In addition to Jay-Z, the first day of the “Made in America” festival featured plenty of other talent. Maybach Music Group’s Rick Ross, Wale, Meek Mill, Stalley, and Rockie Fresh touched down in Philly with a 45-minute performance.

D’Angelo took a break from his tour with Mary J. Blige to serve up a soulful set, while Roc Nation’s Jay Electronica performed his buzzworthy material. Plus, Covergirl’s newest spokeswoman Janelle Monáe thrilled the crowd with her infectious hits.

Catch all these performances below.

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Janelle Monáe is feeling easy, breezy, and beautiful. The “Tightrope” singer has been named the newest face of CoverGirl.

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Let the fun begin! Janelle Monáe joined pop-rock band fun. for the first televised performance of their No. 1 single “We Are Young” at Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards. Watch them open the show below.

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While most spent Easter weekend with their own families, Janelle Monáe was at the White House performing for the First Family. The Grammy-nominated singer joined President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters at the 134th annual White House Easter Egg Roll, entertaining more than 35,000 people on the South Lawn.

“HUGE THANK YOU 2 The First Family for having me & my family here,” tweeted Janelle.

The President is a fan of the 26-year-old Kansas native. “Janelle and her team are incredibly talented,” he said after she rallied for him at a recent campaign event in Chicago.

Watch Janelle and her band perform “Tightrope” below.

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Estelle asserts her independence on the Ne-Yo-penned “Do My Thing,” a feel-good collaboration with Janelle Monáe off her third album All of Me, in stores and online Tuesday.

“My roll it ain’t your roll, but trust I know just where I’m going,” the Londoner sings on the energetic retro tune, which was inspired by her journey going from her mother’s garage to starting a successful life of her own in the U.S.

Estelle showered praise on her quirky collaborator Monáe. “As another black girl she is so singular,” she told Rap-Up TV. “She’s genuinely nice and I understood where she was coming from with her style and her energy, and I feel that she got me too.”

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Janelle Monáe helped kick off New York Fashion Week at the amfAR New York Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on Wednesday night. The “Tightrope” singer bared some skin in a black-and-white pantsuit, changing before performing for the VIP crowd, which included Cindy Crawford, Lindsay Lohan, and Heidi Klum. Jennifer Hudson wowed in a Roberto Cavalli gown and Theophilus London hit the stage at the black-tie benefit honoring those who have made outstanding contributions to the fight against AIDS.

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Janelle Monáe showed her support for the president at a recent campaign event in Chicago. The “Tightrope” singer performed and explained why she will be endorsing Barack Obama for a second term.

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Janelle Monáe is the calm during storm in the Marc Klasfeld-directed video for fun.’s “We Are Young.” The tuxedo-wearing singer finds herself in the middle of a bar brawl in the pop-rock band’s wild video, to which she also lends her voice. The song will appear on fun.’s sophomore album Some Nights, due February 21.

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