Janelle Monáe

Studio 360

Amid the 1900 bands who played the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas last weekend, Janelle Mone stood out from the crowd. She’s a funk-soul singer who fills her tunes with sci-fi and robot references. Her new album is Metropolis: The Chase Suite. Studio 360’s Leital Molad caught up with Mone backstage.

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