Cher, Ozzy Osbourne and A Tribe Called Quest among 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
Cher finally recognised 60 years after her first recordings, while Mary J Blige, Peter Frampton and Dave Matthews Band are among the other inductees
January 2024
First look review
Rob Peace review – Chiwetel Ejiofor’s moving fact-based tragedy
A magnificent lead performance from newcomer Jay Will helps to lift a rousing yet often uneven drama based on the life and death of a Yale student
August 2023
‘It was freaking bananas!’: rap luminaries on the defining moments from 50 years of hip-hop
From Brooklyn block parties to globe-trotting glory, some of the biggest names in hip-hop share their personal highlights from five decades of rap, rebellion and raising the roof
February 2023
Grammys 2023: Beyoncé breaks record for all-time wins and Harry Styles gets album of the year – as it happened
Mary J Blige: the era-defining R&B original is back on imperial form – and primed for Grammys success
January 2023
Grammy awards 2023: who will win – and who should?
Will Adele’s Grammy dominion continue and Harry Styles steal more limelight? Or could Kendrick Lamar or Beyoncé finally take one of the headline prizes?
October 2022
Mary J Blige backs Biden administration’s cancer initiative
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The 100 greatest BBC music performances – ranked!
July 2022
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Mary J Blige’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!
As her debut album turns 30 this month, we rate the best of a singer who pours pain into her music with so much drama
February 2022
Super Bowl: the ads, the music and everything but the football – as it happened
Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J Blige’s half-time show – an all-timer
September 2021
Dr Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Mary J Blige and Snoop Dogg to perform at Super Bowl
The five multi-award-winning artists will perform on the same stage together for the first time at next year’s half-time show
June 2021
Mary J Blige’s My Life review – a superficial spin with the soul queen
Vapid interviews with celebrity friends pad out a dispiriting look back at the singer’s career
May 2021
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From Beyoncé to David Bowie: 10 of the best Glastonbury sets ever
Ahead of a livestreamed version of the festival, here are some of the biggest and best performances from years gone by
March 2021
Hip-hop stars and fashion industry mourn stylist Derek Khan
Khan, who died aged 63, styled Mary J Blige and Salt-N-Pepa, forever changing the look associated with the genre
February 2021
Jay-Z, Kate Bush and Foo Fighters lead Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees
Female-heavy list of acts aiming to be inducted this year also includes Tina Turner, Mary J Blige and Dionne Warwick
January 2021
Music stars led by Alicia Keys call for Biden commission on racial justice
Mary J Blige, Khalid and more call for establishment of proposed Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation
May 2020
Body Cam review – Mary J Blige cop horror is halfway haunting
A curious mashup of ripped-from-the-headlines cop drama and gory horror just about finds its footing thanks to director Malik Vitthal’s confident hand
Betty Wright, US soul, funk and R&B singer, dies aged 66
Singer with remarkable vocal range had been sampled by generations of hip-hop and R&B artists, including Beyoncé and Mary J Blige
Andre Harrell, founder of influential R&B label Uptown Records, dies aged 59
Harrell launched the careers of 90s R&B megastars Mary J Blige and Jodeci on his Bad Boy label with the Notorious BIG
