In a tearful and heart-felt acceptance speech, Janelle Monáe accepts her Young, Gifted, and Black Award at the 2012 Black Girls Rock! Award show. Dedicating her award to her humble beginnings and hard-working parents, she gives the audience words of wisdom and encouragement.
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October 01, 2012Every music fan knows that you can’t have a great party without great music.
Janelle Monáe uses her Sonos system to set the mood: “I love being the experience architect of the party,” says Janelle Monáe. “Working with Sonos allows me to share my true love for music.”
With all the music on earth, in every room, parties are getting a lot more fun. Welcome Janelle.
Enter for a chance to WIN a Sonos dream system and get FREE downloads of new songs featured in the video: http://www.sonos.com/janellemonae
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Posted bySeptember 04, 2012
Day 1 of the Made In America Music Festival in Philly was everything fans could have expected and more! Per usual, Jane showed up and ROCKED the stage! Check out Jane's entire set above, and a few pics from her performance below!
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Posted byAugust 29, 2012
Janelle teamed up with Vogue to give you an inside look of her recent tour trip to Europe. Continue reading to check out the pics and Jane's comments of each photo!
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Posted byAugust 29, 2012
Janelle Monae poured her heart out on stage this past weekend while performing at the eighth Afro-Punk Festival in Commodore Barry Park in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. She performed songs like "Sincerely Jane", gave an ode to Michael Jackson, and was even introduced by Pharrell Williams! Check out more pics and video coverage from her performance below the jump. Props to NY Times, AllHipHop, MTV Hive, MTV RapFix and Rolling Stone for the awesome coverage! -
Posted byAugust 15, 2012
The COVERGIRL brand believes in helping women tap into what's uniquely special about them and working it with confidence – celebrating a style that only they can rock. So it’s fitting that the beauty brand that’s all about “doing you” authentically is partnering with Janelle Monáe for an exciting new chapter of her life journey. The celebrated artist, once called a “different kind of diva” by Vogue, just wrapped her first COVERGIRL advertising shoot, which is scheduled to debut in the September issue of that publication next week. Monáe, who is already a renowned style icon with her signature black-tie wardrobe and striking hairstyle known as a "Monae," becomes the newest COVERGIRL today, and she is on a unique mission to encourage women to use all their artistic powers to play, change, and transform.
“I believe it’s time that women truly owned their superpowers and...