First Listen: “Love A Woman” by Mary J. Blige and Beyonce

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The collaboration between Beyonce and Mary J. Blige has surfaced, well at least a part of it. It sounds like Beyonce’s “Me, Myself & I” got civil unioned withMary J. Blige’s “Everything.” Not bad at all, but will likely only do well in the R&B Charts if released as a single from My Life II. Click to listen to a snippet of the track below.

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Rihanna announces new album title!

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Rihanna is releasing albums so fast that sometimes its hard to distingiush which song came from which record off the top of our heads. The album is set to debut in November, the same day Michael Jackson’s Immortal and Mary J. Blige’s My Life II are slated to be released. But, something tells us that she will be topping the charts. Oh, and it’s called Talk That Talk.

 

Legendary: “You’re All I Need” by Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige

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There was a time when hip hop was headed somewhere, where the sound and melody mattered as much the rhymes. Also, there was a time when it was a more collaborative effort with R&B and Soul artists. This is one gem of the time that resonated through.

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Introducing… Jessica 6

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Formed in 2008, Jessica 6 is a hypnotic Brooklyn-based trio that pushes the boundaries of nu-disco and R&B. “It all started when Nomi [Ruiz] brought over a kick-pattern and a song she’d written called ‘Fun Girl’,” recalls Jessica 6 bassist Andrew Raposo of the band’s conception. Ruiz (the band’s front woman), Raposo and Morgan Wiley, Jessica 6’s keys and synth master, originally met while performing with Hercules and Love Affair. “We were enjoying listening to each other’s music beyond Hercules. It was really just about having fun,” says Raposo who first met Wiley in college before joining the now defunct DFA produced hip-hop act Automato together. “Then Nomi came in with hundreds if not thousands of songs her laptop.”

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Mariah Carey charity single title revealed!

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So, Mariah‘s not just an HSN girl anymore, she’s still dropping dem beats. The diva is set to appear on a Jermaine Dupri-produced charity single to feature her vocals, Taylor Swift, Drake, Mary J. Blige and more to name a few. The single is titled “Save The Day” and it’s supposed to have a Butterfly-era feel to it, apparently.

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Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston to perform at American Music Awards

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There’s quite a line-up for the American Music Awards. Whitney will bring on the crazy to perform something from I Look To You. Janet Jackson has been confirmed to perform for 8 minutes! No word yet on whether it will be a tribute to her brother or a megamix of her hits to promote her Number Ones album. Other performing at the AMA’s are Mary J. Blige, Rihanna and Kelly Clarkson.

All-star line-up for Barack and Michelle…

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The line-up: Stevie Wonder, Jaime Foxx, Beyonce, Faith Hill, Mariah Carey, Shakira, Sting, Shakira, Will.i.am, Mary J. Blige, Adam Levine and Alicia Keys. Wows.

The divas of Barack Obama…

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divasMary J. Blige, Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Rihanna and Alicia Keys are all set to be part of the Obama inauguration. He is more of Sheryl Crow fan, who might be there. I don’t know what happened to Aretha Franklin. But, the line up is looking tight and I can’t wait to watch it, probably on Youtube. I’ll keep you posted.

Beyonce, U2, Shakira to inaugurate Barack Obama…

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 U2, Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow, Garth Brooks, Shakira, John Mellencamp, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Usher, James Taylor, will.i.am, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, Heather Headley and Jennifer Nettles.

In addition, Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah and Denzel Washington will read historical passages, with the Rev. Gene Robinson delivering the invocation.