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Years active
  
2003–present

Parents
  
Michael Robinson Summers

Height
  
1.52 m

Name
  
Janelle Monae

Instruments
  
Vocals, guitar


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Full Name
  
Janelle Monae Robinson

Born
  
December 1, 1985 (age 38) (
1985-12-01
)
Kansas City, Kansas, Missouri U.S.

Residence
  
Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Occupation
  
Singer-Songwriter, Composer, Record producer, Dancer, Rapper, Actress

Genres
  
Psychedelic soul,R&B,Funk, Soul,Art rock

Labels
  
Bad Boy (former), Wondaland, Atlantic, Epic

Role
  
Musical Artist · jmonae.com

Albums
  
The Electric Lady, The ArchAndroid, Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase), The Audition, iTunes Festival: London 2

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Janelle Monáe Robinson (born December 1, 1985), known professionally as Janelle Monáe (/əˈnɛl mˈn/), is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and model signed to her own imprint, Wondaland Arts Society, and Atlantic Records. After making a mark with her first unofficial studio album, The Audition, she publicly debuted with a conceptual EP titled Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase), which peaked at number 115 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.

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In 2010, Monáe released her critically acclaimed first full-length studio album, The ArchAndroid, a concept album sequel to her first EP; it was released by Bad Boy Records. The album received critical acclaim and garnered a Best Contemporary R&B Album nomination at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. The song "Tightrope" was also nominated for Best Urban/Alternative Performance at the same ceremony. With this industry recognition, the album has also been more successful commercially, officially reaching the number 17 spot on the Billboard 200.

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Monáe's music has garnered her six Grammy Award nominations. In March 2012, "We Are Young" by Fun., on which Monáe appears as a guest vocalist, reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, her first appearance in the US Top 10. In August 2012, Monáe became a CoverGirl spokeswoman. On September 10, 2013, she released her second studio album, The Electric Lady, to critical acclaim. Boston City Council named October 16, 2013 "Janelle Monáe Day" in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, in recognition of her artistry and social leadership. In 2016, she had major roles in two feature films, Hidden Figures and Moonlight, for which she received widespread praise. Both films received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, with Moonlight winning the award at the 89th Academy Awards.

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Early life

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Monáe was born in Kansas City, Kansas, where she spent her early years. She is the daughter of a janitor mother and a truck driver father, Michael Robinson Summers. She has cited the fictional character of Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz as a musical influence. She dreamed of being a singer and a performer from a very young age. She moved to New York City to study drama at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, attending a performing arts camp called Freedom Theatre, the oldest African-American theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After moving to Atlanta, Georgia in 2001, she met OutKast's Big Boi, and then founded the Wondaland Arts Society with some like-minded young artists. She released her first EP The Audition in 2003. Although it did not place highly on the Billboard charts – reportedly only 400 physical copies were pressed – it did showcase her vocal abilities and unique Metropolis concept that would also figure in her future releases. The CD album itself is extremely rare in its original compact disc format, and as such is a valuable collector's item.

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Monáe later appeared on OutKast's album Idlewild, where she is featured on the songs "Call the Law" and "In Your Dreams". Big Boi told his friend Sean Combs about Monáe, whom at the time Combs had not yet heard. Combs soon visited Monáe's MySpace page and according to a HitQuarters interview with Bad Boy Records A&R person Daniel 'Skid' Mitchell, Combs loved it straight away: "[He] loved her look, loved that you couldn't see her body, loved the way she was dancing, and just loved the vibe. He felt like she has something that was different – something new and fresh." Monáe signed to Bad Boy in 2006. The label's chief role was in facilitating her exposure on a much broader scale rather than developing the artist and her music, because in the words of Mitchell, "She was already moving, she already had her records – she had a self-contained movement." Combs and Big Boi wanted to take their time and build her profile organically and allow the music to grow rather than put out "a hot single which everyone jumps on, and then they fade because it's just something of the moment".

2007–11: Beginnings and The ArchAndroid

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In 2007, Monáe released her first solo work, titled Metropolis. It was originally conceived as a concept album in four parts, or "suites," which were to be released through her website and mp3 download sites. After the release of the first part of the series, Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase) in mid-2007, these plans were altered following her signing with Sean Combs's label, Bad Boy Records, later in the year. The label gave an official and physical release to the first suite in August 2008, which was retitled Metropolis: The Chase Suite (Special Edition) and included two new tracks. The EP was critically acclaimed, garnering Monáe a 51st Annual Grammy Awards Grammy nomination for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for her single "Many Moons", festival appearances and opening slots for indie pop band of Montreal. Monáe also toured as the opening act for band No Doubt on their summer 2009 tour. Her single "Open Happiness" was featured in the 2009 season finale of American Idol. Monáe told MTV about her concept for her new album and also discussed her alter-ego named Cindi Mayweather, she said:

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Cindi is an android and I love speaking about the android because they are the new "other". People are afraid of the other and I believe we're going to live in a world with androids because of technology and the way it advances. The first album she was running because she had fallen in love with a human and she was being disassembled for that.

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In a November 2009 interview, Monáe revealed the title and concept behind her album, The ArchAndroid. The album was released on May 18, 2010. The second and third suites of Metropolis are combined into this full-length release, in which Monáe's alter-ego, Cindi Mayweather – also the protagonist of Metropolis: The Chase Suite – becomes a messianic figure to the android community of Metropolis. Monáe noted that she plans to shoot a video for each song on The ArchAndroid and create a film, graphic novel and a touring Broadway musical based on the album. The Metropolis concept series draws inspiration from a wide range of musical, cinematic and other sources, ranging from Alfred Hitchcock to Debussy to Philip K. Dick. However, the series puts Fritz Lang's 1927 silent film Metropolis, which Monáe referred to as "the godfather of science-fiction movies," in special regard. Aside from sharing a name, they also share visual styles (the cover for The ArchAndroid is inspired by the iconic poster for Metropolis), conceptual themes and political goals, using expressionistic future scenarios to examine and explore contemporary ideas of prejudice and class. Both also include a performing female android, though to very different effect. Where Metropolis android Maria is the evil, havoc-sowing double of the messianic figure to the city's strictly segregated working class, Monáe's messianic android muse Cindi Mayweather represents an interpretation of androids as that segregated minority, which Monáe describes as "... the Other. And I feel like all of us, whether in the majority or the minority, felt like the Other at some point."

Monáe received the Vanguard Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers at the Rhythm & Soul Music Awards in 2010. Monáe covered Charlie Chaplin's Smile on Billboard.com in June 2010. In an NPR interview in September 2010, Monae stated that she is a believer in, and a proponent of time travel. Monáe performed "Tightrope" during the second elimination episode of the 11th Season of Dancing with the Stars on September 28, 2010. Monáe performed at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2011 alongside artists Bruno Mars and B.o.B; Monáe performed the synth section of B.o.B's song "Nothin' on You" and she then performed her track "Cold War" with B.o.B on the guitar and Mars on the drums. Their performance received a standing ovation.

Her single "Tightrope" was featured on the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2011, performed by Pia Toscano, Haley Reinhart, Naima Adedapo, and Thia Megia.

Monáe was featured in fun.'s hit single, "We Are Young" and also performed an acoustic version of the song with lead singer Nate Ruess, and the band.

