157-547: Janelle Monáe Robinson ( / dʒ ə ˈ n ɛ l m oʊ ˈ n eɪ / jə- NEL moh- NAY ; born December 1, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and actress. She has received ten Grammy Award nominations, and is the recipient of a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Children's and Family Emmy Award . Monáe has also been honored with the ASCAP Vanguard Award ; as well as the Rising Star Award (2015) and
314-589: A Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Program for her role in the TV series We the People . She launched her record label, Wondaland Arts Society in a joint venture with Epic Records in 2015, and has signed artists including Jidenna , Roman GianArthur and St. Beauty . There was a lot of confusion and nonsense where I grew up, so I reacted by creating my own little world. [...] I began to see how music could change lives, and I began to dream about
471-623: A diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100 . Monáe's second studio album, The Electric Lady (2013) debuted at number five on the Billboard 200. Monáe's third studio album, Dirty Computer (2018)—also a concept album—was released to widespread critical acclaim; it was chosen as the best album of the year by several publications. The album peaked within
628-411: A totalitarian landscape ... and what the costs might be when trying to unravel and weave them into freedoms." In May 2022, Deadline reported Monáe was set to act as Josephine Baker in the TV series De La Resistance . In December 2022, Atlantic Records' CEO Craig Kallman said in an interview with Variety that Monáe had new music scheduled for 2023. On February 16, 2023, Monáe released
785-474: A "funkstress". Monáe's roots in Kansas City, Kansas, where she was born and raised, are evident in her lyrics and style. According to Carrie Battan's Pitchfork feature on Monáe, the song "Ghetto Woman" directly addresses Monáe's working-class K.C., Kansas mother – as well as the portrayal of working-class black women in U.S. culture – with the line "Carry on, ghetto woman, even when
942-465: A "mini-mogul" because of the deal and revealed that "the partnership will bow in May with a 5-song compilation EP called The Eephus , including tracks from rapper Jidenna [...], Roman, St. Beauty , Deep Cotton and Monáe herself." With this move, Monáe became one of the few black women who run their own independent record label in conjunction with a major record label. In late March 2015, Monáe released
1099-413: A 10-part series of animated music videos premiered on Netflix, created by Chris Nee , with Kenya Barris as a showrunner and produced by Barack and Michelle Obama. Monáe performed a number of songs for the series. This included a reggae -influenced number, titled "Stronger," which focuses on the "fight for justice and unity ... unity, liberty and equality" and the title track for the series. She won
1256-463: A 370-acre (1.5 km ) resort and waterpark, opened across I-435 from Village West in June 2009; however, it has been closed since the end of the 2018 season. On March 30, 2011, Google announced that Kansas City had been selected as the site of an experimental fiber-optic network that it would build at no cost to the city. Kansas City was chosen from a field of 1,100 U.S. communities that had applied for
1413-538: A Grammy Award but who did contribute to a winning recording. These certificates are known as Participation Certificates or Winners Certificates. Those eligible for a certificate can apply for one in the weeks after the Grammy ceremony. A special Grammy Award of merit is occasionally awarded to recognize "ongoing contributions and influence in the recording field". It has come to be known as the Grammy Legend Award and
1570-555: A Historical Landmark by the city in 1985 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 1986. In 1889, the Wyandotte County Museum and Historical Society was established as a permanent repository of the county's history. The Argentine Carnegie Library , the only Carnegie library that exists in the metropolitan area, was built in 1917. The library has moved the collections and staff from Argentine to
1727-499: A Walk of Fame star, they realized that many leading people in their business would not earn a star on Hollywood Boulevard . They determined to rectify this by creating awards given by their industry similar to the Oscars and the Emmys . After deciding to go forward with such awards, a question remained what to call them. One working title was the 'Eddie', to honor Thomas Edison , the inventor of
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#17328848521271884-623: A canoe, with no memory of how she got there or who she is." On March 29, 2019, in Brooklyn, NY, she inducted Janet Jackson into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame . Also in 2019, she co-starred in the film Harriet , about abolitionist Harriet Tubman . Monáe returned to the big screen twice in 2020, with her first lead role in September 2020 with horror film Antebellum , and another supporting role with biopic The Glorias . On February 9, 2020, Monáe opened
2041-536: A citizens assist program, fire prevention, safe place, and a smoke detector program. The Kansas City Police Department (Kansas) performs law enforcement in the city. The department was established in 1898 with a staff of 46. Of the statistics available in 2000 based on data collected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as part of its Uniform Crime Reporting Program, which represent from arrests made by State and local law enforcement agencies as reported to
2198-512: A commercial for the Sonos Wireless HiFi home audio system, and appeared in a Sonos commercial in 2012 with Deep Cotton . The Boston City Council named October 16, 2013, "Janelle Monáe Day" in the city of Boston , Massachusetts , in recognition of her artistry and social leadership. Monáe's first single from The Electric Lady , " Q.U.E.E.N. ", featuring Erykah Badu , premiered on SoundCloud and made available for download purchase at
2355-532: A cover of the Jackson 5's 'I Want You Back'. Monáe was also featured on "Do My Thing" for Estelle 's studio album, All of Me . In June 2012, Monáe performed two new songs, "Electric Lady" and "Dorothy Dandridge Eyes" – from her then-upcoming sophomore studio album, The Electric Lady – at the Toronto Jazz Festival. In July 2012, for the second year in a row, Monáe appeared at
2512-512: A fan's e-mail using a company computer, an incident that inspired the song "Lettin' Go", which in turn attracted the attention of Big Boi . Monáe appeared on the Purple Ribbon All-Stars album Got Purp? Vol. 2 as well as on OutKast's 2006 album Idlewild , where she was featured on the songs "Call the Law" and "In Your Dreams". Big Boi told his friend Sean Combs about Monáe, of whom at
2669-680: A laboratory as a super-musical cross between James Brown , Judy Garland , André 3000 and Steve Jobs , invented to test the desperate incredulity of music journalists." She also compared Monáe to artists such as Annie Lennox , Lauryn Hill , and Corinne Bailey Rae . Monáe's musical styles have been described as "a soaring orchestral trip enlivened with blockbuster vocals, mysterious imagery and notes of Sixties pop and jazz". The Guardian has noted some of Monáe's influences as Michael Jackson , Janet Jackson , Prince , Outkast , Erykah Badu , James Brown , Grace Jones , Stevie Wonder , David Bowie , Jimi Hendrix , Bernard Herrmann , Funkadelic and
2826-399: A male householder with no wife present, and 34.9% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.32. The racial composition of Kansas City, Kansas, as of 2010, was as follows: As of the 2000 census , the median household income in
2983-460: A manner that preserves the integrity of the academy and their member community. Although registered media companies may submit entries, they have no vote. The eligibility period for the upcoming 66th Annual Grammy Awards is October 1, 2022 – September 15, 2023. The 2024 Grammy Awards , unveiled by Recording Academy chief Harvey Mason Jr., are set to be held on February 4, 2024. In many categories, certificates are presented to those ineligible for
3140-415: A name, they also share visual styles (the cover for The ArchAndroid is inspired by the iconic poster for Metropolis ), conceptual themes and political goals, using expressionistic future scenarios to examine and explore contemporary ideas of prejudice and class. Both also include a performing female android, though to very different effect. Where Metropolis android Maria is the evil, havoc-sowing double of
3297-758: A pre-telecast "Premiere Ceremony" in the afternoon before the Grammy Awards telecast. On April 6, 2011, the Recording Academy announced a significant overhaul of many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The number of categories was cut from 109 to 78. The most substantial change was eliminating the distinction between male and female soloists and between collaborations and duo/groups in various genre fields (pop, rock, rhythm and blues [R&B], country, and rap). Additionally, several instrumental soloist categories were discontinued; recordings in these categories now fall under general categories for best solo performances. In
