Janet Jackson says she recognized her brother Michael's drug problem, and tried to help, but says he rebuffed her attempts to intervene. She says her brother realized the...
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Taylor Swift wins CMA entertainer of the...
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A new Janet Jackson greatest hits album, "Number Ones," will hit U.S. stores November 17. The 34 track collection on A&M/UMe includes 33 of Jackson's hits plus one new...
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Janet Jackson is topping her latest greatest-hits collection with a new single. The greatest-hits collection, called "Number Ones," includes 33 classic Jackson hits and her...
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Another day, another breakup rumor for Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri. US Weekly reported this morning that the couple has split after almost seven years together...
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Some of the biggest stars on the planet turned back into gushing Michael Jackson fans at the BET Awards, donning single gloves, swapping stories about their idol and singing...
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Janet Jackson is at her brother Michael Jackson's home in Los Angeles where moving vans arrived earlier in the day. Janet Jackson, wearing dark glasses,...
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Just when we thought it was over, look what's back in a flash. The Supreme Court has ordered a lower court to reexamine Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe...
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The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a federal appeals court to re-examine its ruling in favor of CBS Corp. in a legal fight over entertainer Janet Jackson's wardrobe...
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Jermaine Dupri wants to clear up some misconceptions. In an entry on his blog, the music producer says he and girlfriend Janet Jackson haven't split up — and she isn't...
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Sure, we're glad that Britney Spears isn't in danger of being forcibly committed anymore and that Samantha Ronson has persuaded Lindsay Lohan to sober up and stop showing...
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Surprisingly missing in action from celebrity trainwreck-itude: Britney, Lindsay and Paris. With those three behaving themselves, other stars angled for the title of Hot...
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The Federal Communications Commission has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the indecency case over Janet Jackson's breast-baring performance at the 2004 Super Bowl. ...
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Janet Jackson is moving on with her life, whether her fans are ready or not. Concert promoter Live Nation announced Tuesday that the Rhythm Nation diva will not be...
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Janet Jackson won't be rockin' any rescheduled tour dates. The 42-year-old singer is not choreographing any makeup dates for the seven "Rock Witchu" tour performances that...
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Apparently Detroit didn't want a repeat of Boobgate. Facing pressure from officials at the Palace of Auburn Hills arena—and not wanting to be a...
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A rare form of migraine forced Janet Jackson to cancel several dates on her Rock Witchu concert tour but she planned to return to the stage on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.,...
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Janet Jackson is ready for more onstage escapades. A rep for the veteran pop star said Wednesday that Jackson is ready to continue the North American leg of her Rock Witchu...
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Janet Jackson's concert cancellations are adding up as fast as concerns about her health. In an email sent late Saturday, her publicist said that a doctor in...
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Janet Jackson was released from a Montreal hospital just two hours after she arrived, a spokeswoman for the facility said Tuesday, but it was still not clear why she was...
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Janet Jackson's field trip to a Montreal hospital was a brief one. The R&B diva was rushed to Royal Victoria Hospital Monday after she "got suddenly ill...
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After just 14 months on Island Def Jam, Janet Jackson announced Monday (September 22) her departure from the label. According to Jackson's publicist, the label agreed to...
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If you were a Janet Jackson fan at Staples Center on Wednesday who wanted synchronized robotic choreography with dancers, you got it, again and again. If you wanted...
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Among the most notorious on-screen gaffes ever, Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction" on CBS during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show drew a $550,000...
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Excerpts from the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in CBS Corp. v. FCC: ___ "The Commission's conclusion on the nature and scope of its indecency regime —...
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Janet Jackson is so busy prepping for her upcoming Rock With U World Tour, she must have forgotten her plan to have a baby with longtime boyfriend Jermaine Dupri following...
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There are some people Janet Jackson just doesn't want to rock with. Like Europeans. And her record label. The pop icon has called off the European leg of her heavily...
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Pop singer Janet Jackson said on Monday she will hit the road for the first time in seven years with the Canadian launch in September of her "Rock Witchu" arena tour through...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Though going out on tour means connecting with fans, it can also mean long hours, high stress, and sleepless nights. Janet Jackson says she's looking...
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Janet Jackson is bringing her rhythm to the nation once again. While she already confirmed her musical plans to E! News last month, the singer took advantage of her guest...
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Good news for Janet Jackson fans. She's hitting the road again. Ms. Nasty tells me she'll launch a new world tour on Sept. 11. "The next big thing on the agenda...
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Janet Jackson is sick—but not in the good way. The reigning chart queen was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center late Monday after coming down with a...
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Janet Jackson is planning to write a book about weight loss, having experienced yo-yo weight throughout her life. The singer, who is planning to tour her latest album...
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Call her a Janet of all trades.
Janet Jackson (Miss Jackson if you're nasty) is part of the ensemble cast of Tyler Perry's new film, "Why Did I Get Married." She has...
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A U.S. appeals court is to rule whether TV channel CBS deserved to be punished for singer Janet Jackson's infamous breast exposure at the 2004 Super Bowl.
The third U.S....
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Janet Jackson wants her 1980s-era contact info for Brooke Shields back.
The Blue Lagoon star's digits are among the 35 items that the Rhythm Nation singer is looking...
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The Latin boy band Menudo is coming
back, and scores of teenagers turned out on Saturday to
audition at the last of four nationwide open calls in hopes of
becoming the next...
