TV Soundtrack Award: Stargate Universe Episode 107 ("Earth")

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The latest show in the Stargate franchise is starting to really find its footing, as tensions rise between the castaways aboard the Destiny, and their bosses back on Earth. But the real highlight in the show’s latest episode was an appearance from Paste favorite and Atlanta rising star Janelle Monáe. Two of the ships’ younger passengers, Chloe and Eli, made a virtual trip back to earth that included one of Monáe’s stunning concerts. It’s fitting since her debut EP Metropolis featured a futuristic cyborg on the run.

Check out the behind-the-scenes footage from Janelle Monae’s appearance on the show, thanks to Collider.com:

And here’s Janelle Monáe’s sci-filicious video for “Many Moons”: