CiaraandMissy Elliottjoined forces at theAmerican Music AwardsTuesday to perform a remix of the hit track “Level Up.”
The duo showed off their impressive dance moves during the collaboration, and there was even a special cameo! Elliott’s “funky white sister”Mary Halsey, whowent viralover the summer after posting a video of herself performing “Work It” online, was proudly watching the ladies perform from her seat.
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“Level Up,” which was released in July, is Ciara’s first single from her upcoming seventh album. The remix featured Elliott and Fatman Scoop.
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Elliott has won two AMAs in the retired category favorite hip-hop/rap female Artist. Her fourth studio album,Under Construction, was nominated for favorite rap/hip-hop album. The award eventually went to 50 Cent’sGet Rich or Die Tryin’. In 2005, Ciara received a nomination for favorite soul/R&B female artist, a nomination she repeated in 2013.
In November of 2017, Elliott revealed on Twitter that she was in the hospital the night before performing her 2001 hit “Get Ur Freak On” during the 2015 Super Bowl.
In August,Bruno Marsannounced that Ciara would join his24K Magic touralong with Charlie Wilson, Ella Mai and Boys II Men afterCardi Bdropped outdue to her pregnancy.
Ciara welcomed her second child,daughter Sienna Princess, in April 2017. Speaking toCosmopolitanfor their November issue, Cieraworked out three times a dayafter giving birth.
“It was kind of like, wake up in the morning, breastfeed, eat a small meal, go train, come back in, breastfeed, eat another meal, go train, then come back, have another meal, and then a third training session at night,” she shares. “It was a good challenge, one I set for myself, not for anyone else. Taking care of myself makes me feel really good. And I want to keep it sexy too, you know.”
The singer, who is married to Seattle Seahawks quarterbackRussell Wilson,expressed her desireto become a self-made billionaire, saying, “No dream is too big. I want to be a billionaire. I never thought I can’t be because of the color of my skin, I can’t be because of my gender. The more resources, the more you can do.”
The 2018 American Music Awards are broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 8p.m. ET.
source: people.com
