Mary J. Blige Gearing Up To Release 8th Studio Album

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Geffen Records superstar and hit-making songwriter Mary J. Blige, is set to follow-up the most successful album of her career, the triple platinum The Breakthrough, with her 8th studio CD 'Growing Pains' on Tuesday, December 18th, one week before Christmas.

'Growing Pains' includes her top ten single "Just Fine" which has become an instant favorite on radio enjoyed by over 20 million listeners. "Just Fine" is in heavy rotation on MTV, BET and VH-1, and Mary recently shot the video for her second single, "Work That," which is currently featured in an Apple iPod commercial.

After selling over 40 million CDs and garnering six Grammy Awards during her phenomenal 15-year career, Mary is confident that her fans will not be disappointed with Growing Pains. "They're going to get a sense of what my state of mind is and how I view the world," she says. "And hopefully, most of all, they're going to hear just the sincere honesty and love that I have for them." She adds, "Growing Pains represents accepting that there’s pain that goes along with growing and change. No pain, no gain."

Growing Pains features guest appearances by Ludacris and Usher and production by The Neptunes, Jazze Pha, Johnta Austin,Neyo, Stargate, Bryan-Michael Cox, Dre and Vidal, Tricky, Dream, and Sean Garrett. Mary makes her message loud, clear and seriously funky on the first release “Just Fine” produced by Jazze Pha and Tricky and co-written by Mary and Dream.

You can witness the incredible magic of Mary J. Blige on television this week as she performs on “CNN Heroes: All All-Star Tribute” on December 6th and “Movies Rock!” on CBS on December 7th (both at 9 PM Eastern time).

Mary will also bring in 2008 on New Year’s Eve on MTV.