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#17328848521273454-481: A private online listening service. After nominees have been determined, final voting ballots are sent to NARAS voting members, who may then vote in the general field and cast ten votes in various genre categories spread to three of the eleven fields. Members are encouraged, but not required, to vote only in their fields of expertise. Ballots are tabulated secretly by the independent accounting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu . After vote tabulation, winners are announced at
3611-484: A sci-fi twist". Matthew Valnes describes Monáe as innovating a more contemporary Neo-Afrofuturism, where the android role is used as a tool to critique the representation of Black female musicians in the funk genre. Funk music of 1960s through 1980s is a prevalent music style influencing Monáe. The website for Monáe's Wondaland Arts Society Collective asserts, "We believe there are only three forms of music; good music, bad music, and funk." Monáe has also referred to herself as
3768-485: A separate race. The racial makeup (including Hispanics in the racial counts) was 40.98% (64,177) white or European American (34.46% non-Hispanic white ), 21.53% (33,715) black or African-American , 1.14% (1,786) Native American or Alaska Native , 4.85% (7,590) Asian , 0.24% (370) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian , 16.07% (25,172) from other races , and 15.2% (23,797) from two or more races . The racial and ethnic makeup (where Hispanics are excluded from
3925-414: A singer and a performer from a very young age, and has cited the fictional character of Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz as a musical influence. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill , which Monáe bought two copies of with her first check, was another source of inspiration. She performed songs from the album on Juneteenth talent shows, winning three years in a row. As a teenager, Monáe was enrolled in
4082-617: A speech about police brutality after the performance on NBC's Today Show, "Yes Lord! God bless America! God bless all the lost lives to police brutality. We want white America to know that we stand tall today. We want black America to know we stand tall today. We will not be silenced ..." By March 15, 2016, First Lady Michelle Obama proclaimed that she had assembled a collaborative track featuring vocals from Monáe, Kelly Clarkson , Zendaya and Missy Elliott , alongside production credit from pop songwriter Diane Warren and Elliott, titled "This Is for My Girls". The iTunes -exclusive record
4239-514: A teaser video on YouTube. The album was accompanied by a narrative film project, and the teaser video aired nationwide in select theaters prior to screenings of Black Panther . She held a series of "top-secret" listening sessions in Los Angeles and New York in support of the album. On February 22, 2018, Monáe released " Make Me Feel " and " Django Jane " as the first two singles from Dirty Computer , both accompanied by music videos and announced that
4396-561: A very vast career: "The amount of roles: Willy Wonka to Sweeney Todd to all of the dramatic roles. Whatever the Janelle Monáe version of that is. Maybe something even better..." Grammy Award The Grammy Awards , stylized as GRAMMY , and often referred to as the Grammys , are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in
4553-522: A work is entered, review sessions are held that involve over 150 recording industry experts, to determine that the work has been entered in the correct category. The resulting lists of eligible entries are then circulated to voting members, each of whom may vote to nominate in the general fields ( Record of the Year , Album of the Year , Song of the Year , and Best New Artist ) and in up to nine out of 30 other fields on their ballots. The five recordings that earn
4710-511: A world where every day was like anime and Broadway, where music fell from the sky and anything could happen. —Monáe, on her childhood musical inspiration Janelle Monáe Robinson was born on December 1, 1985, in Kansas City, Kansas , and was raised in Quindaro , a working-class community of Kansas City. Her mother, Janet, worked as a janitor and a hotel maid. Her father, Michael Robinson Summers,
4867-487: A world with androids because of technology and the way it advances. The first album she was running because she had fallen in love with a human and she was being disassembled for that. In a November 2009 interview, Monáe revealed the title and concept behind her album, The ArchAndroid . The album was released on May 18, 2010. The second and third suites of Metropolis are combined into this full-length release, in which Monáe's alter ego, Cindi Mayweather – also
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5024-459: Is 113 °F (45 °C), set on August 14, 1936, at Downtown Airport, while the official record minimum temperature is −23 °F (−31 °C), set on December 22 and 23, 1989. Normal seasonal snowfall is 13.4 inches (34 cm) at Downtown Airport and 18.8 in (48 cm) at Kansas City International Airport. The average window for freezing temperatures is October 31 to April 4, while for measurable (0.1 in or 0.25 cm) snowfall, it
5181-578: Is November 27 to March 16 as measured at Kansas City International Airport. Precipitation, both in frequency and total accumulation, shows a marked uptick in late spring and summer. Kansas City is situated on the edge of the " Tornado Alley ", a broad region where cold air from the Rocky Mountains in Canada collides with warm air from the Gulf of Mexico , leading to the formation of powerful storms, especially during
5338-478: Is a 3,500-seat indoor arena/auditorium located in the city's downtown. The venue, which has a permanent stage, is used for public assemblies, concerts, and sporting events. In 1887, John G. Braecklein constructed a Victorian home for John and Margaret Scroggs in the area of Strawberry Hill . It is a fine example of the Queen Anne style architecture erected in Kansas City, Kansas. The Rosedale Arch , dedicated to
5495-420: Is a charter member and was organized on February 28, 1918. The department has 18 fire stations in the city and covers an area of approximately 127 square miles. The department also has specialty teams, including heavy rescue, hazardous materials, foam team, water rescue, tactical medic, trench rescue, high angle/rope rescue, and technical urban search and rescue. The fire department has four public service programs:
5652-690: Is an opaque mask of perfection: all silken smooth skin, button nose and glassy brown eyes." Monáe describes tuxedos as a uniform for her career, speaks of wanting to redefine how women dress, and has been featured in the "Style 100" of InStyle magazine. The Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards honored Monáe with the Board of Directors' Tribute and the American Ingenuity Award for her "straoridanra ability to experiment in fashion". When it comes to her acting career, Monáe expressed desire to shape it around that of Johnny Depp , stating that he has
5809-517: Is cool, because I think that it just shows a different perspective of how women can dress. —Monáe, on her image and artistic freedom Monáe's signature style is her tuxedo wardrobe. She said "I bathe in it, I swim in it, and I could be buried in it. A tux is such a standard uniform, it's so classy and it's a lifestyle I enjoy. The tux keeps me balanced. I look at myself as a canvas. I don't want to cloud myself with too many colors or I'll go crazy. It's an experiment I'm doing. I think I want to be in
5966-488: Is focused on the African-American community), business newspaper Kansas City Business Journal , and the bilingual publication Dos Mundos . The major U.S. broadcast television networks have affiliates in the Kansas City market, including WDAF-TV 4 ( Fox ), KCTV 5 ( CBS ), KMBC-TV 9 ( ABC ), KCPT 19 ( PBS ), KCWE 29 ( The CW ), KSHB-TV 41 ( NBC ) and KSMO-TV 62 ( MyNetworkTV ). Other television stations in
6123-716: Is land and 3.57 square miles (9.25 km ) is water. Neighborhoods of Kansas City, Kansas, include the following: Kansas City lies in the Midwestern United States , as well as near the geographic center of the country, at the confluence of the longest river in the country, the Missouri River , and the Kansas River (also known as the Kaw River). The city lies in the humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa ) zone, with four distinct seasons and moderate precipitation, and
6280-547: Is part of USDA plant hardiness zone 6. Being located in the center of North America , far removed from a significant body of water, there is significant potential for extremes of hot and cold swings in temperature throughout the year. Unless otherwise stated, normal figures below are based on data from 1981 to 2010 at Downtown Airport. The warmest month of the year is July, with a 24-hour average temperature of 81.0 °F (27.2 °C). The summer months are hot but can get very hot and moderately humid, with moist air riding up from
