Missy Elliott: Last News

Missy Elliott worked it with two other legendary divas — Beyoncé and Alicia Keys — on the Verizon Ladies First Tour.(Just let that lineup sink in for a minute. I’ll wait …)I was fortunate enough to be in their presence at the now-defunct Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, NJ, back in 2004 — and there was no mistaking that Misdemeanor brought all of her “Supa Dupa Fly”-ness to the stage as one of those co-headlining queens.Little did any of us witnessing all of that Black girl magic know that it would take another 20 years before Elliott took her show on the road again in the US — this time on her first-ever headlining trek in the Out of This World Tour with her longtime collaborators Ciara, Busta Rhymes and Timbaland.But man, was it ever worth the wait.In what has been a relatively slow season on the concert scene — perhaps we got spoiled with both Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour and Beyonce’s “Renaissance” World Tour last year — Elliott cooked up the hottest show of the summer at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Monday night.After launching her North American invasion on July 4 in Vancouver, Elliott had reached a career performance peak as she turned Jay-Z’s house into her own.

Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, Ciara and Timbaland make that seemingly simple task genuinely difficult when you see them live.On Friday, Aug. 9, the Hip-Hop icons took turns taking the stage as part of their ongoing ‘Out Of This World Tour’ at Newark’s historic Prudential Center and were so entertaining that taking notes was likely the last thing on anyone in the building’s mind.All we wanted to do was dance like it was 2004 to “Lose Control,” “Pass The Dutch,” “Break Ya F—— Neck,” “Goodies,” “Cry Me A River” and so many more hits over the show’s mammoth four-hour runtime.Thankfully, this journalist took time in between unimpeachable bangers to hunker down and jot down some thoughts about the quartet of early-aughts headliners.So, with that being said, let’s put our things down, flip it and reverse it.It’s officially time to “Work It.”At approximately 7 p.m., the lights went down at the home of the New Jersey Devils and the 52-year-old super producer sauntered onstage decked out in a camo vest.With that, the ‘Out Of This World’ party began.For those not familiar with Timbaland’s deep catalog, he quickly reminded us of the many bops he brought to the radio these past few decades.

revealed this week that she has Graves’ disease.The “Star Wars” actress shared that after experiencing hot flashes, a racing heart rate, weight loss and fatigue, she was diagnosed with the autoimmune disorder in September 2023. Ridley admitted that the diagnosis was something of a shock as she initially assumed her symptoms were related to work stress.

Daisy Ridley opened up about her health and revealed she was diagnosed with Graves’ disease last year.

Shaheem Reid Missy Elliott has won four Grammys and is a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. And on Friday night, the groundbreaking rapper-singer-songwriter-producer had an extra bright smile as she was officially honored for being a hometown hero. At the Hampton, Virginia stop of her “Out Of This World: The Experience” Missy received the honor from Virginia Congressman Bobby Scott and Mayor Donnie Tuck just across Chesapeake Bay from her birthplace in Portsmouth.

Thania Garcia Monica has signed with WME in all areas, Variety has learned exclusively. The Grammy award-winning singer and actor signs with WME in the lead-up to her new R&B album, “MDA” (formerly “Trenches”), as well as a new country album “Open Roads,” with the latter being executive produced by Brandi Carlile.

Missy Elliott‘s debut solo single ‘The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)’ has been launched into outer space by NASA.The agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California sent the transmission using their Deep Space Network, 158million miles from Earth to Venus at the speed of light last Friday (July 12), with the radio frequency signal taking roughly 14 minutes to reach its destination.“YOOO this is crazy! We just went #OutOfThisWorld with NASA and sent the FIRST hip hop song into space through the Deep Space Network,” Missy Elliott wrote on X. “My song ‘The Rain’ has officially been transmitted all the way to Venus, the planet that symbolizes strength, beauty, and empowerment.

Missy Elliott is officially on tour!

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer “I’ve been a superstar since Daddy Kane was raw / I’m live on stage, c’mon, give me some applause,” Missy Elliott raps on her 2002 single “Bomb Intro / Pass That Dutch,” delivered with a steamrolling fervor.

Ciara gave an electrifying performance to kick off the 2024 ESPY Awards!

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of her “Out of This World Tour” with Missy Elliott and Busta Rhymes, which kicks off July 4 and continues through the end of August, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ciara has signed with WME for worldwide representation in all areas.

Love Island already has a UK star in Joey Essex, but it's getting a global one next - with a rap legend joining the show. US superstar Eve, known for 2001's Let Me Blow Ya Mind with Gwen Stefani, has been signed up by producers to perform in the villa, The Sun has revealed.

Missy Elliott opened up about her 20-year break from touring and getting back into the game with her close friend and collaborator Ciara.

H1-KEY, this week’s star of The Cover on NME, have shared an exclusive playlist to accompany the story’s launch.This week (June 17), the South Korean quartet become the first-ever K-pop girl group to grace The Cover, a renewal of NME’s commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover – you can read the profile of H1-KEY here, written by Gladys Yeo and featuring photography by Sewon Jun.To accompany The Cover, H1-KEY have curated an exclusive playlist for NME, knowingly titled ‘Low-key Bops, High-key on Repeat’.

Normani‘s debut album Dopamine is finally here!!!!

Britney Spears has her ex Justin Timberlake on her mind!

The cast of Pharrell Williams‘ upcoming movie musical just got bigger!

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures‘ untitled coming-of-age musical from director Michel Gondry and producer Pharrell Williams has two new additions, the studio announced on Wednesday: Quinta Brunson, the creator and star of hit ABC comedy Abbott Elementary, and eight-time Grammy winner Anderson .Paak.

Cardi B has said the rapper will drop her long-awaited second album this year, despite tweeting otherwise.Last week in a now-deleted tweet, Cardi B said she was delaying the release of her sophomore record.“Anyway, NO album this year,” she wrote. “I don’t care.

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures has rounded out the cast of its coming-of-age musical teaming director Michel Gondry and producer Pharrell Williams with four additions: Tim Meadows (Dream Scenario), Jaboukie Young-White (C’mon C’mon), Jamilah Rosemond (Rustin) and Jayson Lee (61st Street).

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Less than 15 hours before it was scheduled to begin, Lovers & Friends Festival 2024 has been canceled due to “dangerous weather,” said event organizers in a post to their website. The one-day festival, which was supposed to begin at noon on Saturday (May 4) in Las Vegas, was shaping up to be a millennial mixtape dream come true with headlining sets from Usher, Backstreet Boys, Janet Jackson and Alicia Keys.