Janelle Monae: podcast appearances and interviews

Janelle Monáe Robinson, born December 1, 1985, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and actress. She has received ten Grammy Award nominations and has been honored with awards including the Screen Actors Guild Award and a Children's and Family Emmy Award. Monáe received the ASCAP Vanguard Award and has been recognized with the Rising Star Award in 2015 and the Trailblazer of the Year Award in 2018 by Billboard Women in Music. She began her musical career in 2003 with the release of her demo album The Audition and signed with Bad Boy Records to release her debut EP, Metropolis: Suite I The Chase, in 2007. The EP received critical acclaim and entered the Billboard 200 chart. Monáe signed a joint venture with Atlantic Records for her debut studio album The ArchAndroid in 2010, which peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200. In 2011, she collaborated on fun.'s single We Are Young, which achieved diamond certification and topped the Billboard Hot 100. Her second studio album, The Electric Lady, debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 in 2013. Her third album, Dirty Computer, released in 2018, was critically acclaimed and named best album of the year by several publications; it also led to her Dirty Computer Tour and inspired a science fiction film and an associated story collection. Her fourth studio album, The Age of Pleasure, released in 2023, was nominated for Album of the Year at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. In addition to her music career, Monáe has acted in films such as Moonlight, Hidden Figures, Harriet, and Glass Onion, and appeared in the television series Homecoming. She won a Children's and Family Emmy Award for her role in We the People and launched her record label, Wondaland Arts Society, signing artists including Jidenna and Roman GianArthur.