Janelle Monae performs in 2018 in Los Angeles. Kevin Winter/Getty Images and Angela Hsieh/NPR hide caption
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Favorite Albums So Far Angela Hsieh/NPR hide caption
It's hard to deny Cardi B's "I Like It." YouTube hide caption
Stay sauced up and bossed up. Eslah Attar & Samantha Clark/NPR hide caption
Janelle Monáe is the past, present and future. JUCO/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Janelle Monae's Dirty Computer is on our short list of the best new albums out on April 27. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Janelle Monae's third album Dirty Computer arrives April 27. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Vampire Weekend's Modern Vampires of the City was the most popular record in our listener poll for the best music of 2013. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
NPR's soon-to-be London correspondent Ari Shapiro on his trusty steed. Denise DeBelius/NPR hide caption
Janelle Monáe's new album, The Electric Lady, features collaborations with Prince, Erykah Badu, Miguel and Esperanza Spalding. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Strange creatures take the stage in Of Montreal's spectacular performance at the 9:30 Club, in Washington, D.C. Shantel Mitchell hide caption
Hear Of Montreal In Concert
Janelle Monae recently performed two songs on Minnesota Public Radio's The Current. courtesy of the artist hide caption
Janelle Monae: Post-Modern Pop
Janelle Monae performed lived on World Cafe. courtesy of the artist hide caption
Janelle Monae On World Cafe
Janelle Monae performs in New Orleans in October 2009. Soon afterward, she revealed the title and concept of her new album, The ArchAndroid. Sean Gardner/Getty Images hide caption
In "Tightrope," Janelle Monae assesses her career alongside OutKast's Big Boi. Andrew Zaeh hide caption