MARY J. BLIGE RELEASES GREATEST HITS SET

Mary J. Blige releases greatest hits set with four new songs, and Johnta Austin shared Mary writing tips

R& B superstar Mary J. Blige released her greatest hits set, Reflections – A Retrospective, on Tuesday, December 12th on Geffen/Interscope. The album features 15 years of hits by the superstar plus four new tracks including her new single, “We Ride (I See The Future).” Some of the songs included on the project are “No More Drama,” “Not Gon’ Cry,” “I’m Going Down,” “Real Love,” and her Grammy-winning collaboration with Method Man, “I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need To Get By.”

The album comes on the heels of another significant milestone for Blige. Last week she was crowned the leading Grammy Award nominee for the year. The singer received a total of eight nominations for her work on her 2005 album The Breakthrough, including Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best R&B Song, and Best R&B Female Vocal Of The Year for the single “Be Without You.”

“I wrote for Mary J. Blige. I’mma say that Mary really tore it down and did her thing, and you know I was happy to see that.”

Earlier this month, Blige cleaned up at the Billboard Music Awards, taking home nine awards including R&B/hiphop artist and album of the year. Singer-songwriter Johnta Austin, who penned some songs on the The Breakthrough, attended the event and he shared his thoughts on Blige’s big win. Austin said,