Celebrity Celebrity Relationships Celebrity Dating Mary J. Blige Says New Romance with Mystery Man Is 'Going Well' Because 'I Feel Good About Me' The R&B star opened up about moving past her divorce on the Monday, Sept. 23 episode of 'Sherri' By Ilana Kaplan Ilana Kaplan Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Vogue and more. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on September 23, 2024 06:20PM EDT Romance is in the air for Mary J. Blige. While appearing on the Monday, Sept. 23 episode of Sherri to promote the fourth and final season of Power Book II: Ghosts, the R&B icon, 53, opened up about moving past divorce and finding new romance. Blige said she's learned "forgiveness" through her 2018 divorce from ex-husband Kendu Isaacs. Mary J. Blige in Atlanta in January 2024. Derek White/Getty Images for TV One Mary J. Blige Wants to Show Women They Can 'Thrive' as She Brings Empowering Music Festival to N.Y.C. (Exclusive) "What I’ve learned is that forgiveness was for me," she told host Sherri Shepherd. "So excuse me when I say this, ‘The hell with them.’" Blige continued: "I don’t like that ugly, bitter feeling 'cause that’s not mine. That belongs to you. You did what you did. But I have to move on and in order for me to feel good and to manifest all the good things in my life, I have to let go for me. Not for you, this is not for you. Trust me, this is not for you, this is for me." After the "Family Affair" musician said she wants to "walk in that joy" and "newness," Shepherd, 57, asked if Blige if she was dating someone new. "You know already Sherri, everybody knows," Blige replied. "Yes." The "No More Drama" artist added that the relationship is "going well." "I feel good about me. I look good TO ME. I feel good to ME. And so, I’m embracing me. So when you embrace you, everything is embracing you. When you want you, everything wants you. Everything good," Blige said. She added that the relationship is going well "because I’m not holding anybody accountable about making me feel good for me." Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Mary J. Blige in New York City in October 2023. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Mary J. Blige on Reuniting with Fabolous for New Song 'Breathing' and Her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Performance (Exclusive) During her appearance on Sherri, Blige also announced that she is set to head out on her For My Fans tour in January 2025. "If you are a Mary J. Blige fan, this is for you," she said. Blige is also set to release her new album Gratitude on Nov. 15. "Because that's where I am," she said of the album title. Last month, Blige opened up to PEOPLE about her forthcoming album, revealing it will reflect her singular approach to R&B. "Everybody that's out there, I don't look at what they're doing and do what they're doing," she said. "I do what Mary J. Blige does, and that's it." Close