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Mary J Blige - Enough Cryin'

Undisputed Queen of contemporary soul music and three-time Grammy winner Mary J Blige follows her recent Top 5 single collaboration with U2 on their classic track One with the release on June 26th of her brand new single Enough Cryin'. WATCH THE VIDEO

The single is taken from Mary's hugely acclaimed new album The Breakthrough, and features Mary's alter-ego rapping persona, Brook. The release of the single follows Mary's one-off live date at London's Wembley Arena on Saturday June 17.

Mary's new album The Breakthrough, which entered the Billboard chart at no. 1 and has hung around the upper echelons of the charts ever since, is proving to her biggest record yet. The Breakthrough is Mary's 8th album, and takes combined sales well past the 20 million mark in a career spanning 14 years, numerous awards and countless classic songs. The latest of these, the U2 duet, follows previous Mary collaborations with some of the biggest names in the world of music, from Sir Elton John and George Michael, to Dr. Dre, Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Method Man, Sting, Seal, Wyclef Jean, the list goes on.

Fourteen years since What's The 411 heralded the arrival of a voice to stand alongside the greats of soul music, The Breakthrough delivers Mary's trademark combination of raw power, serenity, conviction and compassion.

The songs on The Breakthrough are evidence of Mary's journey from her childhood in the projects of Yonkers, New York, to her early successes plagued with drama, to her current breakthrough. The album takes the listener on a journey through its 14 tracks including forthcoming single "Enough Cryin'", "MJB Da MVP," with Mary's vocal over The Game's "Hate it Or Love It;" "Good Woman Down" and the Raphael Saadiq produced "I Found My Everything".

Nobody tells it like Mary, with a voice that is rough and ready, sweet and pure, Mary J. Blige is capable of conveying heartache and happiness in a single musical phrase. A confessional singer, her emotional honesty reflects the great traditions of blues and soul with an immediacy that has won her countless honours and awards and a devoted, ever-growing audience around the world. On "The Breakthrough"," Mary continues to work with a hot-list of producers. producers including Bryan-Michael Cox, Rodney Jerkins, the Black Eyed Peas' Will I Am, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Dre & Vidal, Raphael Saadiq and more.

Whether pouring her heart out in a recording booth, on a concert stage, or privately learning how to love herself and help others, Mary has discovered something powerful: The music that she makes, the songs that have brought so much joy and solace to so many, have also been her own salvation. When you think of perseverance, strength and commitment, you think of Mary J Blige.

Mary J Blige - Enough Cryin'

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