Missy Elliott to Be Honored With<br />Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.<br />The 48-year-old multitalented<br />rapper is set to receive the Video<br />Vanguard Award at the 2019 VMAs.<br />The Vanguard awards were renamed to honor Michael<br />Jackson in 1991 and has been received by artists in the<br />past such as The Beatles, Madonna and Janet Jackson.<br />According to MTV International’s co-brand<br />head, Bruce Gillmer, Elliot is receiving the award<br />because her work in music is “unmatched.”.<br />Missy’s impact on the music landscape is<br />indelible…Her creative vision across production,<br />performance and songwriting is unmatched. , Bruce Gillmer, via ‘Variety’.<br />Elliot has sold more than 30 million records worldwide<br />and was the first female hip-hop artist to be inducted<br />into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in June 2019. .<br />She is also a five-time Grammy Award winner<br />and the only female rapper to receive platinum<br />certification on six studio albums. .<br />The VMAs are set to air on<br />August 26 in Newark, New Jersey
