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  • Missy Elliott Credits Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry With Her Successful Comeback

    Missy Elliott isn’t taking all the credit for her successful comeback. In fact, she lauds friends Pharrell Williams and Katy Perry, saying they played huge roles.

    During a recent interview with i-D Elliott talked about performing with Katy Perry at last year’s Super Bowl.

    “First of all, I can’t thank her enough. A thousand thank you’s wouldn’t be enough. She allowed me to perform my records, on her set and she said ‘If you have a new record, you should perform it, this is the time to perform it’. At the time I had some records but I didn’t feel as strong about them. I said I’d rather go out there and give them the classics,” Missy Elliott says.

    Pharrell Williams was so impressed with Missy Elliott’s Super Bowl performance that he called her shortly thereafter.

    “He said ‘I’m not trying to push you, but people miss you,” Elliott explains. “Do you see what happened out there? Have you seen the charts’? I think I was still in shock. It still hadn’t registered. He was like ‘I want to get in the studio with you.’ Who turns down Pharrell?”

    Missy Elliott recently served as a mentor on The Voice, working with members of Pharrell’s team.

    The “WTF (Where They From)” singer has indeed made an amazing comeback. If Missy Elliott says Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams deserve some of the credit for that, then who can dispute that?

    If you’ve heard any of Missy Elliott’s new music, it’s plain to see her comeback is a strong one. She ought to give herself some–no, a lot–of that credit, too.

  • Missy Elliot Is Back With New Single, ‘WTF,’ Which Features Pharrell

    Missy Elliot is back after more than a decade since she released her last album and eight months since she killed it during Katy Perry’s Super Bowl halftime show.

    Fans have been waiting a long time for this moment and the wait was worth the results.

    On Monday, Elliott premiered a snippet of WTF, her new single with Pharrell during Monday Night Football, as part of a commercial for the new NBA season.

    According to BET, Elliott’s absence from the music world was a hiatus for both personal and health-related reasons. Diagnosed with Graves’ Disease in 2008, Elliott said she was unable to create her best work and so decided to wait for the right moment.

    “When I create something, it’s gotta be special and it can’t just be to throw something out there because I feel like I’m Missy,” she said in an interview. “I gotta feel like what I’m giving fans is 100 percent and that it’s game-changing. I don’t just throw out microwave records.”

    In the 30-second clip, Missy can be heard rapping over the uptempo beat. Fans can hear more when the song arrives in its entirety on November 13.

    Whatever the reasons for her absence, it’s good to have Missy Elliott back!

  • Janet Jackson, Missy Elliott Release New Collaboration

    Janet Jackson and Missy Elliott collaborated on a new single called “BURNITUP!” that was released on Thursday. The song will appear on Janet Jackson’s upcoming album, “Unbreakable,” due out on October 2nd.

    “Working with Janet is unbelievable. Although we are great friends and have been for so long, I am still her biggest fan,” Missy Elliott said in a statement.

    “Sometimes, I still have to pinch myself when I call her and she picks up the phone or texts me because she is still Janet Jackson! The superstar that I would run to the TV to watch her videos and dance moves, so for me I’m honored to be on any Janet record. I’m humbled whenever she asks because she inspires and continues to inspire me, always!” she added.

    “It is always great to work with friends and Missy is a dear friend. It was only natural for the two of us to record a song together. We had a great time and we hope you guys enjoy it,” Janet Jackson said.

    What are your thoughts on Janet Jackson and Missy Elliott’s new song? Will you be picking up Janet Jackson’s new album when it goes on sale next Friday?

  • Missy Elliott in Studio With Pharrell Williams

    Missy Elliott shared word with her fans that she and Pharrell Williams have been working together in a recording studio. This is another hint leading many to think that a new Missy Elliott album is in the works.

    The first of these hints came when Elliott made a surprise appearance during Pharrell Williams’s set at the BET Awards back in June.

    The last solo album Missy Elliott released was back in 2005. Called “The Cookbook,” it featured hit tracks including “Lose Control,” “Teary Eyed,” and “We Run This.” Fans have long-awaited a new solo album, and her tweet about working in the studio with The Voice coach has likely raised their hopes.

    Rumors are running rampant about Missy Elliott reuniting with Timbaland, too, further fueling that new album fire. The two were creative partners for many years.

    When you put all of this together, combined with Missy Elliott appearing as Katy Perry’s special guest at the Super Bowl this year, everything points to a strong presence for Elliott. And as everyone knows, a strong presence goes a long way when selling albums.

    Do you think Missy Elliott in the recording studio with Pharrell is an indication of a new album in the works? It seems fans will simply have to wait a while and see.

  • Missy Elliott Shares Her ‘Tears of Joy’ on Twitter After She ‘Stole’ the Super Bowl Halftime Show From Katy Perry

    Missy Elliott’s surprise performance during Katy Perry’s Super Bowl XLIX halftime show not only led the legendary R&B performer to tears, some think she may have stolen the show from the pop star.

    Saying Missy Elliott ‘stole’ the show may be an exaggeration because it was a truly great show all around, but it’s certain fans were thrilled to see Missy Elliott’s return to the stage.

    Missy Elliott may not be all that familiar to the younger generation since she has been out of the spotlight for several years, but few can deny she killed it Sunday night singing three of Katy Perry’s songs.

    Apparently, someone too young to know who the legendary rap artist is even tweeted that she was trying to be the next Nicki Minaj.

    Twitter blew up during the half-time show, with many A-listers praising Missy Elliott‘s performance and it didn’t take long for her to trend worldwide, with many tweeting that they thought Missy “made” Katy Perry’s performance and the show.

    The performance was just a meaningful to Missy Elliott, who tweeted her gratitude and joy, after being away from performing for so long.

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