Mary J. Blige shared her retirement plans and her hopes to do more acting in a new interview published April 29.

Blige has remained relatively active in recent years: Her latest album is 2022’s Good Morning Gorgeous, which followed 2017’s Strength Of A Woman. Notably, she was part of the all-star 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show performance that also included Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent, and Kendrick Lamar.

Mary J. Blige has been in our ears, and on our screens, for more than 35 years. The nine-time Grammy-winning queen of hip-hop soul released her 14th album, Good Morning Gorgeous, in 2022 and recently co-starred in actor Chiwetel Ejiofor's directorial debut, Rob Peace, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.

After more than 30 years of a thriving music career, Mary J. Blige says she's ready to retire in "five or six years."

With a four-decades long career in the music industry Mary J.  Blige is laying out her plans for eventual retirement.

One thing about Mary J. Blige, she’s always going to keep it real which is why it comes to know surprise that she’s sharing her future plans. In a candid new interview, the 53-year-old R&B icon shared her intention to retire from the music scene in a few years.