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'Why Not Us: Southern Dance' Makes the Case for Black Dancers as the Original Influencers

The women of HBCU dance lines have long shaped mainstream pop culture. The ESPN+ series returns to give them the…

Emily Leibert

8/10/22 1:25PM

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We Need Better Same-Sex Awards Show Kisses

Through three kisses alone, we can track and understand the evolution of queerness in the mainstream, from…

Sara Youngblood Gregory

2/10/22 12:55PM

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Janet Jackson's Lifetime Doc Is a Fine Primer, But Lacks Revelations

JANET JACKSON. has some incredible never-before-seen footage, but offers little else to anyone who's been paying…

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What Aaliyah Left Us

Twenty years ago, a maverick entertainer died far too young. A legend was born

Rich Juzwiak

8/25/21 2:00PM

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Missy Elliott's City Girls Video Is the Ultimate Summer Treat

Plus new videos from Billie Eilish & Peggy Gou: New music Fridays

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How Starbucks Suburbanized Music and Almost Got Away With It

In the beginning, there was jazz.

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Drake Is Ready For a Post-Panny Summer of Freaking On Strangers

Yeah, why not: Drake, “What Next”: Here’s some new music from Drake, who would like you to know that he has returned…

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Jessie Ware's New Song Confirms She Is the Sorceress of Horny

If she was born in the 1600s, they’d burn her at the stake for being a witch: Jessie Ware, “Ooh La La” — Jessie Ware…

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Jonas Brothers' 'What a Man Gotta Do' Is an Ode to Wife Guys Everywhere

Nah: Jonas Brothers, “What A Man Gotta Do” (music video)- As a Jonas Brothers superfan, it physically pains me to…

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Katy Perry's 'Harleys in Hawaii' Should Go Straight to Hell

Nah: Katy Perry, “Harleys in Hawaii” - Many aging rockers would like a word with Katy Perry, who is…

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Technicolor Sparkles and Flamboyant Energy Dominated the MTV VMAs Red Carpet

I’ve been grousing for years that awards shows are becoming more conservative overall, and that includes Monday…

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd

8/27/19 11:00AM

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Missy Elliott Annihilated the VMAs Stage

Missy Elliott had nothing to prove when she showed up at Monday’s MTV Video Music Awards ceremony, and yet she…

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Lana Del Rey's 'The Greatest' Is One of Her Greatest

Yes, I luh ha: Lana Del Rey, “The Greatest” - Hands down, I think Lana’s new song “The Greatest” is one of the best…

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Missy Elliott Is Giving Us a 'Collection of New Songs,' Also Known As an ALBUM

This is not a drill, a test, or an examination. I am not your proctor. Missy Elliott is releasing a new Missy…

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Finally, MTV Will Give Missy Elliott the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at VMAs

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Is Taylor Swift Lost?

No: Taylor Swift, “Archer” - I don’t hate this song, nor do I think there is anything particularly objectionable…

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7/26/19 5:30PM

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Lizzo and Missy Elliott Pay Homage to Thick Thighs, Post Malone Doesn't Wow, and Becky G Is Back

Oh hell friggin’ yeah: Lizzo ft. Missy Elliott, “Tempo” - Lizzo continues her streak of putting out ridiculously…

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3/22/19 5:30PM

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Missy Elliott Meets Her 'Funky White Sister' On Ellen and I'm Yelling

In August, a video of a Rhode Island woman named Mary Halsey singing Missy Elliott’s 2002 hit “Work It” went viral.…

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VMAs, Throw Missy a Frickin' Bone Here

Jennifer Lopez has been announced as the recipient of this year’s Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV…

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There's a Petition to Flip, Reverse a Confederate Monument With a Statue of Missy Elliott

Over the course of four days, a Change.org petition to replace a Confederate monument in Portsmouth, VA with a…

Whitney Kimball

8/20/17 4:50PM

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'Why Not Us: Southern Dance' Makes the Case for Black Dancers as the Original Influencers

We Need Better Same-Sex Awards Show Kisses

Janet Jackson's Lifetime Doc Is a Fine Primer, But Lacks Revelations

What Aaliyah Left Us

Missy Elliott's City Girls Video Is the Ultimate Summer Treat

How Starbucks Suburbanized Music and Almost Got Away With It

Drake Is Ready For a Post-Panny Summer of Freaking On Strangers

Jessie Ware's New Song Confirms She Is the Sorceress of Horny

Jonas Brothers' 'What a Man Gotta Do' Is an Ode to Wife Guys Everywhere

Katy Perry's 'Harleys in Hawaii' Should Go Straight to Hell

Technicolor Sparkles and Flamboyant Energy Dominated the MTV VMAs Red Carpet

Missy Elliott Annihilated the VMAs Stage

Lana Del Rey's 'The Greatest' Is One of Her Greatest

Missy Elliott Is Giving Us a 'Collection of New Songs,' Also Known As an ALBUM

Finally, MTV Will Give Missy Elliott the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at VMAs

Is Taylor Swift Lost?

Lizzo and Missy Elliott Pay Homage to Thick Thighs, Post Malone Doesn't Wow, and Becky G Is Back

Missy Elliott Meets Her 'Funky White Sister' On Ellen and I'm Yelling

VMAs, Throw Missy a Frickin' Bone Here

There's a Petition to Flip, Reverse a Confederate Monument With a Statue of Missy Elliott