Janelle Monáe Wants to Create a New Breed of Badass Women
Praise be! The Janelle Monáe/Electric Lady promo tour continues! This morning, the talented, stunning android made an appearance on The Today Show where she performed another show-stopping rendition of "Dance Apocolyptic," but not before commenting on how she hopes to be a positive influence on other women.
Janelle Monáe Danced on the Desk During Last Night's Letterman
Janelle Monáe was on The Late Show With David Letterman last night to promote her new album The Electric Lady (out today!) and she performed so hard that the show was actually killed DEAD. Singing "Dance Apocalyptic," Monáe bashed up a microphone stand, danced on the desk and brought so much energy that even the…
Janelle Monae's New Album Is Scorching Hot and Streaming Online
Janelle Monae is streaming her entire new album, The Electric Lady, online, and it sounds amazing. So good. Guests include Erykah Badu, Solange, Miguel, Esperanza Spaulding, and Prince. Yes, PRINCE! So far the bubbly "Dance Apocalyptic" and the steam-funk soul "Givin' Em What They Love" are my favorites.
Fear and Selfie Loathing: What Celebs Did on Instagram This Week
Here's what the stars were doing this week as they played paparazzi and turned the camera on themselves. Celebrity Instagrams (and maybe a Vine or two), presented without comment. Enjoy.
Cool Shoes, Hot Hair and Visible Nipples at the BET Awards
Last night on the red carpet at the BET Awards, there were pretty dresses, interesting shoes, creative hairdos and Meagan Good's nipples. Let us not delay.
Prince Makes Janelle Monáe and Erykah Badu Even Cooler, If That Was…
When Janelle Monáe and Eryklah Badu teamed up for their video for the song "Q.U.E.E.N.", our own Madeleine Davies called
Here Are Janelle Monáe and Erykah Badu in the Most Stylish Video EVER
Have you ever watched a music video and thought "I want to live in that"? If not, get ready: Janelle Monáe and Erykah Badu have created what is possibly the most fun and stylish music video of all time. Just wait — tomorrow we'll all be sporting fringed tuxedos and streaks of red down our faces because that's the…
Beyonce Doesn't Like Labels But 'I'm a Modern-Day Feminist, I Guess'
While she's been a lightning rod for claims of both feminism and anti-feminism (particularly since announcing her Mrs. Carter World Tour), Beyoncé has tended in the past to steer clear of the F-word that's put so many female celebrities
Kathie Lee and Hoda Are in a Chardonnay-Soaked Feud
No! The wonderfully batty, tipsy holy duo of Hoda and Kathie Lee are boiling with resentment thanks to that classic American triptych of greed, geography and sheer carnal impulse. (I may have thrown that third one in.) Apparently Kathie Lee has been lobbying to move Today to Los Angeles for quite some time, and her…
The Wonderful, Wild and Vile Fashions of the Grammy Awards
Despite the fact that CBS issued a memo warning not to show off breasts, buttocks, or any "puffy" bare skin, celebrities attending the 55th annual Grammy Awards last night embraced sheer fabrics, exposed breast curvature and even displayed nipples. That said, it wasn't a very exciting night for fashion; there were pretty …
Janelle Monáe Is the New Face of CoverGirl
In this edition of Tweet Beat, Janelle Monáe gets an endorsement deal, Rihanna watches Saved by the Bell, Ellen gets "The Miley" and Kanye West hates small talk.
Janelle Monae And Fun Politely Request To Set World On Fire
Singer Nate Ruess of Fun (L) and singer Janelle Monae perform at rehearsals for the 2012 MTV Movie Awards on June 1, 2012 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Black Ladies Agree That They're Awesome
One of the least fun parts of being a lady is the constant barrage of media that insists that there are products to be purchased that might help you overcome your crushing lack of Pretty. A new survey reveals that while some women are internalizing this message, one group is rejecting en masse it and declaring…
More Monae, No Problem
London, July 2: Janelle Monae comes from the future to perform live on stage during the second day of the Wireless Festival at Hyde Park. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
Grammy Fashion: The Good, The Bad & The Weird
This year's Grammy red carpet was so weird — and so weirdly entertaining — that designations like "good" and "bad" almost seem arbitrary. You'll have to be the judge...although in the case of Nicole Kidman, I'm guessing we'll reach consensus...
Ladies, Tom Ford Would Do You Too
- Artist John Currin interviewed Tom Ford, and joked that sometimes innocent statements are "The small acorn that will grow into a great oak of a scandal later." Well! Ford then claimed, "I'm one of the least materialistic people that exist."
Meanwhile, At Sundance, Thespians Act Cold
Once again, the stars give us a master-class in looking cool — or ludicrous — in frigid temps.
Janelle Monae Is Pure Joy
[New York, November 8: The lovely lady is generally awesome during her performance at the Glamour Women of the Year Gala. Image via Getty.]
It Was The Best Of Clothes, It Was The Worst Of Clothes: Glamour's…
Glamour's 20th annual Women of the Year awards at Carnegie Hall brought together world leaders and royalty with the Hollywood varietal. And the clothes? From regal to royal mess!
Top That
[New York, September 10. Image via Andres Otero/WENN.]
Jennifer Aniston Discovers The Concept Of Single Motherhood
- Jennifer Aniston is promoting her new film, The Switch — formerly titled The Baster (since her character gets pregnant via turkey baster) — and has some shocking news to report:
Praise For Janelle Monáe, But Not Enough Buzz
Janelle Monae's album is getting great reviews, though she is still relatively under the radar. Seems like it's pretty hard being an actual artist these days.
