Some music fans will spend their entire lives mourning the concerts they were never able to attend. Concert films have remedied this slightly, but Janelle Monáe has discovered an even better solution: time travel. In conversation with Lucy Dacus for Rolling Stone‘s Musicians on Musicians series, Monáe recalled her experience …
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Sunday night’s SONA Warrior Awards ceremony in Los Angeles wasn’t only a celebration of songwriters and those who champion them, but also a call to action to better support what Chappell Roan called the “backbone of the music industry.” Michelle Lewis, SONA’s CEO, opened the event, held at the Skirball …
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More than 550 actors, directors, writers and musicians — including Jane Fonda, Billie Eilish, Pedro Pascal, Gracie Abrams, Spike Lee, Viola Davis, Barbra Streisand, Ben Stiller, John Legend, Janelle Monae, and Natalie Portman — have teamed up to relaunch the Committee for the First Amendment, a group originally formed in …
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Newport Jazz Festival has unveiled a star-studded lineup for its summer weekend. Janelle Monáe, the Roots, and Jacob Collier will headline the three-day event, which will take place Aug. 1-3 at Fort Adams State Park in Rhode Island. The rest of the bill is just as stacked. Raye, Willow, Esperanza …
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Janelle Monáe will star as a calculated con artist in an upcoming Universal Pictures film, Variety reports. The untitled thriller pulls from the true story of Tanya Smith, the underestimated con artist who pulled off a $40 million scam. The film will be adapted from Smith’s memoir, Never Saw Me …
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Quincy Jones was honored at the 2025 Grammy Awards during a special in memoriam segment. Stevie Wonder and Janelle Monáe headlined the tribute to Jones, who died last November at the age of 91. Cynthia Erivo, Herbie Hancock, and Lainey Wilson also delivered performances in tribute to Jones, while Will …
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Janelle Monáe did not mince their words during a freestyle about Nelly over the beat of his song, “Hot in Herre.” During a Grammys afterparty Sunday, the musician called out the singer for performing at Donald Trump‘s inaugural ball. “Fuck you, Nelly!” they declared after singing the lyrics to “Hot …
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Stevie Wonder and Janelle Monáe will headline an in-memoriam tribute to legendary producer Quincy Jones at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, joined by Cynthia Erivo, Herbie Hancock, Lainey Wilson, and other, yet-to-be-announced artists. The tribute to Jones, who died in November at 91, has been in the works …
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Taylor Swift is now the artist with the most wins for Album of the Year as she earns her fourth trophy, thanks to Midnights. On Sunday, the Eras Tour singer took the stage to celebrate the accolade. She’s now won the Grammy for Album of the Year for LPs Fearless …
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Actress and frequent Sia collaborator Maddie Ziegler is a teenage girl with an unexpected crisis in the trailer for Fitting In. The film, from writer and director Molly McGlynn, stars Ziegler as a 16 year old who has been diagnosed with MRKH syndrome. The movie co-stars Emily Hampshire, Djouliet Amara, …
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