{"id":81278,"date":"2020-10-30T23:54:28","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T03:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/?page_id=81278"},"modified":"2020-11-14T13:00:08","modified_gmt":"2020-11-14T18:00:08","slug":"aaliyah-gone-but-not-forgotten","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/aaliyah-gone-but-not-forgotten\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaliyah: Gone But Not Forgotten"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"81278\" class=\"elementor elementor-81278\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98e5ef9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98e5ef9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Aaliyah<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c0f893 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c0f893\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c75cd8\" data-id=\"7c75cd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70b4465 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70b4465\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4f8276 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4f8276\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc05da2\" data-id=\"dc05da2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e943cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e943cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Early Life<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a912685 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a912685\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ec5ecf\" data-id=\"8ec5ecf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4dfbde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4dfbde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Daughter to Diane and Michael, Aaliyah was born on January 16, 1979 in Brooklyn, NY. Her parents gave her a unique name meaning \u201cmost exalted one\u201d in the hopes that if they had a daughter, she would become a star. Well, she did. Growing up in Detroit, Michigan as a younger sister to her older brother Rashaad, Aaliyah got started in her music career early on and was very musically inclined. Her mother took her to voice, guitar, dance lessons and play rehearsals as a child. Having connections already through her uncle who was Gladys Knight\u2019s ex-husband, Aaliyah was able to book a gig and perform with Knight at the age of 11 for five nights in Las Vegas. This would be the kickstart to her career.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-840429b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"840429b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93ba438\" data-id=\"93ba438\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb2f33f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb2f33f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Early Career<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-654ac43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"654ac43\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9da3c82\" data-id=\"9da3c82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc52aa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc52aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aaliyah&#8217;s uncle, Barry Hankerson, was an artist manager, one of his clients being R. Kelly. In 1992 at the age of 13, R. Kelly and Aaliyah were introduced to each other and he soon became her mentor. Helping her write and produce albums, R. Kelly helped release Aaliyah\u2019s first album in 1994, \u201cAge Ain\u2019t Nothin but a Number\u201d, going platinum and some of the songs goin to number one. Many seemed to disagree with that phrase when the news broke later that year that R. Kelly and Aaliyah got married. She was just 15. Being over a decade older, Kelly faced a lot of scrutiny. By 1995, they were divorced.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8111d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8111d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27f9ca0\" data-id=\"27f9ca0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6193937 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6193937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional Career<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b8cf07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b8cf07\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9300561\" data-id=\"9300561\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ab87f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61ab87f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Having matured, Aaliyah released her second album \u201cOne In A Million\u201d, going multi-platinum and leading her to go on an international tour. She produced some of the songs with Timbaland and Missy Elliot, with her single \u201cIf Your Girl Only Knew\u201d going double-platinum. Still in high school, Aaliyah valued her education and graduated with a 4.0 in 1997. In 1998, Aaliyah recorded \u201cAre You That Somebody\u201d for the movie <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Dolittle<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. 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data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea7200d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea7200d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Late Career<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-294cb86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"294cb86\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fef7467\" data-id=\"fef7467\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e78f126 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e78f126\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moving into the year of 2000, Aaliyah made her first movie appearance in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Romeo Must Die<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, featuring her song \u201cTry Again\u201d. The soundtrack sold millions and was on Billboard for weeks, making \u201cTry Again\u201d her first No. 1 on the pop charts. In 2001, released in 2002, Aaliyah starred in a new movie <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Queen of the Damned<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, where she played the role of a vampire queen. She was supposed to star in upcoming films <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Matrix<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reloaded and Revolution<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Honey<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sparkle<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but she never got to fulfill those roles. In July of 2001, Aaliyah released her last album, self-titled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aaliyah<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The album sold over 2 million copies and hit No. 2 on the US charts. Two of the most popular singles on the album were \u201cWe Need a Resolution\u201d and \u201cRock the Boat\u201d. On August 25, 2001, Aaliyah and eight others traveled to the Bahamas on a small passenger plane to film the music video for her single \u201cRock the Boat\u201d. Unfortunately, they never made it, their plane crashing soon after take-off, tragically killing Aaliyah and all eight others. She was just 22. With so much more to give to the world, Aaliyah never got to fulfill the rest of her dreams, but made a mark on the music industry with the short amount of time she had.