It took a page from Janet Jackson’s playbook.
Janelle Monáe showed audiences her right breast at the 2023 Essence Festival in New Orleans on Friday.
The “Make Me Feel” singer took the stage in a black and white geometric patterned suit consisting of a bikini top, shorts and a matching hat.
At one point during her life performance, Monáe lifted one side of her top to reveal her chest.
The sassy 37-year-old bust has been partially censored as there is a flower-shaped pink sticker covering her nipple separately.
But Essence Fest isn’t the first time Monáe has flaunted her boobs in recent months.
“Glass Onion” star in May sent buzz to the internet when a video of her showing her breasts during a live performance goes viral.
Monáe’s fashion sense has evolved in recent years. He first appeared on the Hollywood stage wearing designer suits that offered a much more conservative look.
However, last July, the non-binary musician using the pronouns he and them showed off a less clothed version of himself by sharing a topless photo.
Next to it, the “Hidden Figures” star wrote “Earthly Pleasures”. “Topless beaches in Ibiza hit it differently… Getting my ancestors excited will always keep me adventurous.”
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Monáe later posed topless for the June 2023 cover of Rolling Stone, admitting in the magazine that she “feels so much happier when my boobs are out and I can walk around freely.”
Last month, she released a new single, Grammy-nominated “Lipstick Lover” and tweeted a short clip He shows off the swimming pool in a see-through wet T-shirt to promote it.
The provocative clip has been viewed more than 2.9 million times.
Prior to her new album “The Age of Pleasure,” Monáe told Rolling Stone how she reinvented herself and said, “It’s not about an album anymore. I changed my whole lifestyle.