Awards & Winners

Mary J. Blige

Date of Birth 11-January-1971
Place of Birth The Bronx
(United States of America, New York City, New York)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as メアリー・J・ブライジ, May J. Blige, Blidge, Mary J., Mary J.Blidge, Mary J Blige, Mary Jane Blige, Blige, Mary J., Mary Blige, Queen of hip-hop soul, Mary J Blidge, Mary J. Blige, Μαίρη Τζέι Μπλάιτζ
Profession Actor, Singer-songwriter, Record producer, Rapper
Mary Jane Blige, known professionally as Mary J. Blige, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Starting her career as a background singer on Uptown Records in 1989, Blige released her first album, What's the 411?, in 1992, and has released 11 studio albums since and made over 150 guest appearances on other albums and soundtracks. A recipient of nine Grammy Awards, in addition to receiving a record of thirty Grammy nominations, eight of Blige's albums have reached multi-platinum status in the United States. My Life, in particular, is considered among the greatest albums ever recorded according to Rolling Stone, Time, and Vibe. For her part in combining hip-hop and soul in the early-1990s and its subsequent commercial success, Blige received the Legends Award at the World Music Awards. Blige also received the Voice of Music Award from music publishing company ASCAP, with its official Jeanie Weems stating that "[Blige's] music has been the voice of inspiration to women worldwide in both struggle and triumph." Blige made Time magazine's "Time 100" list of influential individuals around the world in 2007. As of 2013, Blige has sold more than 50 million albums and 15 million singles worldwide. Billboard ranked Blige as the most successful female R&B artist of the past 25 years. The magazine also lists her 2006 song "Be Without You" as the top R&B song of the 2000s, as it spent an unparalleled 15 weeks atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In 2011, VH1 ranked Blige as the 80th greatest artist of all time. Moreover, she is ranked number 100 on the list of "100 greatest singers of all time" by Rolling Stone magazine. In 2012, VH1 ranked Blige at number 9 in "The 100 Greatest Woman in Music."

Awards by Mary J. Blige

Check all the awards nominated and won by Mary J. Blige.

2014


Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist
World Music Award for World’s Best Album A Mary Christmas
World Music Award for World’s Best Live Act
World Music Award for World’s Best Female Artist
World Music Award for World’s Best Entertainer of the Year

2013


Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Album of the Year good kid, m.A.A.d city
Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Now or Never

2012


NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group

Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BET Award for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Female Artist
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song The Living Proof
The help
Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Album My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1)
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video 25/8

2011


NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist

Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Female Artist
People's Choice Award for Favorite R&B Artist
BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Song The Living Proof
The Help
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist

2010


NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album
Honored for : Stronger With Each Tear
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist

Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BET Award for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Female Artist
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album Stronger With Each Tear

2009


Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Ifuleave
Track from: OnMyRadio
Satellite Award for Best Original Song I Can See In Color
in Precious

2008


Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album
Honored for : Growing Pains
(Engineers, Artist)

Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BET Award for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video Just Fine
BET Award for Video of the Year Just Fine
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album Growing Pains
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album Work in Progress (Growing Pains)
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video Just Fine
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song Just Fine
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album Growing Pains

2007


Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Honored for : Disrespectful (Funky Junction & Anthony Reale mix)
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video
Honored for : Be Without You
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female
Honored for : The Breakthrough
Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
Honored for : Never Gonna Break My Faith
(Tie)
BET Award for Best Collaboration
Honored for : Runaway Love

Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BET Award for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
BET Hip Hop Award for Best Hip Hop Video Runaway Love
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female The Breakthrough
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female Take Me as I Am
BET Award for Best Collaboration Runaway Love
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Just Fine
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song Never Gonna Break My Faith
from Bobby
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song Be Without You
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video Be Without You
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album Reflections (A Retrospective)
Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance Never Gonna Break My Faith
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Disrespectful (Funky Junction & Anthony Reale mix)

