Janelle Monae Net Worth

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About Janelle Monae

Monáe was raised in a Baptist household and received her early vocal training at a nearby church. Her relatives played music and performed in front of audiences at the local Church of God in Christ, the AME church, and the Baptist church respectively. From a very early age, Monáe envisioned herself as a singer and performer, and she has acknowledged the fictitious character of Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz as a musical influence. Monáe has said that she was inspired by Dorothy Gale’s ability to sing and perform.

In 2007, Monáe released her debut album under her own name, titled Metropolis. It was initially envisioned as a concept album that would be divided into four parts, which were to be referred to as “suites” and would be distributed via her website and mp3 download sites. Upon the publication of the first chapter of the series, Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase), in the middle of 2007, these plans were revised following the signing with Bad Boy Records, which is owned and operated by Sean Combs later that year.

Janelle Monae Robinson was born on December 1st, 1985 in Kansas City, Kansas. She spent her childhood in the working-class neighborhood of Quindaro, which is located within Kansas City. Her mother, Janet, held a variety of jobs, including that of a janitor and a hotel maid. Her father, Michael Robinson Summers, was a truck driver in the transportation industry. Monáe’s parents divorced when she was a young child, and her mother eventually remarried a man who worked in the postal service. Due to the fact that Monáe’s mother remarried, she has a younger sister named Kimmy.

Monáe made an appearance on the albums “Got Purp? Vol. 2” by the Purple Ribbon All-Stars and “Idlewild” by OutKast in 2006, where she was featured on the tracks “Call the Law” and “In Your Dreams.” Big Boi shared his knowledge of Monáe with his close buddy Sean Combs, who, at the time, was unfamiliar with the performer.

In 2006, Monáe became a member of the Bad Boy recording artist roster. The primary responsibility of the record company was to facilitate her visibility on a much larger scale rather than to nurture the artist and the music, and they did this by releasing her album.

During an interview in November of 2009, Monáe disclosed both the title and the concept of her album, which is titled The ArchAndroid. The album was made available to the public on May 18th, 2010. This full-length release combines the second and third suites of the Metropolis album, and it tells the story of how Monáe’s alter-ego, Cindi Mayweather, who was also the protagonist of Metropolis: The Chase Suite, ascends to the role of messianic figure in the community of androids that live in Metropolis. Monáe has said that she intends to produce a music video for each track on The ArchAndroid, in addition to basing a film, a graphic novel, and a touring Broadway musical on the album.

At the Rhythm & Soul Music Awards in 2010, Monáe was honored with the Vanguard Award, which is presented annually by the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. In June of 2010, Monáe performed a cover of Smile by Charlie Chaplin on Billboard.com. In an interview with NPR that took place in September of 2010, Monáe stated that she is a supporter of time travel and a believer in its possibility. On the second elimination episode of the eleventh season of Dancing with the Stars, which aired on September 28, 2010, Monáe gave a performance of her song “Tightrope”.

Monáe appeared as a guest vocalist on funsingle .’s “We Are Young” which was released in September 2011. The record was a massive financial success, topping the charts in more than ten countries and selling over 10 million units worldwide. As a result of this song, Monáe was nominated for three Grammys at this year’s 55th Annual Grammy Awards, including one for Record of the Year. Nate Ruess, the lead singer of fun., collaborated with Monáe to perform an acoustic rendition of their song “We Are Young”.

The decision to hire Monáe as CoverGirl’s newest spokesperson was made in August of 2012. In support of President Obama, Monáe gave a performance at CarolinaFest in September 2012, only a few days before the Democratic National Convention, which was held in Charlotte, North Carolina. Monáe was featured in a commercial for the Sonos Wireless HiFi home audio system in October of 2012. Prior to that, she had already participated in a Sonos commercial alongside Deep Cotton. In honor of Janelle Monáe’s contributions to the arts as well as the community, the Boston City Council declared October 16, 2013 to be “Janelle Monáe Day” in the city of Boston, Massachusetts.

At the iTunes Festival in London, which took place on September 14, 2013, Monáe performed alongside Chic. At the Global Citizens Festival on September 28, Monáe performed alongside Stevie Wonder. The event took place in Central Park. On Saturday, October 26, Monáe appeared as the featured musical guest on Saturday Night Live with Edward Norton serving as the host.

