Mýa’s Back & Forth from Essence Fest’s New Orleans tribute to Aaliyah is now on YouTube
The 2:37 clip from the July 5 closing night, curated by Missy Elliott, went up on October 19; Mýa and Aaliyah were born less than nine months apart in 1979.
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Missy Elliott’s HBCU band battle fills Norfolk State stadium with four Virginia and North Carolina bands
Norfolk State, Virginia State, Hampton and Elizabeth City State played on October 18, and Elliott left with a plaque naming 'Get Ur Freak On' a song of the century.