♫ Mary J. Blige – Stronger
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As we reported earlier, Mary J. Blige has revealed the title of her new album, Stronger. Well, check out the title track above featuring singer Chris Brown on vocals. He reportedly co-wrote the song as well. “Stronger” was co-produced by Hit Boy for Surf Club and Polow Da Don.
Mary’s 9th studio album will hits stores on November 24th via Geffen Records and will feature productions from Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, Tricky Stewart & The Dream, as we all as long-time friend and contributor, Bryan-Michael Cox.
The song is also featured in the upcoming Lebron James Basketball documentary, More Than Game (in select theaters on October 2nd).
Lyrics –> Mary J Blige Stronger Lyrics
I LOVE MARY!!!
Song is great!
I love this song. Hopefully it will be released as a single. Not really feelin her current single… But I love Mary!!!
I LOVE this song! Mary’s has so much emotion in it! And for whoever thinks Keri’s version is better, so did I at first, but once Mary’s version grows on you, Keri starts to sound worst than forehead (Rihanna). Mary’s version will definitely grow on you, you just have to listen to it a couple times.
Great to see all the Chris fans here to represent our boy! He’s an excellent songwriter allready and he can only get better! WLY Chris!!!!!
Can you imagine Mary J Blige singing Umbrella and ruining it???
Mary J Blige would have murdered Umbrella and not in the good way.
Rihanna and Mary and have different voices that suit dofferent songs..
Rihannas voice is not “awful” shut SHUT OFF and drive off a cliff.
Rihannas voice won her Grammy: musics highest honor so suck on that hater
stfu rih would have ruined this song
@66 mary could’ve pulled off umbrella. it just wouldn’t have sounded the same b/c that song is suited for someone who lacks pipes. and a lot of undeserving people win grammy’s. that’s why i stopped watching the show. it got sickening
anyway this is a cute song. happy mary is changing her sound and chris did a good job on the writing
You guys should hear Keri Hilson’s version of the song.To me Keri version sounds more fresh and flowing singing this but don’t get it twisted, Mary is blowing this song too.Chris Brown really is a good writer.He probably could just be behind the scenes writing/producing if he wanted to and still make money like that.
Rihanna’s contribution to the music industry and songwriters (The-Dream) helped win her a grammy!!! Plus she’s gorgeous and her voice is totally unique.She has star power for days and it don’t take all day to recgonize sunshine!!! I think ya’ll know what I mean by that so if you like MJB and RiRi then keep showing your support w/o knockn’ these other artists down.Some people just sound better singing on certain tracks than others that’s all.
No. 66: Rihanna voice ain’t win her no grammy! She won that Grammy cause The Dream wrote a hot song! It didn’t have anything to do with vocal ability cause she doesn’t have any!!! Umbrella was originally written for Britney Spears, another ‘singer’ with no vocal ability! Britney and Rihanna are in the same category as far as ‘singers’ with lil to no actual talent, so you give them a song with catchy lyrics and a hot beat that’s really easy to sing like Umbrella-ella-ella-ella-eh-eh-eh-eh! I mean come on that song had what, two notes throughout the entire song! Mary passed on that song cause it was too pop for her! Mary is a soul singer, she actually could have put some feeling into it! So once again, Rihanna would have butchered, murdered, mutiliated, destroyed, crucified, chewed up then spit out this beautifully written song! Autotune is Rihanna’s best friend, and without it she ain’t shit!!! Her lil ass is lucky Mary and Britney passed on Umbrella or else it would have been “Rihanna who?” cause that song put her on the map! Mary has paid her dues!! All her stans fall back, cause you know it’s true!!
Ummm Teresa you need to practice what you preach! You could just comment on the song and keep it moving too without your little bullsh*t opinion about Rihanna! She will still have a career too whether you like it or not! Hypocrite!
CHRIS NEEDS TO STICK TO SONG WRITING BECAUSE THAT NIGGA CAN’T SING EITHER! HE SOUNDS LIKE SH!T ON THAT BACKGROUND! RIHANNA AND CHRIS ARE ON THE SAME LEVEL VOCALLY! SO CHRIS STANS CAN FALL BACK TOO.
