SOHH.com asked Cee-Lo Green to he felt was the most underrated music artist. His pick? Janelle Monae.

"There's a lot of reasons why I feel like Janelle could be considered the most underrated right now," he wrote. "I think the biggest reason is because she kind of reminds me a little bit of myself. I love the fact that she embodies so much that the average mind of anyone, let alone a music consumer, would deviate from the course of an entire album."

Read more of his thoughts on SOHH.com.

Fall Out Boy frontman and solo artist Patrick Stump was asked by Spin to name some of his favorite things. When it came to his favorite new artist, he named Janelle Monae.


This isn't the first time Stump has publicly praised the singer. Back in 2008, he called her "Metropolis: The Chase Suite" his favorite album of that year. The pair collaborated for Coke's "Open Happiness" campaign in 2009.

According to her official website, Janelle Monae will be among those included in a new "Women Who Rock" exhibit at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

Monae will be featured in the "Ladies First: the 90's and the New Millennium" section, where she will be honored among Bikini Kill, Meg White, Taylor Swift, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys and Lady Gaga.

According to a press release, Janelle Monae will be among 12 honorees featured in the third annual Character Approved Awards. The special documentary will air on the USA Network at 11 PM ET on March 8.

Check out a clip below where Monae discusses how she used to tour dorm rooms around Atlanta and how people would knock on her door to buy her "The Audition" EP.


Via Concrete Loop.

Janelle Monae's official site has a photo from the music video shoot for "Be Still" by Big Boi featuring Janelle Monae, which was featured on the rapper's "Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty."

Erin Williams of Washington Post blog Click Track has an interview with legendary group Earth, Wind & Fire and Janelle Monae received a mention.

Janelle Monae's official website has a scan from the February 28 issue of People magazine, where Janelle Monae was included amongst Whitney Houston, Barry Manilow and others in a Clive Davis related feature.

Check out the clip below for some rehearsal footage featuring Janelle Monae, B.o.B and Bruno Mars, before the trio joined to perform at the 53rd GRAMMY Awards.

Here is the third and final part of Atlantic Records' "Game Changers" video series, starring Janelle Monae, B.o.B, Estelle and Lupe Fiasco. Watch part 1 and part 2.

Mediacaster Magazine reports that Janelle Monae will perform at the 11th annual Independent Music Awards on March 12.

The program, which primarily honors acts based in Canada, will be broadcast live on XM Satellite Radio's "The Verse" and will be recorded for future digital release through audio and video podcasts.