The latest track to hold fans over before the release of Church In These Streets.
Janelle Monáe – Heroes (Video)
Taken from Pepsi’s Beats of the Beautiful Game visual album. Written by David Bowie and Brian Eno.
Janelle Monáe – Heroes
Janelle Monáe covers David Bowie for Pepsi as part of their #FUTBOLNOW campaign, which promotes this year’s World Cup in Brazil.
Janelle Monae & M.I.A. Perform Hologram Duet (Video)
From Rolling Stone:
M.I.A. and Janelle Monae performed two live duets last night – even though they were playing on opposite coasts. Aided by futuristic (and, let’s face it, terrifying) technology, hologram images of Monae (in Los Angeles) and M.I.A. (in New York) were beamed onto each other’s respective stages for a show-closing collab, set up by the folks at Audi as part their new A3 launch.
Now, thanks to a 30-second fan-shot video of the duo tackling M.I.A.’s “Bad Girls,” it’s clear the performance wasn’t some kind of sci-fi dream. The brief clip shows M.I.A. joined by Monae’s energetic hologram, which bounces around the stage and spits some hard-edged rhymes. According to a press release, the event marked “the first hologram performance with integrated video mapping” and utilized “3D projection mapping to add layered depth of field perception with animated graphic content.”
ARTWORK: MIA – Double Bubble Trouble; Teams Up With Janelle Monáe For Audi
Above shows the official artwork for the next single from MIA’s Matangi; if you move past that within the gallery you’ll see some sneak snapshots of MIA and Janelle Monáe, who are both taking part in a campaign for Audi’s A3 (according to Audi, we can expect as official premiere come 3rd April).
Janelle Monáe Performs On ‘American Idol’ (Video)
Janelle Monáe brought the Carnival to American Idol‘s stage recently, which a performance of ‘What Is Love’, her single from the Rio 2 soundtrack. Check it out above.
The Women of Soul: In Performance At The White House (LINEUP)
Tomorrow night, the White House will be live streaming their upcoming performance by/for First Lady Michelle Obama, featuring what is sure to be extraordinary performances from Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Melissa Etheridge, Janelle Monáe, Jill Scott, Ariana Grande and more. Those who miss the live stream will be able to check it out April 7th on PBS.
Janelle Monáe – What Is Love
Taken from the Rio 2 soundtrack, which drops March 25th; if you preorder the project, you get Janelle Monáe’s single instantly.
Rio 2 (the film) hits theaters March 18th.
LINEUP: 7th Annual Roots Picnic 2014 (Video)
In the above promo, ?uestlove announces the lineup for the 7th Annual Roots Picnic, which goes down May 31st in Philadelphia. The lineup includes The Roots (obviously), Snoop Dogg, Jhené Aiko, Rudimental, Action Bronson, A$AP Ferg, Janelle Monae, araabMUZIK and much more. You can check out the flyer below and get your tickets here.
Janelle Monae – Simply Irresistible
In lieu of tonight’s Oscars ceremony, Janelle Monae remakes Robert Palmer’s 1988 hit ‘Simply Irresistible’ for E!’s Live From The Red Carpet 2014.
Trombone Shorty, Doctor John, Gary Clark Jr., Janelle Monae & Earth, Wind & Fire Perform At 2014 NBA All-Star Halftime Show
Trombone Shorty and friends Doctor John, Gary Clark Jr., Janelle Monae, and Earth, Wind & Fire electrify the crowd during halftime of the 2014 NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans.
Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar, Janelle Monae & More To Perform For NBA All-Star Weekend
Taken from the official press release on NBA’s website, where you can read more on each artist:
The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that Oscar®-nominated musician Pharrell Williams, coming off of his multi-Grammy Award-winning night, will headline the “Entertainment Series presented by Sean John at Macy’s” during the 63rd NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 16, at New Orleans Arena. The game will air live at 8 p.m. ET on TNT, ESPN Radio, and in 215 countries and territories in more than 47 languages.
Williams will make a grand entrance when he opens the NBA All-Star 2014 festivities with the only player introductions set in all of sports, featuring surprise musical guests. The electrifying performance will be followed by Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist Gary Clark, Jr. who will perform the U.S. National Anthem and Canadian singer-songwriter Serena Ryder who will perform the Canadian National Anthem.
