Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige attends "An Evening with Mary J. Blige and Friends" at Cipriani, Wall Street on June 17, 2010, in New York.

Mary J. Blige performs at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 63rd Cannes International Film Festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France Thursday, May 20, 2010.

Singer Mary J. Blige performs onstage during the BET Awards '11 on June 26, 2011, in Los Angeles.

Singer Mary J. Blige performs onstage at the 2011 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on November 20, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

Mary J. Blige and Kendu Isaacs attend a cocktail and dinner party hosted in honor of designer Michael Kors during Paris Fashion Week at the Embassy of the United States on March 7, 2011, in Paris.

Mary J. Blige poses in the press room at the 2011 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on Nov. 20, 2011, in Los Angeles. The Grammy winner was born in the Bronx, N.Y., on Jan. 11, 1971.

Singer Mary J. Blige, left, and rapper Lil Wayne perform onstage during the 2011 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 22, 2011, in Las Vegas. Blige, whose middle name is Jane, was signed to her first record label by Sean Combs. Her 1992 debut album ("What's the 411?") sold more than two million copies.

Mary J. Blige performs at the People's Choice Awards on Wednesday Jan. 6, 2010, in Los Angeles. The hip-hop soul singer, songwriter, producer, and actress has sold over 65 million albums and singles worldwide.

Singer Mary J. Blige and husband Kendu Isaacs attend a Gucci UNICEF dinner at The Oak Room at the Plaza on Nov. 19, 2008, in New York.

Singer Mary J. Blige arrives at the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton on Jan. 15, 2007, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Singer Mary J. Blige performs on MTV's Total Request Live show Monday March 20, 2006, at MTV studios in New York.

U2's Bono and Mary J. Blige perform during the 48th Annual Grammy Awards Feb. 8, 2006, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Singers Mary J. Blige and Justin Timberlake react to being nominated during the 49th annual Grammy Awards nominations held at the Music Box at The Fonda on Dec. 7, 2005, in Hollywood, Calif. Blige, who received 8 nominations this year, has already won three Grammys.

Singer Mary J. Blige performs at CBS's 7th Annual "A Home for the Holidays" at Ren-Mar Studios on Nov. 20, 2005, in Los Angeles.

Singer Mary J. Blige and her husband record producer Kendu Isaacs attend the 16th Annual Glamour Magazine "Women of the Year" awards at Avery Fisher Hall Nov. 2, 2005, in New York. Blige credits her husband with helping her clean up her act.

Blige and Stevie Wonder perform during the "VH1 Divas" duets show May 22, 2003, in Las Vegas.

Singer Mary J. Blige, winner of best pop collaboration with vocals for "Whenever I Say Your Name" is shown at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004.

Mary J. Blige

Hip hop artist Mary J. Blige arrives at a party hosted by P. Diddy (Sean "Puffy" Combs) after the MTV Video Music Awards in New York, Aug. 29, 2003. She says Combs, a major influence in her career, is like a brother to her.

Blige poses with her award for Best R&B Video of the Year for "No More Drama" during the MTV Video Music Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall, Aug. 29, 2002.

Whitney Houston and Blige perform a duet May 23, 2002, during the VH1 Divas telecast from the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Blige has told VH1: "Dueting with Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan and Whitney Houston were pivotal points in my career. I never even dreamed of that happening."

Blige poses in a studio in New York, Jan. 27, 2002. While you'll hear Blige's music pumping in the clubs, you won't find the queen of hip-hop soul partying in one. Blige has undergone a spiritual and emotional transformation since her hard-knock beginnings as the new wunderkind on the R&B scene.

Sting and Mary J. Blige pose for photographers backstage at the "My VH1 Music Awards" Dec. 2, 2001, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Sting and Blige performed Sting's "(If You Love Someone) Set Them Free" song.

Blige arrives for the MTV Music Television's 20th anniversary celebration Aug. 1, 2001, in New York.

Blige talks about her outreach efforts after receiving Rock the Vote's Patrick Lippert Award, Feb. 20, 2001, in Los Angeles. Blige was recognized for her community outreach, including work with the Partnership for a Drug Free America, the Million Family March, and The Christoper Wallace Foundation.

Blige performs at New York's Radio City Music Hall June 17, 2000.

Blige poses backstage at the 14th Annual Soul Train Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles March 4, 2000. That night, Blige was honored as Female Entertainer of the Year. Her album "Mary" also won Best R&B/Soul Album, Female.

Mary J. Blige for the 42nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000. Blige was been nominated best female vocalist in the rhythm and blues category for her "All That I Can Say". — LUCY NICHOLSON/AFP/Getty Images

Blige arrives for the 42nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Feb. 23, 2000. By then, she already had won a Grammy for her 1995 duet with Method Man, "I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need To Get By." She won again in 2003 for "He Think I Don't Know" and in 2004 for "Whenever I Say Your Name."

Blige and Wyclef Jean sing "New Day," a unity song, at the start of the NetAid concert at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Oct. 9, 1999. The United Nations sponsored the rock concerts in London, Geneva and East Rutherford in hopes of drawing attention to world poverty.