INDUSTRY NEWS: MARY J. BLIGE PUSHES BACK ALBUM

It's offical! Mary J. Blige new album, "Stronger" is set for a December 22nd release date. It was originally slated for a November release, then pushed back to December 15, and now the 22nd to capitalize on Holiday sales more than likely.

This is just not a good look on so many levels. I'm personally glad the album is coming out, but Geffen is just not doing a good job on this project in terms of A&R and Promotions. Mary certainly didn't do too great with "The One." It's crazy how the song had a lot of steam when it originally hit the net, then got even bigger when the Drake version surfaced, and now the video, which was great, came out super late, and the second official single has just been decided, very sloppy... What is even more sloppy is outside music confusing the fans like her contributions to the "More than A Game" soundtrack and her song for "Precious." Mary is clearly receiving the Mariah treatment with the first hit being a big deal, then the label scrambling to maintain its heat. Universal as a whole is really slipping with its major artists, and Mary needs to consider jumping ship.

And if Mary is looking to secure a #1 debut, she may have trouble because she tried this stunt with her last album, and despite selling 600K+ in the first week she still debuted at #2 because people buy Christmas music during the holidays. And of course the team is not going to have her release her album the week before against Rihanna and Alicia Keys. I say Mary should push her album back into the new year when she could definitely secure a #1 debut.