Missy Elliott Urges Labels to Stream 2004 Car Wash Track

Missy Elliott, the acclaimed hip-hop artist, has publicly urged Universal Music Group and Geffen Records to make her 2004 collaboration with Christina Aguilera available on major streaming platforms, responding to persistent requests from fans. In a post on X dated November 25, Elliott highlighted the absence of the track "Car Wash" from services like Spotify and Apple Music, noting that listeners had been tagging her about the issue.

The song, a high-energy remake of Rose Royce's 1976 disco hit, served as the closing number for the DreamWorks animated film Shark Tale. Elliott and Aguilera performed it in the movie's final scene, appearing as animated fish versions of themselves. "The fans tagged me wanting to know why the song Car Wash on Shark Tale soundtrack not on some streaming sites," Elliott wrote, addressing the labels directly. "Can you please help out because many of them have been asking as you can see and miss it." In a follow-up, she added, "The fans been asking for a while so I'm just trying to help them." So far, representatives from Universal Music Group and Geffen Records have not responded to her inquiry.

The track's unavailability extends beyond Elliott's...