2006


American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album
Honored for : The Breakthrough
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Album
Honored for : The Breakthrough
Billboard Music Award for Female R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
Billboard Music Award for R&B Singles Airplay Track of the Year
Honored for : Be Without You
Billboard Music Award for Videoclip of the Year
Honored for : Be Without You
Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Song
Honored for : Be Without You
Billboard Music Award for R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist of the Year
Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Artist
Billboard Music Award for R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist of the Year
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album
Honored for : The Breakthrough
(Artist, Engineer/mixer)
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
Honored for : Be Without You
(Songwriters)
Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Airplay Single
Honored for : Be Without You
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Honored for : Be Without You
(Artist)
BET Hip Hop Award for Best Collabo, Duo or Group
Honored for : Touch It (remix) (feat. Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, Rah Digga, Lloyd Banks, Papoose & DMX)
World Music Award for Outstanding Contribution to R&B
BET Award for Video of the Year
Honored for : Be Without You
BET Award for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Record of the Year Be Without You
MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video Touch It (Remix)
Grammy Award for Song of the Year Be Without You
BET Award for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
BET Hip Hop Award for Best Hip Hop Video Touch It (Remix)
Billboard Music Award for Top Female Artist
BET Hip Hop Award for Best Collabo, Duo or Group Touch It (remix) (feat. Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, Rah Digga, Lloyd Banks, Papoose & DMX)
World Music Award for World’s Best R&B Artist
MTV Europe Music Award for Best R&B
Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals One
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
BET Award for Best Collaboration Touch It
BET Hip Hop Award for People's Champ Touch It (remix) (feat. Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, Rah Digga, Lloyd Banks, Papoose & DMX)
Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Artist
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album The Breakthrough
MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video Be Without You
Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Song Be Without You
MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video Touch It (Remix)
Billboard Music Award for Videoclip of the Year Be Without You
Billboard Music Award for R&B Singles Airplay Track of the Year Be Without You
Billboard Music Award for R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist of the Year
Billboard Music Award for R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist of the Year
Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Airplay Single Be Without You
Billboard Music Award for Female R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
BET Award for Video of the Year Be Without You
Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Album The Breakthrough
BET Award for Video of the Year Touch It (Remix)
Billboard Music Award for Female Hot 100 Artist of the Year
BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Song Never Gonna Break My Faith
from Bobby
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Love Changes
Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance I Found My Everything
Billboard Music Award for Female Album Artist of the Year
Billboard Music Award for Videoclips Artist of the Year
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album The Breakthrough
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Be Without You
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song Be Without You
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album The Breakthrough

2004


Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female Love & Life
BET Award for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album Love & Life
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist

2003


Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
Honored for : Whenever I Say Your Name
(Artist)

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female No More Drama
MTV Europe Music Award for Best R&B
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist
MTV Video Music Award – MTV2 Award Come Close
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Ooh!
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song No More Drama
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album Love & Life
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video No More Drama
Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals Whenever I Say Your Name

2002


Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Honored for : He Think I Don't Know
MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video
Honored for : No More Drama

Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
BET Award for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
MTV Europe Music Award for Best R&B
Billboard Music Award for Female R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video No More Drama
MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography Family Affair
Choreographer: Fatima Robinson
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance He Think I Don't Know

2001


BET Award for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BET Award for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female Your Child
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Family Affair
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album No More Drama
Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance Family Affair
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video Your Child

2000


Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female
Honored for : Mary
Soul Train Music Award for Sammy Davis, Jr. – Entertainer of the Year (Female)

Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female Mary
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year Mary
Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals 911
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album Mary

1999


Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Male Lean on Me
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance All That I Can Say
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Don't Waste Your Time
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album Mary

1998


American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album
Honored for : Share My World

Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year Share My World
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female Share My World
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female Everything
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album Share My World
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Lean on Me

1997


Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female Not Gon' Cry
Billboard Music Award for Female R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album Share My World

1996


Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female
Honored for : My Life

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female My Life
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female I'm Going Down
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album My Life
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Not Gon' Cry

1995


Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Honored for : I'll Be There for You / You're All I Need to Get By (Puff Daddy mix)

Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group I'll Be There for You / You're All I Need to Get By (Puff Daddy mix)
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album My Life

1993


Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female
Honored for : What\u2019s the 411?

Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female What\u2019s the 411?
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist
MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video Real Love
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female Real Love
MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography Real Love
Choreographer: Leslie Segar