Given my hopelessly pretentious taste in music, very few of the artists I like have any chance of hitting the big time. Janelle Monae has always been the major exception. Gifted with that indefinable star quality, she's the natural heir of Michael Jackson and Prince- slick, funky songs; killer dance moves; effortless charisma and a shedload of talent. Tonight's show almost felt too small for Brixton Academy- it's the kind of thing many stadium-fillers would struggle to match for overall accomplishment. Some might argue it was a little too polished, but that's a minor quibble- on the basis of performances like this, she's got the potential to become one of the biggest stars in the world.
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