Topix — The Essence Musical Festival's empowerment mission was in full force Saturday as headliners Mary Mary, Ledisi and closing act Mary J. Blige commanded the main stage on the second night of the three night run. more info

Chorus.fm — *D'Angelo* (http://www.facebook.com/dangelo) will be heading out on tour with *Mary J. Blidge* (http://www.facebook.com/maryjblige) next month. Head to the replies to find out when you can catch him. more info

Prefix — It’s been a month since R&B legend D’Angelo performed at Bonnaroo, making his first U.S. stage appearance in ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/dangelo-announces-us-tour-with-mary-j-blige/66984/ more info

Consequence of Sound — 20-date trek set for August. more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Take a listen to Nas’s latest track feauturing Mary J. this iset set to appear on his upcoming album ‘Life Is Good’. Listen below. Props To New Beats Daily more info

Perez Hilton — We know Beyonce wasn't going home until she won an award tonight. Jay-Z's wife beat out Marsha Ambrosius, Mary J. Blige, Melanie Fiona and Rihanna to win "Best Female R&B Artist" at the 2012 BET Awards. We thought Rihanna would be taking the stage to... more info

ContactMusic — Mary J Blige has apologised for singing about fried chicken in a Burger King commercial The Be Without You singer acknowledged talk that she had wrongly portrayed African-American people by singing about her love of the food in the advert which was..... more info

Prefix — Remember that Mary J. Blige Burger King ad? Not many got a chance to see it after it ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/mary-j-blige-sorry-about-that-burger-king-ad/66772/ more info

411 Mania — She talks about the allegedly racist ad… more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — R&B star Mary J. Blige has opened up about her controversial Burger King commercial, which was pulled in April following a wave of racism complaints, insisting she never meant to offend anyone. more info