/Cambridge Who's Who/ - Aventura, FL, July 23, 2008, Six-time Grammy Award winner Missy Elliott, Songwriter, Producer, Performer, Clothing Designer and Chief Executive Officer of The Goldmind, Inc., has been named
Cambridge Who's Who Professional of the Year in the Music Industry. With only two male and two female members in each discipline being named each year, inclusion in Cambridge Who's Who Registry is a rare honor. The Cambridge Who's Who selection committee chooses these special honorees based on their accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership and service.
As the music community and her fans wait with great anticipation, Missy Elliott is currently putting the finishing touches on her seventh studio album, Block Party, which is slated to be released in late 2008. Elliott has already teased our collective aural palate with Block Party album tracks "Best, Best," "Shake Your Pom Pom" and "Ching-A-Ling."
Elliott kicked off 2008 by wowing the world with the first-ever 3D music video for her single "Ching-A-Ling," and has continued to sizzle with a new Pepsi commercial (which premiered during the New York Giants' Superbowl XLII win), a Grammy nomination for Keyshia Cole's "Let It Go," a BET Award win for "Best Female Hip Hop Artist," and notable contributions to 2008's hot new chart-topping albums by Janet Jackson, Danity Kane and newcomer Jazmine Sullivan. In addition, Elliott and adidas Originals launched the Respect ME Brand Ambassador campaign which gives girls from around the world the opportunity to join Elliott in future global ad campaigns and represent Respect ME in their local communities.
Year 2007 was also a good one for Elliott. She enjoyed a wide variety of successes, from writing and producing songs for Fantasia and Keyshia Cole and being feted at VH-1's Hip Hop Honors to receiving the "Creative Visionary Award" at the 2nd Annual Black Girls Rock Awards Show at Lincoln Center and remixing country with hip hop for the national television advertising campaign for Doritos Collisions.
Recognized as one of the most influential female artists in contemporary American music, Missy Elliott is the best-selling female hip hop artist of all time, with five multi-platinum albums under her belt. She has also gone on to receive innumerable award nominations and wins, including six Grammy Awards and the highly coveted MTV Video Music Award for "Video of the Year." She is one of only few women who enjoy an equal amount of success behind the scenes as a prolific songwriter and producer, having garnered a star-studded list of production credits that includes Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Aaliyah, Ciara and Destiny's Child, among others. As the head of her own record label, The Goldmind, Inc., Elliott launched the successful career of platinum-selling R&B star Tweet. She created a unique joint venture with adidas for a line of clothing, shoes and accessories under the moniker, Respect ME, which has been met with a tremendous amount of success. In addition to all of this, Elliott has enjoyed phenomenal TV success with her dramality show, UPN's "The Road to Stardom with Missy Elliott" and has a biopic currently in the works. A passionate philanthropist, Elliott is also known for shining a light on the issue of domestic violence and the ways it affects children. In addition, she joined forces with MAC cosmetics in 2004 to promote "Viva Glam," which donates 100 percent of its proceeds to the MAC AIDS Fund.
For more information about Missy Elliott, contact Anne Kristoff at
anne@akpr.net. For the latest news about her projects, including her album Block Party, visit
http://www.missy-elliott.com.
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