Jacket?

Jacket!

I splurged on a meet and greet! I figured this might be my only chance to meet her, and that seemed impossible not so long ago… who needs money anyway? :lol:

 

Honestly, money comes and goes. If you're a big fan definitely do it, you may never get this opportunity again. I say keep the ticket and enjoy yourself!

 

Britney is my all time favourite popstar and I am SO thankful I bought M&G's and met her, as it is highly unlikely she'll ever perform again. So take your chance if it is available!

Honestly, money comes and goes. If you're a big fan definitely do it, you may never get this opportunity again. I say keep the ticket and enjoy yourself!

This is my sentiment too! I'm really happy for you No Sleeep. The memory will last forever and will be worth the money. :heart:

Aww thanks y’all :wub:

 

Funnily enough when I decided to do it I was thinking about how I couldn’t afford it when I saw Britney, and now I’ll probably never get the chance. I think I will keep it, it’s absolutely a bucket list thing for me and I’d hate myself for giving it up if I were to sell it

A controversy regarding what Janet had to say about Kamala Harris in an interview with The Guardian...

 

We move on to talk about the state of the nation. Jackson brought politics directly to the pop consciousness with Rhythm Nation, which addressed racism, poverty and inequality – all issues just as urgent today as they were 35 years ago. She is a prolific social media user, and has used her profile to support Black Lives Matter, to bring awareness to police brutality. Does she feel despondent about how slow change is in coming or is she hopeful about the future?

 

“Well, there’s all this child trafficking crap that’s going on and sex trafficking crap, you know what I mean, that wasn’t so prevalent then?” It’s a strange about-turn, not least because of the many allegations of child sexual abuse made against Michael. But it is also the most forceful she has been since we sat down. “At least, we didn’t know about it back then. I don’t think we did, did we? Not really. I think it’s really now out in the open, because it’s like a billion-dollar business and all that crap.”

 

I wonder what internet rabbit holes she’s been going down, but, before I can ask, she’s moved on.

 

“On [the Rhythm Nation album], for us, it was about making a difference in a kid’s life, a teenager’s life, from them taking this path with drugs and going down the wrong street to trying to make something of themself.”

 

On that record she sang about “joining voices in protest to social injustice” and “pushing toward a world rid of colour lines”. I wonder where she stands on the forthcoming election. After all, I say, America could be on the verge of voting in its first black female president, Kamala Harris.

 

“Well, you know what they supposedly said?” she asks me. “She’s not black. That’s what I heard. That she’s Indian.”

 

She looks at me expectantly, perhaps assuming that I have Indian heritage.

 

“Well, she’s both,” I offer.

 

“Her father’s white. That’s what I was told. I mean, I haven’t watched the news in a few days,” she coughs. “I was told that they discovered her father was white.”

 

I’m floored at this point. It’s well known that Harris’s father is a Jamaican economist, a Stanford professor who split from her Indian mother when she was five. “My mother understood very well that she was raising two black daughters,” Harris wrote in her book The Truths We Hold.

 

The people who are most vocal in questioning the facts of Harris’s identity tend to be hardcore QAnon-adjacent, Trump-loving conspiracy theorists. I don’t think Jackson falls into that camp, but I do wonder what the algorithms are serving her. I start again. Harris has dual heritage, I say, and, given this moment, does Jackson think America is ready for her – if we agree she’s black? Or, OK, a woman of colour?

 

“I don’t know,” Jackson stage whispers. “Honestly, I don’t want to answer that because I really, truthfully, don’t know. I think either way it goes is going to be mayhem.”

 

She doesn’t think there will be a peaceful transition of power?

 

“I think there might be mayhem,” she falters. “Either way it goes, but we’ll have to see.”

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/sep/...d-kamala-harris

 

 

Somebody called Mo Elmasri who claimed to be Janet's manager issued an apology statement to Buzzfeed, saying: Janet Jackson would like to clarify her recent comments. She recognizes that her statements regarding Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity were based on misinformation. Janet respects Harris’ dual heritage as both Black and Indian and apologizes for any confusion caused. She values the diversity Harris represents and understands the importance of celebrating that in today’s society. Janet remains committed to promoting unity and understanding.

 

... but in a bizarre twist, this is not actually Janet's manager. Reps for Janet told Variety that the above "apology" was "made by a person who is not the singer’s manager, as he had claimed, and thus was not authorized to speak on her behalf." Janet's manager is actually Randy Jackson, her brother.

 

So as things stand, there actually is no apology from Janet regarding her misinformed words about Kamala.

 

 

 

This is so disappointing and it seems shockingly out of character for Janet. :( I really hope she speaks out about this asap.

 

Janet's brother Tito passed away last week. Although she pulled out of a concert meant to take place in South Africa on 21st September, the European leg of her tour appears to be going ahead, starting in Paris on the 25th. I'm seeing her on the 27th. I had tickets to see her in 2016 but she cancelled those shows... and I've been a fan since the late 90s, so this has been a really, really long time coming. Her above comments are so strange and I can't help but feel a bit weirded out that she'd say such a thing. I still want to be looking forward to this because it's such a bucket list moment to see Janet in concert...