6437-563: Is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified Government". It is the location of the University of Kansas Medical Center and Kansas City Kansas Community College . In October 1872, "old" Kansas City, Kansas, was incorporated. The first city election was held on October 22 of that year by order of Judge Hiram Stevens of the Tenth Judicial District and resulted in the election of Mayor James Boyle. The mayors of
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6594-615: The 13th Annual Grammy Awards in 1971. The concept of a separate Grammy Awards for Latin music recorded in Spanish or Portuguese began in 1989, as it was deemed too large to fit on the regular Grammys ceremony. The Recording Academy then established the Latin Recording Academy in 1997, and the separate Latin Grammy Awards were first held in 2000. The Latin Grammys honor works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around
6751-617: The 2022 season to Children's Mercy Park . The team's ownership committed to building a soccer specific stadium across the state line in Kansas City, Missouri, on the Berkley Riverfront Park, which broke ground on October 6, 2022, with a goal to open by March 2024. The Kansas City Monarchs is an independent baseball team in the American Association , which moved to Kansas City, Kansas, in 2003 and, through 2019, played its home games at Legends Field, located adjacent to
6908-506: The 66th Annual Grammy Awards , set to take place in 2024. Three new categories were announced, bringing the total number to 94, the highest since the peak of 109 in 2010. In addition, both Producer of the Year, Non-Classical and Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical , were moved to the General Field, the first time new categories had been added to this field since the concept of the Big Four
7065-725: The 92nd Academy Awards with a performance featuring Billy Porter that highlighted the many films nominated as well as films that were snubbed by the Academy, including Dolemite Is My Name and Midsommar . In September 2020, Monáe released the music video Turntables as part of the Amazon Studios ' bipartisan voter registration campaign. The song is used over the end credits of the Stacey Abrams -backed film, All In: The Fight for Democracy . More recently, she signed global deal with Sony Music Publishing. On July 4, 2021, We The People ,
7222-659: The Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 67th Annual Grammy Awards , featuring a total of 94 categories, will be presented on February 2, 2025. After over fifty years being broadcast on CBS , it
7379-635: The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, and the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York City, New York, with 28 Grammys awarded. The number of awards given grew, at one time reaching over 100, and fluctuated over the years with categories added and removed. The second Grammy Awards , also held in 1959, was the first ceremony to be televised, but the ceremony was not aired live until
7536-642: The Children's and Family Emmy Awards for Outstanding Short Form Program as one of the writers. In 2022, Monáe portrayed twin sisters Helen and Cassandra "Andi" Brand in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery , for which she received critical acclaim. In April 2022, Harper Voyager published her first book, The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer, which "explores how different threads of liberation— queerness , race , gender plurality , and love—become tangled with future possibilities of memory and time in such
7693-724: The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival announced that Monáe will co-headliner the stage with Childish Gambino . Glastonbury Festival also confirmed Monáe's presence as headlining the West Holts stage of the festival. Four days after the Coachella setlist announcement, Monàe released a new music video for the song "Screwed". She replaced Julia Roberts in the second season of the Amazon Prime Video series, Homecoming , playing "a tenacious woman who finds herself floating in
7850-664: The Crypto.com Arena (known as the Staples Center from 1999 to 2021) became the permanent home of the award ceremonies. The Grammy Museum was built across the street from the Crypto.com Arena in LA Live to preserve the history of the Grammy Awards. Embedded on the sidewalks on the museum streets are bronze disks, similar to the Hollywood Walk of Fame , to honor each year's top winners, Record of
8007-483: The Grammy Living Legend Award at different ceremonies. As of 2018, fourteen solo musicians and one band have received this award. The Grammy Salute to Industry Icons Award honors those who have made innovative contributions to the music industry. Recipients include: Before 1971, Grammy Award ceremonies were held in different locations on the same day. Originally New York City and Los Angeles were
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#17328848521278164-539: The Great Flood of 1951 and the Great Flood of 1993 . The 2020 United States census counted 156,607 people, 57,079 households, and 36,392 families in Kansas City. The population density was 1,255.5 per square mile (484.7/km ). There were 63,446 housing units at an average density of 508.6 per square mile (196.4/km ). The U.S. Census accounts for race by two methodologies. "Race alone" and "Race alone less Hispanics" where Hispanics are delineated separately as if
8321-423: The Gulf of Mexico . High temperatures surpass 100 °F (38 °C) on 5.6 days of the year and 90 °F (32 °C) on 47 days. The coldest month of the year is January, with an average temperature of 31.0 °F (−0.6 °C). Winters are cold, with 22 days where the high is at or below the freezing mark and 2.5 nights with a low at or below 0 °F (−18 °C). The official record maximum temperature
8478-521: The Incredible String Band . Matthew Valnes likens Monáe's dancing style in the music video for "Tightrope" to that of James Brown. In an opinion piece for The Quietus , John Calvert places Janelle Monáe within the Afrofuturism movement, pointing out her similarities to Sun Ra and George Clinton . He asserts that Janelle Monáe is innovating the genre. Monáe has said she has an alter ego from
8635-667: The Kansas Speedway , tenants include Hollywood Casino, The Legends At Village West , AMC Theatres IMAX , Cabela's , Nebraska Furniture Mart , Great Wolf Lodge , Monarchs Stadium , the home stadium of the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball , over three dozen restaurants, and Children's Mercy Park , the home stadium of the Sporting Kansas City Major League Soccer franchise. Schlitterbahn Vacation Village ,
8792-633: The Los Angeles Kings , Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Sparks to play an extended length of road games. With 32 Grammy Awards, Beyoncé is the artist with the most Grammy wins. U2 , with 22 Grammy Awards, holds the record for most awards won by a group. When Pearl Jam won a Grammy for the Best Hard Rock Performance in 1996, the band's lead singer Eddie Vedder commented on stage, "I don't know what this means. I don't think it means anything." In 2008, Glen Hansard , leader of
8949-557: The Muncie area. Kansas City, Kansas, is part of a bi-state media market that comprises 32 counties in northeastern Kansas and northwestern Missouri. The Kansas City media market (ranked 32nd by Arbitron and 31st by Nielsen ) includes 10 television stations and 30 FM and 21 AM radio stations. Due to its close proximity to the Topeka media market, most of the television and radio stations from that city are receivable over-the-air in portions of
9106-691: The North Sea Jazz Festival in Europe as well as in the 46th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland on the 14th. In August 2012, Monáe was chosen as CoverGirl 's newest spokesperson. In September 2012, Monáe performed at CarolinaFest in support of President Obama , just before the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte , North Carolina . In October 2012, Monáe starred in
9263-779: The Trailblazer of the Year Award (2018) from Billboard Women in Music . Monáe began her musical career in 2003 with the release of her demo album , The Audition . She signed with Bad Boy Records to release her debut extended play (EP), Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase) (2007). It received critical acclaim and narrowly entered the Billboard 200 . Her debut studio album, The ArchAndroid (2010)—a concept album —was released through Atlantic Records . The following year, she guest performed on fun. 's 2011 single " We Are Young ," which received
9420-465: The U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County . It is an inner suburb of the older and more populous Kansas City, Missouri , after which it is named. As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 156,607, making it one of four principal cities in the Kansas City metropolitan area . It is situated at Kaw Point , the junction of the Missouri and Kansas rivers. It