2012–14: The Electric Lady and other projects

Monáe was also featured on "Do My Thing" for Estelle's sophomore studio album, All of Me. In June 2012, Monáe performed two new songs, "Electric Lady" and "Dorothy Dandridge Eyes" – from her then-upcoming sophomore studio album, The Electric Lady – at the Toronto Jazz Festival. In July 2012, for the second year in a row, she appeared at the renowned North Sea Jazz Festival in Europe as well as in the 46th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland on the 14th.

In August 2012, Monáe was chosen as CoverGirl's newest spokeswoman. In September 2012, Monáe performed at CarolinaFest in support of President Obama, just before the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. In October 2012, Monáe starred in a commercial for the Sonos Wireless HiFi home audio system, and appeared in a Sonos commercial in 2012 with Deep Cotton.

Monáe's first single from The Electric Lady, "Q.U.E.E.N.", featuring Erykah Badu, premiered on SoundCloud and made available for download purchase at the iTunes Store on April 23, 2013. "Q.U.E.E.N." garnered 31,000 digital sales according to Nielsen Soundscan with the accompanying music video gaining four million YouTube views within its first week of release. Thematically, The Electric Lady continues the utopian cyborg concepts of its predecessors, while presenting itself in more plainspoken, introspective territory in addition to experimenting with genres beyond conventional funk and soul such as jazz ("Dorothy Dandridge Eyes"), pop-punk ("Dance Apocalyptic"), gospel ("Victory") and woozy, sensual vocal ballads ("PrimeTime", featuring Miguel). The album features guest appearances by Prince, Solange Knowles, aforementioned Miguel and Esperanza Spalding with production from previous collaborator Deep Cotton (a psychedelic punk act) and Roman GianArthur (a soul music composer), and was released to critical acclaim on September 10, 2013.

On September 14, 2013, Monáe performed along with Chic at the iTunes Festival in London. On September 28, Monáe performed at the Global Citizens Festival in Central Park alongside Stevie Wonder. Monáe performed as the featured musical guest on Saturday Night Live October 26 with host Edward Norton.

Her voice is heard as veterinarian Dr. Monáe in the movie Rio 2, released in the U.S. on April 11, 2014, and her song "What Is Love" was featured on the soundtrack. In April 2014, Monáe was invited to perform along with Tessanne Chin, Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin, Jill Scott, Ariana Grande, and Melissa Etheridge at the White House as a part of their PBS-broadcast "Women of Soul" event, which celebrated American women artists whose work has left an indelible and profound impact on American national musical culture. She performed "Goldfinger", "Tightrope", and joined in on the all inclusive performance of "Proud Mary".

On April 14, 2014, Monáe was the recipient of the inaugural Harvard College Women's Center Award for Achievement in Arts and Media for her achievements as an artist, advocate and feminist. She tweeted earlier that day, "Headed to #Harvard to meet the beautiful ladies in the Women's Center. Can't believe I'm the honoree today. Just So thankful". She was also recognized as the 2014 Woman of the Year by the Harvard College Black Men's Forum at their annual Celebration of Black Women gala.

In mid-2014, Monáe had an interview with Fuse where she teased a follow up to The Electric Lady. "I'm working on a new, cool creative project called 'Eephus'," she said. "It's a big concept and you're not going to see it coming. It'll just land."

Later in 2014, Monáe was featured on Sérgio Mendes' latest album, Magic. She sings on the track titled "Visions of You".

2015–2017: New deal with Epic Records, The Eephus, Moonlight and Hidden Figures

In February 2015, Monáe along with Epic Records and its CEO and chairman L.A. Reid announced that Monáe's independent label Wondaland Arts Society has signed a "landmark joint venture partnership" to revamp the label, now known as Wondaland Records, and to promote the artists on the label. Jem Aswad of Billboard called Monáe a "mini-mogul" because of the deal and revealed that "the partnership will bow in May with a 5-song compilation EP called The Eephus, including tracks from rapper Jidenna [...], Roman, St. Beauty, Deep Cotton and Monáe herself." With this move, Monáe has become one of the few black women who run their own independent record label in conjunction with a major record label.

In late March 2015, Monáe released the single "Yoga" off of The Eephus.

In mid-2015 Monáe attended various fashion events including London Fashion Week and the 2015 Met Gala. She began collaborating with Nile Rodgers for a new Chic album and Duran Duran for the album Paper Gods, their first album in over five years, and their single called Pressure Off.

By March 15, 2016, First Lady Michelle Obama proclaimed that she had assembled a collaborative track featuring vocals from Monáe, Kelly Clarkson, Zendaya and Missy Elliott, alongside production credit from pop songwriter Diane Warren and Elliott, titled "This Is for My Girls". The iTunes-exclusive record will be used to both coincide with Obama's Texan SXSW speech and to promote the First Lady's third-world educational initiative "Let Girls Learn".

In October 2016, Monáe made her big screen acting debut in the critically acclaimed film Moonlight, alongside Naomie Harris, André Holland, and Mahershala Ali. Monáe also starred in the film Hidden Figures, alongside actresses Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer; the film was released in December 2016.

2017–present: return to music and third studio album

While filming her two movie roles, Monáe remained active in music with features on Grimes' "Venus Fly" from her Art Angels album and also the soundtrack for the Netflix series The Get Down with a song titled, "Hum Along and Dance (Gotta Get Down)." She was also on the tracks "Isn't This the World" and "Jalapeño" for the Hidden Figures soundtrack.

In an interview with People, Monáe revealed that she was already working on her third studio album when she received the scripts for her two first acting roles; therefore, she put the album on hold. She also revealed in the interview that she will be releasing new music sometime in 2017.

Musical styles and influences

The Telegraph published an interview with Monáe, talking about her first studio album, in which the journalist Bernadette McNulty said, "I begin to worry for a moment that Monáe may not just be a humourless science-fiction nerd, but actually an android herself, created in a laboratory as a super-musical cross between James Brown, Judy Garland, André 3000 and Steve Jobs, invented to test the desperate incredulity of music journalists." She also compared Monáe to artists such as Annie Lennox, Lauryn Hill, and Corinne Bailey Rae. Her musical styles have been described as "a soaring orchestral trip enlivened with blockbuster vocals, mysterious imagery and notes of Sixties pop and jazz." The Guardian has noted some of her influences as: Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Prince, Outkast, Erykah Badu, James Brown, Grace Jones, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, Bernard Herrmann, Funkadelic and the Incredible String Band. In an opinion piece for The Quietus, John Calvert places Janelle Monáe within the Afrofuturism movement, pointing out her similarities to Sun Ra and George Clinton. He asserts that Janelle Monáe is innovating the genre. Monáe has stated that she has an alter-ego named Cindi Mayweather who according to Monáe is from the year 2719. In her first EP she gave her alter-ego a back-story stating that she was on the run after breaking the law in her home town of Metropolis by falling in love with a human named Anthony Greendown. Monáe explained about Cindi, saying "The Archandroid, Cindi, is the mediator, between the mind and the hand. She's the mediator between the haves and the have-nots, the oppressed and the oppressor. She's like the Archangel in the Bible, and what Neo represents to the Matrix." Chris Champion of The Observer described Metropolis and The ArchAndroid as "psychedelic soul with a sci-fi twist".

