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Ready to celebrate his crossover success, British-born singer Sam Smith hit one of America's music-making headquarters to kick off his five-month tour, bringing hundreds of fans together at the Apollo Theater in New York's famed Harlem neighborhood.

Mary J. Blige reunites with Pharrell Williams on the orchestral soul jam 'See That Boy Again.'

Sam Smith and Mary J. Blige join forces in the video for the U.K. singer's ballad 'Stay With Me.'

Mary J. Blige is packing her bags and saying goodbye to an unforgiving boyfriend on her new single, 'Suitcase.'

Chart-topping superstars Mary J. Blige, Maxwell, Marsha Ambrosius, Rick Ross, Jill Scott and A$AP Rocky are just some of the confirmed performers for this year’s BET Experience festival, which is being held in Los Angeles this summer.

Thomas Blige, the father of soul diva Mary J. Blige, was stabbed in the neck in Battle Creek, Mich., on Jan. 23 after fighting with an ex-girlfriend. Mr. Blige, 63, is in critical condition after the brutal attack.

Mary J. Blige has done some interesting collaborations throughout her career including those with Sinead O'Connor, Andrea Bocelli and Elton John. She can now add Disclosure to the mix when she performed with the U.K. electronic duo at Terminal 5 in New York City Sunday night (Jan. 19).

R&B veterans Mary J. Blige, Lionel Richie, Ledisi and Erykah Badu have been named as performers for the 2014 Essence Festival. The music and empowerment conference will take place in New Orleans during the Fourth of July weekend.

R&B superstars Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Ariana Grande, Toni Braxton and Babyface ring in the holiday season with yuletide ditties on NBC’s annual holiday special, 'Christmas in Rockefeller Center.'

Mary J. Blige has been working on her exercise regime for several months and now she’s showing off the results. The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul is now the queen of abs on SHAPE magazine’s December issue.

Starting with 1999′s double-platinum ‘Mary’ collection, Mary J. Blige has released a new album every two years, and she’ll keep that streak alive this fall with the upcoming ‘My Life II: The Journey Continues…Act I.’ For her 10th full-length studio effort, Blige has created a sequel to her Grammy-nominated 1994 sophomore release, ‘My Life,’ which sold three million copies, spawned four hit singles

Mary J. Blige had a nearly career-ending battle with drugs and alcohol — but in the end, love saved all. In the latest episode of VH1′s ‘Behind the Music,’ the hip-hop legend reveals how it was the love and support of her husband, Martin Kendu Isaacs, that helped put her back on the right track.