Mick Jagger was in the house when Janelle Monae performed in New York on Wednesday. He met her after the show and her
official site has a photo.
Promotion for
Janelle Monae's tour with Bruno Mars is ramping up and she's doing press.
Newly published interviews with
phillyBurbs.com and the
Philadelphia Daily News mostly go over previously covered territory, as Monae shares her mission and talks about the tour.
One of the more interesting things I read was her talking about cinematical aspirations, including her desire to work with George Lucas or Tim Burton.
In advance of their tour kicking off, Janelle Monae and Bruno Mars spoke with
MTV's The Seven and talked about the influence that they have on one another. Watch below.
The
Associated Press has a short piece of Janelle Monae, covering her
tour with Bruno Mars and her new album. She says that the album "will definitely change lives."
The new music video for Big Boi's "Be Still" has just been
released. The song features Janelle Monae and the video itself was
shot in February. Watch below.
The
"Hooligans in Wondaland" tour now has a website at
hooligansinwondaland.com. Six of the dates are already sold out, so if you want tickets, you might want to
buy them now on Ticketmaster.
According to
Jessica Calefati of The Star-Ledger, a dance routine for Janelle Monae's "Tightrope" was featured on the April 18 episode of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars." It was choreographed and performed by Jamal Simms.
You can
watch it on ABC.com, starting at the 20:02 mark.
Last month, it was announced that
Janelle Monae would join Katy Perry's "California Dreams" tour in July.
Prepare for even more Monae as
the tour has expanded by 8 dates, all of which feature her. Here are the dates:
Sept. 7 San Antonio AT&T Center
Sept. 8 New Orleans New Orleans Arena
Sept. 9 Louisville KFC Yum! Arena
Sept. 11 Grand Rapids, Mich., Van Andel Arena
Sept. 13 Columbus, Ohio, Schottenstein Arena
Sept. 14 Indianapolis Conseco Fieldhouse
Sept. 16 Omaha Qwest Center
Sept. 17 Tulsa BOK Center
Janelle Monae's official site has a scan from the May 2011 issue of Elle Magazine, featuring the singer. It's a behind the scenes photo from a fitting during the GRAMMYs, where she
performed with B.o.B and Bruno Mars.