Us Weekly reports that Janelle Monae has signed a deal with COVERGIRL to become a spokesperson for the brand.
"One of my core values is to help redefine what it means to be a strong and beautiful woman in the music and fashion worlds and to empower the wonderful things that make us unique," she said, via a press release. "Becoming a COVERGIRL is truly an honor and a gift: it opens up a new platform for me to inspire women to feel stronger, braver, and more beautiful inside and out."
Vanity Fair has a feature on Janelle Monae in their September 2012 issue. The big news? She's getting ready to drop a new single, "Electric Lady," from her upcoming album, "The Electric Lady."
She performed the single live at the Montreal Jazz Festival in June. Check out some footage from the crowd below.
fun. already had a big hit in "We Are Young," their Janelle Monae featured single. But, now it's even bigger. It's the #1 record in the country, topping Billboard's Hot 100 chart, the 100 most popular songs in the U.S. regardless of genre.
Atlantic Records has released the full version of Estelle's "Do My Thing" for streaming. Check it out below. The song features Janelle Monae and will be included on the Estelle's new album, "All of Me", which will be out on February 28.
On this week's Billboard charts, released on Thursday, fun.'s collaboration with Janelle Monae, "We Are Young," catapulted from #41 to #3 on The Billboard Hot 100, the 100 most popular songs in the country, regardless of genre. Furthermore, they scored #1s on the Hot Digital Songs and Hot Digital Tracks charts.
Chevrolet's Super Bowl commercial for the Sonic featured fun.'s "We Are Young," the band's collaboration with Janelle Monae. According to a comment left by the brand, the annotation at the 15 second mark is supposed to take you to a free download of the song. At this time, the link does not work. Watch the commercial below.
According to Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun-Times, Janelle Monae will perform on January 11 at the University of Illinois-Chicago during a fundraiser for President Barack Obama.