NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 16: Musicians Janelle Monae (L) and Dr. John attend the 63rd NBA All-Star Game 2014 at the Smoothie King Center on February 16, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images) » 2/16/14 11:01pm 2/16/14 11:01pm

As a black woman from Northern California, seeing other artsy African American women with natural hair and easy smiles wasn’t uncommon for me. That is, until I moved to New York where people responded to my grin by saying ‘You’re not from here are you?’ It was then I realized there was something to this creative girl… » 1/31/14 5:15pm 1/31/14 5:15pm

Seriously, she looks elated to be bopping around with our favorite muppets in this behind the scenes video of her appearance on Sesame Street. » 1/14/14 6:00pm 1/14/14 6:00pm

Yesterday morning at the annual Billboard Women in Music brunch, musical powerhouse/android rebel leader Janelle Monáe was honored with the Billboard Rising Star Award for the mark she made with her fantastic 2013 album Electric Lady. » 1/10/14 6:45pm 1/10/14 6:45pm

[ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 01: Janelle Monae helps M&M's ring in the 'Year Of Peanut' at the 25th Annual Peach Drop on January 1, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images for M&M'S)] » 1/01/14 11:00pm 1/01/14 11:00pm

Edward Norton (who’s still alive, apparently) hosts and Janelle Monáe makes music. They’ve threatened to toilet paper your house if you don’t watch, because that’s all the Fight Club revolution has amounted to — petty, quasi-sanctioned vandalizing. » 10/26/13 11:15pm 10/26/13 11:15pm

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. » 9/12/13 9:30pm 9/12/13 9:30pm

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… » 9/10/13 3:00pm 9/10/13 3:00pm

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. » 9/04/13 1:30pm 9/04/13 1:30pm

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. » 8/16/13 5:00pm 8/16/13 5:00pm

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 closest … » 5/02/13 6:20pm 5/02/13 6:20pm

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.
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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) » 6/02/12 1:30pm 6/02/12 1:30pm