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11.05.2024 - 01:17 / nypost.com
Mary J. Blige, it was the pain in her pocketbook from her divorce drama — with ex-husband and former manager Kendu Isaacs — that inspired her 2017 LP “Strength of Woman.”“When I made that album, I was pissed off because I was paying alimony every day,” Blige, 53, told The Post.
“I was I was in the middle of a terrible divorce.“But, you know, I always speak things into existence — even when I’m going through a bad time — and I had to speak strength into myself. And so I named my album ‘Strength of a Woman’ while going through a daggone divorce and paying alimony.”And the “Family Affair” singer further turned her hateration into empowerment with her Strength of a Woman Festival & Summit, which takes over New York City on Mother’s Day weekend — with the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul newly crowned as a 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee.“It’s extremely important for me to bring it home because this is where I was born and raised,” said the Yonkers, NY native.
“This is where the movement started, you know? I grew up around a bunch of women, and they were all single, and they were very strong. And, you know, there were trials and triumphs.
I’ve seen a lot here growing up.”And SOAW has already shown growth heading into its third annual edition — after two previous years in Atlanta. “I knew it was gonna be what we set out for it to be [in 2022],” said Blige.
“And then we had the second year, and it kept getting bigger and bigger. And it’s grown because, you know, people from all over the world are coming to this thing.”Now, Blige — who will headline the centerpiece concert at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center also featuring 50 Cent, Jill Scott and more — believes that the Strength of a Woman Festival & Summit has found its home in New
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to her daughter Apple on the occasion of the Vanderbilt student turning 20 on May 14, and one of the pictures is making us do a quadruple-take.The third slide, after two baby pics, shows the young Martin taking a selfie, and she looks more like than ever. Like, no offense to Chris Martin, but his daughter is just her mother reincarnated.
was not high on the list. Frankly, it wasn't even on the list. But when she and her producing partner, Michelle Purple, went in for a meeting with the founder and CEO of A Kids Co.
Shaheem Reid Mary J. Blige has been a superstar for more than 30 years not just because of her unforgettable voice, hit records and Oscar-nominated acting — it’s also because of the deep bond she’s built with her fans. “The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul,” is not only one of the most successful artists of her generation, but one of the most relatable.
All eyes were on Olly Alexander as he took to the stage at Malmo Arena in Sweden to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest. And it while it wasn't meant to be for us this year, with a brutal zero points in the public vote, we did fair slightly better than last year.
Mary J. Blige knows how to rock too.So don’t tell her she doesn’t belong in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, where she will be forever enshrined after being announced as one of the 2024 inductees last month.The nine-time Grammy winner has actually always had a soft spot for some rock.“When I was growing up….
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A judge has dismissed a harassment charge against an activist after his accuser decided to stay away from court to scatter her mother's ashes in Greece.