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Monae was invited to entertain Obama’s 220 guests at the leader’s home during a special event honoring South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on October 13, 2011, and was left stunned when the president and his wife, First Lady Michelle, made a personal request for her to sing her hit song Tightrope.
In related news, Janelle, along with fellow songstress Jill Scott will be the featured performers at the 18th Annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert, taking place in Oslo, Norway.
This year, the Nobel Peace Prize will honor three women, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee and Yemeni activist Tawakkul Karman.
2011 has been a huge year for Janelle! Congrats!
Also check out a few flix from Janelle’s November 2011 Essence magazine feature, where she reveals a few of her favorite Black & White looks:
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oooo i know they hate this lol
who hates what?…what is there to hate what a lot of people hate is the state of teh country right about now…smh
cain romney or trump 2012
That’s rite Mr. President bring some culture to the White House! Fuck dem Crackas Obama 4 more years 4 more years come on folks say it with me 4 more years 4 more years!
cain or romney has my vote..i wish cristi or trump were running…
BOY SHE MUST HAVE SOME GREAT PEOPLE ON HER TEAM B/C I DON’T SEE OR HEAR THE BIG DEAL WITH HER OR THE NUMBERS TO BACK HER UP…………JENNY JONES!!!!
BIG UPs… Oslo AWAITS!
I LOVE this Chicks style. Doesn’t surprise me the President is a fan..she makes great music
she acts like a lil man/boy…cant see why she was at the white house…
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