Monáe's roots in Kansas City, Kansas, where she was born and raised, are evident in her lyrics and style. According to Carrie Battan's Pitchfork feature on Monáe, the song "Ghetto Woman" directly addresses Monáe's working-class K.C., Kansas mother – as well as the portrayal of working-class black women in U.S. culture – with the line "Carry on, ghetto woman, even when the news portrays you less than you could be." Monáe also told the London Evening Standard that she has internalized her KCK (K.C., KS) roots by wearing the working-class uniform of her parents and expressing concern that she cannot let "her community down." On her album The ArchAndroid, especially in songs like "Cold War" or "BabopbyeYa," Monáe relates "the dystopian cityscapes depicted in Metropolis to the boarded-up projects of poverty-wracked Kansas." Kansas City, therefore, represents not only Monáe's physical roots within her hometown, but also serves as an important influence on her lyrics and science-fictional setting.

Public image

Monáe's signature style is her tuxedo wardrobe. She said "I bathe in it, I swim in it, and I could be buried in it. A tux is such a standard uniform, it's so classy and it's a lifestyle I enjoy. The tux keeps me balanced. I look at myself as a canvas. I don't want to cloud myself with too many colors or I'll go crazy. It's an experiment I'm doing. I think I want to be in the Guinness Book of World Records." Monáe's signature look harkens back to dandyism. Citing Grace Jones and Josephine Baker as role models, Monáe takes the classical 18th century look in the classical white and black pattern. Monáe's signature look can also be attributed to the early days in her career when she was employed as a maid as she revealed in her 2012 Black Girls Rock! Young, Gifted, and Black award acceptance speech. Monáe has been known to distribute her Ten Droid Commandments which encourages her fans to be individuals. The Telegraph also commented on her image as an artist saying "Sitting in a grey, airless record company office, this slight, stiff young woman delivers her speech in slow, deliberate tones, utterly expressionless. Dressed in her trademark starched shirt and tuxedo, hair immaculately coiffed, Monáe's face is an opaque mask of perfection: all silken smooth skin, button nose and glassy brown eyes." She has described her tuxedos as being a uniform for her career. She also featured in the "Style 100" of InStyle magazine.

Personal life

During a 2011 interview with London Evening Standard, Monáe said that she "only dates androids", a reference to her musical alter-ego found in many of her songs. She also said, "I speak about androids because I think the android represents the new 'Other'. You can compare it to being a lesbian or being a gay man or being a black woman... what I want is for people who feel oppressed or feel like the 'Other' to connect with the music and to feel like, 'She represents who I am.'" She added that she would talk about her sexual orientation "in due time". In 2013, Monáe stated that she wants both men and women to "still be attracted to [her]" and expressed support for the LGBTQ community.

Discography

  • The Audition (2003)
  • The ArchAndroid (2010)
  • The Electric Lady (2013)
  • Awards and nominations

