NEW ORLEANS (AP) — R&B singer Mary J. Blige will headline this year's Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. Billed as one of the nation's largest annual events celebrating black music and culture, ...

Mary J. Blige has long enjoyed a special bond with the Essence Music Festival and its audience. As the Saturday night closer on the main stage, she once again confirmed, and reaffirmed, it. Striding ...

(The Root) — “The fact that I can record My Life II after what we’ve been through with My Life I is a blessing!” said Mary J. Blige to adoring fans at the Essence Music Festival on Saturday, July 7.

ESSENCE Music Festival headliner Mary J. Blige is not only the queen of hip-hop soul, she’s also the queen of ESSENCE magazine covers. Blige has graced the cover a whopping 12 times, each more ...

(News One) — The ESSENCE Music Festival is here, well on TV One that is. Star-studded, two-hour special produced in conjunction with ESSENCE includes performances by Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige, LL ...