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Usher And Janelle Monae Link Up For Sultry Performance At Las Vegas Show

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Since Usher started his Las Vegas residency earlier this year it’s been a magnet for fellow celebs. Most notably was Keke Palmer whose attire at the show sparked an online drama when her boyfriend commented on how appropriate it was. Eventually, that drama reached a much darker place when Palmer had to file a restraining order against Jackson while she seeks sole custody of their child.

Since Usher was announced as the headlining act at next year’s Super Bowl though, he’s been an even hotter commodity. Ahead of his residency coming to an end next month, dozens of high-profile names have popped up at shows. Summer Walker, Quvao, Kenya Moore, Yung Miami, Doja Cat, and many more have reportedly stopped by to see him sing. Now Janelle Monae is the newest to join the list turning up for a recent show that spawned some viral videos. Monae got the queen treatment at the show with Usher serenading her and the pair sharing a dance during one particular song. Check out the videos of their performance together below.

Read More: Kenya Moore & Usher’s Steamy Concert Moment Leaves Her Soul “Snatched”

Usher And Janelle Monae In Vegas

In the comments, fans react to their sultry on-stage interactions. “His wife or girlfriend a good sport cause babeeee,” one of the top comments reads. Others pointed out how little Usher seems to care about any public drama that he ends up involved in. “Usher just singing his heart away while people running his name through the mud. I need to be this level of unbothered,” another top comment reads.

Coinciding with his Super Bowl performance next year, the R&B superstar will also be releasing a new album. Earlier this year he dropped one of his biggest hits in years “Good Good.” The song saw him teaming up with 21 Savage and Summer Walker and it eventually peaked inside the top 30 on the Hot 100. What do you think of Usher singing to Janelle Monae during a recent show at his Las Vegas residency? Let us know in the comment section below.

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“Lipstick Lover”: Lupita Nyong’o Auditions For Janelle Monae With Sultry Choreography

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The final weeks of any year tend to bring out the reflective, nostalgic tendencies in us as we look back on all that’s transpired throughout 2023. It’s been a rollercoaster of emotions all around the globe, but we’re focusing on the positive growth we’ve seen – particularly in Janelle Monae. The genre-bending artist went through something of a sexual revolution in the early part of the year, regularly flashing her breasts to live audiences watching her perform tracks from her latest album, The Age of Pleasure. Now that the LP has had time to settle, Monae is getting audition tapes from one of her close friends, Lupita Nyong’o, who seemingly has aspirations of appearing in a future visual.

On Monday (November 20), the Black Panther actress took to Instagram to share a clip of her recreating her pal’s hip-swinging choreography. “My official audition to be @JanelleMonae’s next #LipstickLover,” Nyong’o wrote in her caption. She looked as cool as ever in her black, green, yellow, and white two-piece set, her long, smooth legs supporting her slender frame while she leaned against a door and grooved along to the infectious beat.

Read More: Janelle Monae Responds To Thirsty Fans By Reading Their Tweets

Lupita Nyong’o Wants Her Next Role to Be in a Janelle Monae Music Video

“She’s like this,” Lupita tells the person recording, her brown eyes hidden behind oversized sunglasses. The 40-year-old then confidently swings from side to side while Monae beautifully sings, “Just wanna feel your hips on mine / I really got a thing for my lipstick lover, lover, lover, lover, lover.” When she came across the post last night, the “I Like It” hitmaker wrote a comment gassing Nyong’o up. “A leading lady💄👄🥰😘. The role is YOURS😍💄💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋,” she promised.

Now that Lupita Nyong’o is a single woman again, we can’t help but wonder if she has a lucky “Lipstick Lover” in her life. Earlier this fall she was out with Joshua Jackson at a concert, which also came after the announcement of his separation from Jodie Turner-Smith. Read more about that at the link below, and check back later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.

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What Are The R&B Grammy Nominations For 2024?

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The 2024 Grammy Awards aren’t set to take place until February 2024. But today, the conversations surrounding each category of the coveted award show have begun. Ans we’re here to talk about the R&B Grammy nominations for 2024.

Today (November 10), the official R&B nominee list was broadcast. With the sheer dominating force shown on the charts, many artists racked up multiple nominations. R&B’s golden child, SZA, is the star of today. The singer is the most nominated artist at the ceremony, with nine total nominations, including four nominations in R&B and one in rap. What are the R&B Grammy nominations for 2024?

