Readers of the Manchester Evening News have had their say on the growth of the city following the launch of an artistic project designed to act as a cautionary tale for the future.
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Janelle Monáe admitted it took her mom, Janet, a while to come around to accepting her as queer.
Monáe chatted to ET Canada’s Jed Tavernier ahead of the release of her new album The Age of Pleasure on June 9.
Tavernier brought up Monáe’s recent video showing her mom’s reaction to “Lipstick Lover”, in which she commented on the amount of booty in the video, as well as saying she predicted it’d go “triple golden.”
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Monáe — who came out as pansexual in 2018 before coming out as non-binary last year — said of how important her mom’s support has been in terms of her success, “It’s everything… it feels good when your mom supports you. It really does. It really feels good, you know, because she has her life. I have mine. And for us to be able to meet each other on these journeys, her to respect me as non-binary, being pansexual.
“Like for her to just in her own way, you know, accept me means the world. You know, she brought me into this world. And I’ve always, I guess, sought out her approval. So it feels good to have that.”
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Monáe — who uses she/her and they/them pronouns — then said of how it feels to have her music help people feel seen in their own body, “Yeah, I mean… there was a time where my mom, [it] took my mom a while to come around to accepting me being queer, you know and that was a tough time.
“So I just want you to know, if you’re watching right now, I feel you. I see you. I have been you when I haven’t felt supported. You know, even still, there may be family members in my family who don’t support me in that way. You know, they may
Readers of the Manchester Evening News have had their say on the growth of the city following the launch of an artistic project designed to act as a cautionary tale for the future.
chatting with BBC Radio 1 about why the character is so important to fans. “I think the thing that I most admire about them is the depth and subtlety of the emotion, and the importance of emotion in these films,” he told host Ali Plumb.The “Star Wars” alum continued, “As this last one concerns age and frailty and changing nature of life, it was especially compelling to me, because I am of that age and I wanted it to feel real for the audience.” “I wanted them to see the complexity of that experience with someone they’ve spent 40 years with,” he added.Plumb then told an emotional Ford, “Can I just say, on behalf of all the fans, thank you. It’s been such an adventure.
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Janelle Monáe has discussed the advice they picked up from Prince, and how it informs their creative decisions.The singer released new album ‘The Age Of Pleasure’ yesterday (June 9) and spoke to Zane Lowe for Apple Music about its creation.Discussing Prince, who has previously collaborated with the singer, Monáe revealed some words of wisdom from The Purple One about how to overcome nerves and anxiety in music and life.“Cut it down in half. That’s what Prince would say to his band,” they revealed.
Courteeeners performed one of their biggest hometown shows to date at Heaton Park, Manchester last night (June 9) to celebrate 15 years of their debut album ‘St.Jude’.The Mancunian indie veterans performed in front of a 50,000 strong crowd with a two-hour set that saw the band perform their 2008 debut LP in its entirety, along with choice cuts from across their catalogue.On the same day that ‘St Jude’ hit platinum status – following it finally hitting Number One upon re-release back in January – the band kicked off proceedings with ‘Aftershow’, before launching into a flurry from the celebrated debut including ‘Cavorting’ ‘Bide Your Time’ and ‘Fallowfield Hillbilly’.Courteeners Heaton Park tonight pic.twitter.com/VzaAiEtL9U— Neil (@Harryhatch) June 9, 2023Speaking to NME moments after coming offstage at the end of the night, frontman Liam Fray attempted to process the palpable sense of occasion. “That was really, really special, I’ll tell you next week how it was because it won’t sink in for a while,” he said.“I don’t know whether it’s because we’re getting older but we’re enjoying these moments more,” he continued.
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‘The Age of Pleasure.’Triple threat Janelle Monáe — she sings, raps and has acted in films like “Glass Onion,” “Moonlight” and “Hidden Figures” — just announced her upcoming 26-concert ‘The Age of Pleasure Tour’ that will send her to venues all over North America.That includes two huge New York gigs.First up, Monáe will perform at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Sept. 26.Then, on Sept.
Janelle Monae is hitting the road!
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Singer-actor Janelle Monáe will be bringing her “Age of Pleasure” principle to North American theaters and amphitheaters this late summer and fall, with a nearly two-month tour that begins Aug. 30 in Seattle and wraps Oct. 18 at the L.A. area’s YouTube Theater. The Live Nation-backed 26-city tour will follow a couple of months on the heels of Monáe’s first album in five years, “The Age of Pleasure,” which comes out June 9. It’s been preceded by a new single and music video, “Lipstick Lover.” A Verizon presale begins Thursday at 10 a.m. local time, with other targeted presales happening throughout the next week before a general ticket sale one week from today, June 7, also at 10 a.m. local time.
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