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e22902 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e22902\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0df0f9a\" data-id=\"0df0f9a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd7edf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd7edf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contemporaries<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cedbaa2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cedbaa2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d39e5c9\" data-id=\"d39e5c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37af23e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37af23e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although Aaliyah was very unique in her style of music, some of her contemporaries were Brandy, TLC and Destiny&#8217;s Child.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a67cecc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a67cecc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eab2a50\" data-id=\"eab2a50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11dd88b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11dd88b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Influences<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34e9519 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34e9519\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f71eeba\" data-id=\"f71eeba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef45185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef45185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aaliyah was an influencer, her fashion being sought after by many. 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class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"Aaliyah set the prototype for the young female artists of the '90s.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Teen Vogue<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2b7459 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2b7459\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f4b122\" data-id=\"2f4b122\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de9f10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7de9f10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaliyah.com\/awards\/\" target=\"_blank\">Awards<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af4a27f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af4a27f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9e9aed\" data-id=\"b9e9aed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee989ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee989ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong>American<\/strong><b> Music Awards<\/b><\/div><ul><li><ul><li>2002 \u2013 Favorite Soul\/R&amp;B Female Artist \u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><br \/>2002 \u2013 Favorite R&amp;B\/Soul Album:\u00a0<em>Aaliyah<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><br \/>2003 \u2013 Favorite Female R&amp;B Artist \u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>BET Awards<\/strong><ul><li>2002 \u2013 Best Actress:\u00a0<em>Queen of the Damned<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><b>Billboard Awards <\/b><ul><li>1996 \u2013 Top R&amp;B Single of the Year, Female:\u00a0<em>One in a Million<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><br \/>1998 \u2013 Top Hip-Hop\/R&amp;B Single Airplay Single of the Year:\u00a0<em>Are You That Somebody<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><br \/>2000 \u2013 Top Hip-Hop\/R&amp;B Artist of the Year, Female \u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><br \/>003 \u2013 Top Hip-Hop\/R&amp;B Artist of the Year, Female \u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><br \/>2003 \u2013 Top Hip-Hop\/R&amp;B Album of the Year, Female \u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><br \/>2003 \u2013 Top Hip-Hop\/R&amp;B Single of the Year, Female \u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Icon Isreali Musical Artist Awards<\/strong><ul><li>2004 \u2013 Best Selling International Female Artist of the year \u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><p><strong>MOBO Awards<br \/><\/strong>2002 \u2013 Best Video:\u00a0<em>More Than a Woman<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><br \/>2002 \u2013 Best Dance Video:\u00a0<em>More Than a Woman<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><br \/>2002 \u2013 Best International Act \u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><br \/>2002 \u2013 Best Video:\u00a0<em>Rock The Boat<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><br \/>2002 \u2013 Best Video Female R&amp;B Vocals:\u00a0<em>We Need A Resolution<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>MTV Video Music Awards<\/strong><br \/>2000 \u2013 Best Female Video:\u00a0<em>Try Again<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><br \/>2000 \u2013 Best Video From Film:\u00a0<em>Try Again<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><br \/>2002 \u2013 Best R&amp;B Video:\u00a0<em>Rock the Boat<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>MTV Movie Awards<br \/><\/strong>1999 \u2013 Best Movie Song:\u00a0<em>Are You That Somebody?<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><br \/>2001 \u2013 Best Movie Song:\u00a0<em>Try Again<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>MTV Europe Music Awards<br \/><\/strong>2001 \u2013 Best Song:\u00a0<em>Try Again<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><br \/>2003 \u2013 Best Song:\u00a0<em>Rock the Boat<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>New Musical Express, UK (NME)<br \/><\/strong>2002 \u2013 Record of the Year:\u00a0<em>More than A Woman<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Pakistan Music Awards<br \/><\/strong>2001 \u2013 Best Song from a Female Artist:\u00a0<em>Try Again<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><br \/>2001 \u2013 Best Song from an International Film:\u00a0<em>Try Again<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><br \/>2001 \u2013 Best Female Dance Video:\u00a0<em>Try Again<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Rolling Stone (Title)<\/strong><br \/>2001 \u2013 Best R&amp;B Album:\u00a0<em>Aaliyah<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Soul Train Awards<\/strong><br \/>2001 \u2013 Female R&amp;B\/Soul