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Janet Jackson is being sued for $120 million for an alleged choking incident.
Leonard Salati alleges that two of Jackson's bodyguards grabbed him and choked him when he...
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Michael Jackson's trademark black
fedora and the gold record for his "Thriller" album are among
dozens of the pop star's belongings to be auctioned by New
York's...
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It is, the auctioneer said Thursday with no apparent pun intended, "a very thrilling collection."
Clothing, records and hand-written lyrics worn by, made by and/or...
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Jamie Foxx is quietly enjoying one
of the most successful concert tours of the year, even if raw
numbers indicate otherwise.
The Oscar-winning actor/comedian/singer's...
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Timbaland is gearing up for an
all-nighter. It's late afternoon on the Friday kickoff to the
Presidents' Day weekend. While traffic buzzes past Los Angeles'
Chalice...
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Jermaine Dupri has just been voted on the Island.
The Grammy-winning producer-rapper has been named president of Island Records Urban Music, a newly created division...
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Janet Jackson's boyfriend, record
producer Jermaine Dupri, has been appointed president of urban
music at Island Records, sources said on Tuesday. A formal
announcement from...
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Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, who founded A&M Records, will be honored by the Recording Academy with the President's Merit Award for their contributions to popular...
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It was a year marked by
head-scratching sales downturns as well as a revolving door for
the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
While R&B and hip-hop's command...
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Nickelback has all the right reasons to be among the top contenders for the 2006 Billboard Music Awards—namely, the Canadian rock outfit outsold virtually everyone...
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Grammy-winning music producer
Jermaine Dupri has stepped down from a top post at Virgin
Records following disappointing initial sales of girlfriend
Janet Jackson's hotly...
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Janet Jackson said she is returning to her roots with her latest release, focusing on dance music 20 years after her breakthrough "Control" album.
Jackson, on her first...
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Something funny happened on Janet Jackson's way back to number
one. Make that something Ludacris...
The rapper-actor's
fifth album, Release Therapy, edged out Jackson's...
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Madonna's pay-packet, Janet Jackson's
malfunctioning wardrobe, Hillary Clinton's memoirs and
Sigourney Weaver's height all have one thing in common --
they're world record...
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Janet Jackson, "20 Y.O." (Virgin)
If there's one characteristic Janet Jackson has recently perfected, it's resilience.
She didn't let that little Super Bowl wardrobe...
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In case you've forgotten about the many magical moments in Janet Jackson's illustrious career, she's ready to remind you of each one — if you buy her new CD.
In the...
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Although she has only a handful of
national treks under her belt, Janet Jackson is one of the most
successful female touring artists of all time.
Numbers back it up....
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Don't call it a comeback.
Janet Jackson conceived her new Virgin Records release, "20
Y.O." (due September 26), as a celebration of the joyful
liberation and...
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It may be hard to notice amid all the cleavage and bling, the high-ticket swag and champagne-soaked after-parties. But at Thursday's MTV Video Music Awards, a few moments...
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As the MTV Video Music Awards approached Thursday, the fiercest competition for the top honor included Diddy, Missy Elliott, Pharrell, Justin Timberlake, Jessica Simpson and...
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You may have seen the recent photos
of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his
44th album, "Modern Times," shares a title with Chaplin's 1936
classic about...
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Janet Jackson's motto: If you got it--or at least got it
back after gaining and losing nearly 60 pounds--flaunt it.
Following the grand tradition of stars disrobing in...
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Janet Jackson has amazed producers at a U.K. radio station by insisting that her chilled spring water come from Fiji.
Reported today in London's Sun newspaper, the singer...
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The cover of Janet Jackson's new album, 20 Years Old, due out September 26, will be designed by a fan. On July 18, Janet launched a contest giving fans an opportunity to...
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Four youths were charged with a hate
crime assault on a gay singer who was attacked as he left a
Manhattan gay bar, police said on Sunday.
Kevin Aviance, 38, who scored...
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The U.S. Federal Communications
Commission upheld on Wednesday its decision to fine 20 CBS
Corp. television stations a total of $550,000 for airing pop
singer Janet...
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Janet Jackson, newly svelte after losing 60 pounds, says she gained weight for a role in the upcoming movie "Tennessee," which she ultimately had to pass on because of her...
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Former teen idol Leif Garrett has
been sentenced to 90 days in jail and three years probation on
charges stemming from drug possession.
Garrett, 44, was sentenced late on...
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When it comes to Janet Jackson's music, she wants her fans to know
she's still in Control.
The wardrobe-malfunctioning
superstar has put the kibosh on reports that some...
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When "American Idol" contestant Taylor Hicks belted out Stevie Wonder's golden oldie "Living for the City" there was scant age difference between the singer and the...
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Despite his last name, former Jackson 5 drummer Johnny Jackson
wasn't one of the famous siblings. But that's not stopping Janet Jackson
from treating him like a brother.
...
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Nobody turns off the microphone on Mick Jagger without a fight.
Censorship of their songs during the Super Bowl halftime show was "absolutely ridiculous and completely...
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They may not have flashed any body parts — except for Mick Jagger's well-toned stomach — but the Rolling Stones made ABC glad it imposed a five-second tape delay...
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Nothing highlights the divisions
within the dance music community more thoroughly than the
annual announcement of the Grammy Award nominees. And no group
has been quite so...
