Janelle Monáe
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Janelle Monáe Robinson 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 the Trailblazer of the Year Award (2018) from Billboard Women in Music.
Monáe performing at the Austin Music Hall in 2009
Monáe performing at Way Out West in Gothenburg, Sweden, on August 8, 2014
Monáe at the premiere of Moonlight in 2016
We Are Young
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"We Are Young" is a song recorded by American pop rock band Fun, featuring American singer Janelle Monáe. It is the third track on the group's second studio album, Some Nights (2012). The song was released on September 20, 2011 as the lead single from the album. The song quickly received acclaim from music critics, with many noting the song as a breakthrough for the indie genre and praising the song's catchiness. "We Are Young" attained commercial success worldwide, reaching number one in several countries.
The Glee Cast's cover of "We Are Young" boosted the sales of the song as well as leading to widespread recognition in popular culture.
British band Little Mix performed an acoustic version of the song which was included in their debut album.