Janelle Monáe – “Sincerely Jane” x “Smile” Live At The Recording Academy

Ever talented Janelle Monae stopped by at The Recording Academy in Santa Monica, CA to give a special acoustic performance of “Smile” and “Sincerely, Jane” [both from ] and to talk about the positive response her latest album has received – The Archandroid is out now. Monae performed the touching “Smile” and “Sincerely, Jane,” two [...]

Janelle Monae reveals the name of her new album (VIDEO)

Speaking to SoulCulture after soundchecking for her first ever London show, alternative star Janelle Monae (Bad Boy Records/Wondaland Arts Society) reveals the name of her “self-realisational” new album, The Arch Android, and explains the concept behind it.  Watch below. Janelle Monae online – Official Website / Twitter / MySpace

LIVE REVIEW: Janelle Monae @ Cargo, London

I can’t for the life of me remember how I first came across Janelle Monae. She appeared on several Outkast affiliated projects in ’05 but I don’t think I paid much attention to them – it was her EP that caught my ear a few years ago. Metropolis Suite I of IV: The Chase was [...]