Soulful singer Mary J Blige is taking her music in a new direction; Blige has made a temporary move to London to record her next album.

After collaborating with London based singers Sam Smith and Disclosure numerous times last year, Blige has decided to take her London influences even further and record her new music there for the next month. The album title, appropriately called Mary J Blige: The London Sessions will feature more collaborations from Smith and Disclosure Slate reports . Blige has already released a single off the album, titled “Right Now” which was produced by Disclosure and co-written by the producer and Smith.
Blige recently spoke about her move to London and the reasoning behind the change of scenery saying that her goal was to really soak up and experience the city in a different way than she has previously. She also described what the difference is between the music industry in the United States and in London, according to The Huffington Post Blige said “To make records from the London-scene perspective…The music is free over here the way it used to be in the States. Artists are just free to do what they love. Listening to the radio you can hear the freedom.”
The London Sessions is slated for release in November.
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