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Video: Janelle Monae & President Obama Are BFF

11:55 a.m. · January 17, 2012 · by Andrew Martin

It appears that Janelle Monae and President Barack Obama have become BFF. Or, at least, they're pretty big fans of one another, as Monae recently performed for the First Family and their friends at the state dinner. As the clip below demonstrates, Obama clearly loved it and made sure to thank the Kansas City native for her performance.

Even the Korean president was "moving around" to Monae's "incredible [talent]," something I think we can all agree we wish we had footage of. Anyway, you can peep Obama's shout-out to the songstress,  her performance of "Tightrope," and her feelings on the president below. Photo Credit: George 2.0.

"I was deeply honored to be invited by the President to perform at the rally in Chicago at the University of Illinois at Chicago. It was an amazing feeling to be amongst so many people, young and old, black, white, red, disabled, all united, eager to help support a man who has ended the war in Iraq, gotten rid of "don't ask don't tell"- allowing anyone to serve this country regardless of who you love, made sure women were not paid less than men merely because they are women, doubled pell grants, given 2.5 million young people health insurance, and has created a law that recognizes that crimes based on sexual orientation, gender identity, race or disability aren't just any crime- they're hate crimes that deserve justice.

"These are all things he said he'd do before he was elected and did them. There are more important accomplishments that can be added to this list.  I strongly believe our nation should continue upon this path, bringing justice to all and change where needed.  President Obama remains the candidate of hope and change, and he will continue to move our country forward, bringing even more change if re-elected." – Janelle Monàe

Obama speaks on Monae

Janelle Monae: "Tightrope"