Missy Elliott is one of the most influential and successful artists and producers of her generation. But there's plenty of tragedy behind her image and music.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Three years after Gov. Glenn Youngkin recognized Oct. 17 as “Missy Elliott Day” in Virginia, the hip-hop icon returned to her hometown of Portsmouth for a special reception in ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Three years after a street in Portsmouth was named after the hip-hop icon, Missy Elliott will be back in her hometown Friday to celebrate "Missy Elliott Day." Missy Elliott Day, Oct.

To quote the music icon herself, we “need a glass of water” after seeing her show-stopping performance Victoria's Secret/YouTube Missy be puttin' it down! Missy Elliott, 54, leveled up the 2025 ...

From the studio to the runway, Missy Elliott’s reign keeps going. The hip-hop legend has been announced as one of the headliners for the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, happening on October 15 in ...

See which Missy Elliot hit took the top spot. As the quarter-mark of the 21st century rapidly approaches, Rolling Stone is taking a look back at the last 25 years of music. On Wednesday, the outlet ...

Missy Elliott is “super-excited and thankful” that Rolling Stone just named 2001’s “Get Ur Freak On” the greatest song of the 21st century so far — and as the legendary artist reveals on our Rolling ...

Missy Elliott resolved a years-long songwriting lawsuit with Terry Williams without paying damages, ending the dispute just before it reached a jury. Missy Elliott quietly closed the chapter on a ...

Missy Elliot and music producer Terry Williams have finally reached a settlement after a seven-year legal battle. After years of legal battles, Missy Elliott has reached a settlement with a music ...

Missy Elliott has successfully resolved a protracted legal battle with producer Terry Williams, ending years of contentious litigation that threatened to overshadow her legendary career. The iconic ...

Missy Elliott has reached a settlement with a former collaborator who alleged he was cut out of credits for songs the two purportedly wrote together in the 1990s. Producer Terry Williams had sought to ...

Missy Elliott's seven-year legal battle with a former musical collaborator came to an end on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, when a federal judge brokered a settlement mere minutes before jury selection in a ...