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Richard Thompson, "RT — The Life and Music of Richard Thompson" (Free Reed)
Richard Thompson's new boxed set offers an abundance of his East-meets-West,...
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Looking for the Temptations on Super Bowl Sunday? They'll be in Charlottesville, Va. Smokey Robinson? He's playing down the block from Ford Field the night before. Diana...
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Pamela Anderson and pole dancing proved too hot for NBC, which dropped a number featuring the actress in a sexy big-screen video from an Elton John special.
"Elton John:...
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Motown fans miffed by the NFL's choice of the Rolling Stones for Super Bowl halftime entertainment are getting at least some satisfaction: Stevie Wonder will perform during...
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The British have always been better at that whole propriety
thing.
Maybe that's why, for the second post-Janet year in a
row, the NFL has chosen across-the-Pond...
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Veteran rockers the Rolling Stones
will perform during the 2006 Super Bowl half-time break, show
sponsor Sprint Nextel Corp. said on Tuesday.
The championship game of the...
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Kanye West will receive the Artist Achievement Award at the 2005 Billboard Music Awards, which will be presented Dec. 6 in Las Vegas.
Past recipients of the award, which...
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He was a progressive rock star in the
'70s, an MTV video icon in the '80s and a world music guru for
the new millennium.
He's also a record producer, songwriter, political...
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Janet Jackson was able to keep her nine-year marriage to Rene Elizondo a secret until Elizondo filed for divorce in 2000. Now it appears the superstar has been keeping...
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Every new label head is charged
with developing artists, but for Jason Flom, the incoming
chairman/CEO of Virgin Records, the mandate is key to Virgin's
lifeblood.
Flom,...
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Jay-Z shot. Trent Reznor spinning upside down. David Bowie teetering on a rooftop. These are just a few of the iconic images Mark Romanek has fashioned as an elite music...
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The National Football League is refusing to punt Kanye West,
despite the rapper's controversial trashing of President Bush's response
to Hurricane Katrina.
The NFL...
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Grammy-winning performer Janet Jackson struck a somber note as she expressed her gratitude at an awards ceremony Saturday night honoring her humanitarian work for several...
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Michael Jackson's family plans to throw a party at a casino this weekend to thank the singer's most loyal fans for their allegiance during his 14-week trial, a casino...
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A gag order bars Michael Jackson from speaking out about his legal troubles, and the defense has not said if he will testify during his molestation trial. But Jackson may...
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The College Dropout got out--just in the nick of time.
Rap superstar Kanye West had to cut short a promotional
appearance at the grand opening of a new urban boutique in...
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The Rev. Al Sharpton is putting in his two cents about the latest drama involving 50 Cent. The civil rights leader on Tuesday proposed a ban that would muzzle artists who...
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Anna Nicole Smith has pulled a Janet Jackson — but this time Justin Timberlake was nowhere to be seen.
At the inaugural Australian MTV Music Awards in Sydney on...
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Local singers took top individual honors at the inaugural Australian MTV Music Awards in Sydney. Anna Nicole Smith took the limelight with a spoof of Janet Jackson 's Super...
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From J.Lo to James Brown, Usher to U2, the Grammys had it all this year — except a lot of interested viewers. An estimated 18.8 million people watched Ray Charles'...
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The 47th Annual Grammys on Sunday
were long on tributes and short on controversy thanks to a
self-censored performance by punk trio Green Day and Sheryl
Crow 's peek-a-boo...
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Janet Jackson may be wishing her bodyguards had exerted just a bit
more control last Friday.
A New York man hit Jackson
with a whopping $120 million lawsuit,...
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Genius will be served, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony will be
outed as a couple, and Melissa Etheridge will hit the comeback stage.
Those are three of the storylines...
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Last year's Super Bowl is still fresh on the minds of people who are televising the Oscars and Grammys .
CBS said Thursday that it would impose a video and audio delay of...
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Nobody, but nobody was worried when Paul McCartney stripped off his jacket midway through his halftime performance at the Super Bowl. All he revealed was a long-sleeved red...
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"Yeah," you know the track — but you almost didn't get the chance to hear it. Usher's hit featuring Atlanta rap stars Ludacris and Lil Jon saturated airwaves for most...
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The Associated Press' crack Grammy team gives their insider analysis on who's going to win on Grammy night Feb. 13 — but hey, we wouldn't bet the house on these...
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Approaching the first anniversary of Janet Jackson 's famed wardrobe malfunction, a study released Tuesday criticized MTV for the "incessant sleaze" of steamy programming...
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Oh, what the NFL would have given for a marching band last year instead of Janet Jackson .
Over the 38-year history of the Super Bowl, halftime has always been the best...
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Spending three seasons watching thousands of wannabes warble their way toward attempted singing stardom can make anyone a bit restless.
But with the fourth season of Fox's...
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Let's hope Janet Jackson exerts a little more control over her next
Super Bowl cameo.
The "Nasty" singer is ready to make an
encore at the big game just a year after...
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Jermaine Dupri has a new Virgin in his life.
But longtime
"special friend" Janet Jackson has no reason to be jealous.
Dupri, the Atlanta-based hip-hop...
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Hit producer and sometime rapper Jermaine Dupri, who's produced chart-topping songs for acts ranging from Usher to Mariah Carey, has been named president of Virgin Records...
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You might say the Janet Jackson moment of President Bush 's inaugural festivities came Tuesday at a youth concert with hundreds of preteen Hilary Duff fans in the...
