Janelle Monae goes topless for Rolling Stone as she promotes her new album The Age of Pleasure: ‘I’m much happier when my t**ties are out’
Janelle Monae was not afraid to bare her chest on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
The 37-year-old artist – who recently wore a wet T-shirt to promote her new single Lipstick Lover – seemed to have no qualms about posing topless for the outlet, placing her hands delicately across her bare breasts.
‘I’m much happier when my t**ties are out and I can run around free,’ she explained.
The Billboard Music Award winner looks like a queen, wearing long gold chains as tendrils. There were diamonds interspersed among the shoulder length jewelry.
She was styled in natural looking makeup to showcase her beauty.
No top needed: Janelle Monae was not afraid to bare her chest on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. The 37-year-old artist – who recently wore a wet T-shirt to promote her new single Lipstick Lover – seemed to have no qualms about posing topless for the outlet, placing her hands delicately across her bare breasts
In the swim: She also was topless for her latest album cover
The Make Me Feel artist hasn’t released an album in five years.
But said she was inspired to make new music when she was in Greece, working on the Netflix murder mystery movie, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
Prior to taking the part, Janelle and her friends had been throwing outdoor parties during the pandemic shutdown and she found herself feeling lonely.
She had producers Wonder and Kwabena send her instrumentals to listen to during her down time. ‘I just kept dreaming,’ she explained.
‘I was like, “When I get back, I cannot wait to have a party again?”‘ she remarked.
The Critics’ Choice See Her Award winner included many guest artists on the new release, including Jamaican dancehall legend Sister Nancy, actress Nia Long and Ghanaian American singer Amaarae, CKay and Doechii.
A fashion icon: Monae is seen at Drake’s restaurant in West Hollywood on May 17, 2023 in Los Angeles