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	<title>summer 2009 issue on sale now &#187; Mary J. Blige</title>
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		<title>Mary J. Blige Renames New Album</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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With little over a month to go, Mary J. Blige is making one last change to her album title.

The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul&#8217;s ninth studio effort will now go by the name Stronger With Each Tear, Rap-Up.com has exclusively learned.  It was previously just called Stronger.  The set is still due December 22.
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		<title>New Music: Mary J. Blige &#8211; &#8216;I Am&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
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&#8220;Nobody&#8217;s gonna treat you as good as I am,&#8221; Mary J. Blige sings on &#8220;I Am,&#8221; the new single from her ninth studio album Stronger, in stores December 22.  After letting her alter-ego Brook-Lyn shine on &#8220;The One,&#8221; Kendu&#8217;s wife&#8217;s returns to being just Mary on the mid-tempo R&#038;B number.

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		<title>New Music: Mary J. Blige f/ Trey Songz &#8211; &#8216;Hood Love&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
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After dueting with Mariah Carey and Toni Braxton, R&#038;B&#8217;s new prince gets some &#8220;Hood Love&#8221; from Mary J. Blige.  A version of the Bryan-Michael Cox production with Johnta Austin previously leaked.  MJB has selected the Stargate-produced &#8220;I Am&#8221; as the new single from December 22nd&#8217;s Stronger.

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		<title>Video: Mary J. Blige Sings National Anthem at World Series</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Mary J. Blige was a part of history as she performed a stirring rendition of &#8220;The Star-Spangled Banner&#8221; at Yankee Stadium where the New York Yankees clinched their 27th World Series title over the Philadelphia Phillies.  
Video via Rap Radar
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		<title>Mary J. Blige&#8217;s &#8216;Stronger&#8217; Pushed to Christmas Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Santa Claus is not the only one coming down the chimney this holiday season.  Mary J. Blige will also be stuffing stockings with her new album, which has been pushed back one week, just in time for Christmas.

MJB&#8217;s ninth studio album Stronger will now arrive in stores on December 22, three days before Christmas. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stars Shine at AFI Fest Screening of &#8216;Precious&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Mariah Carey, who says she had to drink &#8220;ugly juice&#8221; for her unglamorous role in Precious, and Nick Cannon were inseparable as they walked the red carpet, along with Oprah, Mary J. Blige, Will Smith, Paula Abdul, and Robin Thicke, at the AFI Fest screening of Precious: Based on the Novel &#8216;Push&#8217; by Sapphire at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Music: Mary J. Blige &#8211; &#8216;I Can See in Color&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.rap-up.com/2009/10/26/new-music-mary-j-blige-i-can-see-in-color/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Could Mary J. Blige be adding an Oscar to her mantel?  The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul throws in a bid for Best Original Song with &#8220;I Can See in Color&#8221; written for Precious: Based on the Novel &#8216;Push&#8217; by Sapphire.  Mariah Carey&#8217;s &#8220;100%&#8221; was originally supposed to be included in Lee Daniels&#8217; film, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mary J. Blige&#8217;s &#8216;Stronger&#8217; Coming This Year</title>
		<link>http://www.rap-up.com/2009/10/23/mary-j-bliges-stronger-coming-this-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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The bad news first: Mary J. Blige&#8217;s new album is not coming next month.  The good news: It will still drop this year.

The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul&#8217;s ninth studio album Stronger is now scheduled for release on December 15, Rap-Up.com has learned.  It was previously on the calendar for November 24.  MJB [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4th Annual Black Girls Rock! Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.rap-up.com/2009/10/21/4th-annual-black-girls-rock-awards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Celebrities of all colors (and both sexes) braved the chill in New York City to celebrate the 4th Annual Black Girls Rock! Awards, held Saturday (Oct. 17) at The New York Times Center.  Spearheaded by model-turned-DJ Beverly Bond (the awards show serves as Bond&#8217;s fundraiser for her non-profit youth empowerment mentoring organization, Black Girls [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keep a Child Alive&#8217;s Black Ball 2009</title>
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Alicia Keys, Iman, and Padma Lakshmi co-hosted Keep a Child Alive&#8217;s 6th Annual Black Ball at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on Thursday (Oct. 15).  Guests including Usher, Halle Berry, Nick Cannon, Mary J. Blige, Robin Thicke, Estelle, and Queen Latifah were there to honor former President Bill Clinton, Sir Richard Branson, and [...]]]></description>
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