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- Music Videos. It’s often pointed out how Janet’s contemporaries Madonna and Michael Jackson made the music video an event in the early '80s. But when Janet released clips for the singles off of her breakthrough 3rd album Control in 1986, she showed a mastery of the form that would become a signature of her career.
- Sex. We’ve all read many a thinkpiece about how today’s pop queens are so hypersexed that the Billboard Hot 100 is just a soft-porn slideshow. But that’s a limited view however and ignores that many a pop titan has embraced their sexy side.
- Big Budget Tours. The blockbuster success of Rhythm Nation sent Janet on the road for her first tour in 1990. The subsequent jaunt, imaginatively titled the Rhythm Nation Tour, would go on to become the most successful debut tour by any pop performer, taking in $28 million from over 110 shows.
- Choreography. From lavish shows to eye-popping videos, one of Janet’s hallmarks soon became her intricate and instantly iconic choreography, which also launched the careers of famous choreographers like Tina Landon and Paula Abdul.
Oct 17, 2023 · Keep reading to find out how she managed to become the living legend that she is today. Janet Jackson got into the family business. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. Janet Jackson entered...
- Janet Jackson’s Influence Is Still Evident in Modern Music Charts
- Janet Has Been Vocally Supportive of The LGBT+ Community
- She Always Pushed For Female Empowerment Within The Industry
- She’S A Trailblazer When It Comes to Sexual Liberation
- Janet Is The Undisputed Queen of Dance Breaks
- She’S Also Constantly Slayed in The Acting World
- Her Legacy Deserves More Than The Super Bowl Scandal
Janet Jackson might not be releasing as much new music these days (fans are eagerly awaiting her 12th album, which she said in 2020 would be called Black Diamond), but her influence is felt across the industry. Artists such as Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, Ciara, Normani, Teyana Taylor, and the Destiny’s Child band members hav...
Janet’s music has amassed a huge following within the LGBT+ following, in part because she has long used her fame to speak out against homophobia and call for the world to embrace same-sex love. In 1997, she released her sixth studio album, The Velvet Rope, which featured tracks such as “Together Again” and “Free Xone” – which were praised for the ...
Being anything other than a man in the music industry is quite the struggle and Janet Jackon was one of the first women to truly take the reins of her own career. Her breakthrough album, Control, detailed her struggle to emancipate herself from her famous family – and her controlling father, Joe Jackson. In a move that should inspire all generation...
Considering one of her most famous lyrics is “Ms Jackson, if ya nasty”, it would be a crime not to mention the way the singer empowered women to explore their sexual side. 1993 saw the singer own her sexuality like never before when her hit single, “If”, saw her fantasizing about the things we wanted to do with a lover. Meanwhile, her 1997 album Th...
It is an undeniable fact that Janet Jackson does a dance break like no other. The fact that dance breaks remain such a pivotal moment in music videos and live performances across the world highlights just how much Janet changed the game when it came to delivering moments that always blew fans away. Indeed, the singer’s choreography and style is yet...
Before she cemented her status as a pop star, Janet Jackson proved she was a triple threat with plenty of TV roles and appearances. As a child, she starred alongside her family in The Jacksons before going on to land roles on popular shows such as Good Times and Diff’rent Strokes. The teen star then landed her role as Cleo in season four of theFame...
The 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Showresulted in the most notorious moment in Janet Jackson’s career. The ensuing controversy saw her become an industry pariah, with many radio and television stations blacklisting her. She’d been one of – if not the – world’s biggest pop stars, but Janet’s career in the mainstream never fully recovered. Fans have alway...
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Janet Jackson. Janet Jackson welcomed her son Eissa Al Mana in January 2017 with her ex-husband Wissam Al Mana. Eissa is now seven, the same age Janet was when she made her TV debut,...
Feb 5, 2023 · Once again, the growth Janet Jackson was seeing in her personal life as she continued to shed the modesty encouraged by her family, while embracing her sexuality, was apparent in her music. As Rolling Stone reported, "Everything Janet Jackson does is important.
She is noted for her innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows. Her sound and choreography became a catalyst in the growth of MTV, enabling her to rise to prominence while breaking gender and racial barriers in the process.
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Feb 3, 2022 · Janet Jackson. is a four-part TV documentary from Lifetime and A&E that shows how the pop star became one of the biggest and most influential artists of the last four decades. With new...
