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Missy Elliott to Receive Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at 2019 VMAs

Rapper, producer and songwriter Missy Elliott will receive MTV’s Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award on Aug. 26 at the 2019 VMAs where she will perform live at the awards show for the first time in 16 years.

“Missy’s impact on the music landscape is indelible,” said Bruce Gillmer, MTV International co-brand head and Viacom music and music talent head. “Her creative vision across production, performance and songwriting is unmatched.”

Elliott, a five-time Grammy Award winner and the first female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, has sold more than 30 million records worldwide, thanks to hits like “Work It,” “Get Ur Freak On” and “WTF (Where They From).” She is the only female rapper to have six studio albums certified platinum.

Jennifer Lopez was the 2018 winner of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Pink, Rihanna and Kanye West have also received the award in recent years.

In spite of recent reports that MTV was considering changing the name of the award in the wake of backlash from recent documentary “Leaving Neverland,” the network has not done so.

Though the award is still technically called the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, MTV refers to it simply as the Video Vanguard Award in its video teaser for the VMAs.

But Missy corrected them on twitter (You go Girl!)! Take that MTV!!!

The VMAs will air on MTV at 8 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 26, and will be hosted by comedian, actor and author Sebastian Maniscalco, live from Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

CONGRATS Missy Elliott! You deserve it!

Also, it just confirmed the rumour in 2018 that Missy would receive the famous award!

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3 COMMENTS

  1. Congratulations to Missy Elliott! And I am extra glad that she mentioned Michael Jackson in the note about the award.

  2. Congratulations to Missy,it’s well deserved and I believe she whole heartly appreciates both the award itself and the name,Michael Jackson Vanguard,attached in which it’s given..What a great honor!!!

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