    List of awards and nominations received by Janelle Monáe

    Filmography

    Actress
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    De La Resistance (TV Series) (announced) as
    Josephine Baker
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    No title (pre-production) as
    Mandy / Voice
    2023
    Janelle Monáe: Lipstick Lover (Music Video)
    2022
    Glass Onion as
    Andi Brand
    2022
    Human Resources (TV Series) as
    Claudia
    - The Light (2022) - Claudia (voice)
    2021
    We the People (TV Series short)
    - The Three Branches of Government (2021) - (voice)
    - Taxes (2021) - (voice)
    - Immigration (2021) - (voice)
    - Federal vs State Power (2021) - (voice)
    - The First Amendment (2021) - (voice)
    - The Courts (2021) - (voice)
    - We The People (2021) - (voice)
    - The Miracle of Morning (2021) - (voice)
    - The Bill of Rights (2021) - (voice)
    - Active Citizenship (2021) - (voice)
    2020
    Janelle Monáe: Turntables (Music Video) as
    Janelle Monáe
    2020
    Antebellum as
    Veronica / Eden
    2020
    Homecoming (TV Series) as
    Jackie / Alex
    - Again (2020) - Alex / Jackie
    - Needle (2020) - Alex / Jackie
    - Meters (2020) - Alex / Jackie
    - Soap (2020) - Alex / Jackie
    - Previously (2020) - Alex / Jackie
    - Giant (2020) - Jackie
    - People (2020) - Jackie
    2020
    The Glorias as
    Dorothy Pitman Hughes
    2019
    Lady and the Tramp as
    Peg (voice)
    2019
    Harriet as
    Marie Buchanon
    2019
    UglyDolls as
    Mandy (voice)
    2019
    Janelle Monáe Feat. Zoë Kravitz: Screwed (Music Video) as
    Janelle Monáe
    2018
    Welcome to Marwen as
    GI Julie
    2018
    Janelle Monáe: Crazy, Classic, Life (Music Video) as
    Janelle Monáe
    2018
    Janelle Monáe: Dirty Computer as
    Jane 57821
    2018
    Janelle Monáe: I Like That (Music Video) as
    Janelle Monáe
    2018
    Janelle Monáe: Make Me Feel (EDX Dubai Skyline Remix) (Music Video) as
    Janelle Monáe
    2018
    Janelle Monáe: Pynk (Music Video) as
    Janelle Monáe
    2018
    Janelle Monáe: Django Jane (Music Video) as
    Janelle Monáe
    2018
    Janelle Monáe: Make Me Feel (Music Video) as
    Janelle Monáe
    2018
    Electric Dreams (TV Series) as
    Alice
    - Autofac (2018) - Alice
    2017
    Grimes ft. Janelle Monáe: Venus Fly (Music Video) as
    Janelle Monáe
    2016
    Hidden Figures as
    Mary Jackson
    2016
    Moonlight as
    Teresa
    2015
    Duran Duran Feat. Janelle Monáe & Nile Rodgers: Pressure Off (Music Video) as
    Janelle Monáe
    2015
    Janelle Monáe & Jidenna: Yoga (Music Video) as
    Janelle Monáe
    2014
    Janelle Monáe: Electric Lady (Music Video) as
    Janelle Monáe
    2014
    Janelle Monáe: Heroes (Music Video) as
    Janelle Monáe (voice)
    2014
    Rio 2 as
    Dr. Monae (voice)
    2013
    Goodie Mob Feat. Janelle Monáe: Special Education (Music Video) as
    Janelle Monáe
    2013
    Janelle Monáe: Dance Apocalyptic (Music Video) as
    Janelle Monáe
    2013
    Janelle Monáe Feat. Erykah Badu: Q.U.E.E.N. (Music Video) as
    Janella Monaé
    2011
    Fun. Feat. Janelle Monáe: We Are Young (Music Video) as
    Janelle Monáe
    2011
    Fun. Feat. Janelle Monáe: We Are Young (Acoustic Version) (Music Video) as
    Janelle Monáe
    2011
    Big Boi Feat. Janelle Monáe: Be Still (Music Video) as
    Janelle Monáe
    2010
    Janelle Monáe: Cold War (Music Video) as
    Janelle Monáe
    2010
    Janelle Monáe Feat. B.o.B & Lupe Fiasco: Tightrope (Wondamix) (Music Video) as
    Janelle Monáe
    2010
    Janelle Monáe Feat. Big Boi: Tightrope (Music Video) as
    Janelle Monáe
    2009
    Open Happiness (Music Video)
    2008
    Janelle Monáe: Many Moons (Music Video) as
    Cindi Mayweather
    2006
    OutKast Feat. Scar & Sleepy Brown: Morris Brown (Music Video) as
    Janelle Monáe
    Composer
    2019
    Janelle Monáe Feat. Zoë Kravitz: Screwed (Music Video)
    2018
    Janelle Monáe: Crazy, Classic, Life (Music Video)
    2018
    Janelle Monáe: I Like That (Music Video)
    2018
    Janelle Monáe: Make Me Feel (EDX Dubai Skyline Remix) (Music Video)
    2018
    Janelle Monáe: Pynk (Music Video)
    2018
    Janelle Monáe: Django Jane (Music Video)
    2018
    Janelle Monáe: Make Me Feel (Music Video)
    2015
    Janelle Monáe & Jidenna: Yoga (Music Video)
    2013
    Janelle Monáe Feat. Miguel: PrimeTime (Music Video)
    2013
    Janelle Monáe: Dance Apocalyptic (Music Video)
    2013
    Janelle Monáe Feat. Erykah Badu: Q.U.E.E.N. (Music Video)
    2010
    Janelle Monáe: Cold War (Music Video)
    2010
    Janelle Monáe Feat. B.o.B & Lupe Fiasco: Tightrope (Wondamix) (Music Video)
    2010
    Janelle Monáe Feat. Big Boi: Tightrope (Music Video)
    2008
    Janelle Monáe: Many Moons (Music Video)
    Soundtrack
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    Human Resources (TV Series) (performer - 20 episodes, 2022 - 2023) (writer - 20 episodes, 2022 - 2023)
    - Yipee Ki-Hate, Motherf**ker (2023) - (performer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited) / (writer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited)
    - On the Daughterfront (2023) - (performer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited) / (writer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited)
    - Pity Party (2023) - (performer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited) / (writer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited)
    - Tony: The Life of an Office Cold (2023) - (performer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited) / (writer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited)
    - Paul Me By Your Name (2023) - (performer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited) / (writer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited)
    - Rochelle, Rochelle (2023) - (performer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited) / (writer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited)
    - A League of Their Hormone (2023) - (performer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited) / (writer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited)
    - Total RePaul (2023) - (performer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited) / (writer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited)
    - The Tell-Tale Dick (2023) - (performer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited) / (writer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited)
    - The Jizz Mitzvah (2023) - (performer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited) / (writer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited)
    - Shitstorm (2022) - (performer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited) / (writer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited)
    - It's Almost Over (2022) - (performer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited) / (writer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited)
    - International Creature Convention (2022) - (performer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited) / (writer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited)
    - The Light (2022) - (performer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited) / (writer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited)
    - The Addiction Angel (2022) - (performer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited) / (writer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited)
    - Love in the Time of Postpartum (2022) - (performer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited) / (writer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited)
    - Rutgers is for Lovers (2022) - (performer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited) / (writer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited)
    - Bad Mummies (2022) - (performer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited) / (writer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited)
    - Training Day (2022) - (performer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited) / (writer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited)
    - Birth (2022) - (performer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited) / (writer: "Make Me Feel" - uncredited)
    2022
    All I Didn't Want for Christmas (TV Movie) (performer: "Make Me Feel")
    2022
    Darby and the Dead (performer: "I Got the Juice") / (writer: "I Got the Juice")
