A Sense of Doubt blog post #3646 - EPIC: Janelle Monáe Performs as Michael Jackson 2025 Grammy Awards: Music Monday for 2502.10

A Sense of Doubt blog post #3646 - EPIC: Janelle Monáe Performs as Michael Jackson 2025 Grammy Awards: Music Monday for 2502.10

I love Janelle Monáe so much that I have a Janelle Monáe category. That's not true of many single music artists. Age of Pleasure was my album of the year for 2023 and up against stiff competition from Everything But the Girl and PJ Harvey among others. But that album... so much PLEASURE. :-)

Posts:

Thursday, June 22, 2023

A Sense of Doubt blog post #3047 - Janelle Monáe is the BOMB & The Age of Pleasure

Monday, July 17, 2023

A Sense of Doubt blog post #3072 - "Waterslide" - from THE AGE OF PLEASURE by Janelle Monáe

And so I was excited when the reason for Janelle Monáe to be seated near the stage for the Grammy Awards became clear in a tribute to the late greats Quincy Jones (who died in November) and Michael Jackson.

And check out how she dissed Nelly at an after party.

Heading into Low Power Mode after this one.

Thanks for tuning in.

Janelle Monáe Electrifies the Grammys with Thrilling Tribute to Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson

JANELLE MONAE DISSES NELLY @ THE GRAMMYS For SUPPORTING DONALD TRUMP!

https://ew.com/janelle-monae-blasts-nelly-for-donald-trump-inauguration-performance-8785046

Janelle Monáe blasts Nelly for Donald Trump inauguration performance: 'F--- you'

"Nelly, you sold out," said the artist at a Grammys afterparty.

By 

Jessica Wang

 

 

Published on February 3, 2025 02:12PM EST

Janelle Monáe had some scathing words for Nelly following his performance at Donald Trump's presidential inauguration.

While performing the rapper's "Hot in Herre" at a Grammys afterparty in Los Angeles on Sunday night alongside Anderson .Paak, Monáe issued a message to Nelly: "F--- you!" She elaborated to the crowd, "I used to like Nelly but then he went to perform for Donald Trump."

Janelle Monáe honors Quincy Jones as Michael Jackson at Grammys alongside Cynthia Erivo, Stevie Wonder, more

Expressing her solidarity with minority groups amid Trump's criticism of DEI and his mass deportation plans, Monáe broke out into an impromptu rap: "Nelly, you sold out. I used to think he was cool, but now you look like a motherf---ing fool. . . f--- you, you get a new attitude."

#JanelleMonae roasted #Nelly at a #GRAMMYs after-party in L.A. Sunday night, blasting him for recently performing at #PresidentTrump's inauguration 👀 Details here: https://t.co/m3Ji9QOv3y pic.twitter.com/iLcbDSP13b

— TMZ (@TMZ) February 3, 2025

Nelly helped ring in the inauguration of Trump on Jan. 20 by performing at the Liberty Ball. Snoop Dogg, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jason Aldean, and Carrie Underwood were among the performers tapped that inauguration weekend.

In response to the backlash, Nelly said he was "not political" and called it an "honor" to perform. "I respect the office," Nelly said in conversation with rapper Willie D. "This isn't politics. The politics, for me, is over. He won! He's the president. He's the commander in chief of what I would like to say is the best country in the world."

"It is an honor for me to perform for the president of the United States, regardless of who is in office," added the rapper. "If President Biden would've asked me to perform, I would've performed. If Vice President Kamala Harris would've won and asked me to perform, I would've performed."

Donald Trump is sworn in as president. 

MORRY GASH/AFP via Getty

Grammy Awards 2025: See the complete list of winners

When asked if he was a Trump supporter, he said, "I support the president of the United States regardless of who is in office. Regardless, I respect the office."

Janelle Monáe at the 2025 Grammys. 

VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty

The new administration certainly lingered over music's biggest night on Sunday. Host Trevor Noah made several digs at Trump, including remarks about how he intended to "enjoy tonight because this may be my last time I get to host anything in this country." Dr. Dre Global Impact Award recipient Alicia Keys addressed the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion, while artists like Lady Gaga and Chappell Roan advocated for trans rights amid a series of executive orders targeting the community.

Monáe, a ten-time nominee, attended this year's ceremony as a performer for the Quincy Jones tribute. She performed a cover of Michael Jackson's Jones-produced hit "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough."

https://ew.com/quincy-jones-dead-michael-jackson-producer-dies-at-91-8738990


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- Days ago: MOM = 3511 days ago & DAD = 166 days ago

- New note - On 1807.06, I ceased daily transmission of my Hey Mom feature after three years of daily conversations. I post Hey Mom blog entries on special occasions. I post the days since ("Days Ago") count on my blog each day, and now I have a second count for Days since my Dad died on August 28, 2024. I am now in the same time zone as Google! So, when I post at 10:10 a.m. PDT to coincide with the time of Mom's death, I am now actually posting late, so it's really 1:10 p.m. EDT. But I will continue to use the time stamp of 10:10 a.m. to remember the time of her death and sometimes 13:40 EDT for the time of Dad's death. The blog entry numbering in the title has changed to reflect total Sense of Doubt posts since I began the blog on 0705.04, which include Hey Mom posts, Daily Bowie posts, and Sense of Doubt posts. Hey Mom posts will still be numbered sequentially. New Hey Mom posts will use the same format as all the other Hey Mom posts; all other posts will feature this format seen here.