Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 30 years. The youngest child of the Jackson family, she began her career with the variety television series The Jacksons in 1976 and went on to appear in other television shows throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, including Good Times and Fame.
After signing a recording contract with A&M Records arranged by her father and manager Joseph Jackson in 1982, she became a pop icon following the release of her third studio album Control (1986). Her collaborations with record producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis incorporated elements of rhythm and blues, funk, disco, rap, and industrial beats, which led to crossover success in popular music. In addition to receiving recognition for the innovation in her records, choreography, music videos, and prominence on radio airplay and MTV, she was acknowledged as a role model for her socially conscious lyrics.
Janet Jackson is the self-titled debut album by American recording artist Janet Jackson. It was released on September 21, 1982, by A&M Records. Jackson's career as a recording artist was established by her father and manager Joseph Jackson, who arranged her recording contract with her recording company. Prior to her rise to fame, the singer had no interest in pursuing a musical career. Despite this, she was motivated to pursue a career in entertainment, and considered the idea after recording herself in the studio. After acting in the variety show The Jacksons, she began starring in several TV series and commenced recording her debut album. Its artwork depicts Jackson submerged in a swimming pool.
Janet Jackson contains predominantly pop and R&B-influenced tracks. Songwriters Angela Winbush and René Moore contributed to much of the album's lyrics. Moore and Winbush share production credits with Foster Sylvers, Jerry Weaver, and Bobby Watson. Janet Jackson received mixed reviews from music critics who found its content bland, although highlighted some tracks. It also managed to chart on the Billboard 200 and in New Zealand. Three singles from the album had little impact on Billboard charts, among them "Young Love", "Come Give Your Love to Me" and "Say You Do". In order to promote Janet Jackson, she performed the song on American TV shows American Bandstand and Soul Train in 1982.
Janet 'Discipline' at Essence Festival 2010 in New Orleans, LA.
Epic night of Xzavier Kristoff being selected out of the audience by Janet Jackson.
published: 24 Jul 2014
Janet Jackson - Discipline Live From Rock Witchu Tour (HIGH QUALITY).wmv
The Rock Witchu Tour was Janet's fifth concert tour and was in support of her 2008 album Discipline.
Janet originally planned on touring in support of her 2006 album 20 Y.O., however even after rehearsals for that tour began, it was abruptly canceled when her new record label Island/Def Jam asked her to record a new album instead. Production ideas for that canceled 2006 tour were used on the Rock Witchu Tour.
Janet announced the tour during an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show.
The tour's stage contained a long, square-shaped catwalk that surrounded the first few rows of floor seats and extended into the center of the arena. Seats inside of the catwalk area were sold through Janet's fan club. This is the first time on any of her tours that Janet used catwalks that extend i...
published: 30 Aug 2012
Janet Jackson: The Meaning/Discipline
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Janet's 2008 "The Meaning" and "Discipline"
published: 27 Jul 2010
Janet Jackson Talks 'Discipline'
Janet Jackson's got a history with baby-making music, and she's building on it with her latest album, "Discipline." She talks to the AP about the new record, and her brother, Michael. (March 5)
published: 05 Mar 2008
Janet Discipline at Izod in NJ
Janet Disciplines a male fan at the Izod Center in NJ on 10-17-08
published: 18 Oct 2008
Janet Jackson in Tokyo on her Discipline Album
Janet Jackson has made a surprise visit to Tokyo promoting her new album "Discipline". Test
The Rock Witchu Tour was Janet's fifth concert tour and was in support of her 2008 album Discipline.
Janet originally planned on touring in support of her 2...
The Rock Witchu Tour was Janet's fifth concert tour and was in support of her 2008 album Discipline.
Janet originally planned on touring in support of her 2006 album 20 Y.O., however even after rehearsals for that tour began, it was abruptly canceled when her new record label Island/Def Jam asked her to record a new album instead. Production ideas for that canceled 2006 tour were used on the Rock Witchu Tour.
Janet announced the tour during an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show.
The tour's stage contained a long, square-shaped catwalk that surrounded the first few rows of floor seats and extended into the center of the arena. Seats inside of the catwalk area were sold through Janet's fan club. This is the first time on any of her tours that Janet used catwalks that extend into the audience.
A few months before the tour began, Janet asked fans to call a special phone number and leave her a voice mail message with their suggestions for what songs should be included in the tour's setlist.
This was the first time on any of her concert tours that she performed songs from her Janet Jackson and Dream Street albums.
