Idolator — Her LP is set to drop later this summer. more info

New York Times — Misa Hylton, the Bad Boy Records stylist who created looks for everyone from Mary J. Blige to Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs, shares personal snapshots. more info

People.com — Before launching his Bad Boy Family Reunion tour on Friday evening, Diddy will have a few surprises up his sleeve while on the Today show Friday morning. more info

People.com — Before launching his Bad Boy Family Reunion tour on Friday evening, Diddy will have a few surprises up his sleeve while on the Today show Friday morning. more info

New York Times — The tour, at the Barclays Center, will include Mase, Total, Faith Evans, Mary J. Blige, Lil’ Kim and Jay Z. more info

People.com — Nina Simone's friend and former bandleader, Al Schackman explains why Zoë Saldana was a better choice than Mary J. Blige for the titular role in Nina more info

PopSugar — Taraji P. Henson has been a hot force in Hollywood for more than a decade. Now, though, as she's slaying on Empire as Cookie Lyon and racking up awards along the way, it's clear Taraji is killing it more than ever. To celebrate the gorgeous actress a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Among the many notable late-2015 releases that came out this past December was Rick Ross' Black Market, which features collaborations with Nas, DJ Premier, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Cee-Lo Green, Future, John Legend, DJ Mustard, a... more info

Stereogum — Busta Rhymes has just released a new mixtape called The Return Of The Dragon (The Abstract Went On Vacation), a sequel to 2013’s Q-Tip team-up The Abstract & The Dragon. He’s assembled a pretty impressive team of co-conspirators on this thing —... more info

Perez Hilton — Anna Kendrick wasn't the only one who tuned in to watch NBC's The Wiz Live! Not only did the special starring Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige charm critics, but it KILLED in the ratings compared to last year's musical Peter Pan Live! The Wiz averaged... more info