9577-530: The debut album from Wu-Tang Clan . The nomination review committees would be disbanded in 2021 following criticism of the lack of nominations for The Weeknd 's album After Hours . At the 38th Annual Grammy Awards , artist Mariah Carey was nominated for six awards for her album Daydream , including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for her single " One Sweet Day ". Although critics believed Carey would be "cleaning up" that year, Carey ultimately lost in all her nominated categories that night, much to
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#17328848521279734-512: The music industry . They are regarded by many as the most prestigious and significant awards in the music industry worldwide. They were originally called the Gramophone Awards , as the trophy depicts a gilded gramophone . The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks ' major music awards held annually, and are considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards with
9891-446: The phonograph . Eventually, the name was chosen after a mail-in contest whereby approximately 300 contestants submitted the name 'Grammy', with the earliest postmark from contest winner Jay Danna of New Orleans, Louisiana, as an abbreviated reference to Emile Berliner 's invention, the gramophone . Grammys were first awarded for achievements in 1958. The first award ceremony was held simultaneously in two locations on May 4, 1959,
10048-413: The rock field, the hard rock and metal album categories were combined. The Best Rock Instrumental Performance category was also eliminated. In R&B , the distinction between best contemporary R&B album and other R&B albums has been eliminated, consolidated into one Best R&B Album category. In rap , the categories for best rap soloist and best rap duo or group have been merged into
10205-523: The 2012 Black Girls Rock! ceremony. Monáe has been known to distribute the Ten Droid Commandments , which encourages her fans to be individuals. The Telegraph also commented on her image as an artist, saying, "Sitting in a grey, airless record company office, this slight, stiff young woman delivers her speech in slow, deliberate tones, utterly expressionless. Dressed in her trademark starched shirt and tuxedo, hair immaculately coiffed, Monáe's face
10362-418: The 57,079 households, 34.9% had children under the age of 18; 38.2% were married couples living together; 30.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 29.2% of households consisted of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.7, and the average family size was 3.5. The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher
10519-476: The Best New Artist award in 2009 and her other three awards in 2012 and 2017. At age 18, Eilish is the youngest artist to have won all four awards. As of 2024, an additional two awards were added to the "General Field". Other awards are given for performance and production in specific genres and for other contributions such as artwork and video. Special awards are also given for longer-lasting contributions to
10676-429: The COVID-19 Delta cron hybrid variant. The ceremony was also moved from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas due to the former having scheduling conflicts with sports games and concerts nearly every night through mid-April. The gold-plated trophies, each depicting a gilded gramophone , are made and assembled by hand by Billings Artworks in Ridgway, Colorado . In 1990,
10833-415: The Coterie Theater's Young Playwrights' Round Table, which began writing musicals. One musical, completed when she was around the age of 12, was inspired by the 1979 Stevie Wonder album Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants" . Monáe attended F. L. Schlagle High School , and after high school, moved to New York City to study musical theater at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy , where she
10990-474: The FBI, there were a total of 696 incidents. Retired KCK police detective Roger Golubski has been accused of sexual assault , protecting organized crime, and obtaining convictions on falsified evidence and coerced perjury. Lamonte McIntire was exonerated and released in October 2017 after 23 years in prison for a double murder. His mother claimed Golubski tried to force her into a sexual relationship. When she refused, Golubski framed her son. Detectives working
11147-541: The Grammy Awards. The recording with the most votes in a category wins, and it is possible to have a tie (in which case the two [or more] nominees who tie are considered winners). Winners are presented with a Grammy Award; those who do not win receive a medal for their nomination. In both voting rounds, Academy members are required to vote solely based on quality, without consideration for sales, chart performance, personal friendships, regional preferences or company loyalty. Gifts may not be accepted. Members are urged to vote in
11304-488: The Guinness Book of World Records." Monáe's signature look harkens back to dandyism . Citing Grace Jones and Josephine Baker as role models, Monáe takes the classical 18th-century look in the classical white and black pattern. Monáe's signature look can also be attributed to the early days in her career, when she was employed as a maid. She mentioned this in her acceptance speech for the "Young, Gifted, and Black" award at
11461-452: The Irish rock group The Frames , stated that the Grammys represent something outside of the real world of music "that's fully industry based". He said he was not particularly interested in attending that year's ceremony, even though he had been nominated for two awards. Maynard James Keenan , lead singer of progressive rock band Tool , did not attend the Grammy Awards ceremony to receive one of
11618-744: The Kansas City, Kansas, area. KCTV , the market's CBS affiliate, is licensed to Kansas City, Missouri, but operates out of Kansas City, Kansas. Kansas City, Kansas, is served by the Kansan , a daily newspaper which ceased its print publication and became an online-only paper in 2009. Newspapers serving the city's suburbs include The Record (serving Turner, Argentine, and Rosedale), Piper Press (serving Piper), and The Wyandotte West (weekly publication for western Wyandotte County). Weekly newspapers include alternative publication The Pitch , faith-oriented newspaper The Kansas City Metro Voice , The Wyandotte Echo (which focuses on legal news), The Call (which
11775-451: The Recording Academy and that voting members are active creative professionals involved in the recording process, such as performers, songwriters, producers, and engineers. Nomination review committees, composed of anonymous industry figures, were established following the 37th Grammy Awards , which attracted criticism for the slate of Album of the Year nominations. The winner, Tony Bennett 's live album MTV Unplugged , competed against
11932-586: The Recording Academy for introducing a policy of charging nominees $ 1200 for a plus one, saying the policy "makes it ever more obvious who is valued, and more specifically what (that would be lots of money, for the folks in the back)." A Billboard article clarified that the new policy was a tiered system, ranging from $ 375 to $ 2000 for a ticket to attend the pre-telecast ceremony. The Grammys also have been criticized for snubbing awards to some nominated artists. The organization's awards journey states that nominees and winners are determined solely by voting members of
12089-578: The Rhythm & Soul Music Awards in 2010. Monáe covered Charlie Chaplin 's Smile on Billboard.com in June 2010. In an NPR interview in September 2010, Monáe said she is a believer in, and a proponent of, time travel. Monáe performed " Tightrope " during the second elimination episode of the 11th Season of Dancing with the Stars on September 28, 2010. Monáe performed at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2011 alongside artists Bruno Mars and B.o.B ; they performed
12246-707: The Village West development in western Wyandotte County. The team was previously a member of the Northern League (which was not affiliated with Major League Baseball ), until it dissolved following the 2010 season. While the remaining Northern League teams became members of the North American League as part of the Northern League's merger with the Golden Baseball League and United Baseball League ,
12403-604: The Village West district. The team originally planned to move to Trails Stadium , a planned stadium facility in Kansas City, Missouri, in 2011, but the project was scuttled in 2009. The developer of the planned venue moved the project to the Village West area, near Legends Field, and received the needed approvals in January 2010. The Kansas City Current replaced the now defunct National Women's Soccer League team FC Kansas City , which ceased operations in 2017. The Current played its inaugural season at Legends Field before moving for
