Mary J. Blige rejoins Lovers & Friends Festival lineup and is moved ABOVE Gwen Stefani in headliner spot... one day after saying her 'inclusion was an error'

Mary J. Blige is back on the lineup for the Lovers & Friends and has been moved up to a headliner position.

On the day tickets for the festival went on sale, the 53-year-old singer’s name reappeared on the flyer and was moved from the down in the center to the very top right.

Her name was moved above Gwen Stefani’s and took over the spot where the Backstreet Boys, now two rows below, had been placed originally.

She later shared an insinuative post on her Instagram Stories of just a smirking face and money bag emoji.

The Queen of R&B — who looked incredible at the star-studded Urban One Honors: Best In Black event in Georgia last weekend — had just announced the day before that she would not be performing at the music festival and her ‘inclusion was an error’.

Mary J. Blige is back on the lineup for the Lovers & Friends and has been moved up to a headliner position

On the day tickets for the festival went on sale, the 53-year-old singer’s name reappeared on the flyer and was moved from the down in the center to the very top right. Her name was moved above Gwen Stefani’s and took over the spot where the Backstreet Boys, now two rows below, had been placed originally

On Thursday, she shared on her Instagram that she would be preoccupied with preparing for a prior engagement, her annual Strength of A Woman Summit.

After the lineup was released just days earlier, the nine-time Grammy winner said the two events would be conflicting despite being a week apart.

‘I am beyond humbled by the response from all of you about the announcement of me on Lovers & Friends festival,’ she began in her post.

‘Unfortunately, my inclusion was an error, as I will be busy in preparation for my Strength of A Woman Summit just one week later!’

The Family Affair hitmaker added: ‘I have the greatest fans in the world and can’t wait to see you in New York in a few short months!’ 

Shortly after her post, the official Lovers & Friends page on shared a video of Blige performing at the 2022 Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show with a caption insisting that she would still be performing at the festival.

‘THE QUEEN OF R&B HERSELF, MARY J BLIGE! we can’t wait to see her perform in vegas,’ the caption read alongside heart emojis.

When Instagram users took to the comments to point out that Blige had just shared her own post about not attending, the festival page responded that it was a mistake.

She later shared an insinuative post on her Instagram Stories of just a smirking face and money bag emoji

The Queen of R&B had just announced the day before that she would not be performing at the music festival and her ‘inclusion was an error’; seen in November 2023

On Thursday, she shared on her Instagram that she would be preoccupied with preparing for a prior engagement, her annual Strength of A Woman Summit

‘Yes she will be here! She took down the post. See you in Vegas,’ the comment read.

The Lovers & Friends festival is scheduled to take place at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on Saturday, May 4.

Earlier this week, she revealed in an interview with Audacy V-103’s Big Tigger that she would be dropping a new album sometime in the upcoming summer.

She also teased a new boots line to be released in the next year or two. She also revealed she is no longer single and is in a new relationship.

The last man she was in a public relationship with is her ex-husband Kendu Isaacs — whom she was married to him for more than 13 years before she filed for divorce in 2016.