Janelle Monae turns rhythm and blues into science fiction
She’s deep into futurist Ray Kurzweil and loves Octavia Butler’s writing. But her science fiction stories play out over itchy beats, under a James Brown cape. io9 interviews the unclassifiable musician about her influences and dreams for the future. Janelle Monae has gotten attention for being the rare mainstream artist who is clearly doing her…
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“The music business historically has been built around albums. This album-centrism is like saying the sun revolves around the Earth. We don’t listen to albums now; we listen to collections of songs.” “More people are engaged with music than ever before,” said Tom Silverman, chairman and CEO of Tommy Boy Records. “It’s a hockey stick…
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