Source:
Eugenia
R.
Washington
/
Getty
Mary
J.
Blige
will
be
the
recipient
of
the
Entertainment
Icon
Honor
at
the
2024
Urban
One
Honors,
which
will
be
held
next
weekend.
On
Tuesday
(January
9),
TV
One
announced
that
Mary
J.
Blige
would
appear
at
the
2024
Urban
One
Honors
to
be
recognized
as
the
winner
of
the
Entertainment
Icon
Honor.
The
Grammy
Award
and
Emmy
Award-winning
actress
and
Academy
Award
nominee’s
addition
to
the
star-studded
two-hour
event
adds
to
its
significance
as
the
program
celebrates
TV
One’s
20th
anniversary.
Themed
“Back
In
Black,”
the
event
is
primed
to
see
the
network
honor
the
milestone
throughout
the
entire
year.
Known
widely
as
“The
Queen
of
Hip-Hop
Soul”,
Mary
J.
Blige’s
career
since
her
debut
album
in
1992
has
seen
her
become
an
iconic
global
superstar.
She’ll
be
feted
along
with
Dionne
Warwick
who
will
be
recognized
as
the
Lifetime
Achievement
Honoree; Chlöe,
who’ll
be
the
Generation
Next
Honoree;
Frankie
Beverly,
who’ll
be
bestowed
with
honors
as
a
Living
Legend,
and
Donald
Lawrence,
acclaimed
for
his
Inspirational
Impact.
These
stars
will
be
joined
by
a
bevy
of
other
celebrities
and
artists
beginning
with
Grammy
Award-winning
singer
and
actress
LeToya
Luckett
on
hand
to
host
the
“Backstage
Pass”
component
of
the
evening
where
she’ll
be
interviewing
the
honorees,
presenters,
and
performers.
“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,
but
most
notably
the
elevation
of
female
artists
in
both
R&B
and
Hip
Hop
across
generations.
She
fully
personifies
the
”Best
in
Black”
theme
of
this
year’s
Urban
One
Honors,”
said
President
of
TV
One
and
CLEO
TV
Michelle
Rice
in
a
statement.
The
2024
Urban
One
Honors
will
take
place
in
Atlanta,
Georgia
on
Saturday,
January
20
and
will
be
aired
during
Black
History
Month
on
Sunday,
February
25
on
TV
One
and
simulcast
on
CLEO
TV
at
8
PM
EST/7
CST.
