Artist

Mary J. Blige

Wins

Nominations

Biography

"When life is real, it's not going to be smooth."

Mary J. Blige stepped into the spotlight with her 1992 debut album, What's The 411, which gave her a Top 10 hit with "Real Love." Blige had success with her next No. 7 album, My Life, which featured the hits "I'm Going Down," "Mary Jane," "I Love You," and the title track, which became a signature song for Blige.

Blige won her first career GRAMMY for 1995 for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group for "I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need To Get By," a collaboration with Method Man. She won her first solo GRAMMY for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in 2003 for "He Think I Don't Know" from her album, No More Drama. At the 39th GRAMMY Awards in 1997, Blige made her GRAMMY stage debut as part of a "Waiting To Exhale" medley with Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, CeCe Winans, and Brandy.

Blige was discovered when an amateur recording of Anita Baker's "Caught Up In The Rapture" that Blige made in a mall recording booth made its way to a record label executive who promptly signed her to a contract.

Blige participated in an installment of GRAMMY U SoundChecks, which featured a discussion and answer session along with a live performance for students.

In 2007 Blige established the Mary J. Blige Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now to provide women with access, education and support to achieve success in life.

2023 • 65th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best R&B Album

Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe). Mary J. Blige
Best R&B Performance

Here With Me. Mary J. Blige, Anderson .Paak
Best R&B Song

Good Morning Gorgeous. Mary J. Blige, Dernst Emile II, H.E.R., David Brown, Tiara Thomas
Record Of The Year

Good Morning Gorgeous. Mary J. Blige
Album Of The Year

Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe). Mary J. Blige
Best Traditional R&B Performance

Good Morning Gorgeous. Mary J. Blige

2015 • 57th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

2014 • 56th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

2010 • 52nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

2009 • 51st Annual GRAMMY® Awards

2008 • 50th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Female R&B Vocal Performance

Just Fine. Mary J. Blige
R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Disrespectful. Chaka Khan, Mary J. Blige
Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

Never Gonna Break My Faith. Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige

2007 • 49th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Record Of The Year

Be Without You. Mary J. Blige
Song Of The Year

Be Without You. Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan Michael Cox, Jason Perry
Best R&B Song

Be Without You. Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan Michael Cox, Jason Perry
Best R&B Album

The Breakthrough. Mary J. Blige
Pop Collaboration With Vocals

One. Mary J. Blige, U2
Female R&B Vocal Performance

Be Without You. Mary J. Blige
R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Love Changes. Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige
Best Traditional R&B Performance

I Found My Everything. Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq

2004 • 46th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

2003 • 45th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

2002 • 44th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

2001 • 43rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

911 (Track). Wyclef Jean, Mary J. Blige

2000 • 42nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Female R&B Vocal Performance

All That I Can Say (Track). Mary J. Blige
R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Don't Waste Your Time (Track). Mary J. Blige, Aretha Franklin
Best R&B Album

Mary (Album). Mary J. Blige