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NBC hasn't received any calls about the F-word that Motley Crue rocker Vince Neil dropped during the live New Year's Eve broadcast of "The Tonight Show With Jay...
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2004 may go down in history as the year of the runaway breast. Yes, there was Janet Jackson 's Super Bowl flash, but don't forget Tara Reid's absent-minded red carpet...
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Just think: Instead of exposing Janet Jackson 's breast at the Super Bowl last Feb. 1, what if Justin Timberlake reached across her chest, fumbled with Jackson's top and...
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The third chart entry proves to
be the charm for Mario, who rises to a new career peak on the
Billboard Hot 100 with "Let Me Love You" (3rd Street/J). The
single moves 3-2,...
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Snoop Dogg was too hot to drop
from the top of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday as
his hit tune "Drop It Like It's Hot" featuring Pharrell logged
a third week at...
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Ashlee Simpson could soon be doing her patented hoedown at a
venue near you.
The pop star has unveiled plans for
her first headlining tour, which will feature her...
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A trip to "The Red Light
District" scored Ludacris his second consecutive No. 1 album on
the U.S. pop charts Wednesday.
The Atlanta rapper/actor's fourth Disturbing Tha...
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Like that smiling skydiver on the deodorant ads? Can't get enough of his sunny joshing on MTV's "Pimp My Ride"?
Prepare to meet the cunning, sometimes caustic musician...
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Everyone from pop rockers John Mayer
and Maroon5 to hip-hoppers Slum Village and Dilated Peoples
wants to work with multiple Grammy Award nominee Kanye West.
So the fact...
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Madonna 's blockbuster Re-Invention
tour took all of the drama out of the top tour of the year
race, ringing up a year's best $125 million in total box office
gross by...
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Call it the 1980s--Version 2.0.
With the 20th
anniversary of "We Are the World," the all-American, all-star charity
anthem of the charity-anthem era, looming, plans...
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Chicago rapper Kanye West, who
survived a near-fatal car crash to score one of the biggest
hits of the year with his debut album, led an eclectic field of
commercially...
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Kanye West was "robbed" at the American Music Awards. On
Tuesday, he found his reward, nominated for a field-best 10 Grammy
Awards.
The rapper's The College...
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Infinity Broadcasting is not
commenting on a New York Times story that claims the company
fired its top Rochester, N.Y., programer for accepting gifts
from record...
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Country artists need to try harder
when it comes to international markets, according to talent
executive Bruce Allen.
During a recent keynote speech at the Country Music...
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Viacom will pay a record $3.5 million to settle dozens of federal investigations into alleged indecency on TV and the radio, and introduce delays in more live...
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Paul McCartney will headline the Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 6 as the NFL goes mainstream after the controversy over last February's show.
"There's nothing bigger...
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First Chingy hit the "Jackpot." Now he wants to collect again on "Power Ballin."
The 24-year-old rapper's first album sold three million copies behind the 2003 summer...
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A CD featuring hits by Nelly, Keith
Urban and others became the sixth in the "NOW That's What I
Call Music" series of joint record-label collections to debut
at No. 1 in the...
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This year's American Music Awards will feature stars such as Usher, Alicia Keys, Gwen Stefani and Rod Stewart , but the most talked-about moment might come from the...
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It seems Ashlee Simpson will forever bear the scarlet "L" — for lip-synching. The 20-year-old "singer" has been lampooned and shamed, held up as an example of today's...
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Pop singer Janet Jackson
has signed a management pact with the company that also handles
boy band Backstreet Boys and rapper Chingy.
Los Angeles-based firm Wright Crear...
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Usher won Hip-Hop Artist of the Year and Hip-Hop Song of the Year at the Radio Music Awards Monday night. Linkin Park grabbed the Alternative Rock Song of the Year and Rock...
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Sean Garrett, co-writer of the
hot Destiny's Child single "Lose My Breath," is definitely on a
roll.
The 26-year-old Hitco songwriter has become quite familiar
with the...
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The Rev. Al Sharpton celebrated his 50th birthday with speeches, musical acts and a rendition of "Happy Birthday" with James Brown and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs on stage at...
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Urban music star Jamelia was crowned queen of the ninth annual MOBO Awards when she scooped three prizes.
The 23-year-old won best single for "Thank You" and best video...
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British R&B singer Jamelia and Chicago
rapper Kanye West were the big winners at Britain's black music
awards Thursday, taking three awards each.
Jamelia claimed the UK...
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Urban music star Jamelia was crowned queen of the ninth annual MOBO awards Thursday when she scooped three prizes.
The 23-year-old won best single for "Thank You" and best...
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Janet Jackson and R. Kelly are among
the guests appearing on rapper Chingy's sophomore album,
"Powerballin'."
The set is due Nov. 5 via Capitol, bumped up a week from
its...
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CBS got the bill Wednesday for Janet Jackson 's eye-catching flash dance during the Super Bowl halftime show: a record $550,000.
The Federal Communications Commission ...
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In the wake of current chart
success by such R&B stalwarts as the late Ray Charles and Anita
Baker, a slew of projects by other established acts is on tap.
Percy Sledge --...
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As the release of a new album
approaches, most artists begin to wax philosophical about art,
life and the messages they hope to convey with their music.
In discussing his...
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People tune in to the MTV Video
Music Awards to watch outrageous spectacles, great performances
and hilarious surprises.
