Mary J Blige

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New York Fashion Week is officially upon us, with runway shows for designers' spring/summer 2023 collections and a whole bevy of private, secret, invite-only, or otherwise hard to get into parties and special events, some of which have cool musical guests.

You can apply for free tickets to attend Mary J Blige’s United Palace show now, and catch her when she comes back around on tour this fall.

Mary J's tour includes big NYC-area shows at Barclays and Prudential Center.

Plus: Mary J Blige's Strength of a Woman fest, Phoebe Bridgers, Spiritualized, Superorganism, Chris Rock / Kevin Hart, and more tour and festival news.

Wednesday's NYC-area shows include Action Bronson, Earl Sweatshirt, The Alchemist, The Spits, Ducks Ltd., and more.

The lineup also includes J Period Live Mixtape (ft. Black Thought, Rick Ross & Benny the Butcher), Tierra Whack, Freddie Gibbs, Mickey Guyton, Yebba, Chief Keef, Robert Glasper & Bilal, DJ Jazzy Jeff & Rakim, Protoje, and more...

50 Cent and Anderson .Paak made surprise appearances and Eminem took a knee in tribute to Colin Kaepernick during a set that included such classics as ”California Love,” ”In Da Club,” ”Family Affair,” ”Alright,” ”Lose Yourself,” ”Still D.R.E.,” and more...

The Halftime Show features Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, and Mary J. Blige; Jhene Aiko and Mickey Guyton are also performing; and commercials feature Doja Cat, Andre 3000, Zendaya, Austin Powers, The Big Lebowski, Pete Davidson, and more...

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