Part of Mary J. Blige’s setlist for her upcoming For My Fans tour leaked online earlier this month and the singer revealed how she responded to the security breech.
“I was pissed, and I fired someone because of it,” Blige told PEOPLE while promoting her new Lifetime film, Mary J. Blige’s Family Affair.
Blige considered the setlist to be a “sacred element” of the tour process.
“We worked too hard and the setlist is the most private thing,” she explained. “It was unprofessional. Obviously it was somebody within the camp, and they risked their whole life just to get a couple of likes.”
The bright side was that the leak was only a partial one and Blige assured fans that she has a lot more up her sleeve. “Only a little bit got leaked, and that’s not even half,” said the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul. “People don’t even know what else is coming.”
The tour kicks off this Thursday (Jan. 30) in Greensboro, NC, and will hit most major cities across the country before wrapping in Philadelphia on April 17. She will be joined by Ne-Yo and Mario.
“I love Ne-Yo and Mario and I think those two guys have some of the best love songs of their generation,” Blige gushed about her supporting acts before reminiscing on the Good Morning Gorgeous Tour. “Last time, I had Queen Naija and Ella Mai. I love me some Ella Mai, and I love Queen. This time I said, ‘We really need the women to be serenaded this time.’ We really need the women to feel special, and it’s time for women to feel special.”
When the setlist first leaked, Blige took her Instagram stories to address the issue.
“This kinda hurts and it’s sad to see this leaked,” she wrote. “I wanted to surprise my fans with something special. But this doesn’t even scratch the surface of what I have planned.”