But the 2004 VMAs show -- held Aug. 29 at...
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Jay-Z may have "99 Problems," but winning Moonmen ain't one.
The rapper, who claims to be retiring from hip-hop, got a
fitting sendoff Sunday night at the 2004 MTV Video...
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A career-best week for Tim McGraw
should net the country king his third No. 1 on the Billboard
200 for the week ending Aug. 29.
McGraw's "Live Like You Were Dying" (Curb)...
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Olympic competitors like Paul Hamm and Carly Patterson are skipping out of the closing ceremony in Athens and heading to Miami for the MTV Video Music Awards Sunday, the...
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After you've disrobed Janet Jackson at the Super Bowl, and
presumably disrobed Cameron Diaz someplace, can you really go back to
being just one of the boys?
For...
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The NFL on Monday announced its entertainment lineup for the first football game of the season, promising no repeat of the breast-baring performance by Janet Jackson that...
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Justin Timberlake has six months to get his next Grammy
apology speech down.
Of course, if Timberlake steers
clear of further Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunctions, he...
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Randy Travis and Billy Ray Cyrus
are among the country artists who have added a new dimension to
their careers with successful gospel albums. Now several
veteran country...
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In one of the longest goodbyes in
music history, Cher is preparing yet another North American leg
for her Farewell tour.
Cher will begin a run of 33 shows July 23 at the...
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The Sony-BMG merger leaves four music "majors" with about 80 percent of the $32 billion global music market. They are:
_Universal Music Group: Artists include Sting,...
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If Federal Communications
Commission chairman Michael Powell has learned anything since
his new media-ownership rules were rejected by two courts, most
of Congress and a...
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Federal regulators may require broadcasters to keep a recording of their programs for up to three months to aid in investigations of indecency complaints.
The rules the...
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With two prizes apiece, Beyonce,
OutKast and Usher stood proud in the winners' circle during the
fourth annual BET Awards at Hollywood's Kodak Theater Tuesday.
In addition...
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Faced with public ire over racy language, explicit scenes and skin-baring outfits, the Senate overwhelmingly agreed on Tuesday to fine radio and television broadcasters and...
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Eminem 's moon has been eclipsed. MTV plans to edit out a shot of the rapper exposing his rear end to the audience at the 2004 Movie Awards when the show is broadcast...
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Jessica Simpson 's summer tour is focused on music, but the thing that made her a superstar will definitely be represented.
A giant television will be behind her as she...
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Janet Jackson 's wardrobe malfunction during the Super Bowl halftime show may be a lot of things, but it's apparently not worth $5,000.
A judge didn't buy a Farmington...
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Peering out a hotel window, Ludacris is considering a more sedate lifestyle. Less "Chicken 'N Beer," more exercise and books. Maybe even giving up some of his hard-partying...
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Beyonce, Denzel Washington and Venus Williams are among the nominees for the 2004 BET Awards, which honor musicians, actors and athletes.
The awards, announced...
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Acidic tongue-lashings from "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell could deflate anyone's musical aspirations, but many "Idol" losers are finding that second-chance success...
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The members of Blondie admit it's a bit weird to be on the music scene again when bands like the Rapture are named for one of their songs, and '80s fashion is so hip that...
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Maybe it was the credit card that rap superstar Nelly swiped through a woman's backside in a recent video. Here at Spelman, the most famous black women's college in the...
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Toby Keith took home three awards Wednesday in Country Music Television's Flameworthy Video Music Awards show, including video of the year for his patriotic song "American...
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People apparently can't get enough of Usher's
new tell-all.
Facing minimal competition yet again, the
R&B star's Confessions
continued its chokehold on the top album...
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Anastacia has America to
thank for her upbringing. But the pop singer has Europe to
thank for her success. Born in Chicago and raised in New York,
Anastacia has seen her...
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Even Usher
must confess, the man with the most sales can still be overshadowed by
the force that is William Hung.
Usher, who topped
the charts for a third straight...
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It was inevitable: Janet Jackson spoofing her infamous wardrobe malfunction by flashing a heavily pixillated breast on "Saturday Night Live." The one surprise was the...
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Viewers are used to watching "Saturday Night Live" aired live. Live, as in: as it happens, not five or seven seconds later, once the censors say it's safe for broadcast. But...
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Janet Jackson is apparently suffering from a sales malfunction. Her new album, "Damita Jo," sold approximately 381,000 copies in its first week to debut at No. 2 on the...
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Janet
Jackson might say there's been a "sales malfunction" on the charts.
Despite all of her publicity, good and bad, Janet Jackson 's
string of chart-topping studio...
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The indecency wars continue. The
Chicago Sun-Times has reported the latest twist.
According to the paper, modern WKQX (Q101) Chicago morning
host Mancow Muller is suing...
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Viewers who tune into the upcoming
TV special celebrating the 45th anniversary of Motown Records
might find themselves asking "What's going on?"
Two decades after Michael...
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Though others tried, it was Usher's
million-copy week that proved the ultimate "home" wrecker on the charts.
The R&B star's fifth album, Confessions,
sold record numbers...
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Returning to the television network
which broadcast her infamous Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction,
pop star Janet Jackson insisted on Monday the flicker of breast
"was an...
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Unlike the last time she appeared on CBS, Janet Jackson was bleeped by censors Monday while talking to David Letterman — for saying "Jesus."
