Janell Monae’s Net Worth 2024 , Career, Personal Life and Early Life
Janelle Monae is known for being a popular American R&B and soul singer. She is also a songwriter, actress, and a producer. Her net worth stands at $12 million as of 2024. Looking back at her career journey, she released her first album in 2003 and it set her on a path to career success.
Monae has worked on several projects and some of them have earned her a Grammy nomination. She has also appeared on different films and this too add to her net worth. Stick around and let’s dig deeper to understand more about her.
Meet Janell Monae
Janell Monae is an American female born on December 1, 1985. She was born in Kansas City, Kansas to Janet and Michael. Her father was a truck driver while her mother worked as a hotel maid and a janitor.
However, her parents split up when she was still a toddler. Her mother was remarried to a postal worker and a military veteran. Through the marriage, Janelle has a younger half-sister, Kimmy.
As for her father, he battled crack cocaine and spent time in prison. At one point, Janelle opened up on feeling abandoned by her father and it was the anxiety that pushed her to seek refuge in singing and performances.
She started singing as a young girl and performed at a local church. She even participated at Juneteenth talent shows where she won three consecutive years. She also joined the Young Playwrights’ Round Table at the Coterie Theater.
Janelle attended F.L. Schlagle High School and after graduating she studied musical theatre at New York City’s American Musical and Dramatic Academy. However, she dropped out after some time and moved to Alanta.
Janelle Monae’s Career
Janelle set her musical career path from her early days singing at a local church. As years passed, she started taking it seriously and looked for opportunities where she could practice more and perfect the skill.
So far, she has performed on different tracks. For instance, se performed on “Call the Law” and “in Your Dreams” on the 2006 OutKast’s “Idlewild” soundtrack. Under the Bad Boy record label, Monae released “Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase)” on August 24, 2007. The EP was a success as it reached #2 on the “Billboard” Heatseekers Albums chart.
Notably, it was this EP that earned her a Grammy nomination and this also added to her popularity. Some of her other studio albums include “Dirty Computer” (2018), “The ArchAndroid” (2010), “The Electric Lady” (2013), etc.
Janelle Monae’s Net Worth
Her work in the music industry as an American R&B and soul singer has seen Janelle build her reputation and attain financial success. Moreover, she has also earned from being a songwriter and a producer and there is so much reputation under her name.
Taking into her account her known sources of income, Janelle Monae’s net worth in 2024 is estimated to be $12 million. She is still earning from different sources and we will update you when her net worth changes.