GFM is proud to feature one of the most exciting artists on the scene today as our Artist of the Month for May. In a musical landscape that often celebrates homogeny over individuality Janelle Monae is a streak of red in an often gray soundstage. This Kansas City Kansas native continues to win over audiences around the world through her futuristic genre-defying musical output. But don’t take my word for it just check out one of our favorite live performances of Janelle on none other than David Letterman.

Make sure to join us on our Facebook Page where we will celebrate the music of Janelle Monae all month with hopefully a few surprises thrown in for good measure.

Janelle Monae proves over and over again that she just doesn’t bring something to the table, she brings her own table, place settings and honored guests on The Arch Android. How she is able to distill well over 250 years of musical history into her own fresh palette of sounds is beyond me, but one thing is for certain in all the chaos that is otherwise known as the music industry circa 2010 The Arch Android provides us with some long overdue order. (more…)