The exclamation, made in...
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Hours after explaining away that infamous "wardrobe malfunction," Janet Jackson spent the night partying with her boyfriend, Jermaine Dupri, and an assortment of celebrity...
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Call it a foreshadowing: The last time Janet Jackson appeared on David Letterman's "Late Show," her breasts were the center of attention.
The singer will be interviewed...
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National Public Radio has bounced Bob Edwards, host of "Morning Edition" since its inception in 1979, out of his job.
The radio network announced Tuesday that Edwards, 56,...
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Finally a good week for R.
Kelly. Just days after Florida prosecutors dropped
12 counts of child pornographry, the R&B crooner/trouble magnet
capped his weekend with a...
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OutKast may have walked away with the most awards, but it was Janet Jackson who won hearts at the 18th Annual Soul Train Awards, held March 20 in Los Angeles. Resplendent in...
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When it comes to American politics,
Marx had it nailed. No, not Karl Marx, who penned the Communist
Manifesto; Groucho Marx , the king of wisecracks.
"Politics," he said,...
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David Letterman, who got an eyeful of Courtney Love 's breasts during Wednesday's "Late Show," has booked another noted breast-barer, Janet Jackson .
The singer will grant...
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Britney
Spears is having second thoughts about death.
The
Oops! girl has decided to scrap a scene in the "Everytime" music video
that would have shown her drowning in a...
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Opera-pop crossover acts are
becoming a veritable cottage industry, but the East Village
Opera Co. is markedly different.
Thanks to Canadian composer/multi-instrumentalist...
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The Janet Jackson bare breast incident during the Super Bowl halftime show is among this year's events recognized as changing the way we speak.
A group that analyzes the...
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Marie Osmond is taking the shock out of jock. As the Federal Communications Commission cracks down on broadcast indecency, Osmond's nationally syndicated and family...
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Regulators proposed a quarter-million-dollar indecency fine against Clear Channel Communications on Friday, a little more than a month after hitting the nation's largest...
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Hip-hop star Missy Elliott says there was always music in her house growing up, even if her parents weren't fans of the same tunes.
Her mother listened to gospel and her...
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The NFL canceled plans for a third opening-game kickoff concert following Janet Jackson 's risque halftime show at the Super Bowl.
The league held free downtown concerts...
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Justin
Timberlake suffered a wardrobe
malfunction. JC
Chasez is suffering what could be called a titular malfunction.
Timberlake's fellow 'N
Syncer is in so-sorry mode...
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Anastacia made an emotional comeback
with a new album on Saturday, one year after breast cancer
surgery saved her life, in a show-stopping performance at the
German music...
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The Walt Disney Co. has quietly shelved a life-size statue of Mickey Mouse inspired by singer Janet Jackson , who was roundly criticized for a risque Super Bowl halftime...
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For N'Sync's JC Chasez , there are more important things going on in the world than worrying about decency standards on TV.
"I think it's hilarious that things are the way...
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Justin Timberlake has backed out of an agreement to co-host ABC's "Motown 45" special because of a conflict with filming his first movie, Timberlake's spokesman said...
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A planned ABC television movie
about the life of singing great Lena Horne has become the
latest casualty of Janet Jackson 's breast-baring Super Bowl
performance.
Jackson...
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Most Americans think the exposure of Janet Jackson 's right breast during the Super Bowl halftime show was crass, but few believe it's a federal case.
An Associated Press...
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Beyonc's
got soul--and the nominations to prove it.
The golden
girl of the 2004
Grammys reeled in four Soul Train Music Award nominations
Thursday, including those for...
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Beyonce danced provocatively in a deep V-neck halter dress at halftime of the NBA All-Star game, two weeks after Janet Jackson 's breast-baring Super Bowl...
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Beyonce danced provocatively in a deep V-neck halter dress at halftime of the NBA All-Star game, two weeks after Janet Jackson 's breast-baring Super Bowl...
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Christian singer Stacie Orrico says revealing clothing like that worn by Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera is "degrading" and makes them poor role models for...
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As entertainers become brands in
their own right, they're increasingly seeking "reciprocal
morals" clauses in their product-endorsement deals.
The clause enables an artist...
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Beyonce's career is moving in
only one direction: straight up.
Her five wins and her two electrifying performances during
the Feb. 8 Grammy Awards at the Staples Center...
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You know when OutKast's
Andre 3000 hopped around onstage at the Grammys
in front of a bright-green tepee--his backup dancers (barely) clothed in
feathered headbands and...
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Less than a week after filing a class-action lawsuit because of her outrage over Janet Jackson 's Super Bowl stunt, Terri Carlin believes she's made her point.
The...
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CBS-TV released a statement towards the end of the Grammys telecast Sunday (February 8) regarding the rumors surrounding Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake's participation...
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A Jackson family victory is a bigger--much bigger--draw than a
Jackson family controversy.
CBS says an estimated 26.4
million watched some, all or as much as they...
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Janet didn't show. Justin did. Beyonc won--a lot.
The
46th
Annual Grammy Awards, irrevocably shaped by last weekend's 38th
annual Super Bowl, played it safe with a...
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LOS ANGELES - Janet Jackson was absent from the Grammy Awards one week after her Super Bowl breast-baring, but her presence was apparent in the muting of the Grammy Awards'...
