.JanetJackson presented maryjblige with the Icon Award at the 2022 BBMAs. 👏
“Mary J. Blige represents truth,” Jackson told the arena while describing Blige as an indisputable icon. “Her work has always given us comfort because she sings.” Artists such as Queen Latifah, Missy Elliott and H.E.R. also congratulated Blige in a taped montage before the Icon took the stage.
Blige, now over 30 years into her illustrious career, spoke about the hard work and trial and error that helped her steadily rise. “The way the world is now, I think people think icons are born that way,” she said. “They become a legend overnight. But that’s definitely not the case.” The icon waxed poetic about how, through personal pain and heartache, “God helped me to channel those emotions and experiences into my music.” Blige also discussed her come-up amidst a hip-hop scene that was still being too widely dismissed by the mainstream. “I was ghetto fabulous, and I still am,” Blige declared to wild applause. “And people were threatened by that.
Blige is the 11th artist to receive the Icon Award, which recognizes outstanding artists who have achieved excellence on thecharts and have made an indelible mark on music itself. The previous Icon Award recipients have been
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