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    Atlanta (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2022) (writer - 1 episode, 2022)
    - Work Ethic! (2022) - (performer: "I Like That") / (writer: "I Like That")
    2022
    Red Table Talk (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
    - Janelle Monáe's Hidden Struggles (2022) - (performer: "Pynk", "I Like That")
    2022
    Home Team (performer: "We Are Young")
    2021
    Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
    - Zoey's Extraordinary Reckoning (2021) - (writer: "Tightrope" - uncredited)
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    Diminishing Returns (Podcast Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2020) (writer - 1 episode, 2020)
    - Review of the Year 2020: Part II (2020) - (performer: "Turn Tables") / (writer: "Turn Tables")
    2020
    Mixxxer Show (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
    - Episode dated 19 October 2020 (2020) - (performer: "We Are Young")
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    The Duchess (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes, 2020) (writer - 2 episodes, 2020)
    - Episode #1.5 (2020) - (performer: "I Like That" - uncredited) / (writer: "I Like That" - uncredited)
    - Episode #1.4 (2020) - (performer: "I Got the Juice" - uncredited) / (writer: "I Got the Juice" - uncredited)
    2020
    David Byrne's American Utopia (Documentary) (writer: "Hell You Talmbout")
    2020
    All In: The Fight for Democracy (Documentary) (performer: "Turn Tables") / (writer: "Turn Tables")
    -
    I May Destroy You (TV Series) (performer - 3 episodes, 2020) (writer - 3 episodes, 2020)
    - Ego Death (2020) - (performer: "Dance or Die", "Babopbyeya", "Suite II Overture") / (writer: "Dance or Die", "Babopbyeya", "Suite II Overture")
    - Social Media Is a Great Way to Connect (2020) - (performer: "Mushrooms & Roses", "Come Alive (The War of the Roses)") / (writer: "Mushrooms & Roses", "Come Alive (The War of the Roses)")
    - -It Just Came Up (2020) - (performer: "Pynk") / (writer: "Pynk")
    2020
    The Oscars (TV Special) (performer: "Come Alive") / (writer: "Come Alive")
    2019
    Lady and the Tramp (performer: "He's a Tramp (2019)", "That's Enough")
    2019
    Tall Girl (performer: "Make Me Feel")
    -
    David Makes Man (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2019) (writer - 1 episode, 2019)
    - Gloria (2019) - (performer: "Sincerely, Jane") / (writer: "Sincerely, Jane")
    2019
    UglyDolls (performer: "All Dolled Up", "Unbreakable", "The Big Finale")
    2019
    Little (performer: "I Got the Juice") / (writer: "I Got the Juice")
    -
    Aikuiset (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2019) (writer - 1 episode, 2019)
    - Oona (2019) - (performer: "Tightrope" - as Janelle Monae) / (writer: "Tightrope")
    2019
    Us (performer: "I Like That") / (writer: "I Like That")
    -
    Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2019) (writer - 1 episode, 2019)
    - Do the Lilo (2019) - (performer: "Make Me Feel") / (writer: "Make Me Feel")
    2019
    The 61st Annual Grammy Awards (TV Special) (performer: "Make Me Feel", "Django Jane", "Pynk") / (writer: "Make Me Feel", "Django Jane", "Pynk")
    -
    Insecure (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes, 2018) (writer - 2 episodes, 2018)
    - Obsessed-Like (2018) - (performer: "Don't Judge Me") / (writer: "Don't Judge Me")
    - Fresh-Like (2018) - (performer: "I Like That") / (writer: "I Like That")
    2018
    Beat Shazam (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
    - Episode #2.4 (2018) - (performer: "We Are Young")
    2018
    Front Row (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
    - Episode #2.2 (2018) - (performer: "Pynk")
    2018
    Step Sisters (performer: "Tightrope") / (writer: "Tightrope")
    2017
    The Upside (performer: "Tightrope") / (writer: "Tightrope")
    2017
    Tvoje tvár má známý hlas (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
    - Episode #3.8 (2017) - (writer: "Tightrope")
    2017
    Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? (Documentary) (performer: "Hell You Talmabout")
    2017
    Whose Streets? (Documentary) (performer: "Hell You Talmbout") / (writer: "Hell You Talmbout")
    2016
    Hidden Figures (performer: "Isn't This the World")
    2016
    Bad Moms (performer: "Tightrope") / (writer: "Tightrope")
    2016
    Stella McCartney: Pop (Video short) (performer: "Venus Fly") / (writer: "Venus Fly")
    2016
    BET Awards 2016 (TV Special) (performer: "Delirious", "Kiss", "Pop Life", "I Would Die 4 U")
    2016
    Madam Secretary (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
    - Higher Learning (2016) - (performer: "Venus Fly" - uncredited)
    2016
    Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
    - Kathy Griffin/Aaron Sorkin/The Internet (2016) - (writer: "Gabby")
    -
    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes, 2015) (performer - 1 episode, 2015)
    - Robert De Niro/Ariana Grande/Duran Duran (2015) - (writer: "Pressure Off")
    - Hugh Jackman/Nick Offerman/Janelle Monáe (2015) - (performer: "Yoga") / (writer: "Yoga")
    2015
    BET Awards 2015 (TV Special) (performer: "Yoga") / (writer: "Yoga")
    2015
    World Championship Snooker (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes)
    - 2015: Day 5, Part 4 (2015) - (performer: "We Are Young" - uncredited)
    - 2015: Day 5, Part 1 (2015) - (performer: "We Are Young" - uncredited)
    2015
    Glee (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
    - Homecoming (2015) - (writer: "Tightrope" - uncredited)
    2014
    The Equalizer (performer: "Givin' Em What They Love") / (writer: "Givin' Em What They Love")
    2014
    Think Like a Man Too (performer: "Dance Apocalyptic") / (writer: "Dance Apocalyptic")
    -
    Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes, 2010 - 2014) (writer - 1 episode, 2010)
    - Christopher Walken/Tatiana Maslany/Janelle Monae/Miss USA 2014 (2014) - (performer: "Heroes")
    - Jonah Hill/John Carney/Janelle Monae/Rima Fakih (2010) - (performer: "Tightrope" - uncredited) / (writer: "Tightrope" - uncredited)
    2014
    Guapas (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
    - El final (2014) - (performer: "Dance Apocalyptic" - uncredited)
    2014
    Silicon Valley (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
    - The Cap Table (2014) - (performer: "Special Education" - uncredited)
    -
    Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) (1 episode, 2014) (writer - 2 episodes, 2012 - 2013) (performer - 1 episode, 2013)
    - Week 2 (2014) - ("Do My Thing")
    - Team Dance Week (2013) - (performer: "Dance Apocalyptic") / (writer: "Dance Apocalyptic")
    - Performance Show: Week Nine (2012) - ("Tightrope") / (writer: "Tightrope")
    2014
    Rio 2 (lyrics: "What Is Love (Cast)", "What Is Love") / (music: "What Is Love (Cast)", "What Is Love") / (performer: "What Is Love (Cast)", "What Is Love")
    2014
    Dancing on Ice (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes)
    - Week 3: The Skate-Off (2014) - (performer: "We Are Young" - uncredited)
    - Week 3 (2014) - (performer: "We Are Young" - uncredited)
    2013
    American Dad! (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
    - Faking Bad (2013) - (performer: "We Are Young" - uncredited)
    -
    Saturday Night Live (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2013) (writer - 1 episode, 2013)
    - Edward Norton/Janelle Monae (2013) - (performer: "Dance Apocalyptic", "Electric Lady") / (writer: "Dance Apocalyptic", "Electric Lady")
    2013
    Camp (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
    - The Mixer (2013) - (performer: "Do My Thing")
    2013
    Malhação (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
    - Casa Cheia (2013) - (performer: "We Are Young")
    2012
    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) (writer - 7 episodes)
    - Episode #21.156 (2013) - (writer: "Tightrope" - uncredited)
    - Episode #21.89 (2013) - (writer: "Tightrope" - uncredited)
    - Episode #21.62 (2012) - (writer: "Tightrope" - uncredited)
    - Episode #21.44 (2012) - (writer: "Tightrope" - uncredited)
    - Episode #21.26 (2012) - (writer: "Tightrope" - uncredited)
    - Episode #21.16 (2012) - (writer: "Tightrope" - uncredited)
    - Episode #20.177 (2012) - (writer: "Tightrope" - uncredited)
    2013
    Stevie Wonder with Friends: Celebrating a Message of Peace (TV Special) (performer: "Higher Ground")
    2013
    The Office (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
