Janelle Monae

The official lineup for the 2011 Afro Punk has Festival been announced, with Cee Lo Green, Janelle Monae and Jay Electronica scheduled to rock the Brooklyn show in August. The 7th annual festival will be held at the Commodore Barry Park in New York City's Fort Greene neighborhood on August 27 and 28...

Kanye West and Janelle Monae have been added to the lineup of performers for the 9th annual Øya Festival in Norway. The Chi-Town rapper-producer will perform tracks from his most recent album, 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,' while Monae will perform hits from 'The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III)' also released last year. Addit...

Janelle Monáe is shaping up to have a busy summer. The Wondaland recording artist has been tapped as the opening act for six dates on the North American leg of Katy Perry's "California Dreams" tour, coming right on the heels of her co-headlining "Hooligans in Wondaland" trek with Bruno Mars. Mona...

Following a memorable performance with B.o.B at the 2011 Grammy Awards, Janelle Monae and Bruno Mars have announced plans to set out on a co-headlining North American tour. The Hooligans in Wondaland tour is scheduled to run from May through June, with specific cities and tour dates to be announced in the coming days...

LL Cool J kicked off the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards introducing a tribute to Aretha Franklin, calling her not only the Queen of Soul but the Queen of the Grammys for her 18 prior wins. As previously reported Franklin, who had surgery to deal with an undisclosed illness, was at home resting in Detroit, so Jennifer Hudson, Christina Aguilera, gospel singer Yolanda Adams, country singer Martina McBrid

Janelle Monáe can look forward to a busy performance schedule during 2011, since the eclectic singer has earned touring spots alongside Amy Winehouse in Brazil as well as headlining a solo tour in the UK. 'The ArchAndroid' creator will captivate audiences as UK darling Winehouse's opening act during Brazil's Summer Soul Festival. Dates...

On Dec. 1, Alicia Keys is about to implement a novel idea in order to raise funds for her Keep a Child Alive charity. She's putting a bunch of celebrities in coffins. The singer has persuaded a group of well-known musicians to refrain from using social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook in a campaign called Digital Life Sacrifice...

As the Nov. 2 midterm elections draw near, The League of Young Voters Education Fund, is calling on some big names in music to help promote voting among urban youth by way of the new mixtape called 'Numbers Don't Lie: The November 2nd Edition...

In this week's round-up of Top Five Tweets of the Week, Diddy hints at owning an NFL team, Usher puts Lady Gaga on his wish list, R&B singer Maxwell teams with Young Jeezy for 'TM103,' and Janelle Monae is honored to join Prince on tour. An...

A visual can go a long way. Especially when talking about the color an awesome video can add to an already excellent song. Fortunately, there's no exact formula for making our Best Hip-Hop and R&B Videos of 2010 ... So Far list, and the proof is in our picks. Ka...