Mary J. Blige and Chris Brown will not perform at the Michael Jackson tribute concert in Vienna later this month, Rolling Stone reports.
Concert organizers previously announced Blige and Brown as participants at the event, but Blige's rep told Rolling Stone the singer has a prior commitment at a Gucci show in Milan.
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Mary J. Blige will be a guest judge on American Idol this season.
Blige, the Grammy-winning Queen of Hip-Hop and Soul, will...
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Get ready for one of the most star-powered charitable single since "We Are the World." Fifteen of the hottest female artists, including Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Beyonce and Miley Cyrus, are joining voices to record the song "Just Stand Up" to benefit the Stand Up for Cancer Fundraising Campaign.According to Variety, the tune, produced by Kenneth Edmonds and Antonio Reid (better know as Babyface and L.A. Reid), also features singing powerhouses Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Mary J. Blige, Ciara, Keyshia Cole, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Fergie, Leona Lewis, Rihanna, LeAnn Rimes and Carrie Underwood. "Just Stand Up" will be available on iTunes starting on September 2, and all the ladies will share a stage during a live performance at Stand Up to Cancer telethon set to air simultaneously on ABC, CBS and NBC and September 5. — Gina DiNunno
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Times like this, I don't miss our office being a stone's throw from 30 Rock. NBC has announced the lineup for Today's annual concert series, and the tourists first will be amassing to catch Paula Abdul in action, on April 25. Neil Diamond picks up the baton the following Friday, followed by Mary J. Blige, a "surprise reunion concert" (the Partridges, dare I hope?) and Alanis Morisette.The B-52s, somewhat appropriately, mark Memorial Day with a May 26 performance, then cede the stage to Donna Summer. June brings on Chris Brown, Kenny Chesney, Rihanna and Coldplay, while July features Ashlee Simpson (or a facsimile thereof), Rascal Flatts, Natasha Bedingfield and one Miss Miley Cyrus.Standing space is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis at Rockefeller Plaza. So, which of these acts might drag you into our fair city? — MWM
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Usually, encores don't take a year and a half. Mary J. Blige will guest on ABC's One Life to Live on Friday, Feb. 15, and Monday, Feb. 18, marking the six-time Grammy winner's second trip to Llanview. As she did in July 2006 — after which her album sales soared 40 percent — Blige will appear as herself, this time serving as a surprise guest at Starr's sweet-16 party. (OK, well, it was a surprise.) Accompanied by her band, the songstress will perform her Grammy-nominated single "Just Fine," as well as "Hurt Again," a second song from her latest CD.
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