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The musician was announced as a high-tier performer at the Las Vegas event, but states that she will be busy preparing for a separate engagement and thus won't be performing Earlier this week, the music festival Lovers & Friends announced the nostalgia-filled lineup for its 2024 iteration, returning to Las Vegas in May. Among the big-name artists on the announcement graphics appeared Mary J. Blige — but the musician shared a statement with fans on Thursday morning stating that her inclusion was…

Chaka Khan took a moment to revisit her infamous feud with Mary J. Blige and again said Mary had previously butchered her cover of “Sweet Thing” in 1992.“Sweet Thing” was introduced by Chaka in 1975 during her time in the band Rufus, and after Mary J. Blige put her spin on the track in 1992 on her album What’s The 411?, rumors were afloat that Chaka often called “Sweet Thing,” “the song Mary J. Blige fucked up.” The pair mended their relationship in 2007, and even recorded a song together called “Disrespectful,” but in a…

In 2015, Mary J Blige performed at Glastonbury. She appeared on the Friday afternoon during a rainstorm so relentless that the TV coverage was frequently blurred by water on the camera lens, innocuously sandwiched between Alabama Shakes and a wheezy-sounding Motörhead on their last legs. It was a relatively lowly billing for an artist with 100m sales to their name, but the sight of an R&B artist on the Pyramid stage still carried the tang of novelty – it was the year someone got up a petition protesting Kanye West’s…

Fat Joe did it big for his birthday celebration on Friday. Ashanti, CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King, Angie Martinez, and more were among those in attendance at the Brooklyn Chop House in New York City. Mary J. Blige delivered an impromptu performance, while Busta Rhymes took the mic and cracked a few jokes. In a preview of things to come, Fat Joe himself captivated everyone for about an hour with his personal stories. The rapper announced on Friday that he will be taking the stage for a one-man show where he will open up…

20 Mary Jane (All Night Long) (1995)Mary Jane is a reworking of Mary Jane Girls’ fantastic 1983 hit All Night Long. It is hard to go wrong with source material as good as that, but this is a supremely classy take: a languorous vocal, luscious samples from Teddy Pendergrass’s Close the Door and a killer remix featuring LL Cool J.19 Love @ 1st Sight (2003)This fruitfully reanimated the Blige and Method Man partnership nearly a decade after I’ll Be There for You/You’re All I Need to Get By. Over a tough, insistent groove,…

Mary J. Blige is hosting a free concert with Apple Music in NYC. Apple announced Thursday that Blige will play one night at New York's United Palace: Queen of Hip-Hop Soul @maryjblige takes #AppleMusicLive to NYC for one night only at the historic United Palace. Sign up for free tickets to the exclusive show and get ready to watch the stream on July 27, only on Apple Music. Mary J. will play a live show on July 13, and New York residents can apply to get free tickets right now. The tickets are on a…

Mary J. Blige received the Icon Award during Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards. The R&B legend and 10-time BBMA winner is the 11th artist and seventh woman to receive the honor, which recognizes artists who have achieved excellence on the Billboard charts and have made an indelible mark on music. Previous Icon Award recipients include Neil Diamond, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion, Cher, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Garth Brooks and Pink. “I’m in a dream right now,” Blige said after taking…

Article content WATCH BELOW as Sun national entertainment editor Mark Daniell talks with Sun entertainment writer Jane Stevenson about what we can look forward to see in the Super Bowl halftime show. What do YOU think? Tweet and Facebook us! And don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel.  Article content WATCH BELOW as Sun national entertainment editor Mark Daniell talks with Sun entertainment writer Jane Stevenson about what we can look forward to see in the Super Bowl halftime show. What do YOU…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Television NFL Music Publishing date: Feb 14, 2022  •  February 14, 2022  •  3 minute read  •  63 Comments Rapper Eminem kneels on stage as he performs with US rapper Dr. Dre during the halftime show of Super Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on February 13, 2022. Photo by VALERIE MACON /AFP via Getty Images Article content Well, apparently two of the most contentious issues leading up…