Mary J. Blige

FILE - Mary J Blige attends the CFDA Fashion Awards in New York on Nov. 6, 2023. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Mary J. Blige enlists Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin and more for women’s summit in New York

Mary J. Blige is bringing her mission to empower women beyond her music to her hometown — with the help of the singer’s superstar friends. Taraji P.
 
FILE - Mary J. Blige onstage during the MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Blige, Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang and Ozzy Osbourne have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The class of 2024 also will include folk-rockers Dave Matthews Band and singer-guitarist Peter Frampton. The induction ceremony will be Oct. 19, 2024. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Mary J. Blige, Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, A Tribe Called Quest and Foreigner get into Rock Hall

 
This image released by Starz shows Davis Maclean, known as Method Man, left, and Mary J. Blige in a scene from "Power Book II: Ghost." (Myles Aronowitz/Starz via AP)

Mary J, Method Man make ‘Power’ moves on hit Starz series

 
FILE - This image released by Marvel Studios shows, from left, Dorothy Steel as Merchant Tribe Elder, Florence Kasumba as Ayo, Angela Bassett as Ramonda, and Danai Gurira as Okoye in a scene from "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” earned 12 NAACP Image Awards nominations on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, while “The Woman King” and “Abbott Elementary” will enter next month’s ceremony as top nominees. (Marvel Studios via AP, File)

‘Wakanda Forever’ scores 12 NAACP Image Award nominations

 
FILE - Beyonce appears at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021. Beyoncé is nominated for nine Grammy Awards, including record and song of the year for “Break My Soul” along with album of the year with “Renaissance." (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Beyoncé ties Grammy record after leading nominations with 9

 

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Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide.
 

Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide.
 

Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide.
 

Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide.
 

Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide.
 

Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide.
 
FILE - Various Grammy Awards are displayed at the Grammy Museum Experience at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J, on Oct. 10, 2017. The 2023 Grammy Awards will air live Sunday, Feb. 5. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Partial list of nominees for the 65th Grammy Awards

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A partial list of nominees in the top categories at the 65th annual Grammy Awards, announced Tuesday by The Recording Academy.
 
First lady Jill Biden holds hands with singer Mary J. Blige during an event to launch the American Cancer Society's national roundtables on breast and cervical cancer in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Mary J. Blige, Jill Biden team up for cancer prevention

R&B singer Mary J. Blige has joined first lady Jill Biden to promote cancer prevention. Blige was a guest Monday at the White House, where the American Cancer Society announced two new “roundtables” to address breast and cervical cancer.
 
First lady Jill Biden speaks at the Communities In Schools' Leadership Town Hall Conference, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

First lady to host roundtable on breast and cervical cancer

The White House says first lady Jill Biden will host a roundtable Monday on breast and cervical cancer.
 

Greek Church protests baptism for celebrity same-sex parents

Greece’s Orthodox Church says it will send a letter of protest to the archbishop who heads the church in the United States after he baptized the children of celebrity fashion designer Peter Dundas and his partner, Evangelo Bousis.
 
Mary J. Blige arrives at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Mary J. Blige is next artist in Apple Music concert series

Mary J. Blige’s 2022 is going pretty well. Her new album landed in the top 10 of Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and she was featured at the Super Bowl halftime show.
 
FILE - Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 15, 2022. Combs will be honored for his career achievements at the BET Awards this month. The network announced Monday that Combs will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award on June 26. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to receive lifetime honor at BET Awards

Sean “Diddy” Combs will be honored for his career achievements at the BET Awards this month. The network announced Monday that Combs will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award on June 26.
 
Doja Cat appears at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022, from left, Drake appears at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 1, 2019, and Ari Lennox appears at the 2021 Soul Train Awards in New York on Nov. 20, 2021. Doja Cat scored six nominations for the BET Awards. Drake and Lennox are the second-most nominated acts, scoring four nods each. The BET Awards will be held on June 26 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)

Doja Cat, Drake, Ari Lennox lead BET Awards nominations

Doja Cat could make the BET Awards her world later this month. The chart-topping performer scored six nominations at the show airing live on June 26 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
 
Morgan Wallen performs at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Travis Scott, Morgan Wallen hit Billboard Music Awards stage

Travis Scott and Morgan Wallen made controversial returns on the Billboard Music Awards stage on Sunday, while Mary J. Blige was honored for her musical excellence.
 
Ukrainian Army soldiers pose for a photo as they gather to celebrate a Day of Unity in Odessa, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. As Western officials warned a Russian invasion could happen as early as today, the Ukrainian President Zelenskyy called for a Day of Unity, with Ukrainians encouraged to raise Ukrainian flags across the country. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

AP Week in Pictures: Global

Feb. 12-18, 2022

From Ukrainian Army soldiers gathering to celebrate a Day of Unity in Odessa, Ukraine, as Russian President Vladimir Putin and world leaders discuss averting a war between Russia and Ukraine, to Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp, catching a touchdown against Cincinnati Bengals cornerback El
 
Dr. Dre from left, performs with Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Halftime Review: Dre, Snoop and friends deliver epic show

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Dr. Dre & Co. took the weight of the hip-hop culture on the Super Bowl stage, shouldered the pressure from skeptics and delivered a strong halftime show to prove that edgy rap can work at the world’s biggest sporting events.
 
Eminem kneels down during the halftime performance at the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Super Bowl: Eminem takes a knee, 50 Cent hangs upside down

50 Cent knows how to make a surprise entrance. The rapper made an unannounced appearance during the Super Bowl halftime show, hanging upside while starting his hit “In Da Club” and dropping down to the dancefloor.
 
