Pop sensation Janelle Monáe uses science fiction to convey stark realities

by Bill Forman

There's a thin line between creativity and insanity, and it's not always easy to know which side Janelle Monáe's on. You can see her walking that line in the asylum setting of the new video "Tightrope," the first single from her stunning…

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