UMG was sued by Tuff City Records for an allegedly unauthorized sample in Blige's 1992 hit song 'Real Love.' Mary J. Blige’s “Real Love” is causing legal trouble for Universal Music Group after it was ...

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.

A U.S. federal court has dismissed a copyright lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over the use of a sample in Mary J. Blige’s 1992 hit “Real Love”. In a lawsuit filed in April 2024, Tuff City ...

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 ...

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) ...

Mary J. Blige is surely feeling more than “Just Fine” — after the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul was announced as one of the 2024 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Sunday night. But for the ...

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 ...

Yonkers hip-hop and R&B legend Mary J. Blige will be one of the newest performers inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this October. American Idol host Ryan Seacrest and 2022 Hall of Fame ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Mary J. Blige, a.k.a The Queen of Hip Hop Soul and a 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, has expanded her upcoming “The For My Fans Tour” to include a stop at Rocket Mortgage ...

Legendary Queen of Hip Hop Soul Mary J. Blige is set to receive the highest accolade at the 2024 Urban One Honors next month. The legendary queen of hip-hop soul, Mary J. Blige, is set to receive the ...