Read more Mary J. Blige stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/19111/mary-j-blige.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69238/rihanna-joins-jay-z-on-stage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRihanna'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...http://www.newser.com/story/69238/rihanna-joins-jay-z-on-stage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 12 Sep 2009 8:33:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68858/chris-brown-to-perform-at-jackson-tribute.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChris 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...http://www.newser.com/story/68858/chris-brown-to-perform-at-jackson-tribute.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 8:08:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62028/abuse-victim-blige-records-duet-with-chris-brown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn 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...http://www.newser.com/story/62028/abuse-victim-blige-records-duet-with-chris-brown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Jun 2009 14:06:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/42547/greatest-singer-ever-aretha.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAretha 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," Bilge adds. "When...http://www.newser.com/story/42547/greatest-singer-ever-aretha.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Nov 2008 10:18:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/23271/jay-z-to-sign-record-150m-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRapper 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 ventures...http://www.newser.com/story/23271/jay-z-to-sign-record-150m-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Apr 2008 7:19:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16359/steroids-probe-entangles-50-cent-blige.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTo 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...http://www.newser.com/story/16359/steroids-probe-entangles-50-cent-blige.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Jan 2008 13:05:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/14386/blige-airs-growing-pains.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMary 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 stand tall on a...http://www.newser.com/story/14386/blige-airs-growing-pains.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Dec 2007 17:13:12 CST