Janelle Monae
Wins
0
Nominations
10
Category
Biography
"You are only as beautiful as the many beautiful things you do for others without expectation."
- Born Dec. 1, 1985, in Kansas City, Kan.
- Janelle Monaé's debut album, The ArchAndroid, peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard 200. It spawned the single "Tightrope," her first hit song.
- Monaé earned her first GRAMMY nomination for 2008 for Best R&B Performance for "Many Moons" from her 2008 EP, Metropolis, Suite I: The Chase. Monaé performed a medley with Bruno Mars and B.o.B. at the 53rd GRAMMY Awards in 2011, her GRAMMY stage debut.
- In 2014 Monaé appeared on "Sesame Street" as a way to thank her mother for raising her.
- Monaé performed at the AltaMed Power Up Gala in 2016 to raise money for healthcare for women and girls. She also performed at the #JusticeForFlint event, which raised $156,000 for Flint, Mich., after its water was found to be contaminated.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Janelle Monae
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Best Progressive R&B Album
The Age Of Pleasure
Janelle Monae
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Album Of The Year
The Age Of Pleasure
Dave Kutch, Janelle Monae, Mick Guzauski, Nathaniel Irvin III, Sensei Bueno, Nana Kwabena, Jayda Love, Yáng Tan
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Best Music Video
PYNK
Janelle Monae, Justin Benoliel, Whitney Jackson, Emma Westenberg
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Album Of The Year
Dirty Computer
Chris Gehringer, Janelle Monae, Mick Guzauski, Nathaniel Irvin III, Charles Joseph II, Taylor Parks
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Album Of The Year
Some Nights
Jack Antonoff, Richard Costey, Jeffrey Chestek, Chris Gehringer, Ken Lewis, Jeff Bhasker, Janelle Monae, Sonny Pinnar, Nate Ruess, Pawel Sek, Emile Haynie, Andrew Dost, Pete Bischoff, Stuart White, Jacob Dutton, Manny Marroquin, Fun., TommyD, Andrew Dawson
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Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
We Are Young
Jack Antonoff, Janelle Monae, Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, Fun.
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Record Of The Year
We Are Young
Jack Antonoff, Chris Gehringer, Ken Lewis, Jeff Bhasker, Janelle Monae, Nate Ruess, Pawel Sek, Andrew Dost, Stuart White, Fun., Andrew Dawson
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Urban/Alternative Performance
Tightrope
Antwon "Big Boi" Patton, Janelle Monae
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Contemporary R&B Album
The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monae
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Urban/Alternative Performance
Many Moons
Janelle Monae
