Aaliyah remembered by Missy Elliot 19 years after her death

A-listers and fans are mourning 19-years since singer Aaliyah died in a tragic plane crash at the age of 22.

Tributes for the One In A Million talent poured in on Tuesday, making the tags #Aaliyah19Years and #Aaliyah Twitter’s third top trending topic.

Collaborator and mentor Missy Elliot praised the late musician for being ahead of her time, tweeting: ‘Your music has always been 10 STEPS AHEAD & Your sound is still FUTURISTIC.’ 

‘Your fashion always been ONE OF KIND. You rocked your outfits with SWAG & SAUCE! Just know that you are still inspiring generations til this day. We love you.’

Missy collaborated with Aaliyah – full name Aaliyah Dana Haughton – on the star’s second album, One In A Million, along with Timberland, Jermaine Dupri, and more.

Academy Award-winning director Matthew Cherry used the lyrics from her song Miss U, tweeting: ‘It’s been too long and I’m lost without you.’

‘Aaliyah. Life path 34/7. Babygirl.,’ rapper Yung Baby Tate wrote. ‘The world’s forever muse. Timeless. We still miss you.’

WWE wrestler Zelina Vega honored the Rock The Boat singer with a very special outfit on this week’s WWE Raw.

‘I celebrate Aaliyah everyday.. but my gear tonight was a very special dedication to her,’ she said while showing off photos of a red patent leather and fishnets look inspired by the Grammy-nominated songstress. 

‘January 16, August 25 and everyday, we rep #babygirl. Tonight I wanted to do it on @WWE #RAW.’

Though it was a day filled with sadness, fans were also blessed with some positive news. 

Aaliyah’s estate announced that they are in talks with record labels in hopes of getting the singer’s full catalog available online.

As of now, her first album Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number and tracks featured on compilations or soundtracks are the only things on Spotify and Apple Music.

‘We are excited to announce that communication has commenced between the estate and various record labels about the status of Aaliyah’s music catalogue, as well as its availability on streaming platforms in the near future,’ the estate wrote on Twitter. ‘Thank you for your continued love and support.’

And fans were thrilled.

‘ABOUT TIME,’ wrote one fan. ‘Baby girl’s legacy shall remain intact.’ 

‘I’m so excited and we are all waiting for @AaliyahHaughton music to be available it’s been far too long for us to not be able to stream it on all platforms,’ tweeted another. ‘Her music needs to be heard and continue to inspire generations to come. Her legacy is everything to us.’

Aaliyah was just 22 when she died on August 25, 2001 during a private flight back to the US from the Bahamas, where she had shot the music video for her song Rock The Boat.