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Anitta and Missy Elliot are bringing you to the “Lobby”.

Nicki Minaj is poised to receive MTV’s highly coveted Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2022 Video Music Awards on Aug. 28. Upon accepting the enviable moon man — an accolade previously earned by the posh pop culture likes of Madonna, 63; Janet Jackson, 56; LL Cool J, 54; Missy Elliot, 51; and the late David Bowie — Minaj will make her long-awaited return to the VMAs stage for her first performance at the annual awards since 2018. “Nicki has broken barriers for women in hip-hop with her versatility and creative artistry,” said Bruce Gillmer, a top executive at Paramount+, which owns MTV Network, in a statement about the 39-year-old recipient. He continued: “She has shifted the music industry and cemented her status as a global superstar with her crossover appeal, genre-defying style and continuing to be unapologetically ‘Nicki.'”The Video Vanguard honor for Minaj — a five-time VMA winner and 17-time nominee from Queens — comes as a boon amid a flurry of personal yet public hurdles. On Wednesday, Charles Polevich — the 73-year-old man responsible for killing her father, Robert Maraj, 64, in a February 2021 hit-and-run accident on Long Island — was sentenced to serve only one year in jail. In July, the “Anaconda” rapper’s husband, Kenneth Petty, 44, who was convicted of the attempted rape of a 16-year-old girl in 1995, was sentenced to three years of probation and one year of home detention for failing to register as a sex offender in the state of California.

Michele Amabile Angermiller Ashley Calhoun has been promoted to president of PULSE Music Group, adding to her role of head of creative.PULSE Music Group currently has credits on the top three songs in the U.S. — Harry Styles’ “As It Was” (via Tyler Johnson), Jack Harlow’s “First Class” (via Angel Lopez) and Future’s “Wait For U Ft.

X Factor star Honey G looks completely different to the woman we first saw appear on the ITV show. While it's been six years since Honey G first appeared on our TV screens, fans will still be completely shocked at her new look after the star opened up on her whopping weight loss journey.

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AJ Crimson has sadly died. The makeup artist’s death was first reported by The Shade Room and later confirmed by his family. “AJ Crimson was a makeup industry leader that set a standard of beauty that was elevated, beautiful and accessible to all people of color,” his family told Entertainment Tonight. “We as a family are heartbroken and devastated by his passing, but thankful for the lessons that he laid on each of us with his truth, directness and leadership. We thank you for all your kind words, tweets and posts, as AJ was an inspiration to us as much as he was a bright light to the rest of the world. There are no words that can sum up his whole.”

London.The Love Will Never Do hitmaker rocked a casual look, wearing tracksuit bottoms and a hoodie with platform trainers and a scarf during her outing. She might have been surrounded by flowers as she exited a shop but she still wrapped up for the chilly weather in England’s capital with the all-black look.Janet, 55, looked radiant following a busy few months for the star, after she released her unflinching documentary which covered everything from her upbringing and her brother Michael Jackson, to the her Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction in 2004.As well as setting the record straight on rumours and fan theories the doc featured A-list appearances from Mariah Carey, Missy Elliot, Janelle Monae, Teyana Taylor, Tyler Perry, Samuel L Jackson and more. As well, brother Michael was mentioned, as the programme discussed how Janet lost a Coca-Cola endorsement amid his sexual abuse allegations, and how their relationship wasn’t always rosy since tension boiled between them when they worked on their hit Scream in 1995. Janet was widely praised for the documentary, with the star also opening up about her infamous wardrobe malfunction at the Super Bowl.Addressing her relationship with Justin Timberlake following the intense backlash she received, she said: ‘We talked once.

Regina King is paying tribute to her son Ian Alexander Jr., describing him as “a bright light,” following his tragic death by suicide at the age of 26.“Our family is devastated at the deepest level by the loss of Ian,” the actress stated, “He is such a bright light who cared so deeply about the happiness of others. Our family asks for respectful consideration during this private time.

Work it, indeed! Madonna‘s twin daughters Stella and Estere, 9, showed their incredible freestyle skills in a new video shared by Madonna, 63, to Instagram on Thursday, January 20. In the clip, Stella and Estere hype each other up and show off their slick dance moves to Missy Elliot‘s “Pass That Dutch.” Wearing baggy graphic t-shirts, leggings, and Nike sneakers, the girls embody hip-hop swagger as they create their own choreography to the classic track. Madonna tagged Missy Elliott in her caption, writing “Get your Freestyle on……..”

