New Music Friday: Mary J. Blige, Ariana Grande & Kid Cudi, Khalid, and SZA

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Mary J. Blige has a double holiday treat for her fans, dropping two new singles on Friday: "Good Morning Gorgeous," and "Amazing," featuring DJ Khaled.

"Good Morning Gorgeous" is the title track of her upcoming 15th studio album, set to drop on Friday, February 11, 2022, two days before Mary performs at halftime of Super Bowl 56 with Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar.

"Working on this new album has been so much fun,” the Queen of Hip Hop Soul said in a statement. “I’m excited for my fans to hear these first two songs to give them a taste of what’s to come. I’m grateful to all my collaborators and partners who have walked with me through this process and even more grateful to my fans who I hope have a blast with this new music.”

Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi released the title track of the soundtrack to the new film comedy, Just Look Up. They perform the song in the movie and co-wrote the track, which is nominated for a Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Song. Just Look Up debuts in theaters December 10, and December 24 on Netflix.

Khalid also dropped his Scenic Drive EP, featuring Alicia Keys, Ari Lennox, Kiana Ledé and more. “I’m so grateful to have worked with so many amazing/talented artists on this project! Also, I’m so excited for everyone to hear this and live with it,” Khalid said on Instagram.

Finally, SZA has officially released “I Hate You," a track she debuted in August on an anonymous SoundCloud account. “Honestly this started out as an exercise. I just wanted somewhere to dump my thoughts w out  pressure..y’all made it a thing and I’m not mad lmao. ask and u shall receive,” SZA commented on Instagram.

Friday, December 3, 2021 at 5:00PM by Ken Simmons Permalink