There is no such thing as a doubt that Mary J. Blige is an icon as she has served us quite a few hits over time. Now Billboard can be honoring the “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul,” for her musical contributions, at this 12 months’s Billboard Music Awards.
Based on Deadline, MJB has been introduced because the recipient of the Icon Award for this 12 months’s award present. The award offers recognition to artists that “achieved excellence on the Billboard Charts and have made an indelible mark on music.” Other than being honored, Mary who’s a 10X BBMA winner, may also hit the stage to carry out.
Mary spoke concerning the honor and mentioned:
“My profession has been such an unbelievable and surprising journey that has included many turns into avenues I by no means might have imagined like appearing, producing, launching companies, and now even my very own music competition. By means of all of it, I at all times a technique or one other gravitated again to my past love, music. To be acknowledged on this approach at this second, with the Icon Award on the Billboard Music Awards, is an unbelievable honor and one which I’m actually humbled by.”
The award was first given out in 2011. Previous recipients of the award embrace Prince, Celine Dion, Stevie Marvel, Jennifer Lopez, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Cher, and some different iconic artists.
Mary’s influence on music solely turns into higher as she continues so as to add extra hits to her legendary catalog.
Again in February, she launched her 14th studio album “Good Morning Beautiful,” and throughout the identical month, she hit the stage throughout the Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent, and Kendrick Lamar.
When she’s not in her music bag, Mary is dominating each the film screens and tv screens. Other than her present starring function as Monet Tejada on the Starz hit collection “Energy Ebook II: Ghost,” she can also be scheduled to government produce a Lifetime movie primarily based on her traditional report “Actual Love.”
As we beforehand reported, The Weeknd and Doja Cat are main in nominations for this 12 months’s BBMAs, and the present can be returning to Las Vegas on Might fifteenth.
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