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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...

Before B.o.B. makes his VMA performance debut next month, fans can catch an intimate performance with Bobby Ray during his first session for MTV's 'Unplugged' series, which was recorded live at Metropolis Studios in New York City on Wednesday (Aug...

Bad Boy artist Janelle Monae performed at the 2010 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles last night to a packed crowd that included many of the sports and entertainment world's biggest stars. The audience was in for a surprise however, when the Grammy-nominated singer reappeared in a comedy sketch with funnyman Will Ferrell, who was performing as a character named Jeff Vuvuzela, inventor of the ubiquitous mo