Kaya 959 Reporter
10-time BBMA winner Mary J. Blige has received the Icon Award at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.
Mary J Blige is the 11th artist to win the Icon Award, which honours exceptional musicians who have excelled on the Billboard charts and left an enduring influence on music.
Neil Diamond, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion, Cher, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Garth Brooks, and P!NK are among the previous honorees.
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Janet Jackson made a surprise visit at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday to present Mary J. Blige with the Icon Award for lifetime accomplishment, and she received a standing ovation of her own.
Seeing the younger generations’ reactions when they’re near living legends will always be a beautiful thing to me. @DojaCat is me if I ever got the chance to stand in @JanetJackson’s presence. pic.twitter.com/p0jWMQSNQ2
— Sarrabi (@LeMusicJunkiie) May 16, 2022
Blige thanked everyone in her life who’s helped her live her dream and said it takes a lot of time, hard work, and a lot of surviving, to make it.
“I have a lot to say, so please don’t roll the ‘wrap it up’ music over my thing,” she seemed humbled in the presence of Jackson’s greatness and by the Icon honor itself.”
“The way the world is now, I think people think icons are born that way, that they become a legend overnight. But that is definitely not the case,”
“It takes a lot of time, hard work, and a lot of surviving, trial and error, to achieve greatness. What an icon means to me is overcoming obstacles to accomplish the unthinkable and be wildly admired for having influence over a multitude of people, and that is what I’ve always represented. I’ve been on this journey for a long time — one that didn’t always look the way you see me now, one that is filled with a lot of heartache and pain. But God helped me to channel those experiences and emotions into my music.” said Mary J Blige
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