New York, NY (Top40 Charts) One of Time magazine's icons listed in "The 100 Most Influential People of 2022" and the recipient of the 2022 "Billboard ICON Award," the undisputed
Queen of Hip Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige, announces her Good Morning Gorgeous tour presented by Hologic in partnership with The
Black Promoters
Collective (BPC). GRAMMY Award-winning and Oscar-nominated Blige will perform in 23 cities with special guests, platinum-selling, GRAMMY Award-winning artist
Ella Mai and platinum-selling rising star
Queen Naija beginning on Saturday,
September 17, in Greensboro, NC, and ending on Saturday, October 29 in Atlantic City, NJ. The tour also stops in Los Angeles, New York, and Atlanta.
Before offering to the general public, the Good Morning Gorgeous tour tickets go on presale today with The American Express® Card Members beginning June 15 at 10 am local time through June 16 at 10 pm local time. Tickets will be available to the general public on June 17 at 10 am local and range from $69.50 to $189.50.
"Mary J. Blige has been one of a select handful of artists at the top of our desired list to partner with since the initial construction of The BPC. Having her support in our mission so early in the process is a testament to the hard work we have put in to bring superior cultural experiences powered by black business to the masses. We firmly believe this is a match made in heaven and are honored to partner with the Queen," states The BPC Co-Founder and President Shelby Joyner.
"We're thrilled to continue our partnership with
Mary J. Blige as the presenting sponsor for her Good Morning Gorgeous tour," said Steve MacMillan, Hologic's Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer. "As a global leader in women's health, we're committed to emphasizing the lifesaving importance of preventive screenings and the annual Well Woman exam, and Mary's voice is a powerful way to reach millions of women."
In addition to the previously stated accolades, the tour follows Blige's early 2022 album release of Good Morning Gorgeous. The album was released leading into her energetic Super Bowl Halftime performance. The title track rose to #1 at R&B radio for 9 weeks and the song became a viral backdrop for many expressing self-love, with over 40,000 users creating videos using the song on TikTok. A deluxe version was dropped just ahead of her wildly successful "Strength of a Woman" festival that took place last month in Atlanta.
Locations, venues & dates for the Good Morning Gorgeous tour presented by Hologic can be found below:
Saturday, 9/17 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
Sunday, 9/18 - Washington, DC - Capital One Arena
Wednesday, 9/21 - Charlotte, NC - Spectrum Center
Thursday, 9/22 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
Saturday, 9/24 - Detroit, MI - Little
Caesars Arena (Not listed -
Queen Naija)
Sunday, 9/25 - Chicago, IL - United Center
Wednesday, 9/28 - Birmingham, AL - Legacy Center at BJCC
Thursday, 9/29 - Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena
Saturday, 10/1 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
Sunday, 10/2 - Fort Worth, TX - Dickies
Arena (Not listed - Ella Mai)
Thursday, 10/6 - Oakland, CA - Oakland
Arena (Not listed -- QN or EM)
Saturday, 10/8 - Las Vegas, NV - Michelob Ultra Arena
Sunday, 10/9 - Los Angeles, CA - Kia Forum (Not listed -- QN)
Wednesday, 10/12 - St. Louis, MO - Enterprise Center
Saturday, 10/15 - New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Center
Sunday, 10/16 - Memphis, TN - FedEx Forum
Wednesday, 10/19 - Cleveland, OH - Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
Thursday, 10/20 - Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center
Saturday, 10/22 - Hampton, VA - Hampton Coliseum
Sunday, 10/23 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
Wednesday, 10/26 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
Thursday, 10/27 - Cincinnati, OH - Heritage Bank Center
Saturday, 10/29 - Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall
For more information, visit https://blackpromoterscollective.com.
Iconic Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, Oscar-nominated actress, producer, and philanthropist
Mary J. Blige is a figure of inspiration, transformation, and empowerment, making her one of the defining voices of the contemporary music era. With a track record of eight multi-platinum albums, nine Grammy Awards (plus a staggering 32 nominations), two Academy Award nominations, two Golden
Globe nominations, and a SAG nomination, among many other accolades, Blige has cemented herself as a global superstar. Influenced at an early age by the music of Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, and Gladys Knight, Blige brought her own gritty, urban-rooted style—fusing hip-hop, soul, and honest, frank lyrics—to the forefront on her 1992 debut album What's the 411? The multi-platinum set, executive produced by Sean "
Diddy" Combs, quickly spun off several hits, including two No. R&B No. 1s: You Remind Me and Real Love. Blige helped redefine R&B and began forging a unique niche for herself on the more personal second album, 1994's My Life. She is loved for her passionate, chart-topping hits like "Be Without You," "No More Drama," and "Family Affair," all of which have made her a force in music. Over her career, Blige has released 15 studio albums (most recently Good Morning Gorgeous) and has starred in films and television programs such as Mudbound, The Umbrella Academy, Power Book II: Ghost, Respect, and has recently released her own documentary, Mary J. Blige's My Life. This past February, she performed at the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA, alongside Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, and Kendrick Lamar. Blige has her own production company, Blue Butterfly, and recently launched her own festival, "Strength of a Woman Festival and Summit," with Pepsi and in partnership with Live Nation Urban.
In 2018 Ella Mai's first single "
Boo'd Up" broke the record for the most weeks at No. 1 of any song by a woman on the R&B/Hip-Hop Billboard Airplay chart and is now RIAA-Certified 7x Platinum. Her follow-up single, the 5x-Platinum "Trip," peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, and her debut album, Ella Mai, has almost 6 billion streams and is 2x Platinum. In addition to her chart-topping domination and success,
Ella Mai has won a number of awards, including her first GRAMMY for Best R&B Song, 3 Billboard
Music Awards including the coveted Top R&B Artist, 3 iHeartRadio awards including R&B Artist of the Year, 3 Soul
Train Awards, an NAACP Image Award, and a BET Viewers Choice Award. After a busy four years that included touring the world and the release of RIAA-certified Gold track "Not Another Love Song," to bridge projects, Ella kicked off her sophomore season with her single, "DFMU (Don't F**k Me Up)." If the adage is true and history always repeats itself, get ready for
Ella Mai to dominate the music and cultural zeitgeist once again with her new album
Heart On My Sleeve.
Singer/Songwriter
Queen Naija has cemented her status as one of R&B's most compelling young stars. Hailed as "the first soul star of the social media generation" by The New York Times, the 25-year-old
Detroit native has amassed over three billion combined global streams to date.
Queen struck out on her own with her breakthrough single "Medicine," which debuted at No. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 (a nearly-unheard-of achievement for an unsigned artist) and quickly landed her a deal with Capitol Records. Her 2018 critically acclaimed self-titled EP debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Emerging Artists chart and earned major recognition in the 2019 awards season, including nominations for Top R&B Artist at the Billboard
Music Awards and Best New Artist at the BET Awards, in addition to three nods at the iHeartRadio
Music Awards. In October 2020, she released missunderstood, a five-song project featuring three platinum-certified singles: "Butterflies," "Karma," and "Medicine." This project proved to be another smash success for Queen, debuting at No. 1 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart and cracking the top 10 on the Billboard 200.