12560-517: The Year, Best New Artist, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. Since 2000, the Grammy Awards have taken place outside of Los Angeles only three times. New York City 's Madison Square Garden hosted the awards in 2003 and in 2018 , while the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas hosted in 2022 . The annual awards ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena requires the local sports teams such as
12717-415: The age of 18 and 9.6% of those ages 65 or over. According to the 2010 census, there were 145,786 people, 53,925 households, and 35,112 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,168.1 inhabitants per square mile (451.0/km ). There were 61,969 housing units at an average density of 496.5 per square mile (191.7/km ). The median age in the city was 32.5 years. 28.4% of residents were under
12874-420: The age of 18; 9.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.7% were from 25 to 44; 23.7% were from 45 to 64; and 10.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female. There were 53,925 households, of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.1% were married couples living together, 18.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.0% had
13031-614: The album Paper Gods , their first album in over five years, and their single called "Pressure Off". On August 14, 2015, Monáe and the body of her Atlanta-based Wondaland Arts Society collective performed the protest song " Hell You Talmbout ", which raised awareness of the many black lives that were taken as a result of police brutality , with lyrics such as "Walter Scott, say his name. Jerame Reid , say his name. Philip White, say his name ... Eric Garner , say his name. Trayvon Martin , say his name ... Sandra Bland , say her name. Sharondra Singleton, say her name." She also gave
13188-460: The album would follow on April 27, 2018. Monáe stated in an interview with BBC Radio 1 : "Prince was actually working on the album with me before he passed on to another frequency, and helped me come up with some sounds. And I really miss him, you know, it's hard for me to talk about him. But I do miss him, and his spirit will never leave me." Its short film earned a Hugo Award nomination for Best Dramatic Presentation – Short Form. Monáe appeared in
13345-496: The all-inclusive performance of " Proud Mary ". On April 14, 2014, Monáe was the recipient of the inaugural Harvard College Women's Center Award for Achievement in Arts and Media for achievements as an artist, advocate and feminist. She tweeted earlier that day, "Headed to #Harvard to meet the beautiful ladies in the Women's Center. Can't believe I'm the honoree today. Just So thankful." Monáe
13502-525: The band's awards, explaining that: I think the Grammys are nothing more than some gigantic promotional machine for the music industry. They cater to a low intellect and they feed the masses. They don't honor the arts or the artist for what he created. It's the music business celebrating itself. That's basically what it's all about. The Grammys have also been criticized for generally awarding or nominating more commercially successful albums rather than critically successful ones. In 1991, Sinéad O'Connor became
13659-608: The boarded-up projects of poverty-wracked Kansas". Kansas City, therefore, not only represents Monáe's physical roots within her hometown, but also serves as an important influence on the lyrics and science-fictional setting. I feel like I have a responsibility to my community and other young girls to help redefine what it looks like to be a woman. I don't believe in men's wear or women's wear, I just like what I like. And I think we should just be respected for being an individual ... I've been in Vogue , now, and different publications, which
13816-533: The case refused to collect basic evidence. Former KCK Police Chief Terry Ziegler and other supervisors knew about this. On September 15, 2022, Golubski was indicted by a federal grand jury in Topeka , Kansas, and arrested on six counts of sexual assault under color of law. Another three-count federal indictment was unsealed November 14, almost two months later: Golubski and three other men—Cecil Brooks, LeMark Roberson, and Richard Robinson—were charged with conspiring, decades ago, to keep young women as sex slaves. At
13973-498: The category as a lead artist. Monáe has also ventured into acting, first gaining attention for starring in the 2016 films Moonlight and Hidden Figures . For portraying engineer Mary Jackson in the latter, she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress . She has since starred in the films Harriet (2019) and Glass Onion (2022), and the television series Homecoming (2020). In 2022, she won
14130-543: The charts of more than ten countries and selling over ten million units worldwide. The song garnered Monáe three Grammy nominations at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards , including Record of the Year . Nate Ruess , the lead singer of fun., performed an acoustic version of "We Are Young" with Monáe. On December 11, 2011, Monáe performed at the Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo, Norway, including her songs 'Cold War', 'Tightrope', and
14287-507: The city after its organization were James Boyle, C. A. Eidemiller, A. S. Orbison, Eli Teed, and Samuel McConnell. In June 1880, the Governor of Kansas , John St. John , proclaimed the city of Kansas City a city of the second class with Mayor McConnell present. In March 1886, "new" Kansas City, Kansas, was formed through the consolidation of five municipalities: "old" Kansas City, Armstrong, Armourdale , Riverview, and Wyandotte. The oldest city of
14444-548: The city was $ 33,011, and the median income for a family was $ 39,491. Males had a median income of $ 30,992 versus $ 24,543 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 15,737. About 13.0% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 23.8% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over. Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that employment in Wyandotte County, Kansas, increased 4% from March 2011 to March 2012. The sharp rise in
14601-402: The city. The largest employer is the University of Kansas Hospital . The adjoining University of Kansas Medical Center , including the schools of medicine, nursing, and allied health, is also among the city's largest employers (with a student population of about 3,000). Village West is a business and entertainment district located at the intersection of Interstates 70 and 435 . Anchored by
14758-542: The episode " Autofac " of the 2017 anthology series based on the work of Philip K. Dick, Electric Dreams , which premiered on Channel 4 in the UK and on Amazon Video in the US. On April 27, 2018, Monáe released a sci-fi film companion "emotion picture" to her new record Dirty Computer . The album debuted at the number six of the Billboard 200 with 54,000 equivalent units and on
14915-473: The exclusion of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). Therefore, the field and some categories were renamed as Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music. Since 2012, small adjustments have been made to lists of categories and genre fields. The number of categories has risen from 78 in 2012 to 84 since 2017. In 2020, amid the George Floyd protests , several urban, rap, and Latin music categories were renamed. In 2022,
15072-673: The film was released in December 2016. While filming these two movie roles, Monáe remained active in music with features on Grimes' "Venus Fly" from her Art Angels album and also the soundtrack for the Netflix series The Get Down with a song titled, "Hum Along and Dance (Gotta Get Down)". Monáe was also on the tracks "Isn't This the World" and "Jalapeño" for the Hidden Figures soundtrack. In an interview with People , Monáe revealed that she
15229-463: The first musician to refuse a Grammy, boycotting the ceremony after being nominated for Record of the Year , Best Female Pop Vocal Performance , and Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance . O'Connor would go on to win the latter award. She said her reasoning came from the Grammys' extreme commercialism. In 2024, Rhiannon Giddens described the financial strain of attending the ceremony for middle and working class musicians. She criticized
15386-621: The first time. As with adjacent Kansas City, Missouri, the percentage of the city's most populous ethnic group, non-Hispanic whites , has declined from 76.3% in 1970 to 40.2% in 2010. In 1997, voters approved a proposition to unify the city and county governments, creating the Unified Government of Wyandotte County. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 128.38 square miles (332.50 km ), of which, 124.81 square miles (323.26 km )
15543-430: The group was Wyandotte, which was formed in 1857 by Wyandot Native Americans and Methodist missionaries. In the 1890s, the city saw an explosive growth in population as a streetcar suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. This growth continued until the 1930s. It was one of the nation's 100 largest cities for many U.S. Census counts, from 1890 to 1960, including 1920, when it had a population of over 100,000 residents for
