carpet in New York looking absolutely fierce.

Mary J. Blige, 48, wore an all black outfit for the third Love Ball on Tuesday night.

Her outing comes just two days after she was honored with BET’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Fierce Mary J. Blige, 48, wore an all black outfit for the third Love Ball on Tuesday night

The Grammy award winner stood out on the red carpet in her all black ensemble.

She wore over-the-knee black sparkling boots and unique black top that featured feathered and laced sleeves.

The singer paired it with a think sparkling neck tie that hung down to her knee and simple black high waist pants.

Lifetime winner: Her outing comes just two days after she was honored with BET’s Lifetime Achievement Award

The Thick of It singer has her long blonde locks in a high pony as the ends draped over her shoulder.

For a pop of color she had bright purple eye shadow on her lids. She topped off the makeup look with a nude lip.

The Love Ball gives proceeds raised to the CFDA-Vogue Initiative/New York City AIDS Fund of The New York Community Trust.

Love Balls I and II funded over $2.5 million to programs for those affected by HIV/AIDS.  Billy Porter will serve as the ball’s Master of Ceremonies.

Interesting sleeves: She wore over-the-knee black sparkling boots and unique black top that featured feathered and laced sleeves, she paired it with a think sparkling neck tie that hung down to her knee and simple black high waist pants

On Sunday night Blige performed with Lil Kim and Method Man before receiving her Lifetime award.

Rihanna, 31, presented the award to the star, and thanked her for ‘setting the bar’ and ‘for being you.’

‘And on behalf of all the women who came after you like myself, thank you for being you so we could feel comfortable being ourselves,’ the Work singer said.

She continued: ‘Thank you for pouring your soul into every track and for giving us a song for every feeling. Thank you for showing us that love is all that we need. But we didn’t know how much we actually needed you.’

Locks: The Thick of It singer has her long blonde locks in a high pony as the ends draped over her shoulder

During her acceptance speech, Mary made sure to give credit to God after pointing out what she felt she is.

‘Although I’m a leader, a queen, a living legend… Although I’m all these things, I’m a servant as well and I’m here to serve,’ she began, according to ET.

‘Being a servant is not always glamorous or popular, but it’s the job and the assignment that I was given. Because in order to become an authority, I had to come under authority. It’s because, when the glory is placed on me, I give it back to God.’

Pop: For a pop of color she had bright purple eye shadow on her lids. She topped off the makeup look with a nude lip

The honor is much deserved as her career began in 1989 when she was signed to Uptown records. She became the youngest and first female artist on the label.

In 1991, she began working with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs before releasing her debut album What’s The 411? the following year.

Her career has been a major success as she has released 13 studio albums as eight of which achieved multi-platinum status in worldwide sales. The singer has sold over 80 million records around the globe.

Speech: ‘Although I’m a leader, a queen, a living legend… Although I’m all these things, I’m a servant as well and I’m here to serve,’ she said during her acceptance speech Sunday night