The incomparable Mary J. Blige took centre stage on BBC 1’s Jools Holland Show here in London this week. There, the Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul delivered a powerful showing of ‘Need Someone’ – a cut lifted from her ‘My Life II: The Journey Continues’ LP.
Check out the must-see performance after the jump…
Easily the best we’ve heard from this new project thus far. Stunning track.
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SHE SOUNDS DIFFERENT SOUNDS LIKE A SADDDDDDDDDDD SONG.
boring
Mary still has a powerful live voice. Over 40.
Also Céline Dion has still wonderful and powerful live voice! 🙂
I love Mariah but she can’t sing live anymore.
“The Living Proof” is a great record from the up & coming record.
Also…
This performance is EVERYTHING! SHe gave a flawless vocal.
She displayed control, range, tone & power. This is what I’m talking about!
A REAL vocalist. A REAL artist.
Mary never disappoints.
Team Mary/Nov 21! 1000%
Beautiful! Soulful and mesmerizing!
Mary is a diva without grimaces and arrogance in her manners.
Classy.
FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER @MUSIC_ME84. I’LL FOLLOW BACK!
FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER @MUSIC_ME84. I’LL FOLLOW BACK!
FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER @MUSIC_ME84. I’LL FOLLOW BACK!
GLADYS KNIGHT DID A HELLUVA BETTER JOB WHEN SHE WAS ON THIS SHOW… NOW THAT’S REAL SOUL. MJB IS B-C LISTED SINGER NOW.
This b**** bores the hell out of me. Always My life this my life that, no one gives a f***, move on!
she sounds great! and I really like her styling. that feaux military coat, hat, boots get up from her DWTS 25/8 performance was not the business.
As usual all the little youngin’s listen to the garbage songs that is “so called real music” always talk stupid on here. This is real music right here, it has soul and substance. @Gwaaarl!!: If she bores you, why post then, your an idiot with no brain.Do you think that the artists now have any substance?? It looks like you give a f*** because you commenting on the post, what an idiot!!!
@judas666: If Mary is a “B-C Listed artist, then why has been out for 20+ years now? Also if she is as you claimed, then why she have about 10 studio albums, Compilations 7 albums, and pure singles from 1990’s- 2011? Some people on here can talk so much s*** its not even funny anymore. What is wrong with doing research before yapping the mouth on here?? SMH!!!
Anyways, I’m getting this album, real emotion, real depth and meaning, and real r&b music!!!!
Mary is so good at giving u emotional performances!
The Queen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
she sounds great and like herself LIVE, but her studio recordings have been so muffled and strained sounding.. This album is going to be really boring though. That new single with Drake just ain’t doin it for me..
All know is this Album better be good like the real MY life , Share my world , or the Breakthough
Hi-5 to @Jessica….some of these kids will never learn…
I love this performance & I love this song. She sang with so much emotion I thought she was gonna cry. I believed every second of it and she sounded amazing !!!! Truly a living legend and a last of a dying breed a of artist .
what the hell is this wrist slitting shitt damm mary u had me running to jump out my mamas window EPIC FAIL TWICE OVER TO THE LEFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mary J. F****** Blige…….you f****** killed this! I dunno who you people are on here, dissing Mother Blige, but clearly…nevermind. Yall arent even worth the bullet.
@THE REAL B, “Mary J. F****** Blige.” Say.it.again!
Hands down my favorite from this era. Absolutely wonderful.
Let’em know MJB!
So soulful and lovely. That dress was stunning as well.
Her voice just doesn’t do it for me anymore….