15700-684: The host cities. Chicago joined as a host city in 1962 and Nashville became a fourth location in 1965. The 1971 ceremony at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles was the first to take place in one location. In 1972, the ceremony was then moved to Madison Square Garden 's Felt Forum in New York City, then moved in 1973 to Nashville's Tennessee Theatre . From 1974 to 2003, the Grammys were held in various venues in New York City and Los Angeles, including New York's Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall ; and Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium , Staples Center and Hollywood Palladium. In 2000,
15857-412: The iTunes Store on April 23, 2013. "Q.U.E.E.N." garnered 31,000 digital sales according to Nielsen Soundscan with the accompanying music video gaining four million YouTube views within its first week of release. In her 2013 interview with fuse , Monáe said "Q.U.E.E.N." was inspired by conversations she shared with Erykah Badu about the treatment of marginalized people, especially African-American women, and
16014-492: The label, Bad Boy, in 2006. The label's chief role was to facilitate her exposure on a much broader scale rather than develop the artist and her music, as Mitchell noted: "She was already moving, she already had her records – she had a self-contained movement." Combs and Big Boi wanted to take their time and build her profile organically and allow the music to grow rather than put out "a hot single which everyone jumps on, and then they fade because it's just something of
16171-415: The largest employers in the city are: Kansas City, Kansas, has a consolidated city-county government in which the city and county have been merged into one jurisdiction. As such, it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal corporation, and a county, which is an administrative division of a state. The Kansas Legislature passed enabling legislation in 1997, and voters approved the consolidation proposal
16328-489: The live classical album The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 , Seal 's second eponymous album , and the twelfth albums from Bonnie Raitt and Eric Clapton , both longtime musical mainstays. Not nominated that year were several albums that would later be recognized as classics, including Nas 's debut album Illmatic , Oasis 's debut album Definitely Maybe , Hole 's album Live Through This , Jeff Buckley 's Grace , and
16485-601: The market include Saint Joseph, Missouri -based KTAJ-TV 16 ( TBN ), KCKS-LD 25, Lawrence, Kansas -based KMCI-TV 38 ( independent ), Spanish-language station KUKC-LD 20 ( Univision ), and KPXE-TV 50 ( Ion Television ). The Major League Soccer franchise Sporting Kansas City (which was originally known as the Kansas City Wiz for its inaugural year in 1996 and the Kansas City Wizards from 1997 to 2010) currently plays its home games at Children's Mercy Park in
16642-405: The median household income was $ 46,424 (with a margin of error of ±$ 1,298) and the median family income was $ 54,955 (±$ 2,431). Males had a median income of $ 32,908 (±$ 1,298) versus $ 26,001 (±$ 789) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $ 29,809 (±$ 1,006). Approximately, 15.5% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 27.6% of those under
16799-517: The men of Kansas City, Kansas, who served in World War I, is a small-scale replica of France's famous Arc de Triomphe . It is located on Mount Marty in Rosedale, overlooking the intersection of Rainbow and Southwest Boulevards. Wyandotte High School is a public school building located at 2501 Minnesota Avenue. Built in 1936 as a Works Progress Administration project, the school was later designated as
16956-655: The messianic figure to the city's strictly segregated working class, Monáe's messianic android muse Cindi Mayweather represents an interpretation of androids as that segregated minority, which Monáe describes as "... the Other . And I feel like all of us, whether in the majority or the minority, felt like the Other at some point." Monáe received the Vanguard Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers at
17113-412: The moment." In 2007, Monáe released her first solo work, Metropolis. It was originally conceived as a concept album in four parts, or "suites", which were to be released through her website and mp3 download sites. After the release of the first part of the series, Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase) in mid-2007, these plans were altered following signing with Sean Combs's label, Bad Boy Records, later in
17270-527: The most votes in each category become the nominees, while in some categories (craft and specialized categories) review committees determine the final five nominees. There may be over five nominees if a tie occurs in the nomination process. Although members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences generally are invited to screenings or are sent DVDs of films nominated for Oscars, NARAS members do not receive nominated recordings, but instead receive access to
17427-651: The movie Rio 2 , released in the U.S. on April 11, 2014, and the song " What Is Love " was featured on the soundtrack. In April 2014, Monáe was invited to perform along with Tessanne Chin , Patti LaBelle , Aretha Franklin , Jill Scott , Ariana Grande , and Melissa Etheridge at the White House as a part of the PBS -broadcast "Women of Soul" event, which celebrated American women artists whose work has left an indelible and profound impact on American national musical culture. She performed " Goldfinger ", "Tightrope", and joined in on
17584-463: The music industry. Because of the large number of award categories (94 as of 2024), and a desire to feature several performances by various artists, only awards with the most popular interest – typically about 10 to 12, including the four general field categories and one or two categories in the most popular music genres (i.e., pop, rock, country, and rap) – are presented directly at the televised award ceremony. Most other Grammy trophies are presented in
17741-418: The network. The network became operational in 2012. Piper, Kansas , became the first full community in the nation (based on actual residential votes and pre-registration counts) to have residential broadband internet network infrastructures using fiber-optic communication of 1 Gbit/s download and upload speeds provided by Google Fiber . According to the city's 2013 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,
17898-477: The new Best Rap Performance category. The roots category had the most eliminations. Up through 2011, there were separate categories for regional American music forms, such as Hawaiian, Native American, and Zydeco/Cajun music. A consistently low number of entries in these categories led the Recording Academy to combine these music variations into a new Best Regional Roots Music Album , including polka , which had lost its category in 2009. In same-genre fields,
18055-843: The new South Branch, at 3104 Strong Ave., a few blocks to the west and north, which opened September 26, 2012. The library has turned over the building to the Kansas City, Kansas, USD 500. Other points of interest in the Kansas City, Kansas, area include Fire Station No. 9 , Granada Theater , Hanover Heights Neighborhood Historic District , Huron Cemetery , Judge Louis Gates House , Kansas City, Kansas Hall, Kansas City, Kansas Fire Headquarters, Great Wolf Lodge , Schlitterbahn Vacation Village , Quindaro Townsite , Sauer Castle , Scottish Rite Temple , Shawnee Street Overpass , Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building, St. Augustine Hall, Theodore Shafer House, Trowbridge Archeological Site, Westheight Manor and Westheight Manor District, White Church Christian Church, Wyandotte County Courthouse and
18212-525: The news portrays you less than you could be." Monáe also told the London Evening Standard she has internalized her KCK (K.C., KS) roots by wearing the working-class uniform of her parents and expressing concern that she cannot let "her community down". On the album The ArchAndroid , especially in songs like "Cold War" or "BabopbyeYa", Monáe relates "the dystopian cityscapes depicted in Metropolis to
18369-451: The number of awards was increased from 86 to 91. Performance categories were added for the Americana and alternative music genres alongside new categories for video game score and spoken word poetry albums. A songwriter category (non-classical) and a song for social change category were also added and several categories were adjusted slightly. In 2023, several key changed were announced for
18526-676: The number of workers resulted in Wyandotte County ranking 19th in the nation and 1st in the Kansas City metropolitan area for job growth as of September 28, 2012. Kansas City is the home to the General Motors Fairfax Assembly Plant , which manufactures the Chevrolet Malibu and the Cadillac XT4 . The Federal Bureau of Prisons maintains its North Central Region Office in the city. In addition, Associated Wholesale Grocers and Kansas City Steak Company are based within
