Furthermore, she also received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song, becoming the first person nominated for acting and songwriting in the same year. Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, four American Music Awards, twelve Billboard Music Awards and has also received three Golden Globe Award nominations, including one for her supporting role in the film Mudbound (2017) and another for its original song ' Mighty River'. Blige has sold 100 million records worldwide. She went on to release 13 studio albums, eight of which have achieved multi-platinum worldwide sales.
Her career began in 1991 when she was signed to Uptown Records. Mary Jane Blige ( / b l aɪ ʒ/ born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, actress, and philanthropist.
