Mary J. Blige to Receive Top Honor at 2024 Urban One Honors

Mary J. Blige at Ferrari's Celebration of 60 Years in the USA held at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, CA 10-11-14. (Credit: S. Bukley/Deposit Photos)

The Urban One Honors will present Mary J. Blige with the 2024 entertainment icon award.

Blige has released 15 studio albums and she has a role in the hit Starz series Power Book II: Ghost. She’s also had parts in the films Mudbound and Respect.

“Urban One is thrilled to honor the incomparable Mary J. Blige as our 2024 Entertainment Icon. Mary’s immeasurable talent and award-winning music has shaped our culture and has had a profound impact on artists and music across all genres,” Michelle L. Rice, president of TV One and CLEO TV, said in a statement.

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Over the years, Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, an Emmy and she received two Oscar nominations.

The “Real Love” singer joins previously announced Urban One honorees Dionne Warwick, who will receive the lifetime achievement honor; Chlöe Bailey will be celebrated as the generation next honoree; Frankie Beverly will receive the living legend honor, and Donald Lawrence will pick up the inspirational impact award.

The show will be taped on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at the Coca-Cola Roxy in Atlanta.

The list of performers includes Teyana Taylor, Bebe Winans, Damon Little, Angie Stone, October London, and there will be a reunion featuring KeKe Wyatt, Chanté Moore, and Nicci Gilbert (the cast of R&B Divas).

The two-hour telecast is produced for TV One by James Seppelfrick of The Cheat Code. Marilyn Gill is the executive producer. Myriam Leger will serve as director and Daniel Moore as music director.

The Urban One Honors is scheduled to premiere during Black History Month on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 on TV One and simulcast on CLEO TV.


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