Mary J. BligeJanuary 11, 1971 (age 40)
Hip-Hop/Soul queen Mary J. Blige turns 40 years young today (Jan. 11) and while she’s had a very long and demanding music career, she’s gracefully maintained her girlish figure, fashion-forward sense of style and her pristine voice. In fact, the New York-bred Blige is just as good today as she was when she was rocking door knocker earrings and over-sized jerseys.
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From Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony to Jay-Z, Liz Phair and Bjork, Billboard’s compiled photos of some other fabulous and famous 40-somethings to show the R&B songstress that 40 is indeed the new 20. Happy birthday, MJB!