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Brandon Powell carries the ball against the Cincinnati Bengals during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

AP PHOTOS: Thrills - and agony - as Rams win Super Bowl

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams won the Super Bowl in dramatic fashion on Sunday, beating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 for their first NFL title since the 1999 season and their first representing Los Angeles since 1951.
 
Warren “Wawa” Snipe, left, and Sean Forbes appear in an undated photos. Snipe and Forbes, who are deaf, will perform at the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday. (Roy Cox Studio, left, via AP)

Deaf musicians part of Super Bowl halftime show for 1st time

The Super Bowl will include a spectacular halftime show, as usual. Some of the biggest names in hip-hop will entertain the masses while championship-contending teams take a break.
 
Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige and Dr. Dre participate in a news conference for the Super Bowl LVI halftime show Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Super Bowl performers vow to open doors for more hip-hop

Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg said the NFL was late embracing hip-hop and vowed that their Super Bowl halftime show would open more doors for the genre.
 
FILE - Entertainer Snoop Dogg walks on the field before an NFL football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. Snoop Dogg says he won’t let the big Super Bowl stage rattle his nerves. The ultra-smooth rapper said he will worry about his upcoming halftime performance after the fact. He’ll take the stage with Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige during Super Bowl 56 on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Snoop Dogg calls Super Bowl halftime show ‘dream come true’

Snoop Dogg says he won’t let the big Super Bowl stage rattle his nerves. The ultra-smooth rapper said he will worry about his upcoming halftime performance after the fact.
 
This combination of photos shows promotional art for “Power Book IV: Force,” a series premiering Feb. 6 on Starz, left, "The Girl Before," a series premiering Feb. 10 on HBO Max, center, and "I want You Back," a film premiering Feb. 11 on Amazon Prime Video. (Starx/HBO Max/Amazon Prime Video via AP)

New this week: Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Lopez and Puppy Bowl

This week’s new entertainment releases include new music from Spoon and Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Lopez starring in the Valentine’s Day romantic comedy “Marry Me,” and Gugu Mbatha-Raw and David Oyelowo being thrilling in HBO Max’s “The Girl Before.”
 
FILE - Lionel Richie performs at KAABOO Texas in Arlington, Texas on May 10, 2019. Richie is among this year’s first time nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

Dolly Parton, Eminem, Lionel Richie among Rock Hall nominees

Dolly Parton, Eminem, Lionel Richie, Duran Duran and A Tribe Called Quest are among this year’s first-time nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
 
FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2020 photo, Mickey Guyton is photographed during a remote portrait session with the photographer in New York and subject in Los Angeles. Country music star Mickey Guyton will hit this month’s Super Bowl stage to sing the national anthem. The performance will take place Feb. 13 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP, File)

Mickey Guyton, Jhené Aiko, Mary Mary to sing at Super Bowl

Country music star Mickey Guyton will hit this month’s Super Bowl stage to sing the national anthem, while R&B hitmaker Jhené Aiko will perform “America the Beautiful.”
 
This combination of photos shows, from left, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Dr, Dre, who will perform for the first time together on stage at the 2022 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. NFL, Pepsi and Roc Nation announced Thursday that the five music icons will perform on Feb. 13 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo)

Dre, Snoop, Eminem, Blige, Lamar to perform at Super Bowl

Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar will perform for the first time together on stage at the 2022 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show.
 
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2020, file photo, images of Kobe Bryant are displayed as fans enter Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse for an NBA basketball game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New Orleans Pelicans in Cleveland. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced Tuesday, March 2, 2021, that the 2021 induction ceremony will take place at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on October 30. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Rock ‘n’ roll’s big night comes to Cleveland — in fall

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that the 2021 induction ceremony will take place at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on October 30.
 
FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2019, file photo, Dave Grohl of the band Foo Fighters performs at the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The band made this year’s list of nominees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The class of 2021 will be announced in May. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

Rock hall plans October induction before live audience

NEW YORK (AP) — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame said Tuesday that it plans to have a live induction of its 36th class on Oct. 30 in Cleveland — before an actual audience!
 
Singer/songwriter Robin Thicke poses for a portrait at Gold Diggers Sound in Los Angeles on Feb. 3, 2021 to promote his eighth album “On Earth, and In Heaven." (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

In the Thicke of it, Robin finds the light

NEW YORK (AP) — A tabloid-heavy divorce and monstrous lawsuit about his biggest hit was hard enough, but then life hit Robin Thicke beyond the gossip column.
 
Singer Jazmine Sullivan poses for a portrait in Rydal, Pa., on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 to promote her EP “Heaux Tales." (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

On ‘Heaux Tales,’ Jazmine Sullivan lets the stories unfold

NEW YORK (AP) — At dinner with a friend, Jazmine Sullivan broke down with tears flowing from her eyes.
 
FILE - Aretha Franklin performs at the world premiere of "Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives" at Radio City Music Hall in New York on April 19, 2017. A never-before-heard solo version of “Never Gonna Break My Faith,” Aretha Franklin’s riveting and powerful collaboration with Mary J. Blige, was released Friday, which is Juneteenth, the holiday to commemorate the emancipation of slaves in the U.S. (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

New solo version of Aretha song about race, faith released

NEW YORK (AP) — A never-before-heard solo version of the late Aretha Franklin’s riveting and powerful collaboration with Mary J.
 
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