“Tightrope” gets the remix video treatment. Of course, they go black and white, “Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)” steez.

Ms. Monae pays tribute to the bow-tie on this cover of Charlie Chaplin’s “Smile”.

J. Monae appeared yesterday on Mo’nique. Do yourself a favor an cop The ArchAndroid right now.

Dropping June 22nd, Janelle Monae offers a slightly more “urban” version of her Tuxedo-donned single, featuring homies Lupe Fiasco and B.o.B. Listen to it below, cop it when it drops. LISTEN: Janelle Monae – “Tightrope (Remix)” (feat. B.o.B. + Lupe Fiasco)

Janelle dons the tux once again for another network “Tightrope” performance. Cop The Archandroid, in stores now.

The Archandroid media promo tour continues. Still need convincing? See above.

Wondering what that hidden message was on track 8 (“Neon Gumbo”) of Janelle Monae’s Archandroid? We’ve reversed the backwards track for your listening pleasure. Mystery solved, thanks Innanet. This is probably the most bloggy thing we’ve ever done. LISTEN: Janelle Monae – “Neon Gumbo (Reversed)”

Janelle Monae’s debut EP, 2007′s Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase), only offered a glimpse of what to expect from the Outkast-affiliated songstress, who made her debut on the soundtrack to the duo’s Idlewild film. Nothing terribly earth-shattering, the EP introduced us to a petite, wierdo-hipster chick who believed she lived as an android in a [cont.]

Janelle Monae follows up Letterman with an appearance on BET. Cop this album, ya’ll.

Janelle celebrates her Archandroid album release at New York City’s Highline Ballroom last evening, captured by Vibe. She performs “Tight Rope”, “Cold War”, and “Smile”.

J. Monae made here network television debut last night on Letterman. Taken from ArchAndroid, in stores now. HHS review coming soon.

We used to see this happen every year, back when we ran indie rap retail – a bunch of labels all pick the same day for a bunch of quality releases, and none of them care to change it, forcing the consumer to start making choices, rather than multiple purchases. Today is a packed street [cont.]

Preorders for Janelle Monae’s hotly anticipated The Archandroid are up now, directly from the label. Packages are broken down as follows: Premium Package – $39.99: Includes “ArchAndroid” CD, immediate MP3 downloads of “Tightrope” and “Coldwar” with PDF artwork, The ArchAndroid 27″ x 40″ movie poster, and t-shirt. Deluxe Package – $26.99: Includes “ArchAndroid” CD, immediate [cont.]

We’ve been following mademoiselle Monae for a minute now, pretty much since her show stealing scenes in Outkast’s Idlewild. Her recent “Tightrope” video with Big Boi shows promise for her new LP, The Archandroid, as seen above. The artwork is described as….well, just read. We had no idea she was into that kind of thing…. [cont.]

Well, it may be a while before we get that next Big Boi solo album, or another Outkast LP for that matter, but doesn’t stop Big Boi from carrying on the sound with Janelle Monae latest single. Janelle is sort of an otherworldly, conceptual soul singer who signed with Bad Boy in 2007, and is [cont.]