Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and actress Mary J. Blige received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Thursday.
Blige was honored in the category of Recording on her 47th birthday.
“I am so grateful,” Blige said during the ceremony. “On this day, my birthday, God put my name on a star.”
Andre Harrell, Sean “Diddy” Combs, and Los Angeles City Councilman, Mitch O’Farrell served as guest speakers during the ceremony.
“I am feeling like a proud musical father,” said Harrell, who founded Uptown Records, the label that signed Blige in 1989 when she was 18 years old. “Mary receiving a star on the Walk of Fame, is like black women and little girls from around the world with a dream also receiving one.”
Andre Harrell reflected on the day he first heard Blige's voice.
“I remember asking, ‘Who is this young girl singing with all this emotion and pain.’ I still remember the expression on your face when I told you your voice would sing with rock legends; that your voice would change your life and make you royal.”
Music producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, along with the writer and director of Netflix hit "Mudbound," Dee Rees, were also in attendance.
Blige was nominated this year for a Golden Globe Award and SAG Award in the categories of best supporting actress in a motion picture for her role in "Mudbound."
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