
Mary J. Blige
Born January 11, 1971 · Yonkers, New York, USA
Mary Jane Blige (/blaɪʒ/; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and philanthropist. She started her career as a backing singer on Uptown Records in 1989. She has released 13 studio albums, eight of which have achieved multi-platinum worldwide sales. Blige has sold over 80 million records, has won nine Grammy Awards, four American Music Awards, twelve Billboard Music Awards and has also received three Golden Globe Award nominations, including one for her supporting role in the film Mudbound (2017) and another for its second original song "Mighty River" for Mudbound; she also received a nomination for the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song, becoming the first person nominated for acting and songwriting in the same year. In 1992, Blige released her first album, What's the 411?. Her 1994 album My Life is among Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time,[4] and Time magazine's All-Time 100 Albums. She received a Legends Award at the World Music Awards in 2006, and the Voice of Music Award from ASCAP in 2007. As of 2018, Blige has sold 80 million records worldwide. Billboard ranked Blige as the most successful female R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the past 25 years. In 2017, Billboard magazine named her 2006 song "Be Without You" as the most successful R&B/Hip-Hop song of all time, as it spent an unparalleled 15 weeks atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and over 75 weeks on the chart. In 2011, VH1 ranked Blige as the 80th greatest artist of all time. ln 2012, VH1 ranked Blige at number 9 in "The 100 Greatest Women in Music" list.
Movies

Trolls World Tour

Rock of Ages

Sherlock Gnomes

Body Cam

Respect

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

Teenage Paparazzo

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

George Michael: Freedom

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

You're Watching Video Music Box

Rob Peace

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Mudbound

Thriller 40

Michael Jackson: Number Ones

I Can Do Bad All By Myself

Prison Song

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

George Michael: Freedom Uncut

Michael Jackson: The One

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent

The Wiz Live!

The Violent Heart

JAY-Z: Fade to Black

Pink Skies Ahead

Quincy

Carole King and her Songs at the BBC

Black Nativity

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

Soul Divas

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade

Mary J. Blige's My Life

Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped

VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul

Queens of Soul at the BBC

VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music

Songs & Visions

VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin

Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert

The Making of the Wiz Live!

Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story

All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!

Elton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits

Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love

George Michael - Twenty Five

THE SHOW: California Love

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

Michael Bublé’s 3rd Annual Christmas Special

Betty and Coretta

Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D

An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues

Mary J. Blige: For My Fans

Classic Albums: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt

The Box

Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
TV Shows

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Saturday Night Live

The View

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Sherri

Top of the Pops

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

30 Rock

Strong Medicine

Ghost Whisperer

The Tamron Hall Show

Entourage

How to Get Away with Murder

black-ish

American Idol

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

MTV Video Music Awards

Intimate Portrait

Empire

The Tyra Banks Show

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

America's Next Top Model

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Moesha

The Umbrella Academy

The Jamie Foxx Show

Lip Sync Battle

New York Undercover

Today

The Jay Leno Show

People's Choice Awards

All That

Power Book II: Ghost

American Music Awards

Scream: The TV Series

In Living Color

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Classic Albums

MTV Unplugged

The Word

The Chris Rock Show

The Shop

One Life to Live

Yo! MTV Raps

Miley's New Year's Eve Party

In Vogue: The 90s

Impact x Nightline

Sean Combs: The Reckoning

The Crew Has It

VH1 Storytellers

Lost Ollie

Justin Lee Collins: Good Times

Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

Fat Joe Talks

Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige








