Mary J. Blige just announced her next tour, which sounds like it’s going to be a love letter to her fans. But the announcement itself turned into a conversation starter about the reckoning that’s roiling the music industry after last week’s federal indictment of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs.
“When it’s all said and done, it’s never all said and done, I owe my fans a gratitude I can’t put into words, so I put it into a show,” the “Family Affair” singer said Monday on Instagram , announcing the upcoming outing and the presale that starts Thursday. The tour is slated for 2025 and will feature R&B superstars Ne-Yo and Mario. No confirmed dates have been announced yet.
In a Monday appearance on the season premiere of “Sherri,” Blige told host Sherri Shepherd that she will go on tour in January and has a new album on the way, “Gratitude,” which drops Nov. 15. “If you are a Mary J.
Blige fan, this is for you,” she said, later adding, “I mean, look at my life right now. I’m in a constant state of gratitude. I feel good.
I have jobs and opportunities. I’m healthy. My family’s healthy.
I have people around that care for me and love me and I have amazing fans. So I’m so grateful to my fans for all the years of love that they’ve given me and support.” The “No More Drama” and “Real Love” hitmaker is next scheduled to perform Oct.
26 at the AZ Jazz Fest in Glendale, Ariz., according to her website, which now bears a teaser for her.