Janelle Monae
Janelle Monáe is an American singer, songwriter, and actress known for blending funk, R&B, and science fiction themes into concept albums exploring identity and liberation.
Her work often features an android alter ego named Cindi Mayweather.
Beyond music, she has appeared in films including *Moonlight* and *Hidden Figures*: The new Janelle Monáe album drops next month.
- AfrofuturismAfrican diaspora speculative movement
- androidMachine resembling a person
- concept albumMusically linked song collection
- funkDepression or groove music
- soulInnermost animating essence
Metropolis · tuxedo · black-and-white · pompadour · queer · visionary · dance · sci-fi · rebellion · braids · fierce · Atlanta · R&B · time traveler · feminism · Grammy · Erykah Badu · free love
- Black MusiciansAretha Franklin, Beyonce, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder
- KansansDwight Eisenhower, Bob Dole, Amelia Earhart, Charlie Parker, Langston Hughes
- AfrofuturismAfrofuturism, Octavia Butler, Parliament-Funkadelic, George Clinton, Black Panther
- Black ActorsDenzel Washington, Viola Davis, Morgan Freeman, Samuel L. Jackson, Halle Berry
- Multi-TalentsDonald Glover, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, Hugh Jackman
- R&BMichael Jackson, Beyonce, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder
Janelle MonaeGarth Brooks
Bestselling male country artist
Toby Keith · Celine Dion · Kenny G · Pat Boone · Barry Manilow
Janelle MonaeCarrie Underwood
Dolly Parton · Jessica Simpson · Britney Spears · Shania Twain · Faith Hill
Janelle MonaeKid Rock
Detroit genre-blending musician
Ted Nugent · Candace Owens · status quo · Toby Keith · Pat Boone