Archive for the 'Janelle Monae' Category

This is beautiful music to our ears!

Crooner and Karl Lagerfeld muse, Janelle Monae, is the latest celebrity to sign on with CoverGirl!

Like fellow CoverGirl newcomer, Pink, the Tightrope singer is honored to join such an elite group of women and hopes to inspire girls all around the world

AND these supreme stars are just some of the multitude of mega talent that will be taking part in the music video awards orgy-extravaganza that is the MTV Video Music Awards 2012!

Katy Perry has been nominated for Video of the Year with her fantastical adventure-time vid for Wide Awake, and Rihanna's dark and twisty tale of emotionally (and physically) damaging romance AKA We Found Love will be competing alongside!

Riri is also getting props in the best video category for the smooth and somber visuals for her and Drake's Take Care, and M.I.A. will be throwing her galang-spiced towel in for her death-defying CRAY vehicular stunts in the desert-set, dash-board banging vid for Bad Girls!

And, rounding out the Video of the Year nominations for 2012 is the paint-splattered vid for Gotye's Somebody I Used to Know.

Ooooo we can't WAIT to see what ridiculous schemes MTV is cooking up for our viewing pleasure!

The 2012 Music Video Awards blast onto screens this September 6!

Check out some snaps of the TOP nominees (below), and for the full list of nominations, click …AFTER THE JUMP!

Is it just us or is this guy totally channeling Freddie Mercury?

The 2012 MTV Movie Awards kicked off with an absolutely fantastic, energetic performance from fun. and Janelle Monae with their smash single, We Are Young, setting the mood perfectly for what was to come!

Ch-ch-check them out (above)!

Love this song! LOVE this performance!

Oh man, you guys in PA better ready yourselves for a mega musical treat!!

Jay-Z has JUST announced the official line-up for his Philadelphia-based Made In America festival…

AND that he will be joined on his self-proclaimed throne by fellow headliner Pearl Jam!

The Philly party ignites on Labor Day and includes KILLER acts like Calvin Harris, Janelle Monae, Afrojack and Mike Snow, among others.

Unfortunately, no word as to whether President Obama will join Jay on stage…

It’s not like he has anything better to do this year, right?! Ha!

Check out the featured artists of the festival lineup (below)!

Oh man. Two for the price of one?!

We're psyched!

The supremely talented Janelle Monae recently revealed that not only is she putting the finishing touches on a brand new album, which will drop in 2012, but that she's planning on releasing another to be released in the same year!

According to a new interview:

Natalia Kills channeled her inner Karl Lagerfeld in Paris on Wednesday.

The British singer was spotted walking the streets in a leather jacket over a crisp high-collar shirt, black leggings and large sunnies. Natalia was also sporting a hair poof that's awfully similar to Karl's muse Janelle Monae.

Coincidence???

[Image via WENN.]

In case you couldn't tell by the covers, W magazine's July issue is all about music and of course, fashion.

To play up their theme du mois, the mag rounded up some name designers and asked them to dish on their musical muses, some of which are kinda surprising.

Here are some HIGHlights from the spread:

Gucci creative director Frida Giannini on Florence Welch:
"I was captivated by her eccentric style and her willingness to dare. She embodies the cinematic allure and seductive power that is its essence."

Burberry's Christoper Bailey on George Craig:
"For me, George embodies the modern British look."

Calvin Klein's Francisco Costa on Esperanza Spalding:
"I admire her passion and confidence— she is truly a free spirit."

Karl Lagerfeld on Janelle Monae:
"We liked each other from the first second on. Not just because of our style, but also the name: Janelle rhymes with Chanel, no?”

Donatella Versace on M.I.A.:
"Her music and style seemed so fresh and innovative. She is a total artist."

Check out the rest of the musical muses in the gallery (below)!

[Images courtesy of W Magazine.]