Has Mary J. Blige lost her voice? Fans claim soul diva's vocals are in 'major decline' on new album

Mary J. Blige released her 15th workplace medium Gratitude this week - and immoderate fans aren't impressed.

Listeners connected societal media platforms similar X person not lone complained astir the production, but person besides questioned whether oregon not Blige, 53, still has her signature soulful vocal chops.

'Y'all cognize this is my miss everlastingly but, this medium ain't bully astatine all. It's level and vocally, she's straining,' 1 instrumentality wrote successful a station that has since been viewed much than 176,000 times.

He aboriginal added, 'Her dependable took a large diminution and it’s not what I wanted from her. But we emotion her down.' 

Most of the responses to the station agreed, with 1 idiosyncratic writing, 'I'm listening to it present and her dependable isn't the aforesaid astatine all! The euphony sounds similar determination was nary originative effort.'

'I don't recognize what happened, it's similar overnight. Her dependable changed. She sounds similar a Mary impersonator successful caller years. I hatred that for her, due to the fact that we emotion Mary,' different added.

A 4th added, 'I emotion her music. I noticed the diminution successful her dependable with her past 2 albums, but for the astir portion didn't wage it immoderate mind. This album…. It's astir unlistenable.'

One instrumentality offered a mentation down wherefore Blige's dependable whitethorn nary longer beryllium what it erstwhile was.

'She mislaid her dependable during the divorcement owed to excessive touring. She did, like, 3-4 tours during 2 years, sang unrecorded for 2 hours, & overworked her throat,' they said.

Despite the backlash, a fig of fans person besides taken to societal media to praise Blige's latest record. 

'Listened to this masterpiece each past night. I'm thankful for you and your euphony that's helped maine done truthful overmuch successful life. Thank you Mary,' 1 gushed.

'Amazing album! Filled with affirmative affirmations and jams each throughout! Every clip I consciousness similar giving up, her euphony conscionable keeps maine going!' different wrote.

DailyMail.com has contacted Blige's typical for comment, but did not instantly perceive back.

Blige antecedently told People magazine that Gratitude was 'probably my past workplace album.'

The album's pb single, Breathing, featuring rapper Fabulous failed to ace the mainstream euphony charts, but it did scope No. 1 connected Billboard's Adult R&B Airplay chart.

Promotion for Gratitude has been minimal truthful far, with Blige's lone large TV quality being The Tamron Hall Show since the album's merchandise connected November 15. 

Outside of music, Blige is focused connected her successful acting career.

She precocious wrapped up Power Book II: Ghost aft 4 seasons connected the deed amusement and precocious starred successful the play film Rob Peace.

Last month, she was officially inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

'I'm grateful that I'm loved, and I'm susceptible present to springiness love. When I said I wanted to beryllium happy, I truly meant that,' she said successful her speech. 

'And I'm not talking astir conscionable the happiness wherever you're delusional and deliberation everything is okay. I'm talking astir the happiness wherever you cognize determination volition beryllium trials, but you're going to grin anyway, due to the fact that you judge you'll get done it.'