Missy Elliott is getting a street named after her in her hometown of Portsmouth, Virginia. As local news station WTKR reports, the Portsmouth City Council recently approved an ordinance to change a portion of a street in their entertainment district to Missy Elliott Boulevard. The road was previously known as McLean Street. “I am forev...

Over the years, MTV has used its Video Vanguard Award, later rechristened the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, as a lifetime achievement award and a chance to secure an appearance by a legit celebrity on their show. They haven’t always handed out the award — it went dormant for most of the 2000s and, after resuming for most of t...

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LETSGETFR.EE Carnaval is a new music festival from AFROPUNK founder Matthew Morgan, partner Jocelyn Cooper, and creative agency Anomaly. Taking place on August 20 and 21st at the coveted festival location Flushing Meadows Corona Park, former site of the Meadows, the inaugural edition will bring Missy Elliott, Wizkid, Anderson .Paak, Ozuna, Kali ...