Music icons Janet Jackson, Rufus and Chaka Khan, and L Cool J are among this year's nominees for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame’s Class of 2019. The list of inductees also includes Stevie Nicks, Radiohead, The Cure, Kraftwerk, Rage Against the Machine, The Zombies, MC5, and Devo. Six of the acts are nominated for the first time, including Stevie in her own right, as she has [Read More]
The 2018 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards, which recognizes the songwriters, producers and publishers of the year’s most-performed R&B/hip-hop songs, went down on Aug. 30 at Atlanta’s Woodruff Arts Center’s Symphony Hall. This year's event honored Janet Jackson with the BMI Icon Award and featured a surprise appearance by Missy Elliott. Song of the Year went to The Weeknd’s “I Feel It [Read More]
Yesterday (Aug. 29th) would have marked the 60th birthday of the late, great Michael Jackson. To honor him, his younger sister, icon-in-her-own-right Janet Jackson, dropped a short clip of her new video inspired by the King of Pop's 1992 visual "Remember the Time." Janet linked up with social media celebs Kwaylon “BlameItOnKway” Rogers and Andrew “King Bach” Bachelor for the humorous clip, [Read More]
Let the PROPER Aretha Franklin tributes begin! Following a self-indulgent "tribute" by Madonna at the 2018 VMAs last weekend, the late Queen of Soul will finally get a proper televised tribute at this year's Black Girls Rock! ceremony with a star-studded tribute. According to a press statement, Black Girls Rock! co-founder Bevery Bond says, “This year we are honoring women [Read More]
New music from Janet Jackson has arrived! The global icon has unveiled a music video for her Daddy Yankee-assisted single titled "Made For Now," an uplifting song with a motivational message that highlights Janet's love for music around the world. Daddy Yankee gives the record a nice flare. In the vibrant visual, directed by Dave Meyers, a colorfully-dressed Jackson shows off her choreographed [Read More]
The artwork shows Janet rocking a big, messy, ponytail bun and colorful garb as she pensively stares out past the camera like a bawse!
The upcoming Global Citizen Festival in New York's Central Park is going to be lit! Music icon Janet Jackson, along with R&B, Pop and Hip Hop stars Janelle Monáe, Cardi B, The Weeknd, and Shaw Mendes will head this year's annual event, hosted by Wolverine star Hugh Jackman and Australian actress Deborra-lee Furness. " . Stand with me at the #GlobalCitizen Festival on 9/29 in [Read More]
Janet Jackson's DJ, Philly-heralded talent DJ Aktive, is paying homage to his boss lady with a string of hip-hop remixes aptly called "Janet Remixes," a 30-minute mix of Janet's vocals meshed with current, popular hip-hop beats. For instance, Aktive mixes "Got 'Til It's Gone" with Nicki Minaj's "Chun-Li" beat and pairs Drake's "Nice For What" track with Janet's "That's The [Read More]
For the first time, Janet Jackson, 52, has publicly mourned the death of her father Joe Jackson on Social media. On Tuesday, the music icon uploaded a throwback black-and-white photo to Twitter and Instagram that shows her young self with braided hair sitting on her father’s lap as the pair posed for the adorable family photo. Janet captioned the picture with a simple [Read More]
Not only is Janet Jackson an icon in the eyes of the Billboard Music Awards (as she was granted the honor at last month's ceremony), she'll also receive the Icon Award at the 2018 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards this summer. BMI Vice President Creative (Atlanta), Catherine Brewton, said in a statement, “As one of the most influential entertainers of all time, [Read More]