Monáe was honored with the first-ever Harvard College Women’s Center Award for Achievement in Arts and Media on April 14, 2014, in recognition of her work as an artist, advocate, and feminist. Earlier on that same day, she tweeted, “On my way to #Harvard to meet some of the most stunning women in the Women’s Center. I still can not comprehend that today I am the one being honored. Simply put, I am so grateful.” In addition, the Harvard College Black Men’s Forum honored Monáe as their Woman of the Year in 2014 during their annual Celebration of Black Women gala. The event was held in her honor.

In the latter part of March 2015, Monáe issued the “Yoga” single, which was taken from her album The Eephus. With equivalent album sales of 47,000 units, the album debuted at position number 22 on the Billboard 200 chart and at position number 5 on the top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

On March 15, 2016, First Lady Michelle Obama announced that she had compiled a collaboration tune entitled “This Is for My Girls” that featured vocals from Monáe, Kelly Clarkson, Zendaya, and Missy Elliott. The track also received production credit from pop songwriter Diane Warren and Elliott. The single, which was only available on iTunes, was released to coincide with Michelle Obama’s speech at SXSW in Texas and was also used to promote Let Girls Learn, an educational initiative led by the First Lady that focuses on empowering young women in developing countries.

During the time that she was filming these two movie roles, Monáe continued to be active in the music industry by making guest appearances on songs such as “Venus Fly” from Grimes’ Art Angels album and “Hum Along and Dance (Gotta Get Down)” from the soundtrack for the Netflix series The Get Down. In addition, Monáe contributed to the Hidden Figures soundtrack by performing on the songs “Isn’t This the World” and “Jalapeño”.

Monáe’s new single, titled Dirty Computer, was accompanied with the release of a science fiction film called a “emotion picture” on April 27, 2018. This album had its debut at position number six on the Billboard 200 with a total of 54,000 equivalent units, and it also debuted within the top ten on the charts of Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.

The Associated Press, the New York Times, and National Public Radio all ranked it as the year’s top album, making it their consensus pick overall. At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, the album was considered worthy of being nominated for Album of the Year. In addition to that, she collaborated with The Coup in order to make a contribution to the score of the dark comedy movie Sorry to Bother You. Her production firm, Wondaland Pictures, was given a first look deal by Universal in the year 2018.

Monáe opened the 92nd Academy Awards on February 9, 2020 with a performance that featured Billy Porter. The concert emphasized the many films that were nominated for Academy Awards as well as films that the Academy did not recognize, such as Dolemite Is My Name and Midsommar.

We the People is an animated music video series that was first released on Netflix on July 4, 2021. The series was conceived by Chris Nee, while Kenya Barris served as the showrunner. Barack and Michelle Obama were the executive producers of the project.

Monáe contributed a number of original performances of songs to the series. This includes a song with a reggae-influenced composition called “Stronger,” which was the title track for the series and focused on the fight for justice and unity liberty and equality.

The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer was published by Harper Voyager for the first time in April 2022. The book “explores how different threads of liberation—queerness, race, gender plurality, and love—become tangled with future possibilities of memory and time in such a totalitarian landscape … and what the costs might be when trying to unravel and weave them into freedoms.” according to the book’s description.

Summing-Up

The release of a demo CD in 2003 titled The Audition marked the beginning of Monáe’s career as a musician. In 2007, Monáe made her first appearance in the public eye with the release of a concept EP titled Metropolis: Suite I. (The Chase). It reached number two on the US Top Heatseekers list, and in 2010, Monáe released her debut full-length studio album, The ArchAndroid, which was also a concept album and the sequel to her first EP. Both of these albums were distributed by Bad Boy Records.

Monáe is also an actress, and she initially came to the public’s attention for her roles in the films Moonlight and Hidden Figures, both of which were released in 2016. She was considered for the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the latter film, in which she played the role of engineer Mary Jackson. Since then, she has portrayed leading roles in the movies Harriet (2019) and Glass Onion (2022), as well as the television series Homecoming (2020). Monáe was presented with the #SeeHer Award by the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards in 2023.