Opening acts on the show included LL Cool J, Nelly, and DJ Juan individually on selected dates of the tour.
At the October 28, 2008 concert at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit, Michigan, venue officials asked Janet not to perform the sexual choreography in her peformance of the song "Discipline" due to what they explained was a Michigan law prohibiting the simulation of sexual acts. Instead of not performing the choreography, Janet cut the song from the setlist for that one night in its entirety, and also the two proceeding songs "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)" and "Any Time, Any Place". It was the only time on the tour that the setlist was altered in any way.
During the tour, Janet suffered from a variety of health issues, including what a spokesman said was "vestibular migraines." As a result, a considerable number of the tour dates were rescheduled or canceled altogether. It had been announced at one point that all of the postponed tour dates would be rescheduled, however a spokesman later released a statement explaining that the remaining shows would be canceled "due to conflicts in the singer's schedule."
In an online message written by Janet to her fans, she asserted that would be taking the tour to Europe, however dates in that continent were never announced.
A leg of Japanese dates were scheduled and went on sale, however all of the dates were then canceled with concert promoters blaming the global financial crisis.
The tour came to an unanticipated, abrupt end with the last show on November 1, 2008 in New York City. At the time of the last show, it had been expected that the tour would continue with the announcement of additional dates, however that never happened.
It is believed that this tour was never professionally filmed, which is likely due to the way it unexpectedly ended. Therefore, the show is unlikely to ever be released on home video. However, some video footage taken from the cameras that film the concert for use on the large, jumbotron television screens inside of the arena each night has leaked out onto the internet.
The tour became Janet's shortest one to date, with only 16 shows performed. In comparison, she performed 72 shows on the All For You tour, 120 on the Velvet Rope Tour, 120 on the janet. Tour, and 107 on the Rhythm Nation Tour.
The tour grossed an estimated $9.9 million.
The Rock Witchu Tour was Janet's fifth concert tour and was in support of her 2008 album Discipline.
Janet originally planned on touring in support of her 2006 album 20 Y.O., however even after rehearsals for that tour began, it was abruptly canceled when her new record label Island/Def Jam asked her to record a new album instead. Production ideas for that canceled 2006 tour were used on the Rock Witchu Tour.
Janet announced the tour during an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show.
The tour's stage contained a long, square-shaped catwalk that surrounded the first few rows of floor seats and extended into the center of the arena. Seats inside of the catwalk area were sold through Janet's fan club. This is the first time on any of her tours that Janet used catwalks that extend into the audience.
A few months before the tour began, Janet asked fans to call a special phone number and leave her a voice mail message with their suggestions for what songs should be included in the tour's setlist.
This was the first time on any of her concert tours that she performed songs from her Janet Jackson and Dream Street albums.
Opening acts on the show included LL Cool J, Nelly, and DJ Juan individually on selected dates of the tour.
At the October 28, 2008 concert at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit, Michigan, venue officials asked Janet not to perform the sexual choreography in her peformance of the song "Discipline" due to what they explained was a Michigan law prohibiting the simulation of sexual acts. Instead of not performing the choreography, Janet cut the song from the setlist for that one night in its entirety, and also the two proceeding songs "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)" and "Any Time, Any Place". It was the only time on the tour that the setlist was altered in any way.
During the tour, Janet suffered from a variety of health issues, including what a spokesman said was "vestibular migraines." As a result, a considerable number of the tour dates were rescheduled or canceled altogether. It had been announced at one point that all of the postponed tour dates would be rescheduled, however a spokesman later released a statement explaining that the remaining shows would be canceled "due to conflicts in the singer's schedule."
In an online message written by Janet to her fans, she asserted that would be taking the tour to Europe, however dates in that continent were never announced.
A leg of Japanese dates were scheduled and went on sale, however all of the dates were then canceled with concert promoters blaming the global financial crisis.
The tour came to an unanticipated, abrupt end with the last show on November 1, 2008 in New York City. At the time of the last show, it had been expected that the tour would continue with the announcement of additional dates, however that never happened.
It is believed that this tour was never professionally filmed, which is likely due to the way it unexpectedly ended. Therefore, the show is unlikely to ever be released on home video. However, some video footage taken from the cameras that film the concert for use on the large, jumbotron television screens inside of the arena each night has leaked out onto the internet.
The tour became Janet's shortest one to date, with only 16 shows performed. In comparison, she performed 72 shows on the All For You tour, 120 on the Velvet Rope Tour, 120 on the janet. Tour, and 107 on the Rhythm Nation Tour.