At halftime, New Orleans native Trombone Shorty and his band Orleans Avenue will tip off the celebration of New Orleans-influenced music with performers including multiplatinum singer-songwriter Janelle Monáe, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Dr. John, Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist Gary Clark Jr. and the legendary band Earth, Wind & Fire.
On Saturday, Feb. 15, prior to the highly anticipated Sprite Slam Dunk Contest airing live at 8 p.m. ET on TNT, Grammy-nominated artist Kendrick Lamar will perform an exclusive medley of smash hits from his critically acclaimed albums.
Janelle Monae Announces UK Tour Dates
Warmer weather is getting warmer early on, as we now have Janelle Monae locking in on a few select UK dates in May. You can check out said dates below and get your tickets here.
7th May: Manchester – Academy 1
8th May: Birmingham – The Institute
9th May: London – Brixton Academy
Janelle Monae Stops By Sesame Street (Video)
Thanks to Billboard, we get to check out the Electric Lady‘s visit to Sesame Street (where I can’t say that I’ve been in decades). Check it out above.
Janelle Monae To Perform At NFL Owners Super Bowl Party; Eminem & Kanye West Too Expensive
I’m in the right industry, wrong field. From TMZ:
Eminem got an offer he COULD refuse — an offer to sing at the NFL Owners Party during Super Bowl week that did not meet his price — $2 MILLION!
Sources connected to the party tell TMZ … reps from the event were looking for a headline act for the party that followed the dinner, which will be attended by 1,500 lucky folks. When Eminem’s agents laid out the financial terms, we’re told the owners group passed.
We’re also told the owners were interested in Kanye … but his fee was too high as well. As one source put it, “It was $1 million, plus plus plus a lot of other perks.”
In the end, we’re told the group settled on Janelle Monae, who’s going for a very reasonable $150K.
There will be a slew of singers performing at various events in NYC during Super Bowl week. We’re told DJs are the big thing … and the big ones are going for between $750K and $1 million.
Janelle Monae Brings Out Big Bol In ATL
Last night, at The Tabernacle in her hometown of Atlanta, Janelle Monae brought out Big Boi to perform his verse to “Tight Rope”.
Janelle Monae Performs On The Arsenio Hall Show
Janelle Monae brought her android style to Arsenio’s stage and blew the place up with “Electric Lady.”
Janelle Monáe Performs On Saturday Night Live
Janelle Monáe brought her brand of funk to the SNL studio, performing ‘Dance Apocalyptic’ and a Solange-less ‘Electric Lady’…..additional clip below.
Janelle Monáe Feat. Miguel – PrimeTime (Video)
Taken from The Electric Lady, out now.
PrimeTime is a love story based on the early adventures of Cindi Mayweather (Janelle Monáe) and her first love Joey Vice (Miguel.) The Emotion Picture gives a glimpse at Cindi’s humble beginnings as a “cyber-server” at the Electric Sheep nightclub, a syn bar serving high-class “show droids” to the rich and lonely in a dangerous section of Metropolis known as Slop City. Incidentally, the innovative cybersoul music played at the club directly impacted Cindi, and she began singing and performing her own innovative compositions a short time after quitting this assignment. In addition, Cindi became determined to change the public perception of what an electric lady could be, dream and aspire to after working in the dismal conditions at the club.
TEASER: Janelle Monáe Feat. Miguel – PrimeTime (Video)
The full visual from the Electric Lady premieres tomorrow.
Janelle Monae On The Today Show
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The beautiful Janelle Monae took to the Today show to speak on the upcoming album The Electric Lady; below, she performs ‘Dance Apocalyptic’.
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Janelle Monae Performs On David Letterman
Continuing her promo for The Electric Lady — which is out now — Janelle Monae performs ‘Dance Apocalyptic’ on David Letterman’s show. Hell of a performer.
ALBUM STREAM: Janelle Monáe – The Electric Lady
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Electric Lady drops September 10th; thanks to VH1, you can get your listen early.