Mary J Blige took the stage at the O2 arena and opened with "Grown Woman". She posed before the audience, all blonde bob, sunglasses and figure-hugging threads in white.

The first part of the show was dedicated to her "oldies", and she breezed through teasers like "Reminisce", "All Night Long" and "Real Love" as the fans sang along. Unfortunately for them, they couldn't match the jaw-dropping melisma that she effortlessly delivers, while she throws her trademark shapes all across the stage.

But Mary J Blige wasn't just in the business of taking the crowd on a trip down memory lane, as before long she's sermonising for the benefit of the ladies in the house, while the men reluctantly take a back seat.

"Ladies, we talk the way we talk," she reasons before segueing into a killer rendition of Chaka Khan's "Sweet Thing", followed up by "Love No Limit" from her debut album and a homage to Anita Baker's "Been So Long".

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