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German Discipline release date March 22nd

In an email from Janet’s official German website, it has been confirmed that Discipline will be released on March 22nd. It is not yet known whether this means the album release date will be pushed back elsewhere.

News expected at 10pm GMT tomorrow

Sources tell Janet Love that Janet’s official website, JanetJackson.com, will carry an update of new news at 5pm ET/10pm GMT tomorrow, Friday. It’s not yet known what the update will feature.

Janet to receive GLAAD honour

Janet will receive an honour from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) in recognition of the work she has done for gay rights. The awards will be held in at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles on April 26th 2008.

Janet will receive the Vanguard Award from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against [...]

Janet and The Grammys rumours

Janet will perform at this year’s Grammy Awards, according to MediaTakeOut.com. The event, on February 10th, will see Janet perform Feedback. The show airs live on CBS at 8pm ET.
The speculation is further supported by an interview that Janet’s dancer did with MTV Canada in which he said that he was rehearsing for a performance [...]

Janet says the tour is ready

In an interview with madmoiZelle.com, a French website, Janet has said that her upcoming tour is for the most part ready, including the stage and setlist, but that her record company asked her to complete an album and then tour.
She also says that one of her New Year’s resolutions was to help the environment by [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Saam Farahmand

In an exclusive interview with Janet Love, the director for Janet’s latest video has told us how he came to work with her and how he has hopes of choreographing something for her upcoming tour.
1) Firstly, congratulations on the Feedback video. Where did the idea come from?
Thank you. Janet gave me a lot of freedom [...]

Reviews from London listening party

The Daily Star today features a review of Janet’s new album from the recent London listening party.

 
I’ve had a sneak peek at two of this year’s biggest albums, Janet Jackson’s Discipline and That Chick by Mariah Carey.
I can reveal that Janet, 41, kicks out the slow jams in favour of club bangers on her strongest [...]

Janet set to play G-A-Y, London

After years of British fans asking for it, it looks set to happen – Janet is reported to soon be playing at G-A-Y, a nightclub in central London. A source told the Daily Star:
“Janet is really excited about her new music and can’t wait to get out and start performing again for her fans. She’s [...]

New Mark Liddell promo photo

A new promotional photo of Janet has been released on photographer Mark Liddell’s website. Click on the image the left to enlarge.

Janet wants two US presidents

In an interview with news agency AFP, Janet seems split between voting for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. She told Agence France-Presse in an interview she is excited by both of the leading Democrats in the race for the US presidency.”They’re both really exciting. That’s difficult for someone like me, having someone African-American and also [...]