It has been confirmed, as previously reported a few days ago on Janet Love, that Janet will open her upcoming world tour in Singapore on February 7th.

The show at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, part of the Janet Jackson Number Ones: Up Close and Personal Tour, will go on sale on January 7th.

On her official website, Janet has expressed her excitement for the upcoming performance in Singapore by saying:

“I’ve seen the world, been to many places . . . the one thing missing was you. We’ll be together in Singapore on February 7th and I can’t wait to sing, dance, and be up close and personal with all of you. Your votes are helping me decide where to bring this very intimate, very different show. It’s not about effects, it’s not an extravaganza, it’s not about being as big as in the past. This one is all about you and me. I love you Singapore. Let’s go!”

According to a report in Singapore newspaper The Electric New Paper, Janet is set to take her Number Ones tour to Singapore on February 7th.

The paper says that Janet will perform at the Singapore Indoor Stadium – the same venue where she last performed on the Janet. tour.

According to the venue’s website, the arena can accommodate a large capacity of up to 13,000 people, depending upon the stage configuration.

The article also reports that tickets are set to go on sale on January 7th and that Janet will be travelling with an entourage of 55 people.

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An advert promoting Janet’s upcoming show in Hong Kong on February 14th, 2011 has been released by concert promoter Live Limited on their YouTube page.

Watch the advert below.

Janet’s song Nothing has been submitted for consideration at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards, according to a press release issued today.

The track, which was written for Why Did I Get Married Too?, is in contention for a nomination against 40 0ther hits including one from For Colored Girls.

Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 25, 2011.

The Academy outlines the nomination process as follows: On Thursday, January 6, the Academy will screen clips featuring each song, in random order, for voting members of the Music Branch in Los Angeles. Following the screenings, members will determine the nominees by an averaged point system vote. If no song receives an average score of 8.25 or more, there will be no nominees in the category. If only one song achieves that score, it and the song receiving the next highest score shall be the two nominees. If two or more songs (up to five) achieve that score, they shall be the nominees.

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Janet has been photographed shopping and dining in Milan on Sunday.

Italian paparazzi also captured Janet on video leaving the restaurant.

Janet was last publicly seen in Milan when she chaired charity amFAR‘s inaugural AIDS benefit held in conjunction with Milan Fashion Week in September 2009.

Prices and further information have been released for Janet’s opening tour date in Hong Kong on February 14th, 2011. Tickets, which go on sale tomorrow morning, are priced between HK$480 and HK$1480 and go on sale at 10.00am Hong Kong time on HKTicketing.com.

A seating plan can also be viewed on the website.

Furthermore, a poster promoting Janet’s upcoming tour date has been posted on Janet’s official Twitter account.

It’s been announced that Hong Kong will be the first stop on Janet’s 2011 World Tour on Valentine’s Day next year.

The Hong Kong performance will take place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on February 14th with tickets going on sale at 10am on Tuesday 14th December.

Speaking about her excitement of opening in Hong Kong, Janet said: “The fans really reached out and voted for Hong Kong to be the Valentine’s Day city of our Number Ones tour. I am thrilled to receive your votes and I will be performing in Hong Kong Feb 14, 2011!”

Now this date has been confirmed you can now visit Janet Fans and view more details about the event and select if you’re attending.

Janet has also selected the first fan winner of the contest in voting for the cities. The winner will be announced on www.JanetJackson.com and they will receive an autographed copy of Number Ones and an autographed copy of her upcoming book “True You” (on stands February 8th). In each of the 35 cities Janet will dedicate one of her number one songs to the city and she will also recognize 20 young people whose lives and work have enriched their communities in a major way.

Janet’s long-term friend and choreographer Gil Duldulao has tweeted that the first leg of tour dates has been decided. The actual dates and cities have yet to be published:

“I just got the first leg of the tour dates and cities! Yay!”

In a new interview with Deborah Vankin from the LA Times, Janet has spoken of her upcoming tour as well as her plans to record a new album in 2011.

Janet speaks of how she recently performed at a private gig at Radio City Music Hall and she enjoyed the intimacy of the show and hopes to translate that to her upcoming tour.

Read the full interview at LATimes.com.

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American AIDS magazine, A&U, has interviewed Janet in their most recent issue.

In it Janet talks about the AIDS crisis, her song Together Again and also answers a series of quick fire questions.

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Janet has recorded a video for The Trevor Project which supports lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth who have been bullied.