
Mary J. Blige Talks Women in Music Industry at Nashville Songwriting Camp
"To see us come together and write songs and be in the same room and smile and compliment each other is very empowering," says R&B singer of the She Is the Music Song Camp
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"To see us come together and write songs and be in the same room and smile and compliment each other is very empowering," says R&B singer of the She Is the Music Song Camp
Nina Simone, Sister Rosetta Tharpe also inducted in an evening of long speeches and unforgettable reunions
Blige honors Simone for singing songs "about injustice, struggle, and black life [that] resonate to this day"
Singer earned Best Original Song, Best Supporting Actress nods for contributions to Dee Rees' 'Mudbound'
Common, Gael GarcÃa Bernal also scheduled for 90th Academy Awards
'Coco' and 'The Greatest Showman' also received nominations
Sharon Jones, Khalid, SZA, Miguel and more
Dee Rees's story of one black and one white family struggling in WW II-era South couldn't be more timely
Singer co-directed 'George Michael: Freedom,' set to air later this month
Ecstatic (Xscape), messy (New Edition) reunions, Leslie Jones, technical snafus, crowd-rousing stints defined night of highs, lows