To commemorate its 40th anniversary, ESSENCE magazine hosted a reception honoring nine-time GRAMMY-winner Mary J. Blige during 2010 GRAMMY week. The swanky ESSENCE Black Women in Music was an invitation-only, red-carpet event celebrating the career and accomplishments of Mary J. Blige as an influential artist, successful entrepreneur and passionate philanthropist.
President of ESSENCE, Michelle Ebanks, and ESSENCE Editor-in-Chief Angela Burt-Murray introduced a video tribute to Mary J. Blige and L.A. Reid, Chairman and CEO of Island Def Jam, did the honors.
