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  Janelle Monae Twerks the San Francisco Symphony

  May 17, 2013 –  …
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  See Janelle Monae and Erykah Badu Escape Their Space-Shackles in 'Q.U.E.E.N.'

  May 1, 2013 – Late last month, we heard the first taste of Janelle Monáe's second album — The Electric Lady, due out this fall — and it was hardly your standard hype-building fare. "Q.U.E.E.N." is a self-empowering soul-funk workout featuring a beguiling guest turn by fellow iconoclast Erykah Badu. …
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  Hear Janelle Monae and Erykah Badu's Self-Empowering Soul-Funk Workout 'Q.U.E.E.N.'

  April 23, 2013 –  Janelle Monáe's busy three years since her her masterful astral-R&B debut The ArchAndroid have raised plenty of reasons to worry she might fall off. She's more of a fixture on TV commercials these days than she is on radio, though she did grace last year's massive fun. hit "We Are Young" with a backing vocal. …
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  Coachella 2013: Phoenix and R. Kelly, 2 Chainz, Janelle Monae Dominate Saturday's 5 Best Sets

  April 14, 2013 – 5. PhoenixPhoenix is a band that lets their hooks speak for themselves — their lyrics are inscrutable and they like it that way. Their electrifying headlining set at the main stage on Saturday night was no different — "1901" was a massive sing-along even though clearly nobody knew the exact words to the chorus (it’s "fallin', fallin', fallin'," right?). …
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  Watch Janelle Monae and the Roots Respectfully Cover Jimi Hendrix's 'Little Wing'

  April 2, 2013 – Janelle Monáe paid tribute to the late, great Jimi Hendrix on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night (April 1), performing a Roots-assisted rendition of the fallen guitar god's "Little Wing." The ArchAndroid visionary doesn't pull any futurist moves on the dreamy Axis: Bold as Love ballad, which she has performed live in the past. …
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  Hear Janelle Monae Play Two 'Electric' New Songs Live

  June 27, 2012 – Last November, Janelle Monáe told a reporter she'd written "84.799 percent" of the material for two new albums, both of which she hoped to release in 2012. The ArchAndroid artist has been a little busy since then, what with her guest appearance on fun.'s "We Are Young" topping the charts, an Easter gig at the White House, and live appearances spanning Mexico, New Orleans, and Australia. …
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  Musicians Rally Around Death of Trayvon Martin

  March 26, 2012 – As Vibe reports, Frank Ocean, Diddy, Swizz Beatz, Nelly, Ludacris, and Jamie Foxx have all posted photos of themselves wearing hooded sweatshirts on their social media accounts to protest the death of 17-year-old African-American high school student Trayvon Martin, who was gunned down by a self-appointed neighborhood watchman for looking "suspicious" (he was wearing a hoodie, but was unarmed) in Florida on February 26. …
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  Watch Janelle Monae Cover Jimi Hendrix's 'Little Wing' Live

  March 21, 2012 – Janelle Monáe's expansive The ArchAndroid had several moments where the Of Montreal pal wandered into Electric Ladyland territory — most notably "Mushrooms & Roses" — but last night at her concert in Papantla, Mexico, Monae went full-Hendrix with a cover of Jimi's Axis: Bold as Love classic "Little Wing." Monáe delivers a dead-on rendition of the guitar god's most beloved ballad, though she adds a sultriness that m …
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  Hear Estelle and Janelle Monae's Killer Groove 'Do My Thing'

  February 28, 2012 – Estelle's third album, All of Me, which came out today, spans a range of styles, from the heartbroken balladry of Akon-penned "Thank You" to the West Indies-accented hip-hop stance of "International (Serious)." If the British native who had a 2008 hit with Kanye West-assisted single "American Boy" is giving us her "all," the message appears to be that she's an artist with a whole lot of different facets. …
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  Janelle Monae's 'Soul Clock' Schedules Two 2012 LPs

  December 8, 2011 – Every sci-fi funkateer starts somewhere, and for Janelle Monáe Robinson, that place is Kansas City, Kansas. …
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