mary j. blige

Listen to Mary's new album.

From Phantogram to Jimmy Eat World to Becky G, these are the songs we're loving this week.

Now that we rolled with our full belly out of the Thanksgiving Holiday, our attention has turned to the other ones coming up fast. Here are a few new releases you can put on your shopping list for the music fan in your life.

What a great week for music, so many artists so little time, and even some Holiday albums, which are some of my favorites.

Sublime songstress Mary J. Blige has been hit with yet another tax lien -- this one totaling $3.4 million for unpaid taxes in Bergen County, N.J. Sounds like even 2013 won't offer her a break.

Mary J. Blige recently found trouble with a certain Burger King ad, and the drama hasn’t ended for her there. The queen of hip-hop soul’s charity foundation — Foundation For The Advancement Of Women Now — is getting sued from all different angles. From the likes of TD Bank to a lineup of musicians playing at various Mary galas everyone seems to be having their problems with FFAWN.

This week’s ‘American Idol‘ mentor Mary J. Blige took to the stage tonight to perform her hit ‘Why.’ All class, dressed in a pants suit and some chunky jewelry, the living legend totally killed it. But were the judges into it?

Mary J. Blige can do no wrong in our book. The veteran songbird comes through with another visually-stunning video for ‘Mr. Wrong,’ the latest single from her LP ‘My Life II: The Journey Continues (Act 1).’ The clip features Blige in several different glamorous outfits and wigs that are reminiscent of her style during the ‘My Life’ album period.

Starting with 1999′s double-platinum ‘Mary’ collection, Mary J. Blige has released a new album every two years, and she’ll keep that streak alive this fall with the upcoming ‘My Life II: The Journey Continues…Act I.’ For her 10th full-length studio effort, Blige has created a sequel to her Grammy-nominated 1994 sophomore release, ‘My Life,’ which sold three million copies, spawned four hit singles