Nine-time Grammy winner Mary J. Blige showcased her 5ft4in bikini body while soaking up the Florida sunshine at the five-star Faena Hotel in Miami Beach on Friday.<\/p>\n
The 51-year-old Queen of Hip-hop Soul wore an orange and purple-print string bikini and a red wrap around her platinum-blonde wig.<\/p>\n
Mary accessorized her beach attire with massive hoop earrings and two bracelets on her left wrist.<\/p>\n
Bronx-born Blige then relaxed on a sun lounger beside a gal pal and a large Christian Dior bag.<\/p>\n
The two-time Oscar nominee is scheduled to headline the 15th Annual Jazz in the Gardens Music Fest at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Mary will then put her three-octave mezzo-soprano pipes to good use at Liv on Sunday, which takes place at Fontainebleau in Miami Beach.<\/p>\n
Blige – who boasts 26M social media followers – wrote on Instagram: ‘Miami I am coming to get that bag and that bag is heavy. Pull up!’<\/p>\n
he My Life producer-star last made headlines on February 20 for her very close encounter with Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan at the NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland, OH.<\/p>\n
When the 59-year-old NBA legend gratuitously palmed Mary’s Balmain-clad derri\u00e8re as they embraced, the moment went viral on social media.<\/p>\n
Eyebrows raised considering Michael is celebrating his ninth wedding anniversary with second wife Yvette Prieto on April 27.<\/p>\n
Blige has been single since divorcing her estranged manager Martin ‘Kendu’ Isaacs in 2018 after nearly 13 years of marriage due to his alleged affair with her 33-year-old prot\u00e9g\u00e9e, Starshell (born LaNeah Menzies).<\/p>\n
‘I’m single, and I’m cool with it now,’ the Good Morning Gorgeous singer told the New York Times on Friday.<\/p>\n
‘A lot of people don’t come to me. A lot of people run away from me, because I\u2019m so open. Everybody’s not ready to be open!’<\/p>\n
Mary is currently working on her 15th studio album with her Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show co-headliner Dr. Dre.<\/p>\n
‘It’s something I always wanted to do, and he said he always wanted to do this,’ Blige told The Breakfast Club on February 17.<\/p>\n
‘We found ourselves discovering music after the Super Bowl together, and what we want to do, and we’re all over it. It’s happening.’<\/p>\n
The Respect actress will also voice the character Rosy in Shannon Tindle’s four-episode animated series Lost Ollie (based on his 2016 novel), which premieres later this year on Netflix.<\/p>\n
The Emmy-winning animator tweeted on January 30: ‘We’re nearing the finish line on #LostOllie, and I really think y’all are gonna fall in love with this little guy.’<\/p>\n