I think it’s personal and related to the Michael stuff

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I saw Janet live on Friday! :cheeseblock:

 

It had been a very, very long time coming! I had tickets for her 2016 tour but she cancelled Europe because of her pregnancy. 8 and a half years later and the opportunity finally came back around. Definitely an artist I'm pleased to strike off the bucket list.

 

Janet's stage presence is so captivating that it leaves you feeling in awe that she's actually real and right in front of you! (I was lucky enough to be second row). She was full of energy and seemed very engaged to be performing. At least, to me it didn't come across like she was on autopilot or going through the motions.

 

I was kind of expecting a fully mimed show, but no, I'm quite certain her microphone was on for numerous parts of the show - and she sounded great!

 

The set list was very relentless - kind of coming across like a megamix, with her going through numerous hits at a breakneck speed... as well as some lesser known singles and even some album tracks. I feel like she did lose the audience a bit with the album track slowie Take Care, and sadly Again, which she attempted to have a 'you sing the words' moment with the audience, an audience who seemingly by and large did not recall Again. :kink:

 

Honestly there's too many highlights to mention. Although it was incredible to see her performing some of her greatest and biggest songs, I have to say some of my personal favourites are "flops" like Feedback, All Nite (Don't Stop) and So Excited, so it was thrilling to me to see her perform these in an arena!

 

I'd say the audience reacted the best to Scream, interestingly.

 

Anyway, so pleased to have had the opportunity to see her, and to have shared the experience with Haus (we weren't in the same row as each other unfortunately but only two apart so still felt like a shared experience!).

 

 

In less good news, unfortunately she has cancelled the Glasgow date. :(

Someone to Call My Lover is going viral recently! It enters the US Spotify chart today

Spotify:

#151 United States

#153 New Zealand

#162 Estonia

#186 United Kingdom

#191 Lithuania

Still pretty far from entering the global chart but hope it gets there.

just realised it peaked at #11 in the UK, guess making the top 10 finally is a hard ask

I looked at the chart week when Janet entered at #11 in the UK with Someone to Call My Lover, and interestingly Train - Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me) was at #10, also a new entry. Both songs were much bigger in the US, Janet peaked at #3 and Train at #5*. Even higher than both in the UK, was Geri Halliwell - Scream If You Wanna Go Faster at #8 - the highest new entry of the week, but regarded as a flop as she'd never previously charted lower than #2!

Someone to Call My Lover didn't make the UK Year End Top 200, meaning it sold less than 57,000 copies in 2001. It's still uncertified. Who knows what its current sales are... will it even have made it to 100,000 yet? Hopefully this rise in popularity is sustained and it can go silver eventually!

* Of course Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me) went on to have big sales in the UK in the digital era, it's now 3xPlatinum / 1.8m+. Its 2001 sales were 96k!

Oh, and 'All For You' was released 24 years ago today!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DIOFOLps4Y1/

I remember thinking it would be a #1 and feeling gutted when that didn't happen ☹️ Robbed I tell thee!

"All For You" is such a bop!!

I have to admit I hadn't really listened to Janet much if at all until about 4-5 years ago when I finally created a playlist with a number of her albums and can't believe how many great songs/albums she has!! I always wonder why she wasn't bigger in the UK, aside from her music leaning more R&B.

"That's The Way Love Goes", "Together Again", "All For You" & "Rhythm Nation" are probably my favourite tracks. But so many other great ones like "Control", "Miss You Much" etc. Also really liked "No Sleeep" from her most recent album. Although I need to explore her more recent albums a bit more.

Also I've grown to appreciate "Scream" more recently.

On 09/04/2025 at 10:31, -Jay- said:

I looked at the chart week when Janet entered at #11 in the UK with Someone to Call My Lover, and interestingly Train - Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me) was at #10, also a new entry. Both songs were much bigger in the US, Janet peaked at #3 and Train at #5*. Even higher than both in the UK, was Geri Halliwell - Scream If You Wanna Go Faster at #8 - the highest new entry of the week, but regarded as a flop as she'd never previously charted lower than #2!

Someone to Call My Lover didn't make the UK Year End Top 200, meaning it sold less than 57,000 copies in 2001. It's still uncertified. Who knows what its current sales are... will it even have made it to 100,000 yet? Hopefully this rise in popularity is sustained and it can go silver eventually!

* Of course Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me) went on to have big sales in the UK in the digital era, it's now 3xPlatinum / 1.8m+. Its 2001 sales were 96k!

I imagine it's way off 100k, it wasn't in her Top 20 most streamed as of last year: https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/janet-jacksons-official-top-20-most-streamed-songs-in-the-uk/

It's a huge shame just how underrated her discography is in the UK, so it's nice to see one of her songs taking off like this. 'Someone to Call My Lover' is one of my favourites, sounding particularly wonderful in the sunshine!

Someone to Call My Lover & All for You performed at the AMAs!