Janet was interviewed on the Buckhead and Bubba breakfast show on Pittsburgh’s B94FM today. You can watch a video that the station has put up a behind the scenes video of the interview.
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In an interview with Washington D.C. radio station WPGC 95.5, Missy Elliott touted a possible collaboration tour with Janet. The host Flexx asked about touring and Missy responded:
“We’re trying to make that happen now, so hopefully this Janet thing, the Missy Elliott and Janet Jackson tour will be happening and I think that’ll be great. So hopefully, I think that together collectively, well, it’ll be hot!”
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Watch Janet on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Janet appeared on American talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. In the interview she alludes to the recent publicity surrounding the host’s sketch about Ben Affleck. Watch the two clips below.
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Janet arriving at Larry King
Hollywood TV has posted a video of Janet arriving for Thursday’s interview with CNN’s Larry King. Watch it below.
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Watch Janet perform Feedback on TRL
Earlier today Janet performed Feedback on MTV’s Total Request Live. Check out the performance below, or if that link doesn’t work U.S. visitors can watch the performance on MTV.com.
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Janet speaks to The Advocate
A new interview with Janet can be read on Advocate.com in which she talks about how Rock With U was written for gay fans, what would happen if one of her brother’s came out, American Idol and Paula Abdul as well as about title track Discipline.
In April the GLAAD Media Awards will honor you for your contributions to the LGBT community. What have you done for us lately?
I’ve always loved the gay community, and I think they know that. I’m always involved in projects concerning AIDS, and I’ve just always tried to make myself available. We all have a job in this world, and I think that my job that God has given me is to help people. I don’t think I do enough. I want to do a lot more.Do you specifically keep gay fans in mind during your writing and recording process?
For certain songs, yeah, for sure I do. I was thinking about ’em when I was making “Rock With You” on the new album—it just has that feel, that beat to it. I kept stressing that I have to have something for the kids, I need to have something for the children! I talked about doing the song on the last album, but it wasn’t quite completed by the cutoff date. I felt badly about it, so I wasn’t about to let that happen again.Growing up as Jehovah’s Witnesses, how was the subject of homosexuality treated in your household?
Well, it’s something that would be considered a sin for the religion. But the one thing I absolutely love about my mother is that she’s so open-minded. We had our friends that were gay growing up, and she didn’t have a problem with them. She never said “No, you can’t hang out with this person” or “This person can’t come over.” They would call her “Mother” as everyone else did and does, and she embraced them just like everyone else.But how might it have gone over had, say, Tito or one of your other siblings come out as gay?
I honestly don’t know. But one thing I do know is that she wouldn’t have kicked them out of the house. Would it have crushed her heart? Maybe it would have, but I know she never would’ve treated them differently than the rest of us. That’s just how Mother is.
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Janet speaks about Amy Winehouse
In an interview with E! News Daily 10, Janet has implied that she’s undecided about the recent furore surrounding Brit Amy Winehouse‘s win at the Grammy’s this year. She said:
I hear where Natalie is coming from, and I think she would understand it better than I could because she’s been there. She’s been addicted to drugs and had those issues. I could see her side of it, for sure, and it’s kind of a catch-22 for myself, because it does feel like someone is being rewarded for a negative act.
And then I think about it, and I’m not saying it’s right, but the music business has always been about sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll.
“How do you define an icon”…
Janet Jackson herself appeared on stage tonight at her album launch party at the New World Stage in New York. After an introduction from Antonio ‘LA’ Reid inviting us to “Sit back, relax and enjoy”, he walked off stage and that is exactly what we did. A wall of vision and music enveloped us, immersing us in the gritty Electro, Soulful R&B sounds that make Discipline yet another seminal milestone in Janet’s inspiring musical career. The voice-over asks the question how do you define an icon: the next hour and a half provides us with the answer. Janet Jackson, superstar, singer, & actress: an icon. Whilst one of the songs teases us with the lyric “Give me something I won’t forget”…
If you had never met this lady you might be surprised at just how down to earth, beautiful and humble this international superstar is, she is truly awe-inspiring and was so genuinely taken aback by how much her fans, critics and industry peers adore her. The album is reminiscent of much of Janet’s old sounds but at the same time takes an entirely new and fresh approach to her music. A source at Universal, Janet’s record label, commented during an exclusive phone call with Janet Love over the weekend that this album is “pretty special and really quite simply exceptionally good”. He also noted how different it is from her previous work. From tonight’s launch party it is totally evident that he was completely correct. From the soaring and breathy Greatest X to the body thumping beats of Feedback, there is something for everyone in this album, it honours her previous incarnations whilst bringing something entirely new to the table.
After we hear the up-tempo Hip-hop tones of The 1, featuring Missy Elliott the lights on stage go up and out steps LA Reid with a very petite lady, a beautiful familiar face, the lady herself. Miss Janet Jackson. During the Q&A a Compare from a top US music magazine, Blender, steps in to ask Janet what her motivation is for such a diverse and sexually charged album, she looks down then straight back up, gives a wry cheeky smile and replies “I love life and I LOVE sex”. What she is in fact saying is a reference to the overtones of innate sexuality in us all which is reflected in the album. Janet never fails to push the boundaries in her art and performance, and tonight was no different. As we entered the very funky urban venue we were greeted by Janet-esque models dressed as dominatrix, clad in black PVC and leather whips. They much like the album were stunning, evoking excitement and intrigue about what the album promises. This is paralleled by the breathtaking album artwork and photography featuring a multitude of alluring black and white shots of Janet in provocative poses. Truly a sight to behold, keep checking back only at Janet Love as we post these in the next few days.
The Jackson family are infamous for their music reflecting their upbringing and personal experiences and Janet’s latest offering is no different. It is self evident from the lyrics on this album of just how much this lady has been through. The title track Discipline is in some ways reminiscent of her strict upbringing, Janet herself says “as a child I had to be disciplined and learn self control”. She goes on to state that “I love my tennis and I love dancing, it allows me to be playful but it also teaches me to be disciplined”. This has patently provided her with a great deal of motivation and inspiration to create some of these very raw and personal tracks the true emotion of which is laced behind a façade of lively electro-dance vibes. Other top songs from the new album include the repetitive and raunchy Can’t Be Good, which is an upbeat ballad and Never Letchu Go a powerful love song with an electro-guitar back beat, both fraught with the struggles that love brings.
Rock With U, penned by Jermaine Dupri, and was inspired by her more (in)famous brother. When prompted she states “Brother Mike inspired me”, joking that we might know him, “…he’s a very famous dancer”. Just a reminder of her playful, loving family oriented attitude. Before she walks off stage she jokes “I’ve had to leave the kids at home tonight, I love you all”.
What has Janet done for us lately?… As promised she gave us all something we won’t ever forget by producing an inspired album which is set to blow us away from February 25/26, when it goes on sale across the globe.
Remember to keep checking back in the next few days as we update Janet Love with more exclusive news, lyrics and photos from Discipline and the exciting NYC Launch Party!
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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 at the awards show.
Update: MediaTakeOut.com has retracted its former claim that Janet will be performing at the Grammy Awards. In an update from Janet’s representative, Patti Webster, it has said that whilst Janet might be attending the Grammys, she will not be performing
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Watch Feedback now
Janet’s new video for Feedback has been posted on Yahoo! Music. Download the video now from Janet Love (MPG, 41Mb) or watch it below.
Janet on the set with director Saam Farahmand and choreographer Gil Duldulao
