Dancing android Janelle Monae lends her funky vocals and steps to the new “Open Up” commercial for Coca-Cola. The ad follows Monae’s previous involvement in Coke’s “Open Happiness” project, which also saw Cee-Lo Green and Travie McCoy taking part. Janelle herself only appears in about four seconds of the clip, but you can hear her […]
The black-and-white video features the pint-size singer spitting a few lyrics of her own.
In her music, 24-year-old singer Janelle Monae fuses fantasy and funk - and the same goes for her fashion. The artist, who is her own stylist, loves to give boyish suits girlie touches and draws her inspiration from the most imaginative places.
Janelle Monae is featured in this month’s issue of 944 magazine. In addition to being featured on the cover, she also has a full multiple-page spread, complete with a story written by Isoul Harris. The accompanying pictures were taken by world renowned photographer Marc Baptiste and styled by Kilthe Brewster. “I am very connected to […]
Janelle Monae hit up the Late Show With David Letterman last night to promote her new album The ArchAndroid. Monae, who’s about to hit the road with Erykah Badu and N.E.R.D., gave a rousing performance of “Tightrope” that saw her shuffle around, whip off her jacket and then finally don a robe, James Brown-style, while […]
Following the well-received EP Metropolis Suite I of IV: The Chase released in 2007, Janelle Monáe will soon release her debut The ArchAndroid, but you don’t have to wait to hear it. Listen to 30-second snippets from Janelle Monáe’s The ArchAndroid prior to its May 18th release. The full-length debut from Bad Boy’s shining star […]
Singer Janelle Monae covers the latest issue of Honey Magazine. Inside she talks about her style, dating and being signed to Diddy. What does your closet look like? Is the tux really your daily uniform? “Exactly like that. I bathe in it, I swim in it, and I could be buried in it. A tux […]
I just came across this little tidbit on necolebitchie.com. Apparently singers Janelle Monae and Teyana Taylor were supposed to do a very hot photo shoot for the cover of Bleu Magazine which was also being filmed for Oxygen’s new show titled “Stylin”.
When celebrating Black History Month, people tend to look back, instead of forward. And we don’t blame them. After all, it’s in the title – “history,” meaning all things memorable about the past. But here at HelloBeautiful, we’d really like to call attention to not only those who made a difference or broke the mold, […]
