Mary J. Blige kicked off the brand new yr with the visible to “Gone Without end” that includes Remy Ma and DJ Khaled from her 2022 Good Morning Attractive (Deluxe) album.
Launched on her birthday (January 11), the video arrives simply days after the album was licensed gold by the RIAA.
The Eif Rivera-directed clip options Mary, Remy and their women hitting the membership with a hook that interpolates JAY-Z‘s 2001 hit, “Tune Cry.” DJ Khaled is just not current however does seem in a couple of overlays.
You’ll be able to watch the video beneath.
Good Morning Attractive dropped just below two years in the past, and was Mary’s first album in practically 5 years. The deluxe version adopted shortly afterward, and garnered Mary J. Blige a whopping six nominations on the 2023 Grammy Awards together with Album of the 12 months and Greatest R&B Album. She additionally carried out on the present.
As she headed into 2024, Mary was dubbed ‘Girl of the 12 months’ by Glamour, and whereas diving into her success, she admitted that it took overcoming “Hell” to get there.
“This isn’t an in a single day success,” she informed the magazine. “This isn’t a simple factor, this new me, this new Mary. That is onerous work. Once you’re completely satisfied and also you’re sturdy, and also you’ve been…[as] depressing as I’ve been in life and went by way of as a lot hell, it’s simple to revert again to the residue. It’s simple to revert again to the previous as a result of that’s what you knew. As a result of you realize the ache of the previous will at all times attempt to pull you again.”
Along with a starring position within the well-liked Energy franchise and nonetheless releasing new music, Mary J. Blige has gotten into her philanthropic bag as of late as properly.
Final yr, she partnered with PepsiCo. Inc. for her “Energy of a Girl” scholarship initiative, which included relaunching the Energy Of A Girl Pageant and Summit over Mom’s Day weekend with Ms. Lauryn Hill, Jeezy and extra.
Trying forward, Mary is hoping to sooner or later play Nina Simone in a biopic. The Queen of Hip Hop Soul stopped by The Late Present with Stephen Colbert final yr, and mentioned she had lengthy wished to painting the legendary singer, pianist, composer and activist.
“I at all times wished to play Nina Simone as a result of I wanna discover ways to play the piano and I really like her songs,” she defined. “They’re very darkish and moody and I can at all times discover a place for that.”