View the complete 2024 R&B Grammy nominations below.

Best R&B Performance

Chris Brown – “Summer Too Hot”
Coco Jones – “ICU”
Robert Glasper Featuring Sir & Alex Isley – “Back to Love”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
Victoria Monét – “How Does It Make You Feel”

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Babyface ft. Coco Jones – “Simple”
Kenyon Dixon – “Lucky”
Victoria Monét ft. Earth, Wind & Fire and Hazel Monét – “Hollywood”
PJ Morton ft. Susan Carol – “Good Morning”
SZA – “Love Language”

Best R&B Song

Coco Jones – “ICU”
Halle – “Angel”
Robert Glasper ft. SiR & Alex Isley – “Back to Love”
SZA – “Snooze”
Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”

Best Progressive R&B Album

6lack — Since I Have a Lover
Diddy — The Love Album: Off the Grid
Terrace Martin and James Fauntleroy — Nova
Janelle Monáe — The Age of Pleasure
SZA — SOS

Best R&B Album

Babyface — Girls Night Out
Coco Jones — What I Didn’t Tell You
Emily King — Special Occasion
Summer Walker — Clear 2: Soft Life EP
Victoria Monét — Jaguar II

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Janelle Monáe Flashed The Crowd One Last Time To Celebrate The End Of Their ‘The Age Of Pleasure Tour’

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Janelle Monáe has given fans enough NSFW content to last until the end of the year. From their table-topping party clips to their videos for “Water Slide,” “Lipstick Lover,” and “Float,” they are truly living up to the title of their latest studio album. After a twerk-filled performance at the 2023 Essence Festival, Monáe took their talents on the road as part of The Age Of Pleasure Tour with special guests Jidenna, Flyana Boss, Dreamer Isioma, and Nana Kwabena.

To commemorate the end of the tour’s sold-out run, during Monáe’s final show on Wednesday, October 18, in Inglewood, California, they flashed the crowd one last time. In the clips captured by concertgoers, as Monáe sang their song “Yoga,” they whipped out their breasts as they sang, “Even when I’m sleeping, I got one eye open / You cannot police me, so get off my areola / Get off my areola.”

Monáe addressed the backlash they received over their lack of clothing during an interview with Rolling Stone in May, saying, “I’m much happier when my titties are out, and I can run around free.”

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Janelle Monae Flashes Fans Again As “The Age of Pleasure” Tour Concludes

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Janelle Monae began her Age of Pleasure Tour on a high note earlier this year, and earlier this week, the genre-bending creative closed it in the same fashion. On Wednesday (October 18), her final performance took place in Los Angeles at the YouTube Theatre in Inglewood. While crooning some of her biggest hits, Monae continued her trend of nonchalantly flashing the audience her breasts, this time showing off the left one in the middle of her set.

Most artists wouldn’t dare put themselves in such a vulnerable situation in front of a crowd of strangers (and their camera phones). The 37-year-old, however, isn’t ashamed of the skin she’s in, and even shared during her album rollout that she’s “much happier when [her] ti**ies are out.” As the crowd caught sight of Monae’s bare breast many of them cheered with excitement, hyping the entertainer up amid her final night on stage.

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Janelle Monae Let Loose in Los Angeles

The Age of Pleasure Tour kicked off at the end of August in Seattle before Janelle headed to cities like Vancouver, Chicago, Boston, Toronto, New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix, and many more. Along the way, special guests Jidenna, Flyana Boss, Dreamer Isioma, and Nana Kwabena came out to help. Fans of the Kansas native are sad to see this leg of performances wrapped up but are eager to see what the next phase of Monae’s career will bring her.

Janelle Monae has long been praised for her artistry, but The Age of Pleasure found the “I Like That” songstress coming in her most confident form yet. Besides showing off the body that she works hard to maintain on more than one occasion, the vocalist also impressed us with her lyrics and singing throughout the project. Read HNHH‘s official review of Monae’s sultry LP at the link below, and find the NSFW video of her on stage that we can’t share on our site by clicking the Via.

