◇ image via WikipediaJanelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe is a Contemporary R&B and Funk act. Their catalogue also touches House, Pop and Rock. Their sound grew out of Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Teezo Touchdown, Kel-P, The Coup and Tayla Parx. Those roots explain a lot about how Janelle Monáe arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Chloe x Halle, Sudan Archives, Jessie Ware, Erykah Badu and Ari Lennox, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Easy Star All-Stars, JPEGMAFIA, Matt Martians, Devon Hendryx and Butch Walker, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 64 connections around Janelle Monáe, reaching back through Doo-Wops & Hooligans and forward to Easy Star All-Stars. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Janelle Monáe connections
Janelle Monáe grew out of Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Teezo Touchdown, Kel-P and The Coup, shares an orbit with Chloe x Halle, Sudan Archives, Jessie Ware and Erykah Badu, went on to shape Easy Star All-Stars, JPEGMAFIA, Matt Martians and Devon Hendryx. 64 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Janelle Monáe
Sounds and acts that shaped Janelle Monáe.
- Doo-Wops & Hooligansartist
- Teezo Touchdownartist
- Kel-Partist
- The Coupartist
- Tayla Parxartist
- Giorgiaartist
- Flyana Bossartist
- Seun Kutiartist
- Kelelaartist
- Roman GianArthurartist
- Bruno Marsartist
- Chance the Rapperartist
- Zoë Kravitzartist
- Grace Jonesartist
- Patrick Stumpartist
- Peggy Leeartist
- Lauryn Hillartist
- Stevie Wonderartist
- Charlie Chaplinartist
- Teenage Dreamartist
- Bad Boy Recordsartist
Artists similar to Janelle Monáe
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Janelle Monáe.
- Chloe x Halleartist
- Sudan Archivesartist
- Jessie Wareartist
- Erykah Baduartist
- Ari Lennoxartist
- Beyoncéartist
- TLCartist
- Chlöeartist
- Jamila Woodsartist
- Jill Scottartist
- Destiny's Childartist
- Ravyn Lenaeartist
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- Rina Sawayamaartist
- En Vogueartist
- Mary J. Bligeartist
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- Missy Elliottartist
- Jae Stephensartist
- Lauryn Hillartist
- Bree Runwayartist
- Amber Markartist
- Toni Braxtonartist
- The Cartersartist
- SZAartist
- FLOartist
- Kilo Kishartist
- Moses Sumneyartist
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