    - Customer Loyalty (2013) - (performer: "We Are Young")
    2012
    The X Factor UK (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
    - Live Results Show 4 (2012) - (performer: "We Are Young" - uncredited)
    2009
    So You Think You Can Dance (TV Series) (performer - 4 episodes)
    - Top 10 Perform (2012) - (performer: "Sincerely, Jane")
    - 1 of 4 Voted Off (2010) - (performer: "Tightrope")
    - Top Six Perform (2010) - (performer: "Tightrope")
    - Two of 18 Voted Off (2009) - (performer: "Many Moons")
    2012
    2012 MTV Movie Awards (TV Special) (performer: "We Are Young")
    2012
    Danville 2nd Ward Young Men (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
    - Big Sur 2012 (2012) - (performer: "We Are Young")
    -
    90210 (TV Series) (1 episode, 2011) (performer - 1 episode, 2012)
    - Forever Hold Your Peace (2012) - (performer: "We Are Young" - uncredited)
    - To the Future! (2011) - ("Tightrope", uncredited)
    2012
    Gossip Girl (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
    - The Return of the Ring (2012) - (performer: "We Are Young")
    2012
    Harry's Law (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
    - And the Band Played On (2012) - (performer: "We Are Young" - uncredited)
    2012
    Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
    - Episode #12.2 (2012) - (writer: "Tightrope" - uncredited)
    2012
    WrestleMania XXVIII (TV Special) (performer: "Tonight We Are Young")
    2012
    Any Questions for Ben? (performer: "Tightrope") / (writer: "Tightrope")
    2012
    Californication (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
    - JFK - - > LAX (2012) - (performer: "Givin Em What They Love ")
    2011
    Chuck (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
    - Chuck Versus the Baby (2011) - (performer: "We Are Young" - uncredited)
    2011
    Happy Feet Two (performer: "Tightrope (Ice Cold Mix)" featuring Lil P-Nut) / (producer: "Tightrope (Ice Cold Mix)" featuring Lil P-Nut) / (writer: "Tightrope (Ice Cold Mix)" featuring Lil P-Nut)
    2011
    Violet & Daisy (performer: "Oh, Maker", "57821") / (writer: "Oh, Maker", "57821")
    2011
    Formula 1: BBC Sport (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
    - The Italian Grand Prix: Qualifying (2011) - (performer: "Tightrope" - uncredited)
    2011
    Friends with Benefits (performer: "Tightrope") / (writer: "Tightrope")
    -
    Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2011) (writer - 1 episode, 2011)
    - White Wedding (2011) - (performer: "Tightrope" - uncredited) / (writer: "Tightrope" - uncredited)
    2011
    The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards (TV Special) (performer: "Nothin' On You", "Tight Rope") / (writer: "Tight Rope")
    2011
    Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology (Documentary) (performer: "Tightrope" written by Charles Del Joseph, nm1847117 (as Janelle Robinson) & Nathaniel Irvin)
    2010
    For Colored Girls (performer: "Without a Fight")
    -
    Private Practice (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2010) (writer - 1 episode, 2010)
    - In or Out (2010) - (performer: "Tightrope" - uncredited) / (writer: "Tightrope" - uncredited)
    -
    Stargate Universe (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2009) (writer - 1 episode, 2009)
    - Earth (2009) - (performer: "Many Moons", "Sincerely Jane" - uncredited) / (writer: "Many Moons", "Sincerely Jane" - uncredited)
    Music Department
    2021
    We the People (TV Series short) (performer - 10 episodes)
    - The Three Branches of Government (2021) - (performer)
    - Taxes (2021) - (performer)
    - Immigration (2021) - (performer)
    - Federal vs State Power (2021) - (performer)
    - The First Amendment (2021) - (performer)
    - The Courts (2021) - (performer)
    - We The People (2021) - (performer)
    - The Miracle of Morning (2021) - (performer)
    - The Bill of Rights (2021) - (performer)
    - Active Citizenship (2021) - (performer)
    2018
    Just Dance 2019 (Video Game) (performer: "Make Me Feel")
    Miscellaneous
    2010
    The Needle Drop (TV Series) (program material - 1 episode)
    - Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid (2010) - (program material)
    2010
    Janelle Monáe Feat. Big Boi: Tightrope (Music Video) (choreographer)
    Writer
    2018
    Janelle Monáe: Dirty Computer (additional story ideas and vision by)
    Producer
    2018
    Janelle Monáe: Dirty Computer (executive producer)
    Thanks
    -
    Karter Hall (grateful thanks) (post-production)
    Self
    2020
    Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #42.157 (2023) - Self
    - Iconic TV Moms Week - Day 2 (2022) - Self
    - Iconic TV Moms Week - Day 1 (2022) - Self
    - ET Exclusive Emmy Preview! (2020) - Self
    2022
    Live with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest / Self
    - Live's After Oscar Show - 2023 (2023) - Self - Guest
    - Live's Go Green Week - Day 2 (2022) - Self
    2023
    The Oscars (TV Special) as
    Self - Presenter
    2023
    54th NAACP Image Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Presenter
    2023
    RuPaul's Drag Race (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest Judge
    - House of Fashion (2023) - Self - Guest Judge
    2023
    RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! (TV Series) as
    Self - Special Guest
    - House of Fashion (2023) - Self - Special Guest
    2023
    CNN This Morning (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Episode dated 18 January 2023 (2023) - Self - Guest
    2023
    The 28th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Honoree & Nominee
    2023
    Channel 4 News (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 13 January 2023 (2023) - Self
    2020
    Tamron Hall (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Janelle Monae/Cybill Shepherd/Steve Guttenberg (2023) - Self
    - Janelle Monae/Misty Copeland (2020) - Self
    2023
    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Carey Mulligan & Margot Robbie; Austin Butler & Janelle Monáe; John Boyega & Letitia Wright (2023) - Self
    - Cate Blanchett & Michelle Yeoh; Kate Hudson & Glen Powell; Laura Dern & Michelle Williams. (2023) - Self
    2018
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) as
    Self - Musical Guest / Self - Guest
    - Janelle Monáe/Jamie Oliver (2023) - Self - Guest
    - Riz Ahmed/Janelle Monae (2021) - Self - Musical Guest
    - Janelle Monáe/Jacob Soboroff (2020) - Self - Guest
    - Phil McGraw/Kayli Carter/Janelle Monae (2018) - Self - Musical Guest
    - Janelle Monáe (2018) - Self - Musical Guest
    2022
    Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast (Podcast Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Janelle Monáe - GOP Spins Conspiracy Theories About Arrest of FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried: A Closer Look (2022) - Self - Guest
    2020
    Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Janelle Monae/Paul Dano/Wet Leg/Kevin Murphy (2022) - Self - Guest
    - Janelle Monáe/Patton Oswalt (2020) - Self - Guest
    2020
    The View (TV Series) as
    Self / Self - Guest
    - Janelle Monae/Amber Ruffin/Hot Holiday Toys/12 Days of Holidays (2022) - Self
    - Janelle Morae/Gabourey Sidibe (2020) - Self - Guest
    2014
    Today (TV Series) as
    Self - Musical Guest / Self - Guest
    - Episode dated 13 December 2022 (2022) - Self - Guest
    - Episode dated 24 August 2018 (2018) - Self - Musical Guest
    - Episode dated 20 December 2016 (2016) - Self - Guest
    - Episode dated 14 August 2015 (2015) - Self - Musical Guest
    - Episode dated 9 April 2014 (2014) - Self - Musical Guest
    2020
    Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Janelle Monae/Sadie Sink/Rita Wilson & Smokey Robinson (2022) - Self - Guest
    - Jimmy Kimmel's Quarantine Monologue/Janelle Monae/Gorillaz (2020) - Self - Guest
    2019
    Access Hollywood (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #27.67 (2022) - Self
    - Episode #24.304 (2020) - Self
    - Episode #24.211 (2020) - Self
    - Episode #24.49 (2019) - Self
    2022
    Días de cine (TV Series) as
    Self - Interviewee
    - Episode dated 25 November 2022 (2022) - Self - Interviewee
    2022
    BET Awards 2022 (TV Special) as
    Self - Presenter
    2022
    Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist (Podcast Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Janelle Monáe (2022) - Self - Guest
    2022
    Sunday Today with Willie Geist (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Janelle Monáe (2022) - Self
