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Janelle Monáe – The Audition | Album profile | Dork

Album

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Janelle Monáe
The Audition

ALBUM

Janelle Monáe

The Audition

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About This Album

"The Audition" is an album by Janelle Monáe.

About the Artist

Janelle Monáe

If you like Janelle Monáe

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News

Fierce, playful and powerful, Janelle Monáe puts on one hell of a show at Mad Cool 2024

Despite the short, 50-minute set, Janelle Monáe doesn’t water down a moment of this gig.

11 Jul 2024 • 9:50 pm

News

Janelle Monae has confirmed new shows in Manchester and London

She's in the UK this summer.

19 Mar 2024 • 9:56 am

News

Janelle Monáe has returned with her new single, ‘Float’

Produced by Nana Kwabena, Nate “Rocket” Wonder and Sensei Bueno, the track is the musician's first new music proper since 2018.

16 Feb 2023 • 8:06 pm

News

Janelle Monáe has teased a new song 'Float'

The Grammy-nominated recording artist shared a video of herself in the studio over the weekend.

2 Jan 2023 • 6:27 pm

Credits

Production & Engineering

Producer: Janelle Monáe, Nate “Rocket” Wonder, DJ Cutmaster Swiff
Executive Producer: Big Boi
Recording Engineer: Devine Evans
Mixing Engineer: Josh Butler
Mastering Engineer: Bernie Grundman