Keri’s Is way better…Keri’s sound refreshing and flows better.
Mary J’s is good ,but her’s is a little to over the top-
BTW “Keri did write this along w/ Polow” the correct demo features jus them 2!!!!
on this one u can clearly here chris, but the other version is polow!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2TOqDBCUug
POW!
I LOVE MARY”S SONG! SO INSPIRATIONAL AND CHRIS BROWN VOCALS WERE ON POINT KUDOS 2 BOTH OF THEM AND MANY BLESSINGS AND WE ALL CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THE STORM AND BECOME STRONGER WITH THE LORD STANDING BESIDE US
AND I THANK HIM EVERYDAY
Amazing song, out of this world vocals, smooth melody, and touching lyrics. All the makings of a hit record. 9/10
@Bobby
SHUT-UP. GO TAKE THAT HATE SOMEWHERE ELSE…U JUST JEALOUS CUZ U KNOW U CAN’T SING. THAT WAS A BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN, AND SUNG SONG, AND HERE YOU COME WITH YOUR HATE…
TAKE THAT CRAP SOMEWHERE ELSE, CHRIS SOUNDED GOOD.
…hater…
I heard this a while back. I like Mary’s version better than Keri’s. She sings it with more emotion.
I LOVE THIS SONG!…BUT I LOVE KERI HILSON SINGING IT BETTER!
@ TWIGGY
YEP IT WAS BEAUTIFULLY SUNG…BY MARY J. THAT NIGGA CAN’T SING LIKE I SAID. SO YOU CAN S U C K IT! TAKE YOUR CHRIS BROWN STANNING A S S AND GO SOMEWHERE. I DON’T GIVE A F U C K IF YOU HAVE A CHRUSH ON THAT NIGGA. HE STILL CAN’T SING!
LMFAO @ the Rihanna dislikers
Keep disliking her!
More attention you’re giving her!
YEP THEY ARE JUST MAD BECAUSE CHRIS IS KISSING THAT FOREHEAD AND LOVING IT! LOL!
@Bobby
Ugh, SHUT UP HATER. LIKE I SAID GO HATE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
…freaking loser…
i thot this song was written by Keri Hilson, because she recorded the demo which leaked b4 Mary’s version ages ago! i luvs the song btw! Mary’s doin her thiing!
I like this song with Mary vocals better and I am biased due to the fact that I grew up listening to Mary and I just love the rawness of her vocals. They did tweek some shit, but it was probably for the best. Mary ain’t gon’ let them alter her voice without her permission. I heard Keri’s version and she did a good job as well, but there is something about her that I just don’t like. I will figure it out one day. LOL!
Whoever wrote the damn song doesn’t really matter, because ain’t nann’ one of us getting any royalties from it regardless of who we say wrote the mofo.
…and as far as Rihanna goes, she deserved that Grammy! She may not be the best singer in the world, but she know what lane she is supposed to drive in and she does it very well. The Dream did an amazing job with the song and gave it to the right person. I can just imagine what Mary said after hearing it. That song was too young for her. Mary is a grown ass married woman who has been through some serious shit. That song would have been a step back and we would’ve been talking about her ass. She ain’t about to be singing bout’ no damn umbrella ella, ella eh, eh, eh. LOL!