    2022
    Red Table Talk (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Janelle Monáe's Hidden Struggles (2022) - Self
    2022
    CBS Mornings (TV Series) as
    Self - Author, The Memory Librarian
    - Episode dated 18 April 2022 (2022) - Self - Author, The Memory Librarian
    2018
    The Daily Show (TV Series) as
    Self / Self - Guest
    - Janelle Monáe (2022) - Self
    - Bob Woodward/Janelle Monáe (2018) - Self - Guest
    2022
    Janet Jackson. (TV Mini Series documentary) as
    Self
    - Part 4 (2022) - Self
    2018
    CBS This Morning (TV Series) as
    Self - Musical Guest / Self - Guest
    - Episode dated 8 March 2021 (2021) - Self - Musical Guest
    - Episode #7.223 (2018) - Self - Guest
    2019
    Hollywood Insider (TV Series) as
    Self
    - 10 Biopics That Show the Best of Humanity and Warn Against the Worst (2021) - Self
    - EVOLUTION: Every Kevin Costner Role From 1981 to 2021, All Performances Exceptionally Poignant (2020) - Self
    - Reaction from stars on 'Lady & The Tramp' (2019) - Self
    - Behind The Scenes: 'Harriet' (2019) - Self
    - Behind the scenes: 'Lady & The Tramp' - Voiceover Part 2/2 (2019) - Self
    - Behind the scenes: 'Lady & The Tramp' - Part 1/2 (2019) - Self
    - Reaction from Stars on 'Harriet' (2019) - Self
    - Reactions from stars on Harriet (2019) - Self
    2020
    The Real (TV Series) as
    Self
    - DJ D-Nice/Janelle Monae with Kiersey Clemons/This Weekend (2020) - Self
    - The Real From Home: Janelle Monae (2020) - Self
    2020
    Desus & Mero (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Brunch Boots (2020) - Self
    2020
    Live in the D (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Episode dated 18 September 2020 (2020) - Self - Guest
    2020
    IMDb on the Scene - Interviews (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Antebellum (2020) - Self - Guest
    2017
    Good Morning America (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Episode dated 14 September 2020 (2020) - Self - Guest
    - Episode dated 19 May 2020 (2020) - Self - Guest
    - Episode dated 20 February 2017 (2017) - Self - Guest
    2020
    Jemele Hill Is Unbothered (Podcast Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Janelle Monae - Revolutions Per Minute (2020) - Self - Guest
    2020
    Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso (Podcast Series) as
    Self
    - Janelle Monae, Past and Present (2020) - Self
    2020
    The Dorians TV Toast 2020 (TV Special) as
    Self
    2020
    Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Drama Actress (2020) - Self
    2018
    Ok! TV (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #7.250 (2020) - Self
    - Episode #4.83 (2018) - Self
    - Episode #4.76 (2018) - Self
    - Episode #3.205 (2018) - Self
    - Episode #3.195 (2018) - Self
    2020
    Hollywood First Look (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #2.53 (2020) - Self
    - Episode #2.42 (2020) - Self
    2020
    Variety's Power of Women: Frontline Heroes (TV Special) as
    Self
    2020
    WTF with Marc Maron (Podcast Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Janelle Monae (2020) - Self - Guest
    2020
    What to Watch (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Celebrity Pride Watchlist (2020) - Self
    2020
    Celebrity Substitute (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Janelle Monae Teaches You How to Break Democracy (2020) - Self
    - Janelle Monae Deconstructs the Electoral College (2020) - Self
    2020
    The IMDb Show (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Janelle Monáe (2020) - Self - Guest
    2014
    Made in Hollywood (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Scoob!/Homecoming/The Lovebirds/Military Wives (2020) - Self
    - Frozen II/A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood/21 Bridges/Lady and the Tramp (2019) - Self
    - Academy Awards Spotlight for 2017 (2017) - Self
    - Fences/Underworld: Blood Wars/Hidden Figures/Silence (2016) - Self
    - Keeping Up with the Joneses/Boo! A Madea Halloween/Moonlight/Desierto (2016) - Self
    - Episode #9.25 (2014) - Self
    2020
    MTV Prom-Athon (TV Special) as
    Self - Guest
    2020
    51st NAACP Image Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Presenter
    2020
    The Oscars (TV Special) as
    Self - Performer
    2020
    Sex, Explained (TV Series documentary) as
    Self - Narrator
    - Childbirth (2020) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    - Fertility (2020) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    - Birth Control (2020) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    - Attraction (2020) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    - Sexual Fantasies (2020) - Self - Narrator (voice)
    2019
    Life is Beautiful Las Vegas (TV Special) as
    Self
    2019
    Ralph Lauren Spring/Summer 2020 at NYFW (Video short) as
    Self
    2016
    WGN Morning News (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 2 August 2019 (2019) - Self
    - Episode dated 10 December 2018 (2018) - Self (as Janelle Monae)
    - Episode dated 21 December 2016 (2016) - Self (as Janelle Monae)
    2019
    The Talk (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Janelle Monae (2019) - Self - Guest
    2019
    The 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Red Carpet Live (TV Special) as
    Self
    2019
    Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2019 (TV Special) as
    Self - Presenter
    2019
    Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul (TV Special) as
    Self
    2019
    The 61st Annual Grammy Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Nominee & Performer
    2019
    The CBeebies House Show (TV Series) as
    Self - Super Music Friends Show
    - Dodge Time (2019) - Self - Super Music Friends Show
    2018
    Entertainment Tonight Canada (TV Series) as
    Self
    - 12-21-2018: Friday (2018) - Self
    2017
    The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Gisele Bundchen/Janelle Monae/Katherine Ryan (2018) - Self - Guest
    - Milo Ventimiglia/Janelle Monae/James Arthur (2017) - Self - Guest
    2018
    Austin City Limits (TV Series documentary) as
    Self
    - Janelle Monae (2018) - Self
    2018
    Global Citizen Festival (TV Special) as
    Self
    2018
    iHeartRadio Wango Tango (TV Special) as
    Self
    2018
    The Voice (TV Series) as
    Self - Performer
    - Live Top 11 Eliminations (2018) - Self - Performer
    2018
    CBS News Sunday Morning (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Puffin Patrol/Just Listen/Janelle Monae/Denzel Washington/Not Rocket Science/All Together Now (2018) - Self
    2018
    Over/Under (TV Series short) as
    Self
    - Janelle Monáe (2018) - Self
    2018
    The Dream Still Lives (Video documentary short) as
    Self
    2018
    33rd Film Independent Spirit Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Presenter
    2018
    Essence 11th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards (TV Special) as
    Self
    2018
    The 60th Annual Grammy Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Presenter
    2018
    StarTalk (TV Series) as
    Self
    - True Story of Hidden Figures (2018) - Self
    2017
    Hidden Figures: It All Adds Up - The Making of Hidden Figures (Video short) as
    Self - Mary Jackson
    2017
    Essence 10th Anniversary Black Women in Hollywood Awards (TV Special) as
    Self
    2017
    Moonlight: Ensemble of Emotion - Making Moonlight (Documentary short)
    2017
    E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) as
    Self
    - The 2017 Academy Awards (2017) - Self
    - The 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards (2017) - Self
    - The 2017 Golden Globe Awards (2017) - Self
    2017
    The Oscars (TV Special) as
    Self - Presenter
    2017
    32nd Film Independent Spirit Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Presenter & Winner
    2017
    The 48th NAACP Image Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Presenter
    2017
    Conan (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Janelle Monáe/Sam Richardson/Bishop Briggs (2017) - Self - Guest
    2017
    The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Presenter & Winner
    2010
    The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest / Self - Musical Guest
    - Jimmy Fallon/Janelle Monae/Pharrell Williams/Stephen 'tWitch' Boss (2017) - Self - Guest
    - Portia De Rossi/Dytto/Duran Duran & Janelle Monae (2015) - Self - Musical Guest
