Time Magazine revealed its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. Nine-time Grammy winner Mary J. Blige made the covers for the June 6/June 13 double issue which goes on sale on Friday, May 27.  Time presented Mary J. Blige in the 100 Most Influential People’s “Icons” section. The New York native is alongside other high-profile figures such as Keanu Reeves, Adele, Jon Batiste, Issa Rae, and Rafael Nadal.

Hip-hop legend Nasir “Nas” Jones, who collaborated with Blige on “Love Is All We Need”, wrote in the Time article about Blige: “Mary came up the way