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LOS ANGELES - Beyonce captured a record-tying five Grammys for her solo debut album "Dangerously in Love," taking an early lead at Sunday's awards ceremony, while recovering...
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Even without appearing at the Grammys Sunday night, Janet Jackson's presence will be inescapable. The singer was supposed to have presented a special award for Luther...
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LOS ANGELES - Hip-hop was poised to wrestle control of the Grammys away from the Janet Jackson scandal on Sunday, with the eclectic rap duo OutKast, retiring rapper Jay-Z,...
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Kiley Dean will sing the national anthem at the Pro Bowl, replacing JC Chasez of 'N Sync , who pulled out in a dispute with the NFL.
The 21-year-old R&B singer will...
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'N Sync 's JC Chasez unleashed a scathing attack Thursday on the NFL for asking him to sing the national anthem at the Pro Bowl after yanking him from the halftime show...
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The one-second flash of Janet Jackson 's breast at the Super Bowl could end up putting the brakes on years of plunging standards in the down-and-dirty entertainment...
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In Janet Jackson 's case, sex may
not sell.
Singer Jackson embarked on a major promotional tour for her
upcoming CD, "Damita Jo," with a halftime appearance at
Sunday's...
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Terri Carlin wants to make Janet Jackson 's bare breast into a federal case.
Carlin filed a proposed class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court Wednesday against Jackson,...
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While Michael and Janet Jackson have been all over the news lately, they weren't at the gala opening of their father's restaurant.
But their brother, Jermaine, spoke...
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As three major TV networks shifted broadcast plans in reaction to the racy Super Bowl halftime show, Janet Jackson 's publicist said she may back out of Sunday's Grammy...
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Michael and Janet Jackson 's father had a gala opening for his new restaurant Wednesday night, but the two pop stars were absent.
The restaurant, which showcases Southern...
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Before the Super Bowl, Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson rehearsed a tamer version of the now-infamous breast-bearing performance during their halftime show, a worker...
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Justin Timberlake said Wednesday that his own family was offended by his racy Super Bowl halftime duet with Janet Jackson , but he insisted he thought only her bustier...
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The NFL is changing the Pro Bowl's halftime show because of Janet Jackson 's breast-baring at the Super Bowl.
Singer JC Chasez was dumped from the program for the...
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Justin Timberlake will perform with Black Eyed Peas, and Janet Jackson will present an award at this weekend's 46th Annual Grammy Awards. The rumors that both Jackson and...
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Forget Janet Jackson : The Veterans of Foreign Wars is peeved at Kid Rock.
The VFW is upset that media outlets are ignoring the poncho Rock wore during the Super Bowl...
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Singer Janet Jackson and pop icon
Justin Timberlake will appear on Sunday's Grammy Awards as
planned despite the uproar over their bumping and grinding
Super Bowl duet...
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MTV says it got punk'd by Janet Jackson . Tom Freston, the chairman and CEO of MTV Networks, said Tuesday neither his company nor CBS knew of plans for the bodice-ripping...
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Janet Jackson 's nearly bare breast during the Super Bowl halftime show was the most replayed moment measured by TiVo Inc. in its short history.
The TiVo service, which...
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The Grammy
RSVPs are in and it looks like the boobylicious Super Bowl tandem of Janet
Jackson and Justin
Timberlake are still on the guest list, but Luther
Vandross will be...
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CBS, MTV, the NFL, Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson are all sorry — but none of that is deterring the federal government from looking into the Super Bowl's...
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Apart from Janet Jackson 's now infamous "wardrobe malfunction," the most popular moments for TiVo users of Sunday's Super Bowl broadcast were, once again, the...
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For the humdrum New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers, putting on a show to match the glitz, glitter and star power of the rest of Super Bowl Sunday was no easy...
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Janet Jackson , Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Kid Rock and Nelly apparently weren't enough for the 12 1/2-minute Super Bowl halftime show.
Another act is poised to join the...
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Janet Jackson and a trio of
entertainers were putting the finishing touches Thursday to the
Super Bowl's halftime musical extravaganza.
Joining Jackson on stage for the...
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With Congress playing close attention, federal regulators are proposing a record $755,000 fine against the nation's largest radio chain for airing a sexually explicit...
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Dave Matthews Band will receive the special Chairman's Award at the upcoming NAACP Image Awards for its devotion to social and environmental causes and its "dignified...
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Country stars Willie Nelson and Toby Keith and chart-topping vocalist Josh Groban have joined the
performance lineup for the Super Bowl XXXVIII pre-game show on
Feb....
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As if they didn't have enough problems, the Atlanta Falcons were scrambling to explain an expletive-laden halftime show.
Rappers Bonecrusher, Youngbloodz and Jermaine...
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Superstar Janet Jackson is presently in a New York studio working on her upcoming untitled eighth album. The singer will once again work with the production team of Jimmy...
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Eric Christian of Maryland has brought a lawsuit against Janet Jackson's Black Doll Inc. The suit, filed April 1 in Los Angeles Superior Court, calls for Jackson's company...
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Jermaine Dupri recently confirmed that he is dating Janet Jackson. Reports circulated several months ago saying that the pair was dating, but then Jackson had also been...
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James Brown, Janet Jackson, Ja Rule, Jay-Z, and R. Kelly were among the honored Tuesday (August 6) at the 2002 BMI Urban Awards in Miami. The performing rights organization...