The tour grossed an estimated $9.9 million.
Janet Jackson's got a history with baby-making music, and she's building on it with her latest album, "Discipline." She talks to the AP about the new record, a...
Janet Jackson's got a history with baby-making music, and she's building on it with her latest album, "Discipline." She talks to the AP about the new record, and her brother, Michael. (March 5)
Janet Jackson's got a history with baby-making music, and she's building on it with her latest album, "Discipline." She talks to the AP about the new record, and her brother, Michael. (March 5)
The Rock Witchu Tour was Janet's fifth concert tour and was in support of her 2008 album Discipline.
Janet originally planned on touring in support of her 2006 album 20 Y.O., however even after rehearsals for that tour began, it was abruptly canceled when her new record label Island/Def Jam asked her to record a new album instead. Production ideas for that canceled 2006 tour were used on the Rock Witchu Tour.
Janet announced the tour during an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show.
The tour's stage contained a long, square-shaped catwalk that surrounded the first few rows of floor seats and extended into the center of the arena. Seats inside of the catwalk area were sold through Janet's fan club. This is the first time on any of her tours that Janet used catwalks that extend into the audience.
A few months before the tour began, Janet asked fans to call a special phone number and leave her a voice mail message with their suggestions for what songs should be included in the tour's setlist.
This was the first time on any of her concert tours that she performed songs from her Janet Jackson and Dream Street albums.
Opening acts on the show included LL Cool J, Nelly, and DJ Juan individually on selected dates of the tour.
At the October 28, 2008 concert at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit, Michigan, venue officials asked Janet not to perform the sexual choreography in her peformance of the song "Discipline" due to what they explained was a Michigan law prohibiting the simulation of sexual acts. Instead of not performing the choreography, Janet cut the song from the setlist for that one night in its entirety, and also the two proceeding songs "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)" and "Any Time, Any Place". It was the only time on the tour that the setlist was altered in any way.
During the tour, Janet suffered from a variety of health issues, including what a spokesman said was "vestibular migraines." As a result, a considerable number of the tour dates were rescheduled or canceled altogether. It had been announced at one point that all of the postponed tour dates would be rescheduled, however a spokesman later released a statement explaining that the remaining shows would be canceled "due to conflicts in the singer's schedule."
In an online message written by Janet to her fans, she asserted that would be taking the tour to Europe, however dates in that continent were never announced.
A leg of Japanese dates were scheduled and went on sale, however all of the dates were then canceled with concert promoters blaming the global financial crisis.
The tour came to an unanticipated, abrupt end with the last show on November 1, 2008 in New York City. At the time of the last show, it had been expected that the tour would continue with the announcement of additional dates, however that never happened.
It is believed that this tour was never professionally filmed, which is likely due to the way it unexpectedly ended. Therefore, the show is unlikely to ever be released on home video. However, some video footage taken from the cameras that film the concert for use on the large, jumbotron television screens inside of the arena each night has leaked out onto the internet.
The tour became Janet's shortest one to date, with only 16 shows performed. In comparison, she performed 72 shows on the All For You tour, 120 on the Velvet Rope Tour, 120 on the janet. Tour, and 107 on the Rhythm Nation Tour.
The tour grossed an estimated $9.9 million.
Janet Jackson's got a history with baby-making music, and she's building on it with her latest album, "Discipline." She talks to the AP about the new record, and her brother, Michael. (March 5)
Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 30 years. The youngest child of the Jackson family, she began her career with the variety television series The Jacksons in 1976 and went on to appear in other television shows throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, including Good Times and Fame.
After signing a recording contract with A&M Records arranged by her father and manager Joseph Jackson in 1982, she became a pop icon following the release of her third studio album Control (1986). Her collaborations with record producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis incorporated elements of rhythm and blues, funk, disco, rap, and industrial beats, which led to crossover success in popular music. In addition to receiving recognition for the innovation in her records, choreography, music videos, and prominence on radio airplay and MTV, she was acknowledged as a role model for her socially conscious lyrics.
There are spoilers ahead. You might want to solve today's puzzle before reading further! Shapes Up. Constructors ... HAS (20A ... Like "Discipline," among JanetJackson albums) Released in 2008, Discipline is the TENTH of Janet Jackson's eleven studio albums.
Taylor Swift is a mad genius. If that is somehow not the case, she sure is doing a good job of fooling everyone ... 21 ... That's just the top layer ... JanetJackson's 10th album is "Discipline," which you'd be hard-pressed to name a single song from ... 9 ... ———. .