18683-432: The opening act for band No Doubt on their summer 2009 tour. Her single "Open Happiness" was featured in the 2009 season finale of American Idol . Monáe told MTV about the concept for her new album and also discussed an alter ego named Cindi Mayweather. She said: Cindy is an android and I love speaking about the android because they are the new "other". People are afraid of the other and I believe we're going to live in
18840-567: The oppressed and the oppressor. She's like the Archangel in the Bible , and what Neo represents to The Matrix ." In her second album , Cindi Mayweather returned to Earth to liberate Metropolitans from the Great Divide, an oppressive oligarchy that used time travel to "suppress freedom and love". Chris Champion of The Observer described Metropolis and The ArchAndroid as " psychedelic soul with
18997-687: The original Grammy design was reworked, changing the traditional soft lead for a stronger alloy less prone to damage, making the trophy bigger and grander. Billings developed Grammium, a zinc alloy which they trademarked. Trophies engraved with each recipient's name are not available until after the award announcements, so "stunt" trophies are re-used each year for the ceremony broadcast. By February 2009, some 7,578 Grammy trophies had been awarded. The "General Field" are four awards which are not restricted by music genre. To date, three artists have won all four awards, two won all four at once: Christopher Cross (1981) and Billie Eilish (2020). Adele won
19154-559: The past" and out of touch with "new media" and trends among music listeners such as music sharing , stating: The major nominations for the 54th annual awards clearly show that the recording academy has been working overtime to be all-inclusive, but more significantly, they also reveal a deep chasm between its goals and the listening habits of the general population...The focus is still on the old music industry model of cash-cow hits, major label investments and commercial radio... In an article for Time , journalist Touré also responded to
19311-641: The protagonist of Metropolis: The Chase Suite – becomes a messianic figure to the android community of Metropolis. Monáe announced plans to shoot a video for each song on The ArchAndroid and create a film, graphic novel and a touring Broadway musical based on the album. The Metropolis concept series draws inspiration from a wide range of musical, cinematic and other sources, ranging from Alfred Hitchcock to Debussy to Philip K. Dick . The series puts Fritz Lang's 1927 silent film Metropolis , which Monáe referred to as "the godfather of science-fiction movies", in special regard. Aside from sharing
19468-449: The racial counts and placed in their own category) was 34.46% (53,962) White alone (non-Hispanic) , 21.14% (33,105) Black alone (non-Hispanic) , 0.40% (619) Native American alone (non-Hispanic) , 4.80% (7,512) Asian alone (non-Hispanic) , 0.22% (347) Pacific Islander alone (non-Hispanic) , 0.34% (537) Other Race alone (non-Hispanic) , 4.07% (6,381) Multiracial or Mixed Race (non-Hispanic) , and 34.57% (54,144) Hispanic or Latino . Of
19625-419: The same person." After a year and a half, Monáe dropped out of the academy and relocated to Atlanta , enrolling at Georgia Perimeter College . She began writing her own music and performing around the campus. In 2003, Monáe self-released a demo album titled The Audition , which she sold out of the trunk of a Mitsubishi Galant . During this period she worked at an Office Depot but was fired for answering
19782-526: The same year. The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department was founded in 1898. By 1918, the department had begun taking photographs and fingerprints of all the people its officers had arrested. The Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department was founded on December 25, 1883. The fire department is part of the Firefighter's Relief Association and the International Association of Fire Fighters. IAFF Local 64
19939-420: The shock of critics and Carey herself. In 2011, Los Angeles Times journalist Randall Roberts criticized the exclusion of Kanye West 's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy from Album of the Year nominations for the 54th Grammy Awards . He described West's album as "the most critically acclaimed album of the year, a career-defining record". Roberts went on to criticize the Grammy Awards for being "mired in
20096-407: The single " Yoga " from the album The Eephus . The album debuted at number 22 of the Billboard 200 and at number 5 of the top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with an equivalent album sales of 47,000 units. In mid-2015 Monáe attended various fashion events including London Fashion Week and the 2015 Met Gala . She began collaborating with Nile Rodgers for a new Chic album and Duran Duran for
20253-621: The single "Float" featuring horns by Seun Kuti and his band, Egypt 80. On May 11, she announced her fourth album The Age of Pleasure would be released on June 9. In a July 2023 interview with The Current , Monáe described their new album as "a movement" and "a soundtrack to a lifestyle" emphasizing the unapologetic pursuit of radical joy. The sensual and summery beats of the songs and accompanying music videos for tracks like "Water Slide" and "Lipstick Lover" continue to build upon depictions of queer love and acceptance common in Monáe's work. The album
20410-521: The snub and expressed general displeasure with the awards, stating "I don't pretend to understand the Grammys. I have never been able to discern a consistent logic around who gets nominated or who gets statues. I comprehend the particular logic of the Oscars, but not the big awards for music. My normal state of confusion around what drives Grammy decisions was exponentialized this week when, to the shock of many, Kanye's masterpiece My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
20567-790: The spring. A few areas of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area have had some severe outbreaks of tornadoes at different points in the past, including the Ruskin Heights tornado in 1957 , the May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence , and the Tornado Outbreak Sequence of May 2019 . The region can also fall victim to sporadic ice storms during the winter months, such as the 2002 ice storm during which hundreds of thousands lost power for days and (in some cases) weeks. Kansas City and its outlying areas are also subject to flooding, including
20724-562: The synth section of B.o.B's song "Nothin' on You" and she then performed the track "Cold War" with B.o.B on the guitar and Mars on the drums. The performance received a standing ovation. Monáe's single "Tightrope" was also featured on the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2011 , performed by Pia Toscano , Haley Reinhart , Naima Adedapo , and Thia Megia . In September 2011, Monáe was featured as a guest vocalist on fun. 's single, " We Are Young ", which achieved major commercial success, topping
20881-434: The time Combs had not yet heard. Combs soon visited Monáe's MySpace page and according to a HitQuarters interview with Bad Boy Records A&R person Daniel 'Skid' Mitchell, Combs loved it right away: "[He] loved her look, loved that you couldn't see her body, loved the way she was dancing, and just loved the vibe. He felt like she has something that was different – something new and fresh." Monáe signed to
21038-653: The time of this indictment, Brooks was in a federal prison in Fort Worth, Texas; the locations of the others were unavailable. The Kansas City, Kansas Public Library system has five branch libraries spread throughout Wyandotte County: the Main Library, South Branch Library, Turner Community Library, West Wyandotte Library, and the Mr. & Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Environmental Library in Wyandotte County Lake Park. The system
21195-896: The title is an acronym "for those who are marginalized"; Q standing for the queer community, U standing for the "untouchables", the first E standing for "emigrants", the latter standing for "excommunicated" and N standing for " negroid ". Thematically, The Electric Lady continues the utopian cyborg concepts of its predecessors, while presenting itself in more plainspoken, introspective territory in addition to experimenting with genres beyond conventional funk and soul such as jazz ("Dorothy Dandridge Eyes"), pop-punk (" Dance Apocalyptic "), gospel ("Victory") and woozy, sensual vocal ballads (" PrimeTime ", featuring Miguel ). The album features guest appearances by Prince , Solange Knowles , aforementioned Miguel and Esperanza Spalding with production from previous collaborator Deep Cotton (a psychedelic punk act) and Roman GianArthur (a soul music composer), and
21352-508: The top ten charts of Canada , United Kingdom and Ireland . It was chosen as the best album of the year by three publications: the Associated Press , New York Times , and NPR . The album received the nomination for Album of the Year at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards . She also contributed to the soundtrack to the dark comedy film Sorry to Bother You , collaborating with The Coup . In 2018 her Wondaland Pictures production company
