Missy Elliott, Queen Latifah will join Michelle Obama onstage at SXSW

The First Lady will be in good company at her SXSW Music keynote on Wednesday.
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Michelle Obama will be in good company when she takes the stage for her SXSW Music keynote on Wednesday.

Missy Elliott, Diane Warren and Sophia Bush will all be featured in the panel, with Queen Latifah moderating. The event, which starts at 11 a.m. CT/noon ET, will be livestreamed at sxsw.com/live and at AOL’s Makers


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In a release on Monday, the festival said will be about "finding one's passion and acting on it," and will focus on the First Lady's work with Let Girls Learn, which aims to empower young women through education. 

On Friday, President Obama sat down for an interview with Texas Tribune editor Evan Smith for a SXSW Interactive keynote, during which he talked about his thoughts on encryption in the ongoing battle between Apple and the FBI. 

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