The R&B diva performs her 1994 album 'My Life' in the first of two shows at Caesars Atlantic City to kick off the New Year's Eve weekend.
Mary J. Blige performs at Caesars Atlantic City, Thursday, Dec. 29. (Photo Tom Briglia)
ATLANTIC CITY — Mary J. Blige returned to Atlantic City Thursday night, Dec. 29, for the first of two end-of-the-year concerts at Caesars.
The 40-year-old multi-Grammy Award winner sang her 1994 album My Life in its entirety, including the songs "I'm Going Down," "Be Happy," "Mary Jane (All Night Long)" and "You Bring Me Joy."
Her latest album, My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1), was released last month, when Blige made a post-Thanksgiving appearance (Nov. 26) at The Pool at Harrah's to promote the album.
During her time in town last month she spoke to AC Weekly columnist David Spatz about the first My Life album and its sequel, released 17 years later.
“[In] the first My Life album, there was a lot going on in our lives and it wasn’t all positive,” Blige said.
“So there has been a lot of growth and evolution since then. The beautiful thing about now is that we can look back at that album and look at how strong we are and how much we’ve conquered and come through, and that’s the reason for [My Life II] now.”
Blige caps her 2011 appearances in Atlantic City with a performance Friday night, Dec. 30, at Caesars. Showtime is 9pm.
Here are some exclusive photos from Mary J. Blige's sold-out Thursday night concert at Caesars Atlantic City.
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It had been quiet in regards to casino headliner updates, but there have been a few splashy additions recently. Caesars announced that Mary J. Blige is performing at the Circus Maximus Dec. 29-30. Blige will be performing her classic album 'My Life' in its entirety on both dates.
“It was never meant to be a competition. It was only meant to be an extension of the first 'My Life' album, because there is no competition for the first 'My Life' album.”
Last weekend was one of the busiest weekends of the year so far in Atlantic City. Especially if you're a fan of urban music, as two of the genre's top performers, Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z, were live i...
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JUST THE SOUND OF HER VOICE is enough to get you in the mood. Any kind of mood. It doesn't matter if she's singing about break-ups, make-ups, tough times, good times, heartaches or premenstrual syndrome, Mary J. Blige can relay emotions effortlessly through song. She's a natural; a gifted performer who has done it again and again, album after soulful album for 12 years with a voice that's as raw as it is smooth, rough as it is sweet. With dozens of hits under her belt including songs like "Real Love," "No More Drama," "I'm Going Down," and "What's the 411?" Mary J. is on tour and living up to her Queen of Hip Hop Soul moniker. She makes a stop in Atlantic City this weekend for one night at the Taj. The '411' on Mary At 33, the Yonkers, NY native is at the top of her game. After a string of chart-topping r&b albums including her now classic debut What's The 411 (1992), My Life (1994), Share My World (1997), Mary (1999) and No More Drama (2001), Blige returned in 2003 with another No. 1 record, love & life. The album reunites Blige with longtime friend and mentor...
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