Wonder:We had a great time. I mean, just in terms of taking challenges on, sometimes things need an update. And we’re not afraid to try new things. We don’t mind being a vanguard. We’re a vanguard in most of what we try to do, so we don’t ...
R&B iconJanelle Monaehas made a triumphant return with her highly anticipated album, “The Age of Pleasure,” released under Wondaland Arts Society/Atlantic Records. This extraordinary project, executive produced by Janelle Monáe, Nate Wonder, Chuck Lightning, and Sean “Diddy” Combs, show...
She still takes issue with mainstream R&B, but her own music made a sharp turn when she crossed paths with like-minded artists Chuck Lightning and Nate Wonder, who were attending Morehouse College at the time. “There was something about them having these big ideas,” Monáe says. “I’d...
and ends with her and Wonder tucked in a corner of the sectional sofa seriously working out new harmonies for the song. “Weak,” of course, is Nineties R&B at its best, but it’s particularly special to Janelle. “I remember
Chuck Lightning, Nate Wonder (who, as Deep Cotton, produced the album) and the entire hive-mind at Wondaland offered me a lot of knowledge and suggestions, though. They way they make music, they're not going to record something once and think, "Nailed it!" and then move on. They ...
Seated next to Atlantics director Mati Diop, and joined by fellow trendsetter, Deep Cotton’s Nate Wonder, Monáe took in all the collection had to offer. Here, she takes Vogue along for the fun, sharing all the moments behind the scenes of a jampacked day—from getting photographed by ...
Artist: Janelle Monáe Song: “Turntables” Producer: Nate “Rocket” Wonder Album: TBD Director: Last week, Janelle Monáe released a new record titled “Turntables,” an original song for the Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortés documentary All In: The Fight for Democracy. With her film Antebellum ...
I think we had so many years of doing the “Classic Monae,” that now, our new classic is a braid trend. Cute name. Who came up with it? I named it this time. The names have come from [her producer-collaborator] Nate “Rocket” Wonder in the past, in an effort to remember what...
I just remember wanting that voice memo of me sounding like that to be on the actual song. So I ran to the studio afterwards. I called Nate Wonder and I told him, “This is how I want the song to be produced. I want to make sure that the thing you pay attention to most is my...
Included on the 32-song release is Janelle Monáe’s cover of “He’s a Tramp.” In addition, Monáe co-wrote “What a Shame,” a new version of “The Siamese Cat Song” with Wondaland’s Nate “Rocket” Wonder and Roman GianArthur. She also made an original song called “That’s...