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Electric Lady (song)
"Electric Lady" is a song by American psychedelic soul and R&B singer Janelle Monáe featuring singer Solange. It was released on July 30, 2014 as the fourth and final single from Monáe's second studio album, ''The Electric Lady''. It uses the "Sunny" chord progression. The song serves as the title track from the album and is one of the more up-tempo tracks on the album. Taking on the concept of female empowerment, "Electric Lady" focuses on the need for women to be themselves while at the same time maintaining self-control over their bodies and sexuality; therefore, taking the power over women's bodies from men. As with her song, " Q.U.E.E.N.", Monáe raps the climax portion of the song to further get her point across. She describes an electric lady during the rap section claiming, "She can fly you straight to the moon into the ghettos/Wearing tennis shoes or in flats or in stilettos," and "Illuminating all that she touches, eye on the sparrow/A modern day Joan of her Arc, or M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe Robinson ( ; born December 1, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and actress. She has received ten Grammy Award nominations, and is the recipient of a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Children's and Family Emmy Award. Monáe has also been honored with the ASCAP Vanguard Award; as well as the Billboard Women in Music#Rising Star Award, Rising Star Award (2015) and the Billboard Women in Music#Trailblazer Award, Trailblazer of the Year Award (2018) from Billboard Women in Music, ''Billboard'' Women in Music. Monáe began her musical career in 2003 with the release of her demo album, ''The Audition (album), The Audition''. She signed with Bad Boy Records to release her debut extended play (EP), ''Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase)'' (2007). It received critical acclaim and narrowly entered the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. Her debut studio album, ''The ArchAndroid'' (2010)—a concept album—was released through Atlantic Records. The following year, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. The magazine was first known for its coverage of rock music and political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson. In the 1990s, the magazine broadened and shifted its focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. It has since returned to its traditional mix of content, including music, entertainment, and politics. The first magazine was released in 1967 and featured John Lennon on the cover, and was then published every two weeks. It is known for provocative photography and its cover photos, featuring musicians, politicians, athletes, and actors. In addition to its print version in the United States, it publishes content through Rollingstone.com and numerous international editions. The magazine experienced a rapid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Still Screenshot From Janelle Monae's Music Video For "Electric Lady"
A still is an apparatus used to distill liquid mixtures by heating to selectively boil and then cooling to condense the vapor. A still uses the same concepts as a basic distillation apparatus, but on a much larger scale. Stills have been used to produce perfume and medicine, water for injection (WFI) for pharmaceutical use, generally to separate and purify different chemicals, and to produce distilled beverages containing ethanol. Application Since ethanol boils at a much lower temperature than water, simple distillation can separate ethanol from water by applying heat to the mixture. Historically, a copper vessel was used for this purpose, since copper removes undesirable sulfur-based compounds from the alcohol. However, many modern stills are made of stainless steel pipes with copper linings to prevent erosion of the entire vessel and lower copper levels in the waste product (which in large distilleries is processed to become animal feed). Copper is the preferred material ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimbra
Kimbra Lee Johnson (born 27 March 1990), known Mononymous person, mononymously as Kimbra, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. Known for mixing pop with R&B, jazz and rock musical elements, her accolades include four ARIA Music Awards, two 2013 Grammy Awards, Grammy Awards and seven Aotearoa Music Awards, New Zealand Music Awards. Kimbra's debut album, ''Vows (album), Vows'', was released in 2011. Singles from the album include "Settle Down (Kimbra song), Settle Down", "Cameo Lover" (which won an Australian Recording Industry Association Award), "Good Intent" and "Two Way Street (song), Two Way Street". A reworked version of the album was released in Europe and the United States in 2012. It featured several new songs, including "Come into My Head", "Warrior (Kimbra song), Warrior" (on which Kimbra was joined by musicians Mark Foster (musician), Mark Foster from Foster the People and DJ A-Trak), and a cover of Nina Simone's "Plain Gold Ring". ''Vows'' reached the top 5 in Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joi (singer)
Joi Elaine Gilliam (born January 25, 1971), known mononymously as Joi, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer associated with the Dungeon Family collective based in Atlanta, Georgia, and as such often performs with Outkast, Organized Noize, and Goodie Mob (her ex-husband, Big Gipp, is a member of the latter group). Her signature songs include " Sunshine & the Rain", " Lick", and "Freedom". Biography Joi is the daughter of NFL Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Joe Gilliam and granddaughter of Tennessee State Tigers football coach Joe Gilliam Sr. Music career ''The Pendulum Vibe'' (1994) In 1994, Joi released her debut album, '' The Pendulum Vibe'', on EMI with Dallas Austin as the executive producer. While the lead single " Sunshine & the Rain" received heavy airplay on video outlets such as VH1 and MTV, the single failed to become a hit and album sales were disappointing, selling only 76,000 copies in the U.S. Even though album sales were low, Joi received wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estelle (musician)