21509-459: The top ten of the Billboard 200, and was further promoted by Monae's Dirty Computer Tour. It was accompanied by the science fiction film of the same name . In 2022, she wrote the cyberpunk story collection, The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer , based on the album. Her fourth studio album, The Age of Pleasure (2023) was nominated for Album of the Year at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards , becoming her second nomination in
21666-428: The traditional and contemporary blues categories and the traditional and contemporary folk categories each were consolidated into one per genre due to the number of entries and the challenges in distinguishing between contemporary and traditional blues and folk songs. In the world music field, the traditional and contemporary categories also were merged. In the classical field, its main category Best Classical Album ,
21823-549: The world that has been released either in Ibero-America , the Iberian Peninsula , or the United States. The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards were postponed from its original January 31, 2021, date to March 14, 2021, due to the music industry impact of COVID-19 pandemic . The 64th Annual Grammy Awards were also postponed from its original January 31, 2022, date to April 3, 2022, due to health and safety concerns related to
21980-399: The year 2719, named Cindi Mayweather. In her first EP , Monáe gave this alter ego a back story: she was on the run after breaking the law in her home town of Metropolis by falling in love with a human, Anthony Greendown. Monáe has expanded on Cindi's mythos, saying, "The Archandroid, Cindi, is the mediator, between the mind and the hand. She's the mediator between the haves and the have-nots,
22137-502: The year. The label gave an official and physical release to the first suite in August 2008, which was retitled Metropolis: The Chase Suite (Special Edition) and included two new tracks. The EP was critically acclaimed, garnering Monáe a 51st Annual Grammy Awards Grammy nomination for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for the single " Many Moons ", festival appearances and opening slots for indie pop band of Montreal . Monáe also toured as
22294-575: Was a truck driver. Monáe's parents separated when Monáe was a toddler and her mother later married a postal worker. Monáe has a younger sister, Kimmy, from her mother's remarriage. Monáe was raised Baptist and learned to sing at a local church. Her family members were musicians and performers at the local African Methodist Episcopal church, the Baptist church , and the Church of God in Christ . Monáe dreamed of being
22451-400: Was already working on her third studio album when she received the scripts for her two first acting roles; therefore, she put the album on hold. Monáe also revealed in the interview that she would be releasing new music sometime in 2017, although by the end of the year no album or single was announced. On February 16, 2018, Monáe revealed her third studio album, titled Dirty Computer , through
22608-481: Was also recognized as the 2014 Woman of the Year by the Harvard College Black Men's Forum at their annual Celebration of Black Women gala. In mid-2014, Monáe had an interview with Fuse where she teased a follow-up to The Electric Lady , saying "I'm working on a new, cool creative project called 'Eephus ' " and "It's a big concept and you're not going to see it coming. It'll just land." Later in 2014, Monáe
22765-500: Was announced on October 30, 2024, that the Grammys would move to ABC , Disney+ and Hulu as part of a ten-year broadcast deal between the Recording Academy and The Walt Disney Company . Harry's House Midnights The Grammys had their origin in the Hollywood Walk of Fame project in the 1950s. As recording executives on the Walk of Fame committee compiled a list of significant recording industry people who might qualify for
22922-496: Was discontinued because most recipients in the category had also won in other classical categories for the same album. Classical recordings are now eligible for the main Album of the Year category. A few minor name changes were also made to better reflect the nature of the separate categories. The Recording Academy determined that the word "gospel" in the gospel genre field tends to connote images and sounds of traditional soul gospel to
23079-532: Was established. The total number of fields was consolidated from 26 to 11 to ensure that all voting members would be able to exercise their allocated ten genre votes, as some members were prevented from doing so previously due to some fields only containing one category. Members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), both media companies and individuals, may nominate recordings for consideration. Entries are made and submitted online. When
23236-418: Was estimated to be 12.0% of the population. 27.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 101.8 males. The 2016–2020 5-year American Community Survey estimates show that
23393-433: Was featured on Sérgio Mendes ' album, Magic . She sings on the track titled "Visions of You". In February 2015, Monáe along with Epic Records and its CEO and chairman L.A. Reid announced that Monáe's independent label Wondaland Arts Society had signed a "landmark joint venture partnership" to revamp the label, now known as Wondaland Records, and to promote the artists on the label. Jem Aswad of Billboard called Monáe
23550-452: Was formed in 1895. In 1899, it came under the authority of the Kansas City, Kansas Public School District Board of Education. River transportation was important to early Kansas City, Kansas, as its location at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers afforded easy access to trade. Kansas City Area Transportation Authority provides transportation for 60k riders daily. A portion of I-70
23707-426: Was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Progressive R&B Album at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards . Monáe has a mezzo-soprano voice. The Telegraph published an interview with Monáe, talking about her first studio album, in which the journalist Bernadette McNulty said, "I begin to worry for a moment that Monáe may not just be a humourless science-fiction nerd , but actually an android herself, created in
23864-429: Was not nominated for a Grammy for Album of the Year." He went on to compare understanding the Grammy Awards to Kremlinology and commented on The Recording Academy's exclusion of more "mature" hip hop albums as Album of the Year nominees, noting that it occasionally opts to nominate "pop-friendly" hip hop albums instead. Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City (abbreviated as KCK ) is the third-most populous city in
24021-592: Was released to critical acclaim on September 10, 2013. On September 14, 2013, Monáe performed along with Chic at the iTunes Festival in London. On September 28, Monáe performed at the Global Citizens Festival in Central Park alongside Stevie Wonder. Monáe performed as the featured musical guest on Saturday Night Live October 26 with host Edward Norton . Monáe's voice is heard as veterinarian Dr. Monáe in
24178-483: Was signed to a first look deal with Universal. On November 15, 2018, it was announced that Monáe would receive the Trailblazer of the Year award at the 2018 Billboard Women in Music event, which was held on December 6, 2018. Also in 2018, Monáe co-starred in the fantasy drama feature film Welcome to Marwen , by filmmaker and screenwriter Robert Zemeckis alongside Steve Carell and Leslie Mann . On January 3, 2019,
24335-693: Was the first project in the United States completed under the provisions of the new Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (though not the first constructed or to begin construction). The nearest airport is Kansas City International Airport . Kansas City, Kansas, has a number of buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The city is home to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas , which covers 12,500 square miles (32,000 km ) in eastern Kansas. Memorial Hall
24492-421: Was the only black woman in her class. Monáe enjoyed the experience, but feared that she might lose her edge and "sound, or look or feel like anybody else". In a 2010 interview Monáe explained, "I felt like that was a home but I wanted to write my own musicals. I didn't want to have to live vicariously through a character that had been played thousands of times – in a line with everybody wanting to play
24649-477: Was used to both coincide with Obama's Texan SXSW speech and to promote the First Lady's third-world educational initiative Let Girls Learn . In October 2016, Monáe made her big screen acting debut in the critically acclaimed film Moonlight , alongside Naomie Harris , André Holland , and Mahershala Ali . Monáe also starred in the film Hidden Figures , alongside actors Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer ;
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