Rock-inspired singer (and songwriter) Janelle Monae took the stage at the 2009 Voodoo Experience Friday (Oct 30) at City Park in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Janelle Monae was next up on the Voodoo Stage and quickly won over the crowd with her infectious rock-flavored soul. Dancing her ass off like a female James Brown, she also found time to slow it down for a vocal showcase of “Smile.” Just like at Bonnaroo, Monae finger painted a portrait of a woman’s posterior before launching it into the crowd.

And rapper Eminem performed as the headliner of the live show and closed out Friday’s concert.

The highlight for many of the thousands in attendance was the headliner of Eminem who performed for roughly an hour and 15 minutes as he made his return to the stage after a five-year hiatus. He hit the stage to “3. A.M.” “Hey New Orleans, I’m back. Did you miss me?” Eminem asked the crowd. After a huge applause – “I missed you, too.”

His set mashed up a number of his hits as he quickly went from one song into another in a sort of medley. “We Made You,” “The Real Slim Shady,” “Stan,” “Kill You” and “Toy Soldiers” were big sing-alongs, as was his encore of “Lose Yourself.”

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R&B singer/songwriter Mary J. Blige, supermodel Naomi Campbell and actress Regina King attended the 4th annual “Black Girls Rock!” awards Saturday evening (Oct 17), held this year at the New York Times Center. Other famous faces at the event were Raven Symone, Janelle Monae, Queen Latifah and more.

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R&B crooner Maxwell performed Saturday night (Jul 4) at Day 2 of the Coca-Cola sponsored 2009 Essence Music Festival, held in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Louisiana Superdome. Fellow R&B singer Robin Thicke also took the main stage that night, while singer/producer Ryan Leslie performed on one of the smaller stages. Continue reading for lots of photos of celebrities performing and enjoying the weekend’s festivities.

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Rapper Snoop Dogg took the stage, shower cap and all, Sunday (Jun 14) afternoon during Day 4 of the 2009 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee. Continue reading for tons of photos from the festival!

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The 51st annual Grammy Awards went down last night in Hollywood, despite all of the hoopla surrounding the whole Chris Brown and Rihanna situation, and dozens and dozens of the biggest names in celebrity entertainment showed up on the red carpet to pose for photos: Jay-Z, T.I., Keyshia Cole, Jennifer Hudson, T-Pain, Diddy, Robin Thicke and more! Continue reading for the rest of the photos.

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Singers Janelle Monae, J. Holiday and Anthony Hamilton all played dress-up earlier today at Smashbox Studios in Los Angeles at Day 3 of the 51st Annual Grammy Awards Style Studio event. You already know what to do to peep the rest of the photos! Hit that link below!

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The Black Eyed Peas kicked off Grammy Weekend 2009 with their 5th annual Peapod Foundation Benefit concert in Los Angeles last night. Folks like Rihanna, Solange, Janelle Monae and more all showed up to support the annual benefit, which provides music and arts education to children across the globe. The organization has provided free concerts in Africa and music education and equipment at its Peapod Academy in South Los Angeles. Continue reading for more photos from last night!

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