Janelle Monáe continues her body-positive theme in the video for “Water Slide.” She is joined by a posse of semi-naked people at a pool party. The singer and actress is serious about claiming The Age Of Pleasure and showing people having a good time. The video inspires envy in anyone deprived of sunshine but her lightheartedness and diversity of body shapes are enough to coax wallflowers out of their shells. Actresses Angelica Ross and Jillian Mercado have guest appearances along with rapper JELEEL. Monáe’s recent frequent toplessness has confused some fans but she has unapologetically buckled down on her need to freely bare her nipples. She’s taking The Age Of Pleasure on tour and tickets are available now for the jaunt that begins at the end of August in Seattle. 

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Janelle Monáe’s video for “Lipstick Lover” has dropped and she has also announced the upcoming release of her next album. The mostly Sapphic orgy scene in the video features Monae in the middle of everlasting hedonism with a few men included too. Monáe’s The Age Of Pleasure is her first album in five years. The artist and actress has been occupied with other projects like Harriet, Antebellum, The Glorias, Lady and the Tramp and most recently the Netflix mystery Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. “Lipstick Lover” follows “Float” as the second preview of the full-length album which comes out June 9th. She said in a statement regarding the album that “This is our audio oasis made with love and signed with cherry red kisses from me to you.”

“Turntables.” The song is from the documentary, All In: The Fight For Democracy directed by Lisa Cortés and Liz Garbus. The filmmakers focus on the history and current activism against voter suppression. The feature will debut this Friday, September 18th on Amazon Prime. Monae’s horror flick Antebellum will also be available this Friday as a VOD choice.