Estelle Fanta Swaray (born 18 January 1980), also known mononymously as Estelle, is a British singer, rapper and actress. She is known for her eclectic blending of musical genres including Contemporary R&B, R&B, Soul music, soul, reggae, Grime music, grime, Hip hop music, hip hop and Dance music, dance. She has collaborated with prominent American artists including Chris Brown, Kanye West, will.i.am, Nas, Akon, Tyler, the Creator, Robin Thicke and Rick Ross, among others. After signing with V2 Records, Estelle released her debut studio album ''The 18th Day'' (2004). A moderate critical and commercial success, it peaked at number 35 on the UK Albums Chart. She then signed with American singer John Legend's Homeschool Records, in a joint venture with Atlantic Records to release her second album, Shine (Estelle album), ''Shine'' (2008), which effectively tailored to international audiences by entering the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, as well as other worldwide charts. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Emily Spalding (born October 18, 1984), sometimes professionally known with the stylized name of esperanza spalding, is an American bassist, singer, songwriter, and composer. Her accolades include five Grammy Awards, a Boston Music Awards, Boston Music Award, a Soul Train Music Awards, Soul Train Music Award, and two honorary doctorates: one from her alma mater Berklee College of Music and one from the California Institute of the Arts, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Spalding began playing music professionally in her childhood, performing as a violinist in the Chamber Music Society of Oregon at age five. She was later both self-taught and trained on other instruments, including guitar and bass. Her proficiency earned her academic scholarships to Portland State University and Berklee College of Music, both of which she attended, studying music. Spalding released her first album, ''Junjo'', in 2006 on the Spanish label Ay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica (singer)
Monica Denise Arnold (formerly Brown; born October 24, 1980) is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, she began performing as a child and joined a traveling gospel choir by the age of ten. Monica signed with record producer Dallas Austin through his label Rowdy Records in 1993, and gained prominence following the release of her debut studio album, ''Miss Thang'' (1995). Her follow-up albums were met with continued success; her second, ''The Boy Is Mine (album), The Boy Is Mine '' (1998) remains her best-selling album and spawned three Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100-number one singles: "The Boy Is Mine (Brandy and Monica song), The Boy Is Mine" (with Brandy Norwood, Brandy), "The First Night " and "Angel of Mine#Monica version, Angel of Mine". She then parted ways with Arista Records, Arista and Rowdy Records in favor of Clive Davis's J Records upon the label's launch in 2000. Her Japan-exclusive third album, ''All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tionne Watkins
Tionne Tenese Watkins (born April 26, 1970), also known by her stage name T-Boz, is an American singer. Watkins rose to fame in the early 1990s as a member of the girl-group TLC. She has won four Grammy Awards for her work with TLC. Early life Tionne Watkins was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 26, 1970, to James and Gayle Watkins. She has written that she is of African American, Native American and Irish descent. Her parents divorced when she was young. Watkins' mother moved her from Des Moines to Atlanta, when she was nine years old, after living in California and Houston for a short time. Career TLC Crystal Jones held auditions for a singing group and chose Watkins, and Lisa Lopes. The group eventually attracted the attention of Perri "Pebbles" Reid and her husband, Antonio "L.A." Reid, head of LaFace Records. Jones was replaced with Rozonda Thomas and the group was signed in 1991 as TLC. In order to preserve the TLC name, Watkins is now named "T-Boz", while Lope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Bankhead (choreographer)
Sean Bankhead is an American dancer and choreographer. He served as a judge on the American music competition series ''Becoming A Popstar''. Bankhead has created the choreography for many music videos, including Lil Nas X's "Industry Baby"(featuring Jack Harlow), Normani's "Motivation (Normani song), Motivation" and "Wild Side (Normani song), Wild Side"(featuring Cardi B), Cardi B's "Up (Cardi B song), Up", Sam Smith's "Dancing with a Stranger" (with Normani) and "I'm Ready (Sam Smith and Demi Lovato song), I'm Ready" (with Demi Lovato), and FKA Twigs' "Tears in the Club" (featuring The Weeknd), Tate McRae's "Exes (song), Exes", Flo (group), Flo's "In My Bag" and Victoria Monet's "On My Mama". In 2024, he joined Usher (musician), Usher during his Super Bowl LVIII halftime show. He has also choreographed concert tours, and television and film productions. Throughout his career, he has earned eight nominations for the MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography. Early life Bankhea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
