Yayyyyyyyyy! Congratulations to Janelle Monae for living in her truth. They came out late this afternoon on Twitter as Non-Binary. Now, Let me be honest: I am apart of the LGBTQ+ community and am still ignorant to what some of our terms and titles mean. I’ve been trying my best to educate myself on Non-Binary […]
The 61st Grammy Awards officially have their performance slots checked off as nominees Camila Cabello, Cardi B, Dan + Shay, Post Malone, Shawn Mendes, Janelle Monáe, and Kacey Musgraves will take the GRAMMY stage on Feb. 10. Alicia Keys is set to host. Among the nominees performing, Cardi has five nominations this year for Record […]
Janelle Monáe announced in a Rolling Stone interview published yesterday that she identified as a “black queer woman” before ultimately settling on “pansexual.” She’s not the only celebrity to come out as pansexual joining Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Sia and Angelina Jolie. The word yesterday became the most searched term in the dictionary, both on […]
It’s New Music Friday where you get to pick the New song to play on Radio Now. Take our poll on twitter and we’ll play your pick at Noon with DJ Riddler. Janelle Monáe is back with a video and song that sounds like it came right out of Paisley Park Studios with it’s Prince […]
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Pharrell and Janelle Monae talk about the soundtrack to their upcoming film, “Hidden Figures.” Then, Monie Love asks everybody to share their thoughts on the final A Tribe Called Quest album, and the room practically lights up. Pharrell explains how he heard music coming up, and which specific parts of his favorite artists’ songs stopped […]
Seems like it was just yesterday when Janelle Monae graced The Ed Lover Show studio and made it very clear that “Moonlight” was going to be a critically-acclaimed cinematic hit. Well, a few weeks later – her statement was proven factual, as the film’s co-star Mahershala Ali took home the trophy for Best Supporting Actor for his […]
Janelle Monae talks about the “firecracker” of a woman she plays in “Hidden Figures,” Mary Jackson, the first black female engineer at NASA. Pharrell, who not only is the film’s producer, but is also in charge of music, highlights the difficulty of the mathematics problems they were computing, and the high stakes involved in getting […]
Janelle Monae and Pharrell Williams came through to the studio to talk about their new film, Hidden Figures, and why the movie struck such a chord with them and made them want to be involved. Janelle reveals that she reacted to the “Hidden Figures” script in a way that was different than how she had […]
Janelle Monae opens up about the legendary hip-hop acts that served as her influences growing up. When Monie Love‘s name inevitably comes up, Ed Lover stops everything to get something through Monie’s head. He implores Janelle to explain to Monie why she shouldn’t stop making music and contributing her voice, and what Janelle says to […]
Janelle Monae broke down her role in the highly anticipated film, “Hidden Figures,” which also stars Octavia Spencer and Taraji P. Henson. She explains that the movie deals with the stories of three black women, who were responsible for the brilliant mathematical work behind NASA’s first successful space launch. Plus, Janelle also opens up about […]