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Janelle Monáe Performs ‘Turntables’ on ‘The Late Show’

by Antwane Folk
March 11, 2021 8:42 PM
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On Tuesday night, Janelle Monáe campaigned her rousing track “Turntables” one last time for an Academy Award nomination on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. 

Set in a dimly-lit warehouse, the genre-bending artist and her wicked band rock out to the song in signature Monáe style: wild and free. 

She fiercely wielded an electric guitar and danced herself out of her fedora. Her true grit as a performer can’t be denied here, commanding the spotlight with every change-inflicted lyric she uttered. 

“Turntables” is close to receiving a Best Original Song nomination at the 93rd Oscars. The song made the shortlist in February, and polling for Academy Award members to vote closed on Wednesday.

The Nate “Rocket” Wonder-produced record is attached to the Amazon documentary All In: The Fight For Democracy. 

In other news, Monáe’s role in last year’s Antebellum earned her 2021 NAACP Image Awards nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture.  

Watch Janelle Monáe’s gutsy performance above.

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Antwane Folk

Antwane Folk

Antwane joined Rated R&B in January 2013 after graduating from the University of South Carolina. He is the assistant editor. His niche is seasoned R&B acts, along with radio stats on urban and R&B formats.

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