Mary J. Blige is in talks to portray music legend Nina Simone in an upcoming MTV Original biopic about the jazz singer.

MJB says of the role: Yes. I’ve got the script and I’ve been waiting a while to see if and when they will call back. I’m very excited.

Mary J. Blige on Tyra Video

1Xtra Presents Mary J Blige ‘Just Fine’ from BBC 1Xtra on Vimeo

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Mary J. Blige will perform on ABC daytime drama One Life To Live on Feb. 15 and Feb. 18. The Grammy Award winning songstress will appear as a surprise guest at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party for Starr Manning where she will perform “Just Fine” and “Hurt Again” from her new LP “Growing Pains.”

”It’s absolutely amazing to be integrated into a soap opera I’ve watched since I was a little girl,” Mary said in a statement. ”I am beyond thrilled to be welcomed back again.”

Mary J. Blige performs live on stage at NYC’s Hammerstein Ballroom during a Wednesday night taping of “VH 1 Storytellers.” Read the rest of this entry »

50 Cent, Timbaland, Tyler Perry, and Mary J. Blige were identified in the Albany Times Union Sunday as being among a handful of entertainers who have allegedly ordered performance-enhancing drugs in recent years in an investigation by Albany County District Attorney David Soares.
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Mary J. Blige Performs On “Ellen.” Read the rest of this entry »

Mary J. Blige performing “Just Fine” on Jay Leno.

Mary J. Blige on the February 2008 cover of Vibe Magazine.