Mary J. Blige brought the ’80s back during her appearance on “Dancing With the Stars.” The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul hit the ballroom floor with her co-star Julianne Hough to perform Journey’s “Any Way You Want It” from the upcoming Rock of Ages movie. Watch her rockin’ set below.

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Mary J. Blige channels her inner rock star on “Any Way You Want It,” her cover of Journey’s 1980’s hit. The song appears on the soundtrack to Rock of Ages, the ’80s musical in which she plays gentleman’s club owner Justice. The star-studded cast includes Tom Cruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand, Julianne Hough, and Alec Baldwin. See Mary take charge in the film, which opens in theaters on June 15.

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Mary J. Blige and Rick Ross celebrate the glamorous life in the Colin Tilley-directed video for “Why,” their collaboration off Mary’s latest album My Life II: The Journey Continues (Act I).

Watch the sneak peek below…

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Mary J. Blige showed her stars and stripes on Saturday, performing the National Anthem at the 138th Kentucky Derby. Looking like a Southern belle in a red dress with matching hat and gloves, the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul put on a royal performance, winning praise from the 150,000 spectators.

Meanwhile, Marsha Ambrosius had the honor of singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Mayweather vs. Cotto fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas later in the day. The British songstress got in the ring and flexed her vocal chops while delivering the patriotic anthem, later tweeting, “I do it! Living my dreams!!!”

Check out both R&B diva’s performances below…

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Mary J. Blige has landed her first full-time role on a reality TV series. E!, has picked up “Opening Act,” a new talent competition headlined by American Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe, the R&B Queen and producer Antonina Armato from Rock Mafia.

In “Opening Act,” Lythgoe, Blige and Armato will comb the Internet to find talented amateurs and give them a chance to open for an A-list music star. Music acts on board to take in aspiring musicians to open for one show on their current tours are Nicki Minaj, Rod Stewart, LMFAO, Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean, Jason Mraz and Gym Class Heroes.

The unsuspecting band or solo acts will get the news of their big break in person by TV personality Olivia Lee (The Tonight Show With Jay Leno). They will immediately be brought to Hollywood for an extreme ‘performance boot camp’, intense mentoring sessions with top industry heavyweights, leading to their one-night-only performance opening a major concert. Produced by Nigel Lythgoe Prods., Opening Act premieres July 9.

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A few hollywood stars got the chance to mingle with the President at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. My future wife Alicia Keys was in attendance with her husband Swizz, Swizz Beatz, who attended as guests of Bloomberg. Other attendees included Mary J. Blige, Jimmy Kimmel, Steven Spielberg and John Legend who arrived with his extremely beautiful fiancée Christine Teigen.

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Monica recently stopped by ESSENCE to discuss some details of her ballad-heavy new album, New Life, her mentor Whitney Houston’s passing, and her husband Shannon Brown plan to welcome a new baby to their nest.

Read what Mo had to say below…

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For the first performance of the new Idol season Mary J. Blige, whom was also a mentor for the top 13 this week, took to the stage Thursday night, during the results song for the first televised performance of her next single, the Rick Ross assisted “Why,” off her latest album My Life II…The Journey Continues. MJB delivered a rousing performance, receiving a standing ovation from judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. Check out Mary’s performance below…

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Mary J. Blige stopped by The Wendy Williams show for the first time ever. MJB is one of Wendy’s all-time favorites and a dream guest, so you know she made it a special show. Wendy isn’t one to bite her tongue though, the frank host delved into some very personal questions with Mary, including trouble in her marriage, struggling with drug use, motherhood, her recent Oscar snub and much more. Mary also gave two very strong performances. Check out this preview and stay tuned for the full, revealing sit-down, set to air Thursday, February 2nd.