Missy Elliott To Receive MTV Video Vanguard Award
It’s official. Missy Elliott will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2019 VMAs.
MTV made the announcement on today (Aug. 13). In addition to receiving the prestigious honour, the groundbreaking rapper, producer, and songwriter will return to the VMA stage for her first performance in 16 years.
The moment has been a long time coming for Missy and her fans, who have petitioned MTV for years. “I am Humbly Grateful to be receiving the MichaelJacksonVideoVanguard Award. I Thank my FANS ‘Supafriends’ who fought diligently to see this day come,” tweeted Missy, while thanking some of her supporters by name. “I am crying happy tears Thank you God.”
With a career that spans three decades, the 48-year-old icon has sold over 30 million records worldwide, and is the only female rapper to have six studio albums certified platinum. She is a five-time Grammy winner and the first female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.