Mjsbigblog — Missy Elliott to appear on Jennifer Hudson album. Singer/producer Missy Elliott tweeted yesterday, “Going back to finishing this J Hud joint love yall! Muah!” Other contributors to Jennifer’s album, due to drop in November: Cl... more info

Guardian Music — Can Nicki Minaj challenge the likes of Lady Gaga when it comes to future-female pop star? Or will her super-sexualised persona seem dated in six months' time? This one could go either wayHometown: New York.The lineup: Onika Maraj (vocals).The backgro... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) BET Networks will debut its first ever original music documentary when My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip-Hop, premieres later this month. The documentary, which was directed by Ava DuVernay centered around the impact wo... more info

VH1 News — How do Lady Gaga's 13 VMA nominations measure up? We compare her record-setting nods to Beyoncé's, Missy Elliott's, Madonna's and more. more info

MTV.com News — We compare her record-setting nods to Beyoncé's, Missy Elliott's, Madonna's and more.By Gil Kaufman Lady Gaga Photo: Peter Wafzig/Getty Images Lady Gaga may just have to get used to this. Just one year after crashing the Video Music Award... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Missy Elliott arrived in Jerusalem today (July 14th) for a controversial performance in Israel, despite an international boycott and a new standoff with a Libyan ship trying to deliver aid to Gaza.According to publicists for the plat... more info

ContactMusic — MISSY ELLIOTT has been urged to scrap a planned gig in Israel on Thursday (15Jul10) to protest against the country's policy towards Palestinians in Gaza.The hip-hop star... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop star Missy Elliott is facing pressure to scrap a planned gig in Israel slated to take place this week. Missy Elliott is slated to hit the stage at Gane HaTaarucha in Tel Aviv on Thursday, July 15th, for her first ever perform... more info

Guardian Music — MySpace's visitor numbers have halved in the last six months, says Tech Crunch. So if you're not going there to listen to new music, where are you going?An article in Tech Crunch this week says that MySpace's visitors have halved in the last six mont... more info

Idolator — The Annie Lennox-sampling track “Your Love” made Nicki Minaj the first solo female rapper to top Billboard’s Rap Songs charts since Missy Elliot’s “Work It” (that would be over seven years ago). It must be divine intervention, since Nicki... more info