The weekend has come and gone, and no media outlets are reporting that they have received statements from publicists of neither Beyonce nor Jay-Z. But Mary J. Blige, who is currently on tour with Jay, couldn’t hold it in at the Greensboro, NC concert Saturday night, reports People.

“Congratulations to my man, Jay-Z, and my girl B,” the singer said before starting her set.

So yeah, to all of the doubters and nay-sayers, the wedding really did happen.

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Hip-hop king Jay-Z and R&B queen Mary J. Blige showed up and showed out (from what I hear) in Miami’s American Airlines Arena Saturday night! The two were there, along with Kanye West, Timbaland, and The Dream, to kick off their Heart of the City tour. Rappers Young Jeezy and Fabolous showed their support from the audience, and were photographed backstage. It looked like a pretty damn good show! Wish I could have been there.

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The all-star lineup for the 2008 Essence Music Festival, held annually in New Orleans, has been announced! Kanye West, Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown, Jill Scott, Chris Rock, Morris Day and The Time, and Maze featuring Frankie Beverly are all slated to hit the stage in July for the weekend-long music festival. The festival, which takes place at the Louisiana Superdome, features three days of cultural celebrations and empowerment seminars and three nights of performances.

“This past year has been amazing for these talented performers and our audience will be thrilled to welcome them home for the ultimate Fourth of July weekend party,” said Michelle Ebanks, President, Essence Communications Inc.

The 2008 Essence Music Festival takes place from July 4th through July 6th.

Here is the Think2wice video premiere of Mary J. Blige’s single ‘Just Fine’ remix featuring Lil’ Mama from the album Growing Pains (Geffen) in stores now!

Well, not really a video premiere you could say, but it features clips from Tyler Perry’s Meet The Brown’s move in theaters March 21st! So I guess ‘Come To Me’ will be found on the movie’s soundtrack!

‘Come To Me (Peace)’ produced by Tricky Stewart will be R&B singer Mary J. Blige’s 3rd single from her latest album Growing Pains (Geffen) in stores now! If you look on Yahoo! Music’s premiere line-up ‘Come To Me’ is set to premiere February 18th so expect that to be posted on the site soon via our lovely Videographer Yardie, Lol!

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Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige have let the public in on a special 25-date co-headlining North American Tour, which will be entitled “Mary J. Blige & Jay-Z: Heart of the City Tour.” The tour is said to kick-off on March 22nd at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, and they have plans to touch down in Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, and Toronto. So far, only 10 dates have been confirmed, and more supporting acts are expected be added within the next few weeks. Tickets go on sale next Friday (February 15th) on LiveNation.com, but if you are a Citi card member, you have the option of participating in a pre-sale on February 13th via privatepass.citi.com.

Will.i.am, Quincy Jones, Omarion, Akon, Wyclef Jean, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige and Pharrell Williams talk about their influence with Michael Jackson and his Best Selling-album to date Thriller.

Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna and Tina Turner are among the performers confirmed for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, to be held February 10th 2008 at The Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Beyonce and Tina Turner are rumored to perform together, and the 2008 “Music Cares Person of the Year,” Aretha Franklin, will share the stage with Mary J. Blige, the Clark Sisters, Israel And New Breed, the Madison Bumblebees, and Trinity 5:7 for a gospel segment. And in a special 50th anniversary moment, Rihanna will perform with the Time, which is reuniting for the special occasion.