Single:\u00a0<em>Try Again<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><br \/>2002 \u2013 Female R&amp;B\/Soul Single:\u00a0<em>Rock the Boat<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards<\/strong><br \/>2002 \u2013 Best R&amp;B\/Soul Single:\u00a0<em>Rock the Boat<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><br \/>2002 \u2013 Best R&amp;B\/Soul or Rap Song of the Year:\u00a0<em>Rock the Boat<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>World Music Awards<\/strong><br \/>2002 \u2013 World\u2019s Best Selling Female R&amp;B Artist Of The Year \u2013\u00a0<strong>Winner<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5631140\" data-id=\"5631140\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c41883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c41883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a-award-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-81303\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a-award-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a-award-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a-award-768x960.jpg 768w, 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https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/aaliyah-award-768x1078.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/aaliyah-award-1094x1536.jpg 1094w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/aaliyah-award-1459x2048.jpg 1459w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/aaliyah-award-600x842.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/aaliyah-award.jpg 1824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-394aacd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"394aacd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdc2945\" data-id=\"fdc2945\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea5ace5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea5ace5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Social Life<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f278efc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f278efc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09d4f42\" data-id=\"09d4f42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc87100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc87100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Aaliyah was a socialite who was known by and flattered many.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17ba7dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17ba7dc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5bd569\" data-id=\"a5bd569\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bc3a99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bc3a99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aaliyah<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20d1fbf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20d1fbf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1450b5\" data-id=\"f1450b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-020c31a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"020c31a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although Aaliyah&#8217;s life was tragically cut short, her talents and successes are not forgotten. She has gone down as one of the most loved and influential R&amp;B artists of all time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14904dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14904dc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9859111\" data-id=\"9859111\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-523d7ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-audio\" data-id=\"523d7ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"audio.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-soundcloud-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=false&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F243832500&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=800&#038;auto_play=false&#038;buying=true&#038;liking=true&#038;download=true&#038;sharing=true&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_playcount=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;color\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9237743\" data-id=\"9237743\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ede8a2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-audio\" data-id=\"ede8a2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"audio.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-soundcloud-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=false&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F302897005&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=800&#038;auto_play=false&#038;buying=true&#038;liking=true&#038;download=true&#038;sharing=true&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_playcount=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;color\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96f1d5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96f1d5f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6ea740\" data-id=\"c6ea740\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc56df1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc56df1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bibliography<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bae7fd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bae7fd4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15cca8e\" data-id=\"15cca8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b8387 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97b8387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Aaliyah. \u201cBiography.\u201d\u00a0<i>Aaliyah<\/i>, www.aaliyah.com\/biography\/.<\/li><li>billboard. \u201cAaliyah.\u201d\u00a0<i>Billboard<\/i>, www.billboard.com\/music\/aaliyah.<\/li><li>Biography. \u201cAaliyah.\u201d\u00a0<i>Biography.com<\/i>, A&amp;E Networks Television, 22 Aug. 2019, www.biography.com\/musician\/aaliyah.<\/li><li>Huey, Steve. \u201cAaliyah: Biography &amp; History.\u201d\u00a0<i>AllMusic<\/i>, www.allmusic.com\/artist\/aaliyah-mn0000578999\/biography.<\/li><li>Reeves, Mosi. \u201c7 Ways Aaliyah Changed R&amp;B Forever.\u201d\u00a0<i>Rolling Stone<\/i>, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2018, www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/7-ways-aaliyah-changed-rb-forever-248663\/.<\/li><li>TOURE. \u201cAaliyah Obituary: Remembering the R&amp;B Star.\u201d\u00a0<i>Rolling Stone<\/i>, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2018, www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/aaliyah-1979-2001-192667\/.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaliyah Gone But Not Forgotten Early Life Daughter to Diane and Michael, Aaliyah was born on January 16, 1979 in Brooklyn, NY. Her parents gave her a unique name meaning \u201cmost exalted one\u201d in the hopes that if they had a daughter, she would become a star. Well, she did. 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