On Friday, July 2, Janelle Monáe dropped a brand new R&B track, called “Stronger.” However, Monáe has some big plans for this new song.
The track is set to be heard in the brand new President Barack and Michelle Obama produced Netflix series, We the People. The 10-episode animated show is geared towards teaching its viewers about basic civic duties as Americans and citizenship through musical numbers.
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The Dirty Computer artist’s song will be heard alongside other tracks from artists such as H.E.R., Lin Manuel-Miranda, Adam Lambert, Bebe Rexha, Brandi Carlile, and more.
As an artist who consistently uses her musical platform to touch on social issues, “Stronger” is no exception. The new single is about coming together to fight for justice, liberty, and equality.
Plus throughout the track the artist hones in on voter’s rights, singing the line, “Now they cast their votes ’cause the people wanna speak / And they checking their balance ’cause the people wanna eat / What they do process ’cause they seek equality / And we pay for the world so the people in the streets / And they love America, where the people wanna be / And they all know their rights from the sea to shiny sea.”
Monáe’s last full-length album, Dirty Computer debuted in 2018. Since then the artist has contributed songs to films and released “Turntables,” which appeared in the Amazon documentary, All In: The Fight for Democracy, a film about Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight Action campaign and her role in the landmark voter turnout in Georgia during the 2020 presidential election.
Aside from releasing singles for various soundtracks, Monáe has also been featured in Season 2 of Amazon Prime’s series, Homecoming, stared in the 2020 suspense movie, Antebellum, and is set to appear in the sequel of Knives Out.
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