Lupita Nyong’o denies having a relationship with Janelle Monáe

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.

New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best tunes from your favorite artists. ET has you covered for everything in between.Despite their current break due to Jin and J-Hope's military service, BTS thrilled fans with a new song, «Take Two.» Shawn Mendes shared an emotional new track, «What the Hell Are We Dying For?,» which pays tribute to the current Canadian wildfires.

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Janelle Monae is opening up about business and pleasure.

Drake scored a leading seven nominations for the music-heavy 2023 BET Awards today, and GloRilla was next with six. Both also are up for Album of the Year. Lizzo and 21 Savage follow with five nominations apiece.

Janelle Monáe admitted it took her mom, Janet, a while to come around to accepting her as queer.

Janelle Monáe would love to do another “Knives Out” movie.

‘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.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor If anyone knows how to get the right shade of red for Black hair, it’s Camille Friend. The Oscar-nominated hair department head, whose credits include “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” experimented with adding color into Lupita Nyong’o’s hair, and now she’s doing it again. This time, it was for Halle Bailey in Disney’s live-action “The Little Mermaid.” But doing so didn’t come cheap. Her challenge was taking Disney’s most famous redhead, Princess Ariel, and creating a look for Bailey that would work. On top of that, maintaining Bailey’s natural hair was an important requirement she needed to meet. Bailey, who sports long locs, wanted to stay true to her Black heritage. And maintaining them without a wig would herald an important moment for representation and Bailey’s identity, as the movie presents Disney’s first Black Ariel (and first Black princess in a live-action movie.)

Lupita Nyong’o is addressing those longstanding rumours that she and Janelle Monáe once dated.

Just friends? Lupita Nyong’o understands why fans continue to ship her and BFF Janelle Monáe amid their years-long relationship.

Lupita Nyong’o is addressing those Janelle Monae dating rumors.

Lupita Nyong'o is setting the record straight about her relationship with Janelle Monáe. The 40–year-old Oscar winner and the 37-year-old singer-actress became close after meeting at the 2014 Met Gala, sparking rumors the two were dating. Lupita – who currently dates Selema Masekela – understands why people thought the two were together. «She has magnetism that they were obviously picking up on,» Lupita tells Rolling Stonein its new cover story about Janelle, who came out as pansexual in 2018. «She is that enigmatic.

Janelle Monáe has opened up about the freedom of nudity during an interview with Rolling Stone in preparation for their forthcoming album.The 37-year-old non-binary singer explained that being naked has become a “big theme” in their life as they celebrate a “new era of liberation”.

Janelle Monáe has been making their rounds going viral on social media ahead of their upcoming album, The Age of Pleasure. In a video posted on Twitter, the artist was seen flashing the crowd while she performed, lifting her top to expose her bare breasts. Now, in the newest Rolling Stone cover story, she explains why.

Janelle Monáe, the non-binary, pansexual, futuristic superstar, is opening up about the softer, more sensual and indulgent shift she's taken in life that fans are getting a taste of with her new album, .In an intimate interview for 's Pride issue, the musician and  star delves into her new era of liberation, and how the COVID-19 pandemic kicked off her new way to celebrate her autonomy and massive success.The 37-year-old explains to the outlet that she has «reoriented her world around pleasure» from a desire to quiet her mind and remain present. «I want things to feel so true to my life,» she explains. «I used to consider myself a futurist. I know what that means, to obsess about the next thing.

non-binary, pansexual and says her pronouns are she/her, they/them and “free-a-s motherf–ker” — landed on the cover of Rolling Stones’ Pride issue, and she’s continued her pattern of showing skin.The 37-year-old’s cover shots leave very little to the imagination, showing off her nude body ahead of the release of her upcoming album.“I’m much happier when my titties are out, and I can run around free,” Monáe told the magazine.The actor and singer’s naked skin has been a big theme in her life recently.On the red carpet for the Met Gala, she stripped down into a bikini, with a hoop skirt around her head that could transform into a dress draped over her body — and she even gave fans a closer look into every angle of the pearl-embellished bikini on her Instagram.Earlier this month, Monáe posted a video of her coming out of a pool wearing a wet, white T-shirt that read “PLEASURE” across the chest — which allowed her to free the nipple.The Grammy-nominated singer appears topless underwater in the cover artwork for her latest album, “The Age of Pleasure,” with her nipples pixelated.“The Age of Pleasure,” which comes out June 9, is Monáe’s “most sensual and indulgent album yet,” and has helped the singer shift her way of life.“Most people don’t understand what’s going on in my brain. Community has been so helpful to me; it’s beautiful that I have a title called ‘The Age of Pleasure’ because it actually re-centers me,” she shared. “It’s not about an album anymore. I’ve changed my whole f–king lifestyle.”Her new album has helped the “Hidden Figures” actress understand the importance of having a community and combatting has helped her combat anxiety.“I want things to feel so true to my life…I used to consider myself a futurist.