Janelle Monáe Ushers in ‘The Age of Pleasure’ With New Single ‘Lipstick Lover’

variety.com:

Thania Garcia Janelle Monáe has revealed her new album “The Age of Pleasure,” her first full-length effort in five years, and the follow-up to 2018’s “Dirty Computer,” will arrive on June 9 via Wondaland Arts Society/Atlantic Records.

The news came attached to a new single, “Lipstick Lover,” and its matching music video — where the singer-songwriter and an entourage of women soak by the pool in bikinis and t-shirts emblazoned with the song’s title and the word “Pleasure” — co-directed by Monáe andAlan Ferguson. “As we enter into ‘The Age Of Pleasure,’ ‘Lipstick Lover’ is our freeassmothafucka anthem inspired by f.a.m.

for f.a.m.,” Monáe wrote in the album’s press release. “This is our oasis made with love, rooted in self acceptance, throbbing in self discovery, and signed with cherry red kisses from me to you.” “Lipstick Lover” follows the new LP’s first single “Float,” a February release that was backed by months of anticipation since the track originally appeared in promos for ABC/ESPN’s NBA Saturday Primetime campaign, with Monáe also narrating the ads.

The song features Seun Kuti and Egypt 80. She also previewed “Lipstick Lover” at a Met Gala after-party, a practice Monaé grew fond of employing when it came to preparing “The Age of Pleasure” for its official release.