The Queen Of Hip-Hop Soul Mary J. Blige Announces Summer Headline Tour

[Damien J.]

Thirteen years into her career Mary J. Blige is still the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul. She was anointed the title even before her boundary-breaking, genre-making debut smash What’s the 411? dropped in 1992 and now on the heels of the success of her new album, The Breakthrough, Mary J. Blige announces a summer headlining tour featuring opening acts Jaheim and Latoya. “Mary J. Blige: The Breakthrough Experience” tour will kick off July 1st in Houston, TX (see below for complete itinerary) and hit over 30 cities nationwide.

Released on December 20th, “The Breakthrough” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album Chart. Massive first week sales of 727,163 earned it the honor of being the best opening week for a solo R&B female artist in SoundScan history. The CD also had the distinction of being the fourth-best debut of all of 2005. “The Breakthrough” has currently sold over 2.2 million copies.

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