{"id":35838,"date":"2022-04-14T14:59:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T18:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=35838"},"modified":"2022-04-14T14:59:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T18:59:59","slug":"mary-j-blige-to-receive-prestigious-icon-award-at-the-2022-billboard-music-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/14\/mary-j-blige-to-receive-prestigious-icon-award-at-the-2022-billboard-music-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary J. Blige to Receive Prestigious Icon Award at the &#8220;2022 Billboard Music Awards&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_35839\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35839\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35839 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mary-J.-Blige.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mary-J.-Blige.jpg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mary-J.-Blige-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary J. Blige Photo Credit: Will Sterling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MRC and NBC today announced that global superstar Mary J. Blige will receive the distinguished Billboard Icon Award at the &#8220;<strong><em>2022 Billboard Music Awards<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; (BBMAs). As a part of the recognition, the ten-time BBMA winner will take the stage for a breathtaking performance that will make for one of the most memorable moments of the evening. The BBMAs will broadcast live coast-to-coast from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 15 @ 8PM ET \/ 5PM PT on NBC and will stream live on Peacock.<\/p>\n<p>Blige joins just ten other artists to ever receive the prestigious Billboard Icon Award, which recognizes outstanding artists who have achieved excellence on the Billboard Charts and have made an indelible mark on music itself. Since the award&#8217;s inauguration in 2011, past recipients include Neil Diamond, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion, Cher, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Garth Brooks, and P!NK.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2731191046\" class=\"morty-content morty-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;My career has been such an incredible and unexpected journey that has included many turns into avenues I never could have imagined like acting, producing, launching businesses and now even my own music festival,&#8221; said Blige. &#8220;Through it all, I always one way or another gravitated back to my first love, music. To be recognized in this way at this moment, with the Icon Award at the Billboard Music Awards, is an incredible honor and one that I am truly humbled by.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mary J. Blige truly defines what it means to be an icon with ten BBMA wins total, nine of which were won when she dominated the 2006 award show. Awards won include R&amp;B Album of the Year (1995); Female R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year (2006); Hot 100 Airplay Song of the Year (2006); R&amp;B Albums Artist of the Year (2006); R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Album of the Year (2006); R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year (2006); R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Song Airplay of the Year (2006); R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Song of the Year (2006); R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Songs Artist of the Year (2006); Videoclip of the Year (2006).<\/p>\n<p>For more than 30 years, the BBMAs have celebrated music&#8217;s greatest achievements, honoring the hottest names in music today. Unique among music awards shows, finalists are determined by performance on the Billboard Charts. Since 1940, the Billboard Charts have been the go-to guide for ranking the popularity of artists, songs, and albums, and are the ultimate measure of success in music.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;<em>2022 Billboard Music Awards<\/em>&#8221; is produced by MRC Live &amp; Alternative. Robert Deaton is the executive producer. More information about the &#8220;<em>2022 Billboard Music Awards<\/em>,&#8221; including additional performers, host, presenters, and more will be announced in the coming weeks.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1462657339\" class=\"morty-content_2 morty-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tickets to attend the show are open to the public. Prices per ticket start at $90 USD and are available for purchase <a href=\"http:\/\/axs.com\/events\/426263\/2022-billboard-music-awards-tickets\">HERE<\/a>. Doors open @ 6:30PM ET \/ 3:30PM PT.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news on the Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboardmusicawards.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">billboardmusicawards.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/bbma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">billboard.com\/bbma<\/a>. For exclusive content and more, be sure to follow the BBMAs on social media (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBMAs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheBBMAs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/BBMAs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapchat.com\/add\/thebbmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Snapchat<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bbmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/bbmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>) and join the conversation by using the official hashtag for the show, #BBMAs.<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT MRC LIVE &amp; ALTERNATIVE<\/p>\n<p>MRC Live &amp; Alternative, a division of global entertainment company MRC, is the world&#8217;s largest producer and proprietor of televised live event entertainment programming with the &#8220;<em>Academy of Country Music Awards<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>American Music Awards<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Billboard Music Awards<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Golden Globe Awards<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Dick Clark&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Rockin&#8217; Eve with Ryan Seacrest<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>So You Think You Can Dance<\/em>,&#8221; and the &#8220;<em>Streamy Awards<\/em>.&#8221; MRC Live &amp; Alternative owns one of the world&#8217;s most extensive and unique entertainment archive libraries with more than 60 years of award-winning shows, historic programs, specials, performances, and legendary programming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MRC and NBC today announced that global superstar Mary J. 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