A brand new trailer, and details about the UK air dates of the impending Janet Jackson documentary have been confirmed.

Her family marked what would have been her 43rd birthday on Sunday, January 16 with a moving tribute to the icon.Aaliyah, known as the Princess of R&B, died in 2001 at age 22 in a plane crash in the Bahamas.Her family shared a heartfelt message to her Instagram page, along with an image of a bouquet of flowers, set to an unreleased track of Aaliyah singing Ava Maria. RIP: Her family marked what would have been her 43rd birthday on Sunday, January 16 with a moving tribute to her.

BOY George has snubbed a future Sheeran collaboration - saying he'd rather team up with Missy Elliot over the Shape of You popstar. The music icon, 60, admitted that he has hit sights on one specific person in the music industry and it's not Grammy Award winning artist Ed. Ed has an impressive track record when it comes to collaborations, teaming up with some of the biggest music stars, from Elton John to Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift - but it looks like he won't be adding Boy George's name to that list anytime soon.

The new trailer for Janet Jackson’s documentary has dropped, and it promises to show “a side that no one’s ever seen.”

Iman Shumpert! He won Dancing with the Stars on Monday evening’s season finale.The NBA shooting guard and husband to R&B sensation Teyana Taylor became a fast fan favorite on the show’s 30th season. He garnered multiple perfect scores from the judges throughout the show’s season alongside partner Daniella Karagach, performing everything from classic ballroom dance to contemporary modern.

Missy Elliott will receive her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 8.The Grammy award-winning rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer will become the 2708th star on the iconic street with hers being dedicated in the category of Recording. Ciara and Lizzo, along with Elliott’s manager, Mona Scott-Young, will assist in unveiling the star.Elliott’s star will be located at 6212 Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Amoeba Records store.

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion were the winners of the night at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2021! The two rappers won Song of the Year following the worldwide success of ‘WAP.’Taking place in Atlanta, the BET Hip Hop Awards were broadcasted on Tuesday night, with Cardi and Megan also winning Best Collaboration and Best Hip Hop Video.Fans of Drake shared their discontent on social media, after the Canadian star received eight nominations but came up empty.Tyler the Creator also won big, being honored with Hip Hop Album of the Year and Best Live performer.Among the rest of the winners, lyricist of the year went to J.

Tyler, The Creator has thanked the likes of Missy Elliot, Kanye West, Q-Tip, Andre 3000, Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams, Busta Rhymes and Hype Williams for “opening the door” for artists like him – watch the speech below.The speech came after the rapper won the inaugural Rock the Bells Cultural Influence Award at the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards.Taking to the stage, Tyler started his speech by admitting: “I don’t have anything planned at all” before going on to quote the Playboi Carti song ‘RIP’ and the line “bought a crib for my momma off that mumblin’ shit”.“I always get teared up when he says that because this thing that’s a hobby, a passion or a pastime for us, for a lot of people in here, that shit kept us out of trouble.

Janet Jackson dropped the first teaser for her upcoming Lifetime and A&E documentary Janet, set to premiere in January. Jackson shared the video clip in celebration of her 55th birthday on Sunday.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterMoulin Rouge is a star studded film that still sets pulses racing even now, and it was first released in the UK 20 years ago on September 7 2001.Baz Luhrmann's musical spectacular divided opinions at the time, mixing Las Vegas showgirl styling with some unusual song choices, but it managed to earn $179 million worldwide at the box office.Who can forget Christina Aguilera, Missy Elliot, Pink, Mya and Lil' Kim and their saucy cover version of Lady Marmalade (and the accompanying video) certainly helped to boost the film's fortunes.Moulin Rouge brought together the likes of Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor and Kylie Minogue.Who knew that the Australian pop princess would be

John McAreavey and his wife Tara Brennan look to be deeply in love as they celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary in style.

Aaliyah‘s uncle, producer Barry Hankerson, has issued a statement regarding the digital re-release of the late singer’s second album, ‘One In A Million’.Hankerson, who founded Aaliyah’s former label Blackground Records and owns all of the artist’s masters, announced earlier this month that her entire catalogue would be re-released digitally.‘One In A Million’, the singer’s 1996 album – produced by Timbaland and Missy Elliot – was released to streaming platforms on August 20 following a new partnership with independent label EMPIRE.