In 2010, a distinguished guest slipped backstage, incognito, to attend the brilliant Janelle Monáe’s first show in Montreux. A man going by… Prince! He became the Atlanta singer’s mentor and worked on the genesis of what would become Dirty Computer, analbum that was a manifesto for an inclusive America – deliciously funky, inevitably eccentric and utterly pop. Since then, Janelle Monáe has gone on to play a string of acclaimed roles in the films Moonlight, Hidden Figures and Glass Onion, and made her comeback album last year with The Age of Pleasure. Set to a backdrop of dub and Afrobeat, this ode to hedonism and sexual freedom received two Grammy Award nominations. This summer, Janelle will be performing in Montreux for the fourth time, five years since the legendary night-time jam session with Lizzo.