Janelle Monáe reveals release date for new album The Electric Lady
28 June 2013, 12:24
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Luke Morgan Britton
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Having already released its lead single, as well as revealing some of its guest stars, Janelle Monáe has now detailed the expected due date for her upcoming record.
The Electric Lady, Monáe’s third LP to date and follow-up to breakthrough hit The ArchAndroid, has been scheduled for a 10 September release. It’ll come out through Bad Boy/Universal.
This news follows that of both Miguel and Prince set to feature on the release, as well as Prince’s recent remix of Monáe’s track ‘Q.U.E.E.N’.
Listen to the original version of ‘Q.U.E.E.N’, starring Erykah Badu, beneath:
[via CoS]
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