Welcome to the The Road to Stardom With Missy Elliott



Get ready to watch 13 aspiring performers head out coast-to-coast with Grammy Award-winning artist Missy Elliott on one of her concert tours, where some of these select male and female vocalists will travel, live together on the tour bus and compete against each other for $100,000 and the opportunity to become music's next big sensation, on the new dramality series THE ROAD TO STARDOM WITH MISSY ELLIOTT. The next big superstar could spring from a variety of backgrounds, but what each participant has in common is amazing talent, distinctive style and fresh attitude.

The series features a diverse group of singers and rappers, ranging in age from 19-29, as they transform into multi-talented entertainers, in the process facing weekly tests that determine who can make the cut. While dealing with the ups-and-downs of life on the road, this select group will be challenged in a variety of ways and, with Missy's guidance, be exposed to top music industry insiders, all under 24-hour-a-day surveillance of cameras that chronicle every move.

Missy leads the panel of music industry judges, including respected R&B singer /songwriter /producer
/performer Teena Marie, Grammy Award-winning producer Dallas Austin, who has created hits with some of music's top artists, including Madonna, TLC, Pink and most recently, Gwen Stefani, and president of Violator Management Mona Scott, who represents Busta Rhymes, 50 Cent, and Tweet, among others. This panel will eliminate one performer each episode until only one is left standing to claim the $100,000 prize. Missy will then help launch a career by signing the winner to her record label and releasing the winner's first single.

The Road to Stardom premieres on January 5, 2005 on UPN.