Thanks Megan (43)
I co-sign with No. 68 A LOT of underserving people have been nominated and have won Grammy’s! It stop being about talent a long time ago. I mean, Soulja Boy was nominated for a Grammy! Need I say more! Its just a popularity contest now. It hasn’t been about rewarding talent for years. I ain’t hatin so don’t even start with me, but lets be real, if Rihanna wasn’t as pretty and didn’t have people dressing her and writing her songs for her would she even be here? I have so much more respect for people who actually write music and can perform well! You people may not think CB can sing well, but at least he can write a song and can perform ! Hell he wrote one of her biggest hits! I honestly think that its her looks that have gotten her this far! Sex appeal and swag are not talent people! Please stop confusing the two! At the end on the day talent will get you longevity, but looks fade! I mean just look at Beyonce five years ago she was the hottest chick in the game and no one could touch her! Now people are clowning her left and right saying she need to sit down and have some babies! And she actually does have talent! She is a singer, songwriter and a great performer! But people eventually get sick of her cause she is hella over exposed! Now they are calling Rihanna the next Bey, (cough,cough) but Rih doesn’t write or perform well and she can barely hold a note live to save her life! She’s already overexposed and she’s only been in the game for fives years! So how long before people start clownin on her and her star starts to fade? My guess is, as soon as some one prettier with (and hopefully with actual talent) comes along ,she’s done! Once again, I’m not hatin, just stating my opinion! So all her lil stans fall back!!
Ugh! Why do all the Rihanna stans like to hang on CB post? Why come on a post clearly related to CB and not Rihanna, clown him and praise her, when it has nothing to do with her to begin with! Why don’t you just go over to a Rihanna post and continue to praise her undeserving ass over there! Face it, not every body likes her and most people (people with good hearing) don’t think she can sing! At all! Deal with it! We are entitled to our own opinion just like you are yours! Stop being such stans! She probably don’t read blogs any way, so I’m sure her feeling aren’t gettin hurt! Why are yours?
HOT SONG..THEY SOUND GREAT!!!!!
Luv this song! I really hope peopla can look past their disliking of CB and just listen to the damn song! It really is beautifully written, and if Cb did infact write it then props to him!
P.S. Yeah, if Rihanna had in fact recorded this song, she would have butchered it in deed! It don’t sound like somehing she can handle! Her vocal skills just aren’t up to par! All her stans fall back!!! My opinion damn it!!!
@88.
Sounds like you’re hating to me. Rihanna hasn’t sold millions of records for nothing. I know it’s hard for haters to believe but Rihanna has millions of fans who love her music. Her looks and style don’t come into play when I’m listening to a Rihanna album. Also, you should know your facts before posting because Rihanna has written before and she is writing for her upcoming album.
Chris Brown stans are whack! Yeah, I said it. This post was supposed to be about Mary’s new song and somehow his stans have turned it into a let’s bash Rihanna post. LOSERS!
Um…No. 86…no she didn’t!!! She won that Grammy cause was the hottest song of the year! No 88 was right! It’s all about a popularity contest now! Whoever is the most popular singer wins! It’s never about talent anymore! Rihanna sucks ass! Fuck her stans!!!!
@ Cherry Almond: Sounds like another bitter Rihanna stan! Um, yeah she has written before, on her first album. Didn’t that flop? It sold like what, 60k in the first week! Ask yourself this, if any of the songs she wrote had been released as singles, would they have done well? Probably not? Has she written any No. 1 songs! No! Hell she didn’t even start getting success until her thrid album which was completely written and produced by other talented writers and artist! I.E. The Dream, Ne-Yo ,Timbaland, JT, oh….and Chris Brown! Did you know her lil ass was on the verge of being dropped by Def Jam before Dream saved her ass by giving her the Umbrella track, when it was originally for Britney but she passed on it! Let’s see if the stuff she is supposedly writing now for her new album makes the cut or gets released as singles! Or will they just be album fillers like on her first album! Face it. Rihanna is a pretty face and hot body nothing more, nothing less! She sucks live and has no stage presence! Sex sells! That is her ticket to fame!
@#84
Amen honey! Nuff said!
It dosen’t matter how may albums she sold, she still talentless.
STANS…FALL BACK!
@ Cherry Almond, yeah this post was supposed to be about Mary’s new song, but this song was rumored to be for Rihanna before their fight, so that’s why her name is getting brought up. Hearing this song now, makes it hard to believe that it was ever considered for Rihanna! Don’t get so offended! Rihanna ain’t paying you is she? Like someone said earlier, not everyone is a fan of Rihanna’s voice. I my self cannot imagine hearing her sing this song! She couldn’t have done it justice!
