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Janelle Monáe Drops Sci-Fi Video For ‘Crazy, Classic, Life’: Watch

December 13, 2018

Grammy-nominated artist Janelle Monáe just released a standalone music video for the track “Crazy, Classic, Life” from her album Dirty Computer. The clip is the beginning of Monáe’s accompanying film projec... Read More

Janelle Monae & Cyndi Lauper To Be Honored At Billboard’s Women In Music Event

November 17, 2018

Janelle Monáe and Cyndi Lauper will be honored at Billboard's 13th annual Women in Music event on December 6th in New York City, with Monáe accepting the trailblazer award, while Lauper will receive the icon tr... Read More

How To Watch The Global Citizen Festival On Saturday

September 28, 2018

This year's Global Citizen Festival takes place on NYC's Central Park Great Lawn tomorrow (Saturday, September 29th). The all-star lineup features The Weeknd and Janet Jackson who will be headlining, along with... Read More

Janelle Monáe Performs ‘Django Jane’ + ‘I Like That’ At BET Awards

June 25, 2018

Janelle Monáe's album Dirty Computer was an eclectic mix of sounds and ideas that drew influence from a variety of concepts. And she brought that same mindset to the 18th annual BET Awards held at Microsoft The... Read More

Billboard Dance Chart Update [5.26.18]

May 18, 2018

Some four weeks until the official start of Summer 2018 (!) PRO MOTION and the Billboard DJ community complete several, late-Winter launched titles as we move forward with Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa (#2* Grea... Read More

Janelle Monae’s ‘Dirty Computer’ and Visual Album Released Today: Listen and Watch

April 27, 2018

With more than a decade of music under her belt, the 32-year-old Janelle Monae has made a career out of being an artistic chameleon, but now is her time to shine as herself, and she has done exactly that with D... Read More

The Cast of Black Panther Gave Janelle Monáe the Confidence to Finish Her Album

April 19, 2018

In an interview ahead of the release of her album Dirty Computer, Janelle Monáe revealed to the New York Times that the cast of Black Panther had a profound influence on her finishing of the album. Among the... Read More

Janelle Monáe’s ‘Make Me Feel’ Debuts on Billboard Dance Chart

April 6, 2018

Janelle Monáe's 'Make Me Feel' earns a premature No. 46 Breakout on this week's Billboard Dance Club Songs chart (dated April 14). Accompanied with powerhouse remixes from Kaskade and EDX, with more to come,... Read More

Janelle Monae’s ‘Make Me Feel’ Breaks Billboard Dance Club Songs

March 30, 2018

Janelle Monae's 'Make Me Feel' is this week's No. 5 Breakout on Billboard Dance Club Songs chart (dated April 7). Monae's new single enters onto the chart swinging, composed with all the dance music stylings... Read More

Janelle Monáe, Erykah Badu, and Tyler The Creator will headline Afropunk festivals

March 27, 2018

Erykah Badu, Miguel, Janelle Monáe are among the headlining acts for the 2018 Afropunk Festival in Brooklyn. The festival will be held August 25th and 26th at Commodore Barry Park in Fort Greene. Other artis... Read More

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