MARY J BLIGE AND GEFFEN RECORDS MAKE SMART CHOICE

Grammy Award singer Mary J. Blige and her label Geffen Records recently made a wise decision. The singer’s greatest hits set was initially scheduled for a December release but at the eleventh hour the set was replaced by a new album. Blige explained the decision. She said,

The Breakthrough features guest appearances by Jay-Z and U2.

“We decided to release The Breakthrough instead of the greatest hits package because the record company felt it was more urgent, the album material, was more urgent then a greatest hits any day. And when they heard the material, they were very pleased with it and they said, ‘Let’s go with this.'”

The album’s first single is “Be Without You.” Terrence Howard, who starred in Hustle & Flow, plays Blige’s love interest in the song’s video.