Read More: Janelle Monáe “The Age of Pleasure” Review

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Janelle Monae Flashes The Crowd At Los Angeles Show

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Janelle Monae Flashes The Crowd At Los Angeles Show

Janelle Monae is a free spirit, and we are here for every second of it!

This past summer, the Kansas City native went viral for having her breasts out in multiple videos that circulated online. Not only that, but she celebrated her birthday in Mexico by going topless with her closest friends.

On Wednesday, October 18th, Janelle Monae performed her highly-anticipated Los Angeles show at Youtube Theater. This served as the last date on her Age of Pleasure Tour, which meant ending it on a high note!

Being that this is the city of Angels, you know Janelle had to bring out special guests. First up was TDE’s own Doechii, who collaborated with Monae on the song “Phenomenal.” This was a true moment for two badass females in the music industry, that carry their own unique style, sound, and swag!

And for those who were present, they got to experience Monae’s beautiful breasts in real time. Well, just one of them. In the middle of the show, Monae surprised the crowd by flashing one of her breasts. Very nonchalant, as she continues performing as if nothing happened. She also stuck out her tongue during the flashing… and we love to see it.

Janelle Monae also brought out her labelmate Jidenna to perform their collaborative single “Yoga.” All in all, the girl can perform! Her outfits, her energy, her choregraphy, her voice… and she never seizes to let her fans down.

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Janelle Monáe Took The Strip Club Stage, Hit The Pole, And Showed Off Her Dance Moves

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There was a minute there, when Janelle Monáe began the promotional cycle for her album Lipstick Lover, when it seemed like every day, she was grabbing headlines for primarily NSFW or NSFW-adjacent reasons. She turned heads by dancing at a Met Gala after party and then turned even more with a wet t-shirt teaser video, and it continued from there. Monáe has been quieter on that front lately, but recently, the multi-hyphenate was spotted at Magic City, Atlanta’s famous strip club.

In a brief video clip, Monáe wears a relatively conservative dress as her own “Lipstick Lover” plays in the background. Standing on stage and holding onto a pole, Monáe busts out some simple dance moves that are good enough to get some dollar bills thrown in the air.

Monáe found herself in Atlanta as part of her tour in support of Lipstick Lover. She performed at the city’s Fox Theater on October 6, and Quavo even popped up to rap his part from Monáe’s recently released “Champagne Sh*t” remix,” which also features Latto.

Yesterday (October 9), Monáe shared a social media post reflecting on the show, writing, “I fail every time I try and describe this experience. Our safe oasis in every city. 6 more to go and I don’t want it to end. I love y’all so much and thank you for being on this journey with us.”

Janelle Monáe is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Latto Gives Fans ‘Pep Talks,’ Erica Banks Drops A New Freestyle, Tems’ ‘ME & U,’ SZA Graces The Cover Of Rolling Stone & More

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The ladies have been taking over all week with their latest achievements and contributions to the industry. Latto secures a partnership with Halls, Erica Banks releases a fiery remix, Tems drops a new banger, SZA takes the spotlight of Rolling Stone, and more. ‘Pep Talks’ With Latto: Rapper On Wrapper Edition On Oct. 3, it […]

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Janelle Monáe, Latto, And Quavo Are On Their ‘Champagne Sh*t’ On The Song’s New ATL Remix

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Janelle Monáe‘s world takeover continues. Tonight (October 6), the illustrious musician has shared a remix to a fan favorite from her fourth studio album, The Age Of Pleasure.

On a special ATL remix to “Champagne Sh*t,” Monáe joins forces with fellow Atlanta rap stars, Latto and Quavo. Throughout the course of the song, the three are in triumphant spirits, as they toast to their wins.

Monáe’s first verse and chorus remain the same as those on the original album version, with Quavo and Latto adding even more southern flair.

“We gon’ drink ’til we faint now it’s tasting like water / Proud of the times when we came from the bottom / Right now I’m hot, it’s time to go harder / How we keep winnin’, because I’m a starter,” raps Quavo on his triumphant verse.

Having been killing the rap game and maintaining a consistent flow of features and hits, Latto enjoys the fruits of her labor.

“College girl I’m tryna pay your tuition / Red bone kissing, casamigos pissin / Trying go home to the D like a piston,” she raps, reminding us that she’s got the game on lock.

You can listen to “Champagne Sh*t (ATL Remix)” above.

Janelle Monáe is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.