    - Episode #10.100 (2013) - Self - Guest
    - Episode #7.172 (2010) - Self - Guest
    2016
    Clinton Global Citizens Award (TV Special) as
    Self
    2016
    Rotten Tomatoes (TV Series) as
    Self
    - REVELATIONS from the HIDDEN FIGURES CAST (2016) - Self
    2015
    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest / Self - Musical Guest
    - Matthew McConaughey/Janelle Monáe/Sylvan Esso (2016) - Self - Guest
    - Hugh Jackman/Nick Offerman/Janelle Monáe (2015) - Self - Musical Guest
    2016
    BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration (TV Special) as
    Self - Performer
    2016
    Hollywood Film Awards (Video) as
    Self
    2016
    Music Voyager (TV Series documentary) as
    Self
    - Atlanta Special (2016) - Self
    2016
    Prince: A Secret Legacy of Philanthropy (Short) as
    Self
    2016
    BET Awards 2016 (TV Special) as
    Self
    2015
    The 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (TV Special) as
    Self - Performer
    2015
    2015 Soul Train Awards (TV Special) as
    Self
    2015
    BET Awards 2015 (TV Special) as
    Self - Performer
    2015
    American Idol (TV Series) as
    Self - Musical Guest
    - Winner Announced (2015) - Self - Musical Guest
    2015
    Black Girls Rock! (TV Special) as
    Self
    2015
    The Brit Awards 2015 (TV Special) as
    Self
    2015
    23rd Annual Trumpet Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Honoree
    2015
    Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life an All Star Grammy Salute (TV Special) as
    Self - Performer
    2015
    The 57th Annual Grammy Awards (TV Special) as
    Self
    2014
    The Queen Latifah Show (TV Series) as
    Self - Musical Guest
    - "Dirty Jobs" Host Mike Rowe and an Emotional Interview with Music's Janelle Monae (2014) - Self - Musical Guest
    2014
    Hollywood Film Awards (TV Special) as
    Self
    2014
    Sesame Street (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Bert's Training Wheels (2014) - Self
    2014
    The Past Is a Grotesque Animal (Documentary) as
    Self
    2010
    Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) as
    Self - Musical Guest
    - Christopher Walken/Tatiana Maslany/Janelle Monae/Miss USA 2014 (2014) - Self - Musical Guest
    - Episode #21.6 (2013) - Self - Musical Guest
    - Jonah Hill/John Carney/Janelle Monae/Rima Fakih (2010) - Self - Musical Guest
    2014
    The Maya Rudolph Show (TV Special) as
    Self - Musical Guest
    2014
    In Performance at the White House: Women of Soul (TV Special) as
    Self
    2014
    30.Worldvision Song Contest (Video documentary) as
    Self
    2014
    iHeartRadio Live! with Janelle Monáe (TV Special) as
    Self
    2014
    The BET Honors (TV Special) as
    Self
    2014
    VH1's Super Bowl Blitz: 6 Nights + 6 Shows (TV Series) as
    Self
    2013
    The National Christmas Tree Lighting (TV Special) as
    Self
    2013
    2013 Soul Train Awards (TV Special) as
    Self
    2013
    The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) as
    Self - Musical Guest
    - Episode #1.37 (2013) - Self - Musical Guest
    2013
    Saturday Night Live (TV Series) as
    Self - Musical Guest
    - Edward Norton/Janelle Monae (2013) - Self - Musical Guest
    2013
    Global Citizen Festival (TV Special) as
    Self
    2010
    Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series documentary) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 17 September 2013 (2013) - Self
    - Episode dated 8 October 2010 (2010) - Self
    2013
    Made in America (Documentary) as
    Self
    2013
    BET Awards 2013 (TV Special) as
    Self
    2013
    2013 Billboard Music Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Nominee & Presenter
    2013
    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) as
    Self - Musical Guest
    - Episode dated 1 April 2013 (2013) - Self - Musical Guest
    2013
    Stevie Wonder with Friends: Celebrating a Message of Peace (TV Special) as
    Self
    2013
    The 55th Annual Grammy Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Nominee
    2012
    Diary of a Decade: The Story of a Movement (Documentary) as
    Self
    2012
    GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live: Countdown to Music's Biggest Night (TV Special) as
    Self
    2012
    Black Girls Rock! 2012 (TV Special) as
    Self
    2012
    Karlton Says (TV Series) as
    Self - Grammy Award Nominee
    - Real Talk with Janelle Monae (2012) - Self - Grammy Award Nominee
    2012
    2012 MTV Movie Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Performer
    2011
    Rock in Rio (TV Series) as
    Self - Performer
    - Episode #4.4 (2011) - Self - Performer
    2011
    Glastonbury 2011 (TV Series) as
    Self
    2011
    The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Performer
    2010
    Digital Death/Buy Life (Video short) as
    Self
    2010
    2010 Soul Train Awards (TV Special) as
    Self
    2010
    Lay It Down (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Janelle Monae (2010) - Self
    2010
    Voodoo Experience 2010 (TV Special) as
    Self - Performer
    2010
    Later... With Jools Holland (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #37.4 (2010) - Self
    2010
    Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Episode dated 23 September 2010 (2010) - Self - Guest
    - Episode dated 28 May 2010 (2010) - Self - Guest
    2010
    So You Think You Can Dance (TV Series) as
    Self - Performer
    - 1 of 4 Voted Off (2010) - Self - Performer
    2010
    BET Awards 2010 (TV Special) as
    Self
    2010
    The Mo'Nique Show (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Episode dated 9 June 2010 (2010) - Self - Guest
    2009
    mtvU Woodie Awards 2009 (TV Special) as
    Self - Presenter
    2009
    Stargate Universe (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Earth (2009) - Self
    2009
    TV One Night Only: Live from the Essence Music Festival (TV Special) as
    Self
    2008
    I Want to Work for Diddy (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Finale - Self
    2007
    Lyric Cafe (TV Series) as
    Self - Music Artist
    - Episode #1.4 (2007) - Self - Music Artist
    2006
    Roadie Trip (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Atlanta (2006) - Self
    2004
    Souled Out (TV Series) as
    Self - Host (2004)
    Archive Footage
    2023
    American Masters (TV Series documentary) as
    Self
    - Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll (2023) - Self (uncredited)
    2023
    Dish Nation (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #11.189 (2023) - Self
    2022
    Morning Express with Robin Meade (TV Series) as
    Self
    - 12-05-2022 (2022) - Self (as Janelle Monae)
    2022
    Pussy, Pleasure, Power! Die weibliche Lust in der Popkultur (TV Movie documentary) as
    Self
    2022
    Live with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) as
    Self - Author, The Memory Librarian
    - Janelle Monae/Marlon Wayans/Eric Ripert/Jennifer Grey (2022) - Self - Author, The Memory Librarian
    2020
    Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #39.249 (2020) - Self
    2019
    Ok! TV (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #7.193 (2020) - Self
    - Episode #4.236 (2019) - Self
    2020
    History 101 (TV Series documentary) as
    Self
    - Feminism (2020) - Self
    2020
    No Small Parts (TV Series documentary) as
    Self
    - #227 - Janelle Monáe (2020) - Self
    2020
    The World According to Jeff Goldblum (TV Series documentary) as
    Self
    - Jewelry (2020) - Self (uncredited)
    2018
    Front Row (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #2.2 (2018) - Self
    2018
    Annoying Celebrity Hypocrites (Video short) as
    Self - Performer
    2017
    Extra (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #23.162 (2017) - Self
    2017
    Access Hollywood (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #21.156 (2017) - Self
    2017
    Cortá por Lozano (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 27 February 2017 (2017) - Self
    2017
    Nunca es tarde (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 27 February 2017 (2017) - Self
    2017
    Hoy nos toca (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 2 February 2017 (2017) - Self
    2016
    SHOT! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock (Documentary) as
    Self
    2011
    Rock in Rio (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #4.7 (2011) - Self

    References

    Janelle Monáe Wikipedia