leak • song • Rihanna • Mary J. Blige • Chris Brown • duet

 Greatest Singer Ever: Aretha 

Poll of musicians, industry insiders choose Franklin as most worthy of R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Nov 13, 08 10:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Aretha Franklin isn't just the Queen of Soul, she's the greatest singer of all time, according to a new Rolling Stone poll of critics, musicians, and industry leaders. Her heavenly voice is "a gift from God," says Mary J. Blige. "Aretha has everything—the power, the technique,... More »

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Bob Dylan • Rolling Stone • John Lennon • celebrity • Elvis Presley • Aretha Franklin • singer • James Brown • Stevie Wonder • Sam Cooke • Mary J. Blige • Ray Charles • Marvin Gaye • Otis Redding

 Jay-Z to Sign Record $150M Deal 

Live Nation deal sign of industry upheaval

Apr 3, 08 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper Jay-Z is about to decamp from record label Def Jam and sign a $150 million deal with concert promoter Live Nation, reports the New York Times. The deal, Live Nation's biggest to date, will give the superstar financial backing for tours, his own record label and other related... More »

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music industry • concert • hip-hop • Atlantic Records • Madonna • rap music • Live Nation • American Gangster • Mary J. Blige • Def Jam • Jay-Z • The Black Album • Rocawear • CD sales

Steroids Probe Entangles
50 Cent, Blige

Anti-aging claims lure entertainers to illegally prescribed HGH

Jan 14, 08 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - To the list of celebs implicated in steroids investigations, add 50 Cent and Mary J. Blige. The Albany-based probe that has already fingered major pro athletes also involves entertainers, the Albany Times Union reports, indicating steroid use has grown far beyond the realm of sports. Other stars who received the... More »

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steroids • Barry Bonds • Roger Clemens • 50 Cent • anabolic steroids • human growth hormone • Tyler Perry • Timbaland • baseball • Mitchell Report • Mary J. Blige • Wyclef Jean

NEW RELEASE

Blige Airs Growing Pains

8th record a celebration of "hard-won happiness," says Boston Globe

Dec 18, 07 5:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Mary J. Blige has moved on from empowerment to soulful diva on her first disc in two years, the Boston Globe’s Joan Anderman writes. "A celebration of the artist's hard-won happiness," Growing Pains won Anderman over by "revealing her weaknesses." Blige still urges listeners to... More »

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hip-hop • relationship • R • Mary J. Blige • music review

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