Janelle Monáe Is OUT…And, With New Music and A Show In June To See In Redmond

Rising young singer and actress Janelle Monáe  just came out as “pansexual” in an Rolling Stone interview today. The 32 year old star is also releasing a new album this week and just announced a nationwide tour that will open in the Seattle area on June 11th at Redmond’s Marymoor Park.

From the interview:

“Being a queer black woman in America,” she said, “someone who has been in relationships with both men and women – I consider myself to be a free-ass motherfucker.”

“I read about pansexuality and was like, ‘Oh, these are things that I identify with too.’ I’m open to learning more about who I am.”

Tickets for her Marymoor show go on sale on Wednesday, May 2nd.

More on her new album and tour:

JANELLE MONÁE ANNOUNCES LONG AWAITED RETURN TO THE ROAD WITH ‘DIRTY COMPUTER TOUR’ FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST ST. BEAUTY

 

New Video For “I Like That” Released Today From Upcoming Album ‘Dirty Computer’ Available Everywhere This Friday, April 27th

 

Tickets On Sale To General Public Starting Wednesday, May 2 at LiveNation.com

GRAMMY®-nominated singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and activist Janelle Monáe has announced her return to touring with her upcoming North American Dirty Computer Tour. Fellow Wondaland artists Alexe Belle and Isis Valentino, known together as the soulful duo St. Beauty, will join the tour as a special guest. Monáe made a big splash with the recent announcement of her upcoming Dirty Computer album, releasing buzzworthy visuals for hot singles “Make Me Feel,” “Django Jane” and “PYNK,” giving fans an exciting peek in to the creative vision for her new music. The 27-city tour produced by Live Nation will kick off June 11 in Seattle, WA and make stops across famous amphitheaters and theaters in Los Angeles, Detroit, Nashville, New York, Atlanta, Miami and more before wrapping August 4 in Atlanta, GA. Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning Wednesday, May 2 at LiveNation.com.

 

As an extension of their two year partnership, Monáe and Belvedere Vodka will co-create signature experiences along the tour, including music-inspired cocktails and VIP activations at major tour stops.

 

Monáe also released a brand new music video today for her previously released single “I Like That.”

Her highly-anticipated third album Dirty Computer will be released this Friday, April 27th and is available for pre-order now. Every online U.S. ticket purchased for Janelle Monáe’s 2018 tour includes a standard digital copy of her new album, Dirty Computer. Instructions on how to redeem a copy will be sent to ticket purchasers via email on release day, April 27th 2018. Notable outlets such as NPR, Billboard, and W Magazine, among others, have praised Monae’s cinematic range and vision on this album. The trailer is streaming now via YouTube and Monáe’s official website. Release date for the accompanying narrative film to be announced soon.

 

2016 saw Monáe embark on her film acting career with stellar performances in two milestone films, Hidden Figures and Moonlight; both films received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, with the latter winning the award at the 89th Academy Awards.

 

JANELLE MONÁE WITH SPECIAL GUEST ST. BEAUTY ‘DIRTY COMPUTER TOUR’ DATES:

DATE	CITY	VENUE
Mon Jun 11	Seattle, WA	King County’s Marymoor Park
Tue Jun 12	Vancouver, BC	Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Wed Jun 13	Portland, OR	McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
Sat Jun 16	San Francisco, CA	The Masonic
Wed Jun 20	San Diego, CA	Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
Tue Jun 26	Phoenix, AZ	Comerica Theater
Thu Jun 28	Los Angeles, CA	The Greek Theatre
Sat Jun 30	Salt Lake City, UT	The Complex
Sun Jul 01	Denver, CO	The Paramount Theatre
Tue Jul 03	Minneapolis, MN	State Theatre
Thu Jul 05	Chicago, IL	The Chicago Theatre
Fri July 06	Milwaukee, WI*	Summerfest*
Sat Jul 07	Grand Rapids, MI	20 Monroe Live
Mon Jul 09	Detroit, MI	Fox Theatre Detroit
Tue Jul 10	Cincinnati, OH	Taft Theatre
Wed Jul 11	St. Louis, MO	The Pageant
Fri Jul 13	Nashville, TN+	Ryman Auditorium+
Sat Jul 14	Indianapolis, IN	Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
Mon Jul 16	Toronto, ON	Rebel
Wed Jul 18	New York, NY	Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden
Fri Jul 20	Washington, DC*	The Anthem*
Sat Jul 21	Boston, MA	Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
Mon Jul 23	Raleigh, NC	The Ritz
Tue Jul 24	Charlotte, NC	The Fillmore Charlotte
Thu Jul 26	Tampa, FL	Jannus Live
Fri Jul 27	Miami, FL	The Fillmore Miami at Jackie Gleason Theater
Sat Jul 28	Orlando, FL	House of Blues Orlando
Sat Aug 04	Atlanta, GA	Tabernacle

 

*non-Live Nation date

+on sale beginning May 4

 

About Janelle Monáe

Janelle Monáe is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, performer, producer, activist and actress. She recently unveiled new details of her highly-anticipated third solo album, DIRTY COMPUTER and the accompanying DIRTY COMPUTER: AN EMOTION PICTURE BY JANELLE MONÁE. The album arrives everywhere Friday, April 27th. Immersed in the performing arts at a young age, Monáe founded her record label the Wondaland Arts Society releasing the EP “Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase).” Monáe previously released critically acclaimed albums “ArchAndroid” and “The Electric Lady.” Additionally, Janelle took her talent to the silver screen, where she starred in the Academy-Award nominated, Hidden Figures and “Best Picture” winner, Moonlight.

 

About Live Nation Entertainment

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