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to r&b or not to r&b?

Ne-Yo Asks: Why Are You Not Bored With R&B?

Ne-Yo isn't letting the lukewarm response to "Closer" get in the way of his ambitions to "switch it up, try to add to the 'urban' sound, expanding the minds and outlooks of music lovers." He wants you to know that he's bored (bored!) with R&B and, frankly, can't understand why anyone else isn't. "Me, I have a very short attention span, always have, so I get bored EXTRA easy. So with everybody doin' the same ol' thing, wearing the same ol' thing, sounding the same..........MY question is, how is everybody else NOT bored??" Good question, Ne-Yo! Some answers, based on my favorite R&B tracks of late. More »

leak of the day

Jay-Z And Mary J. Ask You To Give Thanks And Praises

ARTIST: Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige
TITLE: "You're Welcome"
WEB DEBUT: Feb. 28, 2008

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leak of some time in the last week or so

Lil Wayne Treats Us Right On A New Mary J. Remix

ARTIST: Mary J. Blige feat. Lil Wayne and Swizz Beatz
TITLE: "Just Fine (Remix)"
WEB DEBUT: Between Jan. 20 and Jan. 28, 2008

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tony little wept

Musicians May Be Trading Their Personal Trainers For Steroids

When one thinks of pop star scandals involving drugs, one doesn't usually first think of the "performance enhancing" variety, but at least three musicians have now been "named in connection with an Albany-based steroid investigation." So who's ditching their Hip-Hop Abs workout videos to join the sports world's finest anabolic abusers? More »

Mary J. Blige has ended Josh Groban's Christmas-fueled reign at Billboard's top spot by selling 204,000 copies of Growing Pains. But! The Oprah-beloved Noel did sell 178,000 copies last week, and I suspect that given the soft sales market all around the damn thing will probably hover around the top 40 or so until at least Valentine's Day. [Billboard.biz]

Mary J. Blige Just Can't Get Enough (Of Her Awesome Life) ARTIST: Mary J. Blige
TITLE: "Just Fine"
WEB DEBUT: Sept. 27, 2007

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Yet Another Leak Of The Day: Mary J. Blige Is Happy To Tell You She's Happy

"We Ride," from Mary J. Blige's forthcoming greatest-hits collection, follows the piano-driven template that made "No More Drama" so gripping. But she's on the defensive right away, explaining why she's decided to shed her anger—because she's found a man, and he's so great, that she sings about his putting a song in her heart. We hope, for her sake, that it's a little bit less by-the-numbers than this one. More »