Artist:

Janelle Monae

Label:

ATLANTIC

Genre:

Rock, Pop

Format:Vinyl LPFormat:Vinyl LPFormat:CDReleased:9th June 2023Released:9th June 2023Released:9th June 2023Catalogue No:0075678626838Catalogue No:0075678626845Catalogue No:0075678616532Barcode:0075678626838Barcode:0075678626845Barcode:0075678616532

Description:

On the heels of her showstopping Met Gala appearance & the release of new single Lipstick Lover, Janelle Mone announced her hugely anticipated new album, The Age Of Pleasure, due out June 9th. THE AGE OF PLEASURE also includes the acclaimed new single, Float (Feat. Seun Kuti + Egypt 80). Hailed by Pitchfork as swaggering, brass-heavythe sound of a top-tier talent doing a little victory dance, the track is joined by an official dance video streaming on YouTube HERE. To celebrate the launch of this new era, Mone graced the March cover of EBONY Magazine, which stated, the singer-songwriter returns to music as their fullest selfwere perhaps witnessing the queerest, and by association, the Blackest, of Mones eras yet Float which Mone initially teased on her hugely popular Instagram was first heard late last year as the official anthem of ABC/ESPNs NBA Saturday Primetime campaign, with Janelle contributing voiceover narration to promo spots highlighting the biggest matchups and stars in the league. The track was used extensively throughout all NBA coverage through mid-March, spanning promos, Primetime matchups, in-game placement, social media, and more. In addition, Float was featured in an animated piece marking Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the #1 spot on the NBAs all-time regular-season scoring list, shared across ESPNs socials and James Instagram to reach more than 275M combined followers. Janelle Mone is without question one of the most celebrated artists of the modern era, an 8x GRAMMY Award-nominated singer, songwriter, producer, performer, and fashion icon known worldwide for her inimitable style and visionary sound. With multiple celebrated albums, THE ARCHANDROID (2010), THE ELECTRIC LADY (2013), and DIRTY COMPUTER (2018), numerous critically-acclaimed theatrical and television performances, and her unwavering activism for social justice and the LGBTQIA+ community, Mone continues to be one of the most compelling and important artists of this generation.