This has MJB written all over it! CB and Ester Dean did write this song. As a CB fan, I am proud of him. The song is beautifully written and inspirational.
Keri hilson murdered this song already! mary j makes it sound bad after listenin to keri sing it!
@Mimi
You’ve gotta be freaking joking! Mary makes it sound bad after Keri sings it!?!? Are you INSANE!?!?
Man I love this song so much! Only thing is is that I love the other version much better. I think they’ve done a little to much on this version. That’s just my opinion. The song is still amazing…just like the first one better
@ 74….
Mary sounds much better on the song…Chris Brown wrote it….Polow does not sing, he produces, even said it on the title of the Youtube vid
FUNNY HOW RIHANNA HATERS ARE ALL ON THIS POST TALKING SH!T ABOUT HER FOREHEAD AND SAYING SHE WOULD BUTCHER THIS SONG BUT WHEN ONE OF HER FANS DEFENDS HER THEN WE NEED TO “FALL BACK” AND WHY ARE WE GETTING MAD WHEN SHE’S NOT PAYING US TO DEFEND HER AND ALL THAT B.S.
HOW ABOUT THIS..HOW ABOUT YOU HATERS STFU! RIHANNA IS ONE OF THE HOTTEST ARTISTS OUT RIGHT NOW WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. CHRIS STILL LOVES HER WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. HER MUSIC SELLS AND HER NEW MUSIC WILL SELL EVEN MORE WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. SO YOU ARE WASTING YOUR TIME WITH ALL THE HATING. RIHANNA ISN’T GOING ANYWHERE.
@ NOT HATIN, JUST SAYING
STFU! YES YOU ARE HATING. WHAT ARTIST DOESN’T USE IMAGE AND LOOKS TO SELL? WELL DUH..THEY ALL DO. FROM BEYONCE TO LADY GAGA AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN SO WHY DON’T YOU HOP OFF OF RIHANNA’S PASTIES AND STOP ACTING LIKE SHE IS DOING SOMETHING SO TERRIBLE BY HAVING AN IMAGE THAT SHE PORTRAYS. IT’S CALLED ENTERTAINMENT AND SHE IS ALWAYS ENTERTAINING TO HER FANS SO AGAIN..STFU!
wow … who wudda thought that mary (of all people) wud support a woman beater
lol i kidddd jp
jus lettin ppl know that thats gonna follow chris where ever he goes whether ppl forgive him or not
sure it happened its the past move on but u cannot erase history lol
and u cant help but to think that when u see mary j blige + chris brown in the same sentence…song wise (at leats thats me hehe)
anywayz back to the matter at hand…i love mary but i think the songs ok
itll prolly grow on me tho since i luv everything mary does
Of course she supports a woman beater. She used to let her man whip her azz all the time.
Mary is the best point blank song is hot
a big ole WACKK!!!
mary retire. aint nobody checking for u anymore
All I can say is “All Hail the Queen”….if you aint feeling MJ..you aint got blood running through your veins….its the imperfections of this woman that make her so perfect…been running the game for 17 years and until SHE decides to stop…she will remain on top….
for all yall saying she needs to quit…go put your soulja boy albums on and sit your a** down somewhere….
real music=MJ
Peace
I love the song and the fact that CB wrote it………
like mary said for all of those fans who want to stay in the past please do..(and cop the cd for yr mama) but she’s moving on ..so for all the fans who are no longer having pitty parties You’ll know MAry is the ONE ! !! ! i like the song ! !
it sound great
i like mj
beater is on it
I think this song is great, inspirational. Mary doesn’t put out garbage.
OMG!!!! Mary tore apart a great song. The first version with “Ms. K*ri Baby is where it’s at. I know MJB got prestige but every song ain’t for her. MMM
I wasnt feeling Mary for a minute especially with “The One” however this song is regaining me as a fan, its strong and still Mary yet current, I like it!
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This song is amazing. It’s hard to tell if its the melody or her strikingly pure voice. This is a great recording. I love this song.
Regardless who wrote the song it is beautiful. It’s the perfect song for Lebron’s documentary. Go Mary we love you.