R&B royalty Mary J. Blige continues her promotional push for new album ‘Stronger With Each Tear’ here in the UK, yesterday performing ‘I Am’ on daytime show GMTV.

Awesome performance! I had to stare at Mary’s mouth the entire way through, as the vocals were that flawless that one would be forgiven for thinking she was lip-syncing. Good stuff.

Tidbit: Did anyone else find the backing singers really random?! Aside from the fact they weren’t even singing, they looked like her personal assistants or something LOL. Only in showbiz will you find backing singers that don’t actually sing!

What do you think of the performance?

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The Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul Mary J. Blige is currently here in the UK promoting her ‘Stronger With Each Tear’ LP, a re-worked version of which is released here next week. The 39 year old’s most recent TV stop was the Alan Carr: Chatty Man show, where she performed current single ‘I Am’. Check out how she fared above…

As ever, Mary delivered and then some. Great performance!

Randomness: I can’t even begin to convey how slow of a news day it has been today.

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The incomparable Mary J. Blige performed a set for Walmart Soundcheck. Blige, 39, served up live renditions of an array of songs from her latest LP ‘Stronger With Each Tear’ including ‘I Am’ (above) and ‘The One’, as well as previous chart smashes ‘Be Without You’, ‘Family Affair’ and ‘Just Fine’. Check out the awesome performances, along with her interview after the jump…

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The much anticipated video for ‘We Are The World 25 For Haiti’ premièred literally moments ago. Check it out below:

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BET’s SOS Saving Ourselves (Help For Haiti) is taking place right now live from Miami, Floria. As usual, That Grape Juice has you covered with all the night’s performances, which include the first televised performance from Chris Brown since ‘the incident’, Mary J. Blige, Keri Hilson, Wyclef, Monica, and many more . Be sure to keep refreshing as performances will continually be added…

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L.A. Reid held a post-Grammy party last evening. The Island Def Jam mogul celebrated with some of music’s biggest names at the event which was hosted by Jay-Z at  Cecconi’s restaurant in Los Angeles. Peep more pics below:

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The 52nd annual Grammy Awards are taking place right now. We’ll be posting performances from the show moments after they’ve taken place (you know how we roll!). Be sure to keep refreshing as we’ll continually be updating on the minute!

Lady GaGa & Elton John – Poker Face

Beyonce – If I Were A Boy

Pink

Black Eyed Peas – Imma Be / I Gotta Feelin’

Jamie Foxx – Blame It

3D Michael Jackson Jackson Tribute – Earth Song

Prince & Paris Accept ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’

Mary J. Blie & Andre Bocelli – Bridge Over Troubled Water

Maxwell – Pretty Wings

Drake, Eminem, Lil Wayne & Travis Barker – Forever

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Music’s biggest night is finally here! Numerous celebrities are arriving for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Check out all of the action below:

Lady GaGa

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The stars came out full-force a few hours ago for industry legend Clive Davis‘ annual Pre-Grammy Awards party. Held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, the event’s theme was ‘A Salute To Icons’ honouring Universal CEO Doug Smith.

Notable attendees included Rihanna, Usher, Ciara, Ne-Yo, Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z, Toni Braxton, Fergie, Keri Hilson Mya, and more. {Clive’s protégé Whitney Houston, who was snubbed by the Grammy committee this year, was notably absent}

Check out the rest of the pics after the jump…

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An extensive list of celebrities are scheduled to lend their support to Haiti during a benefit concert this Friday. The ‘Hope for Haiti Now’ event will air commercial-free on over 12 networks including NBC, ABC, MTV and Vh1, starting at 8pm ET. Carded to make appearances are Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, Rihanna, Shakira and host Wyclef Jean, just to name a few. {Source}

This is shaping up to be an event on the level of ‘Live Aid’. It’s great to see so many big acts doing their part to help Haiti in the best way they can. However, there is one person who many people have been calling to hit the stage at the event, and that’s Lauryn Hill. Certainly, it would be amazing to see her make a rare appearance to benefit the cause and sing in that way that only she can. After watching Rihanna squeal through ‘Redemption Song’ yesterday, it became only more evident how much Hill’s voiced has been missed over the years.

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The 3rd Annual BET Honors were filmed last evening at the Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. The event commemorated the achievements of diva Whitney Houston, Hip-Hop mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, and rapper/actress Queen Latifah. Guests were treated to performances by Jennifer Hudson, who sang Houston’s ‘I Will Always Love You’ in tribute to the icon, Mary J. Blige, Maxwell and others. Check out more pictures below (courtesy of Rap-Up.com):

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Mary J. Blige made a promotional appearance on ‘The Ellen Degeneres Show’ recently. The singer performed ‘I Am’, the new single from her ‘Stronger With Each Tear’ album. The song has thus far peaked at #13 on the Hip-Hop/R&B chart and #65 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Every time Blige performs this song, I grow to like it even more. The raw yet honest vocals display a singer who isn’t afraid to ‘go there’ on stage, without worrying too much about how she looks or sounds. A true performer.

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The Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul Mary J. Blige took to the stage at the People’s Choice Awards 2010 a few hours ago to perform ‘I Am’ – the latest single to be lifted from her well-selling ‘Stronger With Each Tear’ LP.

Though it’s pretty much standard-fare for Mary to nail her performances, she really did the damn thing with this one! The band were on fire and I literally was flapping my arms in approval when she started  taking it to church at the end (2.54 onwards). Great, great, performance!

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R&B singer Mary J. Blige’s ‘Stronger With Each Tear’ LP is is set to sell 330-340k in it’s first week. Chart analyst site HitsDailyDouble reports that the artist will debut at #2 on the final tally, behind Susan Boyle’s debut album, ‘I Dreamed A Dream’, which sold another 520k this week, pushing her total to a record-setting 3 million copies since it’s release on November 23rd. Moreover, Alicia Keys’ ‘The Element of Freedom’ has accumulated 700k in sales after selling an additional 270-280k this week.

These are certainly good numbers for Blige. Regardless of the fact that her last album debuted 629k during the same time period, she continues to prove that she is a consistent sales force on the charts. What is shocking to me, on the other hand, is the staggering success that Boyle has been enjoying. Seriously, who is buying that album?!

As a staunch supporter of true talent, I am pleased that Boyle is out-performing many of her far less talented contemporaries but without any hit singles and almost no promotional presence, I find it baffling that she is able to continuously sell as many records as she has. Again, who is buying that album?!

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According to Hits Daily Double, Mary J. Blige’s latest LP ‘Stronger With Each Tear’ is set to debut on the Billboard 200 with estimated sales of 300,000-320,000. Though not enough to dethrone the force that is Susan Boyle from the top spot (Boyle is set to sell ANOTHER 625,000!), Blige’s numbers are unarguably very impressive. {Source}

It will be interesting to see how the album fares after the Christmas sales surge ends, considering the album has yet to deliver a bonafide chart hit. That said, it’s for this very reason that congrats are in order for Mary. After this long in the game and without majorly successful lead singles, she still manages to pull in such numbers. More power to her!

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What’s Christmas day without a little drama?!

Following Mary J. Blige’s launch party for her latest LP ‘Stronger With Each Tear’ earlier this week, there has been murmurings about some kind of drama going down between Blige and husband and manager Kendu Issacs. Though unconfirmed, the dispute is said to have originated due to Blige’s brother being thrown out of the party.

Initially believing it to be hearsay, a video has surfaced today of the R&B star laying the smacketh down on Issacs at the star-studded party, with security having to separate the couple! You can watch the video, which features Beyonce and Jay-Z ambiently enjoying themselves in the background, above (the slap comes at about the 1.04 mark).

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