With a PhD in emotional honesty, she keeps it street and soulful. The best Mary J Blige songs show why the singer remains a unique force in R&B. Over the course of her decades-spanning discography ...

This story has been updated to reflect that Mary J ... Best Original Song — becoming the first person ever to be nominated in an acting and song category for the same film. Blige also heads ...

Mary J. Blige is reminiscing about ... in Los Angeles, Blige praised Swift’s sweet disposition. “When I went to do the [songs] with her, I thought she was a really down-to-earth person ...