OPINION: In celebrating the 30th anniversary of Blige’s debut album, theGrio examines its vast influence on Black musical fusion and future Black female artists. Editor’s note: The following article ...

Mary J. Blige is not interested in a Verzuz clash but insisted she could put on a single album “and just walk away.” Mary J. Blige has again rejected calls to do a Verzuz battle, expressing her ...

In the early 1990s, a young Mary from Yonkers, New York, would emerge as the voice of a generation, blending raw emotion with soulful melodies to create a sound that would define contemporary R&B.

June 22, 2006 — -- The "J" in her name may stand for Jane, but she is no plain Jane for sure. From Yonkers, N.Y., to Hollywood, Calif.; from 411 operator to queen of hip-hop soul; from rags to ...

Ushered into contemporary R&B by the then-Sean "Puffy" Combs, Mary J. Blige's intense, soulful vocals dominated '90s R&B charts, from 1992's What's the 411? hit "Real Love," to 1995's "I'll Be There ...

After Mary J. Blige released her debut What’s the 411? in 1992, she was quickly crowned “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul” and she has never relinquished that title. Since then she’s penned 13 platinum (plus) ...

The ‘Queen of Hip-Hop Soul’ hit all the high notes during her tour’s stop at TD Garden on Monday night Since the release of her 1992 debut, “What’s the 411?,” the New York-born multi-hyphenate Mary J.

One of the most apt and unquestioned honorific nicknames in popular music is the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul. Mary J. Blige was born in the Bronx in the early ’70s, much like hip-hop itself. By the time she ...

Mary J. Blige wants attendees at her Strength of a Woman Festival and Summit to walk away feeling “an overload of happiness.” The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, never less than frank, is determined to help ...

ATLANTA — Tickets are now on sale for One Musicfest, the nation’s largest Black-owned outdoor music festival, as it returns for its 16th year at Atlanta's Piedmont Park. It runs from October 25 to 26 ...