Mary J. Blige's popular Strength of a Woman Festival and Summit is returning to Atlanta this May. Once again, the four-day event will be jam-packed with panels, concerts, and more with a focus on female empowerment and community building.

Created and curated by the legendary Mary J. Blige, the festival, which had its inaugural run last year in Atlanta, is the only festival experience in the market brought exclusively by an all-Black, female team. The festival will feature two nights of music —  the #HipHop50 celebration featuring rarely-performed hits by Mary J. Blige and friends in a special” MJB B-Sides” set featuring Busta Rhymes, Method Man, Jadakiss, and more, and a special R&B night with performances by Lauryn Hill, Summer Walker, Lucky Daye, Muni Long, and others.

“I’m so excited to bring our Strength of a Woman Festival & Summit back to Atlanta for its second year, " Blige said in a statement. “Having the opportunity to continue to uplift, inspire, and build amongst a community of women is the reason why we created this festival. I'm so grateful for all of the support from our performers and participants and of course Live Nation Urban, Pepsi and our additional partners who are committed to celebrating and creating community for Black women.”

A new live music event will also be introduced to the festival this year featuring Robert Glasper and there will also be a Sunday night closing event–PURPOSE BALL produced by Miss Lawrence and featuring a special performance from Saucy Santana, which aims to honor friends and partners in the LGBTQAI community.

The Strength of a Woman Festival takes place May 11th -14th, 2023. Presale tickets go live TODAY at NOON ET with code SOAW23, while general on-sale begins Friday, March 10th at 10 a.m. ET. For tickets, visit: www.soawfestival.com.