Fans of Janelle Monae will be receiving a gift in the form of new music soon. The singer-songwriter will premiere her new single, Q.U.E.E.N., on Monday April 22nd via her website www.JanelleMonae.com at 7:54PM EST.

The beautiful Janelle Monae graces the May 2013 cover of Essence Magazine. In her sit down with the mag, the 27 year old talks about being a woman and dressing accordingly.

Monáe's humble beginnings as a maid, cleaning houses when she was trying to raise money for college, undoubtedly made a huge impact on the person she is now and speak volumes about the spirit she has.

With more artists trying to diversify their brand portfolio, Janelle Monae is the latest singer to capitalizing on a technology partnership; the "Tightrope" singer has partnered with Sonos, a wireless hifi home audio system.

After being featured in our "About Face" series, it was evident that Janelle Monae would partner with a brand to show off her beauty to the world. The "Tightrope" singer has partnered with beauty company COVERGIRL to become the next face of a brand all about "doing you".

Nicki Minaj and Adele are two of this year's most successful recording artists, at least when it comes to singles. Following fun and Janelle Monae's hit single "We Are Young," which is the second best selling digital song of the year (5.087 million, thus far), Minaj and Adele have two of the top 12 selling songs for the first half of 2012.