Mary J. Blige isn’t allowing an Oscar snub to slow her down, the Queen of R&B sat in as the co-host with Kelly and even gave a strong performance of “The Living Proof” off The Help soundtrack. Kelly even semi crooned one of her favorite tunes from MJB’s catalog.
Although Mary J. Blige already released this visual sans Drake, her collaborator makes an appearance in this version. My Life II: Journey Continues is in stores now.
Despite snagging Drake for her main single off My Life II…The Journey Continues (Act I), the Canadian rapper is surprisingly absent from the latest video from Mary J. Blige.
The R&B queen Mary J. Blige stopped by Chelsea Handler’s show last night for one of the most serious interviews we’ve seen on the show. After the chat, she took the stage to perform her new single ‘Mr. Wrong’ sans Drake.
Rihanna has never been known to rack up huge first week numbers for her albums. Her latest effort, Talk That Talk is on course to sell 180-200k units in the opening week, similar to her last album LOUD which sold 207k. With Nickelback’s Here And Now set to sell 225-250k, Rihanna will miss the top spot on the Billboard 200 yet again. She has never landed on the no.1 position on album charts ever in her career.
Mary J. Blige is set for a top 10 debut with her album My Life II.. The Journey Continues expected to move 120-140k whereas Yelawolf’s Shady Records debut Radioactive will come in with 40-50k.
The Queen of Hip Hop & Soul Mary J. Blige puts on a great performance for the "Mr. Wrong" record at the American Music Awards. She's an icon, legend and i'm glad to see she's still doing her thing! Enjoy!
Here's the full version for the much talked about collaboration between two of the biggest R&B acts of our times. Listen to the Sean Garrett penned cut below.
My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) in stores this Tuesday, November 21st.
Mary J. Blige’s new album My Life II: The Journey Continues (Act I) is now available for preview on Amazon. Here’s a 30 seconds snippet of her collaboration with Nas.
Mary J. Blige took centre stage on BBC 1′s Jools Holland Show in London this week. There, the Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul delivered a powerful performance of ‘Need Someone’ - a cut lifted from her ‘My Life II: The Journey Continues’ LP.
Shortly after releasing two more tracks off her upcoming album, My Life II: The Journey Continues (Act I), here goes the official video for the first single ‘25/8‘. Expect the album to drop on November 21st.
Just a few hours debuting Mr. Wrong with Drake, Mary J. Blige gave DJ Clue the green light to premiere ‘Why’ featuring the bawse Rick Ross. Here goes the radio rip.
Angie Martinez premieres a new Mary J. Blige cut which features Drizzy Drake. Produced by Jim Jonsin and Rico Love. My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act I) drops on November 21st.
Mary J. Blige's second single from her 10th album My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act I) is titled ‘Mr. Wrong’ and features none other than Aubrey.
“Don’t it seem like I’m always there when it matters, but missing most of the other time, a terrible pattern,” raps Drizzy, while Mary sings, “Bad boys ain’t no good/ Good boys ain’t no fun.”
The song has been produced by Jim Jonsin & Rico Love and the video has already been shot. Album hits stores November 21st.
The queen of R&B has released the official artwork for her upcoming album My Life II: The Journey Continues (Act I) which is set to drop on the same day as Rihanna’s Talk That Talk, November 21st.
UPDATE: Here’s the track list via Urban Bridgez. Features include Nas, Beyonce, Rick Ross and more.
1. Next Level
2. 25/8
3. Feel Inside feat. NAS
4. Midnight Drive feat. Brook Lynn
5. Don’t Mind
6. No Condition
7. Loving A Woman feat. Beyonce’
8. Mr. Wrong
9. Empty Prayers
10. Why feat. Rick Ross
11. Masterpiece
12. Living Proof
13. Describe
14. You Know U Want This
Deluxe Edition:
15. Journey Continues
16. Miss Me With That
17. Someone to Love Me (Naked) feat. Lil Wayne & Diddy
Mary J. Blige recently shared some details with XXL about recording with Rick Ross for his upcoming God Forgives, I Don’t album which is expected to be released in December. The song was done in Marvin Gaye’s studio in LA.
“I did a crazy, crazy record with Rick. Rick is fly. He picks the best beats man. That guy is amazing with that.
It’s a private studio that one of our friends, he was really close to Michael Jackson, he let us use it. It’s actually Marvin Gaye’s studio. It [has] murals of Michael Jackson all over the [walls], and Marvin Gaye. That was the last place [Michael] actually worked at before he passed. It’s such a good vibe.
Rick Ross is beautiful, I just love him. So much respect to Rick Ross; he’s the truth. [He’s] such a gentleman [and] open and honest. [He’s] super talented and a G. He’s amazing; a really good person, and a lot of fun.”
Queen of Hip-Hop Soul Mary J. Blige is gearing up for the promotional push of her latest album ‘My Life II: The Journey Continues’. Shortly after sending fans into a frenzy with the unveiling of her latest single ‘25/8′ earlier this week, the ‘Real Love’ singer reveals its artwork (seen above). The Eric Hudson produced single will be the lead lifted from its parent album, due in stores October 4th.
In the meantime, Mary fans can gear up for her appearance on Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series tomorrow morning (Friday, Sept 2nd). The singer is said to be performing ‘25/8′ as well as other numbers from the new album.
Mary J Blige is set to drop My Life II: The Journey Continues, due this October and this is supposedly the first single. Did Mary J Blige do ’25/8′ justice? Is it the Mary that we all have been waiting for? Is it the Mary that we’ve all come to know and love?
Listen to the soulful Eric Hudson-produced joint below!
Mary J. Blige provides a truly powerful tale of triumphing over adversary in “The Living Proof”, the lead single from the soundtrack of upcoming film The Help. The survivors’ anthem, produced by The Underdogs, is an understated piano-driven number written about Aibileen (Viola Davis), the main character who plays a maid living in Mississippi during the 1960s.
“To speak to so many women with this song, it means a lot to me,” explained the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, whose album My Life II: The Journey Continues is due this September.
