GIST: Missy Elliott to receive Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College Of Music
Veteran American rapper, Missy Elliott, who will
become the
first female Hip Hop artist inducted into the Songwriters
Hall of Fame in June, is set to receive an honorary doctorate from the
prestigious Berklee College of Music alongside pop royalty Justin Timberlake and conductor Alex Lacamoire.
The Berklee College Of Music made the announcement via Twitter.
According to the school’s website, Berklee President Roger H. Brown
will present Elliott — a 5x-Grammy Award winner with nominations
spanning three decades — Lacamoire and Timberlake with honorary Doctor
of Music degrees at Berklee College of Music’s commencement ceremony on
May 11 at Boston University’s 7,000-seat Agganis Arena.
This year’s honorary doctorate recipients are being recognized for
their “achievements and influences in music and for their enduring
global impact.”
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