The singer will portray Tanya Smith in the film she is also producing through her Wonderland Pictures shingle.

Tanya Smith, left, will be portrayed by singer/actor Janelle Monáe in an upcoming film based on Smith's memoir. (Provided and ...

Separating art from artist? Not on Janelle Monáe's watch. In an expletive-laced remix of the lyrics, Monáe accused Nelly of having "sold out" and calling him a "fool." USA TODAY has reached out ...

Janelle Monáe has been tapped to play Tanya Smith in a Universal Pictures‘ adaptation of Smith’s memoir, Never Saw Me Coming: ...

Separating art from artist? Not on Janelle Monáe's watch. During a rendition of "Hot in Herre" by Nelly at a Grammys afterparty with Anderson .Paak, Monáe blasted the rapper for performing at ...