Janelle Monae

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August 28, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - After last year’s cancellation due to Hurricane Irene, the Afro-Punk Festival returned this year with an evolved…
August 15, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Singer Janelle Monáe is the latest addition to the gorgeous legacy of Cover Girl spokeswomen...
May 23, 2012
Last week, Jay-z announced the “Made in America” music festival to take place in Philadelphia Labor Day weekend. Now the
May 8, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Beyoncé attended the annual Met Costume Institute Gala on Monday evening, and created quite a stir in…
February 28, 2012
theGRIO Q&A - It's been four years since British R&B singer Estelle dropped her U.S. debut 'Shine'. Today, she's releasing…
February 23, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - With the 2012 campaign already underway, Obama's campaign team, Obama for America is looking to match or…
August 30, 2011
SLIDESHOW - For all their individualism, creative genius, and yes, swag, we chose the following artists who epitomize hipsterism...
May 4, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - The 25-year-old Janelle Monáe says because of her musical style, she's able to go on the…
February 22, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - The tuxedo-clad, perfectly coifed artist burst onto the Billboard charts with the funky single "Tightrope"...
February 14, 2011
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) - Whitney Houston, the evening's last performer, also got a reverential response from the audience as…
February 14, 2011
SLIDESHOW - Take a look at some of the victories and performances by black artists from this year's Grammy Awards...
February 12, 2011
SLIDESHOW - It's interesting to see how the Grammys, which still carry a lot of weight, will be divvied up…
February 10, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Even if Janelle Monae goes home empty-handed after Sunday's Grammys, she'll already have at least one…
January 19, 2011
Remember 2010? It seems so long ago now, but the year in music is never completely over until the Village…
January 3, 2011
OPINION - With all of his purple-infused eccentricities, it's easy to forget how incomparably brilliant a musician Prince truly is...
December 27, 2010
SLIDESHOW - Check out our picks for the most enjoyable and exciting music of this past year...
December 2, 2010
OPINION - The Recording Academy took another step away from its, sometimes awkward, history with black music...
October 18, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - New mom Alicia Keys has something else to celebrate: She's been nominated for four Soul Train…
October 16, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Prince says the shows will feature funk, R&B and jazz artists including Maceo Parker, Janelle Monae,…
May 28, 2010
OPINION - Monáe's superlative debut not only transcends genres -- but mediums of art...