Mary J. Blige, nominated for five Grammys overall has already win three 45 minutes into the show. She just won her second of the telecast for best R&B female performance over a stellar field that included Mariah Carey and Natalie Cole among others. She acknowledged that “I’ve already thanked everyone I could possibly think of” but went on to talk about the peaks and valleys she has experienced in her life: “It’s in the valley when we learn who we really are…I want to use this success to build bridges, not to burn them.”.
Blige will do well to have a career with the longevity of Natalie Cole who may look barely a day over 35, the truth is she won the first of her truckload of Grammys way back in 1976 as best new artist. Keep it going Natalie…