Mary J Blige’s new album releasing 12/1//14 The London Sessions #TheLondonSessions #O2O

Disclosure:  I participated in the Mary J Blige The London Sessions album review program as a member of One2One Network. I was provided a free album to review but all opinions are my own.

Aaaah, Mary J.  She is just a legend. I remember listening to her music as far back as the '90s and she just made some amazing music. Summers down by the beach with Mary J are amazing memories for me. I have to say I love it when one of the world’s most talented artists like Mary J. just shake it up a bit and create something you would never expect, but just totally LOVE?

I can't believe that it is almost already here. December 2, 2014 is the day Mary J Blige’s The London Sessions will be released so everyone can hear it. I was so excited that I had the opportunity to get a sneak peek and listen to it early since I got a private download of this amazing album.  Mary J Blige recorded this album in London, collaborating with some of music’s hottest new stars including Sam Smith, Disclosure, and Emeli Sandé.  Mary’s trademark emotional, strong, uplifting messages are delivered to her fans with a novel and modern touch.

Over the years she has released eight multi-platinum albums, received nine Grammy Awards + 31 nominations, a 2012 Golden Globe nomination, and four American Music Awards. Mary J Blige, the songmistress is truly a superstar around the world. If you are reading this, you know she has a super loyal fan base.  Once you listen to Mary J, you love her forever. 

Ooops, she did it again. She has another amazing album. But not just another album....Mary J. Blige has done it different this time by hopping on a plane to London to collaborate with some of this decade’s most amazing UK musical talent – including Disclosure, Eg White, Emile Sandé, Jimmy Napes, Naughty Boy, SAM ROMANS and Sam Smith. Then she went and recorded a new studio album, The London Sessions. This unbelievable new collection will be released December 2 on Capitol Records.  Capitol Music Group Chairman Steve Barnett says, "The London Sessions is a fantastic album; another step forward for this great and enduring artist, and I am thrilled that she is now an important member of our Capitol Records family.”  As for Mary J, she says, “It’s all about the London Music scene and I’m so excited to have been part of it, to record my album.” The songs are fun, therapeutic and soulful. This is a beautiful change for me and I’m proud of what we have done here.”   

Mary is an open book with her emotions and experiences to her fans and that is one of the reasons we love her so much. The London Sessions is, number one, the bravest thing, and number two, just so honest,” says Smith, who co-wrote lead single, “Therapy,” with Blige and Eg White (Adele, Florence + The Machines, James Blunt). Disclosure adds, “It’s the reason that people like Mary are so successful – they’re just not afraid to change what they do completely.”   This fearlessness propelled Blige to London’s thriving musical community, who embraced her fully and helped her create an album that displays the true evolution of an artist.  Each of the collaborators worked with Blige to create a new body of work driven by her one-of-a-kind voice. The results are altogether thrilling.

The London Sessions Track Listing

1. Therapy
2. Doubt
3. Not Loving You
4. When You're Gone
5. Right Now
6. My Loving
7.Long Hard Look
8. Whole Damn Year
9 .Nobody But You
10. Pick Me Up
11. Follow
12. Worth My Time  

You can get this great new album online on Amazon and at iTunes with the links right below to make it easy for you.

  iTunes : http://bit.ly/MJBLondon
 Amazon:  http://bit.ly/MJBLS

Meanwhile, don't forget to visit the Official Mary J Blige Website to see the latest that Mary J is up to. You can also follow her on your favorite social networks like Twitter and Facebook. You can see more of her videos right on YouTube too.

2014 Holiday Gift Guide

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Ballroom Dancing Mastery System 7 DVD Set Review + Giveaway Perfect for a Christmas gift #ballroomdancing #christmasgift

Ballroom Dancing is something that I always wanted to do. You always see couples out there on the dance floor and just watch in awe. It always seemed like it was something that was way beyond possibility. I don't have the funds to invest in hours of ballroom dancing lessons at some upscale studio. Maybe you do but this is a great solution. You can learn like we did in the privacy of your own home.

Ballroom Dancing is so hot now! We see it every week on Dancing with the Star's on television and we see it on So You Think you Can Dance. It's everywhere and it seems like everyone else can do it. Well, now anyone can with the Ballroom Dance Mastery System. This is a perfect system for beginners too. No experience is required.

We have been having so much fun with learning. It is nice because it gives my husband and I some special time together even when we are practicing. It covers all the major dances that you want to learn like Swing, Waltz, Rumba and Foxtrot. I can't believe that we are really learning how to do all these dances. Well, not all of them yet but we are learning! It really isn't that hard to follow and it is just a matter of making the time to practice which we are doing. We are not the best dancers out there so to say we are really getting the hang of it is amazing, but true. It is very easy to follow the steps.  It is fun too. We make it a little dance instruction date night a few times a week after the kids go to bed

Ballroom Dance Mastery System is a 7 DVD set perfect for Beginner's to learn all the major social ballroom dances. Great for beginners of any age that want to learn how to dance. I am sure you will love this seven DVD set just as much as we do and have tons of fun learning all the steps. This is a perfect gift for Christmas or Hanukkah.
This CD's are set up progressively and step by step. It takes you into the beginner's world of Ballroom Dance, in all the major social ballroom dances. 

This is a fun and different gift that would be a perfect Christmas idea for your friends or even for your spouse. You can pick up the Ballroom Dancing Mastery System right on Amazon for easy as pie gift buying. Don't forget to enter my Rafflecopter giveaway to win your own Ballroom Dancing Mastery System 7 DVD Set. a Rafflecopter giveaway

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