2011 is shaping up to be a big year for black music on the festival circuit in the United States. The lineup for the 17th annual Essence Music Festival was announced and features such heavyweights as Kanye West, Mary J. Blige and Jill Scott amongst others.
Mary J. Blige hijacked this track from Diddy Dirty Money's Last Train To Paris album and had Lil Wayne add on a verse. We dig the reggae vibe and the minimal input from Diddy.
And the beef goes on...Lil' Kim couldn't let a performance go by without mentioning her enemy Nicki Minaj. This New Year the Queen Bee hit the stage and performed her latest song "Black Friday."
Swizz Beatz and Mary J came out for YRB Magazine’s Art Issue at Lucky Strike in NYC with Ciroc. Check out the party pics here.
Mary J. Blige’s new My Life perfume being produced by Carol’s Daughter sold an astonishing 50,000 units [at $55 a pop] in one day on HSN despite it not even being available in stores yet.
Mary J. Blige is set to expand her empire with a new sunglasses line. Named ‘Melodies by MJB’, the shades are set to hit retailers before the year is out. Peep Blige and her new artist Starshell modeling them!
After a week of back and forth speculation, it's official. Mary J Blige will not be a part of Howard University's Class of 2014. Click here for details.
Mary J. Blige made headlines over the weekend with her announcement that she had received an honorary New York City high school diploma and was to attend Howard University in the fall, making her a member of the class of 2014. The Washington Post decided to follow-up MJB's claims with the folks at Howard.
This past weekend at the Essence Music Festival T.I. joined Mary J. Blige on stage to perform their hit, "Good Love." Reports from around the web are saying that Mary's set was a highlight of the festival. Check out the performance here!
Mary J. Blige added two more accomplishments to her impressive resume: She received her high school diploma, and she unveiled her new fragrance, My Life, at this weekend's Essence Music Festival. Named for her emotion-filled 1994 album, "My Life" is Blige's first foray into fragrance and the first celebrity scent released by natural skin care company Carol's Daughter where she is an investor in the beauty brand.
Mary J Blige appeared on Good Morning America today as part of their summer concert series. The singer revealed that she received an honorary degree from Howard University.
Today marks the 68th anniversary of the birth of one of black music’s greatest songwriters, Curtis Mayfield.
