Mýa and Michelle will design new collections for Ghanaian clothing brand Koshie O as a part of “The Koshie O Woman” campaign. The campaign celebrates strong, confident, independent women who possess the ability to multi-task while remaining fashionable. The singers will co-design and name the pieces along with founder and Creative Director of Koshie O, Nina Baksmaty. As part of the Spring/Summer 2013 collection, the pieces will be available for purchase in July 2012 and will be available to consumers in Spring 2013. “The Koshie O Woman” campaign will feature many more celebrity women who embody what the brand represents. Fans will be allowed to follow the process via social media networks.

While neither has been extremely vocal about the projects, which are still in the beginning stages, Michelle recently took to her twitter to say, “Bout to hop on a design call w/Koshie O. Designing some new clothes…..line will be out next Spring. This is a COLLABORATION for charity!” A percentage of the profits from the sale of this unique capsule collection, which will feature custom prints, will be donated to Mercy Corps, a global aid agency involved in helping populations stricken by tragic events in over 40 countries around the world.

Nina has stated that she is sure that the public is going to love what Mýa and Michelle will contribute to Koshie O. She says, “The whole Koshie O. team is excited to be working with Mya. We absolutely love her talent and her fashion and we strongly believe that Koshie O. and Mya are going to create magic together.” On working with Michelle, Nina states, “It is such an honor to have Michelle Williams design pieces for Koshie O. She has been an inspiration of mine from her Destiny’s Child days.”

Koshie O “integrates African themes and aesthetics with modern designs,” according to its website. Founder Nina Baksmaty, who is Lebanese and Ghanaian, was raised in Ghana, but was educated and currently resides in the United States of America. It was her Ghanaian upbringing among traditional dress makers and artisans, as well as being in the presence of her designer mother, which fueled her desire to be a designer.

In 2010, Nina launched Koshie O and has since been featured in the Washington Post and Upscale Magazine, and has garnered mentions from Fox 5 News. Singer Ledisi, as well as model and reality television star Cynthia Bailey, are among the numerous women who proudly wear Koshie O.

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After a long wait, Timbaland has announced that he and fellow collaborator Missy Elliot, are both planning on releasing individual albums this upcoming June, according to the Rolling Stone magazine.

“Right now, we’re just preparing to get both our videos, our first singles, shot kinda at the same time,” Timbaland told MTV, ”We want to do it as a movement and spontaneously. I just don’t want to move too ahead of her, and she doesn’t wanna move too ahead of me.”

The duo came out with a single in 2011 titled ‘Take Ur Clothes off’. It was released in January and was offered for free. However it did not manage to make much of a splash on the market.

For Timbaland this will be his first full length release since Shock Value II, which was released in 2009. HipHop DX reviewed the album, and while it gained some respect within the Hip Hop industry, it did not live up to its predecessor, Shock Value. However, Timbaland has helped many other artists gain fame over the years and has produced numerous works that cross and exceed the labels within hip hop.

His biography states that he has worked with artists such as Jodeci, Aaliyah, Ginuwine, Destiny’s Child, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Jay-z, Justin Timberlake, The Fray and even Bjork. For Missy Elliot, this upcoming album will be her first since ‘The Cookbook’, which was produced in 2005, marking a seven year itch. In the meantime, however, she revealed to The Juice that she has been diagnosed with Graves disease, an autoimmune disorder.

“I’m 30 pounds lighter because I’ve been exercising.” the MC told People last year. “My thyroid is functioning, so I haven’t had to take medication in about nine months. [But] you live with it for the rest of your life.”

The femcee has since been featured with Katy Perry and J. Cole, and released a single ‘Best, Best’ in 2008 which was planned to be a taste of a following album, ‘Block Party’. The album, however, was never released. It is unknown whether the album coming out in June will be ‘Block Party’ or something new, said the Rolling Stone magazine.

Missy, much like Timbaland, has also helped keep her name in the charts by worked with a number of varying artists. According to her website, musicians such as Pink, Mya, Busta Rhymes, Lil’ Kim, Mariah Carey, and Puff Daddy (a.k.a. Sean Combs) have had the pleasure of working with the 40-year-old rapper.

One of the biggest questions currently circulating about the upcoming albums is who will Timbaland and Missy be working with and feature, since both are known to work with a range of different artists. Without a doubt, however, the albums are highly anticipated, as both artists have a knack for producing top 40 music.

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