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Hello all! I hope you all are enjoying your Monday, I am. I am currently watching "The Wendy Williams Show" which is my new addiction. Here is some music news for the music news obsessed! Mary J. Blige Preps Stronger Album! What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Mary J. Blige has been through the storm and is singing about it on her new album. The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul will release her 9th studio album Stronger on November 24. The first single, “The One,” features Drake and can be seen in a new AT&T ad airing now. “The album represents who and what I am right now,” MJB said on set of the commercial. “I’m a stronger human being after all the growing pains. It’s about life, love, change, strength—mostly really knowing who you are and being confident in that.” The follow-up single will be the title track, “Stronger,” which can also be found on the soundtrack to More Than a Game. The documentary about NBA star LeBron James’ high school days in Akron, Ohio, opens October 2 ...

---------------- Now playing: Ashanti - Things You Make Me Do (Feat. Robin Thicke) (Produced By Channel 7) via FoxyTunes At one point it seemed like Maxwell wouldn't return to music after several delays for his forthcoming album, "Black Summer's Night" in stores July 7. Now the singer has resurfaced with a new outlook on life and his career. Check out the video for his new single, "Pretty Wings". Music Biz: Lil' Wayne Sued! Rapper Lil Wayne is suing the producer of a song he performed that allegedly sampled another singer's work without permission. A lawsuit filed last year against Lil Wayne accuses him of copyright infringement, saying he failed to secure permission to sample folk singer Karma-Ann Swanepoel's song "Once" on his track "I Feel Like Dying." A lawsuit filed last week by the rapper's lawyers says Rebel Rock Productions Inc., of Coconut Creek, Fla., produced "I Feel Like Dying" and was responsible for...

Audio: Channel 7 - Dance, Music, Sex Newly leaked track! It sounds like Ashanti is on the background vocals or I could be mistaken. If your unsure of who Channel 7 is, he is also known as Seven of Murder Inc. Fame. He has worked diligently with the Murder Inc family over the years as well as Tamia and Foxy Brown. Video: J. Holiday - It's Yours Debut video for upcoming album, "Round 2" in stores soon! Audio: The-Dream - I'm Not Ok Newly leaked track!