Janelle Monáe

Janelle Monáe, Sharon Jones, Erykah Badu and Bilal Take Top Honours in Exclaim!'s Best Soul and R&B Albums of 2010

PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2010

This year's top ten list for Exclaim!'s Groove section swings from Afrobeat to sparse electronics, but is truly a testament to the big year...

Soul and R&B: Year in Review 2010

PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2010

1. Janelle Monae 2. Sharon Jones & The Dapkings 3. Erykah Badu 4. Bilal 5. The Budos Band 6. Bonjay 7. Minotaurs 8. Aloe Blacc 9. Gil Scott...

Janelle Monae Buys Into Independence

PUBLISHED May 22, 2010

Though it's fun to debate the relative merits of genre classification in pop music, it takes an artist like Janelle Monae to really intensi...

Janelle Mon&#225;e Talks <i>The ArchAndroid</i>, Its Multimedia Project and That Crown

PUBLISHED May 21, 2010

Eclectic soul visionary Janelle Mon&#225;e is pulling out all the stops to promote her debut album, The ArchAndroid, released this past Tue...

Janelle Monáe

"Tightrope"

PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2010

TRACK OF THE DAY: It's been a long time coming, but Janelle Mon&aacute;e's album is finally on the horizon. After generating buzz with EP r...

Janelle Monáe

Metropolis: The Chase Suite

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2008

Almost a year after trickling out her jarringly ambitious concept EP to only the most ardent internet foragers, Atlanta-based genre smashin...

Janelle Monáe

"Violet Stars Happy Hunting"

PUBLISHED Sep 10, 2007

If you're not familiar with Ms. Janelle Monáe, the first thing that will catch your attention is her magnificent pompadour - and also the f...