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‘I knew there were more stories to tell’: Why Janelle Monáe returned to writing sci-fi
2 years, 11 months ago

‘I knew there were more stories to tell’: Why Janelle Monáe returned to writing sci-fi

LA Times  

On the Shelf The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer By Janelle Monáe Harper: 336 pages, $29 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. The book’s five thematically linked stories, each co-written with a different author, all play off Monáe’s 2018 post-cyber-punk album “Dirty …

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Janelle Monae at Glastonbury, review: Dirty Computer star performs with a zealous energy
5 years, 8 months ago

Janelle Monae at Glastonbury, review: Dirty Computer star performs with a zealous energy

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Cure might be headlining the Pyramid Stage nearby, …

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The woman behind the android: Janelle Monáe on embracing her queer identity and fans
6 years, 3 months ago

The woman behind the android: Janelle Monáe on embracing her queer identity and fans

LA Times  

“When I’m working on art, my responsibility is to the truth and wherever I am at that time,” says singer-actress Janelle Monáe. “But I didn’t allow that fear to get in the way of my freedom,” she continued, “and my freedom of expressing myself.” After establishing herself as an innovative, idiosyncratic visionary who makes funky, genre-bending music that conjures glossy …

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Janelle Monáe On Her Dirty, World-Dominating Year
6 years, 3 months ago

Janelle Monáe On Her Dirty, World-Dominating Year

NPR  

Janelle Monáe On Her Dirty, World-Dominating Year Enlarge this image toggle caption Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Emma McIntyre/Getty Images It has been a very big year for Janelle Monáe. And her album Dirty Computer, released this spring with a companion film — sorry, "emotion picture" — is Grammy-nominated for album of the year and can be found on practically every major …

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The 40 best albums of 2018: From Arctic Monkeys to Christine and the Queens, Kendrick Lamar to Janelle Monae
6 years, 3 months ago

The 40 best albums of 2018: From Arctic Monkeys to Christine and the Queens, Kendrick Lamar to Janelle Monae

The Independent  

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Top 10 albums of 2018 in hip hop and R&B
6 years, 3 months ago

Top 10 albums of 2018 in hip hop and R&B

Salon  

Picking the top ten albums of 2018 was a particularly difficult task, even after focusing only on releases that fall under the very broad umbrellas of hip hop and R&B. "Negro Swan," Blood Orange British singer/songwriter/producer Dev Hynes delivered something extraordinary with his fourth studio album "Negro Swan," which holds nothing back in the depths of its exploration of mental …

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The 50 Best Albums Of 2018 (10-1)
6 years, 3 months ago

The 50 Best Albums Of 2018 (10-1)

NPR  

The 50 Best Albums Of 2018 Enlarge this image Illustration: Angela Hsieh/NPR Illustration: Angela Hsieh/NPR Art is identity, scream these best albums of 2018. "I will be the one you need," Mitski sings on "Geyser," the album's overture, which moves from a hymnal calm to a punklike clamor. —Nate Chinen ♫ LISTEN: Mitski, Be the Cowboy ■ MORE: Mitski's Tiny …

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Janelle Monae on Lauryn Hill, vinyl and ‘Dirty Computer’
6 years, 5 months ago

Janelle Monae on Lauryn Hill, vinyl and ‘Dirty Computer’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Janelle Monae doesn’t remember the first album she owned as a child, but the first one she spent her hard-earned money on? “The fact that she was all of her on her project felt inspiring to me, and I felt like I could be all of me and I didn’t have to pick one part of me.” …

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What did we do to deserve Janelle Monáe? Dirty Computer - review
6 years, 11 months ago

What did we do to deserve Janelle Monáe? Dirty Computer - review

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Make Me Feel” has been hailed as a bisexual …

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Janelle Monáe Strips The Hardware For Humanity
6 years, 11 months ago

Janelle Monáe Strips The Hardware For Humanity

NPR  

Janelle Monáe Strips The Hardware For Humanity Enlarge this image toggle caption JUCO/Courtesy of the artist JUCO/Courtesy of the artist Janelle Monáe is fully basking in her freedom. YouTube Pilar Fitzgerald: She's always played around with black and white, so all this use of color in the music videos — her "memories" — feels really significant. Sidney Madden: I like …

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Janelle Monáe Teases Dystopic, Afro-Futurist Emotion Picture 'Dirty Computer'
7 years, 1 month ago

Janelle Monáe Teases Dystopic, Afro-Futurist Emotion Picture 'Dirty Computer'

NPR  

Janelle Monáe Teases Dystopic, Afro-Futurist Emotion Picture 'Dirty Computer' Enlarge this image toggle caption Juco/Courtesy of the artist Juco/Courtesy of the artist Who in the pop world but Janelle Monae could pack dystopian Afro-Futurism, sleek runway style, action sequences, club hotness and tender love into thirty seconds? Today, a teaser-trailer for Monae's new album and "emotion picture," Dirty Computer, was …

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