Thursday, April 5, 2012 8:47AM - By Travis Woods
When you think of Burger King, you think of thing—how the fast food company truly is an arbiter of high class and good taste, right? Well, you be shocked—shocked!—to learn that a company that serves processed meat product sandwiched with fluorescent cheese might not have the best taste. Which is what Mary J. Blige has found out, as Burger King recently apologized to the hip hop singer for having her participate in a new commercial that is being criticized as racist.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012 12:29PM - By Laura Aguirre
Among the many talented people who were snubbed by the Academy during yesterday’s nominations announcement was Mary J. Blige, whose theme song “The Living Proof” for The Help didn’t make it unto the short list of nominees for Best Original Song. Ms. Blige did not take the snub well and took to Twitter to express her grief. Find out what her reaction was.
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010 10:57AM - By Jeffrey Hyatt
Mary J. Blige might not need ‘no more drama,’ but she just might need to brush up on her classic rock hits of the ’80s.
The soul/hip-hop star is in talks to play the role of Justice Charlier in the Warner Bros.’ adaptation of the Broadway musical “Rock of Ages,” according to Variety.com.
“Rock of Ages” is mostly about reveling in the popular, rock music of the 1980s by artists like Journey, Joan Jett and Pat Benatar. But there is a story in there!
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Monday, September 13, 2010 11:31AM - By Seraphina L.
Another year has gone by and and another batch of unnecessary awards shows have also occurred to capitalize on the teen market who ave no clue the “M” in MTV used to stand for Music Television. Honing in on reality shows such as the filthy Jersey Shore and getting the best B-list celebrity talk show host to talk smack about A-list celebrities (via Chelsea Handler) basically sums up our vapid generation’s interest last night.
But hey, we know some of you were tuned in for the music. That is, whatever is left to be considered music. We’ve got every single VMA performance for you after the jump – but first – let’s take a moment of silence to bow our heads in shame in regards to Justin Bieber winning Best New Artist…
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Monday, February 1, 2010 10:54AM - By Seraphina L.
Last night was the big night for the music industry. The 52nd Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles’ Staples Center and everyone from Justin Beiber to Jeff Beck showed up for the special event. Also, like usual, they managed to cram in 16 performances into a three hour show.
Although, we have to admit, with the exception of Lady Gaga, Beyonce, The 3-D Michael Jackson tribute, and Mary J. Blige/Andrea Bocelli duet, the show didn’t live up to the hype last night. Whether you tuned in or missed out last night, we’ve got all the performances for you to watch below!
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Friday, January 29, 2010 6:45PM - By Seraphina L.
The Grammys are just around the corner! The 52nd annual award show will take place in Los Angeles, CA and air on CBS this Sunday and as always, the event will try to out-do the previous year’s extravaganza. If you haven’t heard yet, there will be a special Michael Jackson tribute in 3-D where select stars will be singing along with a mini-film Jackson had made prior to his death.
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Monday, December 14, 2009 12:36PM - By Laura Aguirre
The Obamas were among a bevy of A-list performers on Sunday night at the National Building Museum, celebrating the annual Christmas in Washington benefit concert. Among the famous were singers Neil Diamond and Mary J. Blige, the band Sugarland, comedian George Lopez, and teen sensation Justin Bieber.
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009 12:09PM - By Seraphina L.
After being named Humanitarian of 2002 and frequently named as one of the most influential women in the world, Oprah is not known for being stingy. This woman continues to give and give. However, she unfortunately announced The Oprah Show will be coming to an end in 2011.
No worries though. Oprah will still be popping up on your television screen on another type of show you’ve got an entire year to fill up on Winfrey goodness. To start off, take advantage of all the free items she is always giving away. Right now, it’s music. Download after the jump!
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Friday, November 6, 2009 2:49PM - By Laura Aguirre
This year, the American Music Awards will once again give us more of the same. According to MTV, the AMAs have added Green Day, Shakira and Mary J. Blige to share the stage with other artists such as Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Adam Lambert on November 22nd when the annual ceremony takes place.
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