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Singer Janet Jackson is among the shareholders of the largest black-owned bank in the United States. Jackson, as well as former Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson, are...
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Grammy Award-winning reggae artist Beenie Man is gearing up for the release of his new album, Tropical Storm, on August 20. The set features guest appearances by Lil' Kim,...
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*NSYNC star and Britney Spears's former boyfriend Justin Timberlake is now reportedly dating an older woman, Janet Jackson.
The new romantic pair is said to have hooked up...
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Maryland-based music producer, Eric Christian filed a $20 million defamation lawsuit against Janet Jackson and her company Black Doll Inc.
In the suit, which was filed on...
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Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry, multiple Grammy winner Alicia Keys, new soul artist India.Arie, veteran production team Jimmy "Jam" Harris & Terry Lewis, acclaimed author...
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Janet Jackson's dressing room was broken into on Wednesday night (February 7) while the singer was on stage performing to the packed house at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island,...
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Janet Jackson's current tour will wrap with an HBO concert special, titled Janet Jackson: In Concert From Hawaii, on February 17 at 9 p.m. ET. The special will feature her...
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Janet Jackson's February 17 performance at the Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii will air live on HBO. The program, Janet Jackson: All For You: Live In Concert From Hawaii,...
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Janet Jackson officially canceled the European leg of her All For You concert tour on Monday (October 1), citing the terrorist attacks on America last month and the...
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James Taylor, Janet Jackson, and R&B singer Maxwell have joined fellow artists Earth, Wind & Fire, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Backstreet Boys, Sade, and others in donating at least...
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Janet Jackson's Tuesday (September 11) show at Tampa, Florida's Ice Palace Arena was postponed to Wednesday (September 12) at press time, a spokesperson for Virgin Records...
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Late singer-actress Aaliyah was honored Thursday night (September 6) at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards by Janet Jackson, Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Ginuwine, and Aaliyah's...
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Janet Jackson has been forced to reschedule another date on her All For You tour, but this time the date change is not related to her recent bout with the flu. Jackson's...
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Janet Jackson recently had a bout with the flu, forcing her to postpone three dates on her All For You 2001 world tour. The postponed dates included Cleveland (August 5),...
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Janet Jackson was forced to postpone her All For You tour concert at the Gund Arena in Cleveland on Sunday (August 5) due to "a bout with influenza," according to a...
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Janet Jackson postponed her 2001 All For You tour stop at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee on Wednesday (July 18) after suffering an injury that required emergency dental...
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Janet Jackson was forced to postpone Thursday night's (July 5) kickoff of her All For You 2001 world tour at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. The...
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Janet Jackson's All For You 2001 world tour kicks off today (July 5) at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. The North American leg of the tour wraps on...
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"Someone To Call My Lover," the second single from Janet Jackson's multiplatinum album All For You, is already heating up radio airwaves. The track, which features a guitar...
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Janet Jackson has announced that a portion of the proceeds from each ticket sold to her All For You Tour 2001 will benefit the education, leadership, and arts programs of...
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Janet Jackson and Destiny's Child have sat atop the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for six weeks, with Jackson's "All for You" currently Number One and Destiny's Child's...
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Janet Jackson and Earvin "Magic" Johnson, who teamed up as co-owners of the Los Angeles's black-owned Founders National Bank chain, are experiencing rapid success in the...
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Janet Jackson's latest album, All For You, shoots straight to Number One on the Billboard 200 on sales of more than 607,000 copies in its first week of release. Country...
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Janet Jackson scored her fifth Number One album when her latest effort, All For You, debuted atop the Billboard 200 albums chart after selling 605,000 copies. The set has...
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"Someone To Call My Lover," a song on the new Janet Jackson album All For You, is garnering a lot of attention for one of its key musical elements. The track features the...
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Janet Jackson's All For You World Tour 2001 will kick off at Vancouver's General Motors Place on July 5 and will continue for another 55 concert dates in the United States...
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Several dates for Janet Jackson's upcoming tour in support of All For You have been announced, including stops in Portland, Seattle, Boston, and New York City. Tonight...
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One of the songs on Janet Jackson's new album All For You that's generating quite a buzz is her duet with Carly Simon, "Son Of A Gun (I Bet You Think This Song Is About...
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Janet Jackson's chart-topping single "All For You" may sound vaguely familiar to those who remember Change, an 80's Chic-like disco/R&B studio group that was fronted by...
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Janet Jackson's new album, All For You, hits stores Tuesday (April 24). Jackson recorded the album in Minneapolis at a time when her personal life was in turmoil and being...
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Industry insiders say Janet Jackson isn't pleased with the deal that Mariah Carey recently signed with Virgin Records. With the new deal, Carey will make about $23.5 million...
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Marc Anthony, Kid Rock, Celia Cruz, and the Backstreet Boys' A.J. McLean, Howie Dorough, and Kevin Richardson have been added to the list of performers on board to celebrate...
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Last year, Janet Jackson said that producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the team behind her critical release 1986 Control, would not be working on her next album. However,...
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Janet Jackson has made radio and chart history with her new single and title track to her highly anticipated upcoming album, "All For You." This week, starting on March 6,...
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(1/11/01, 10 a.m. ET)It was a great moment for Destiny's Child when the group won the first-ever favorite soul/R&B band, duo, or group award presented at the American Music...
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Shaquille O'Neal gave Janet Jackson the special award of merit American Music Award tonight at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles for her career of outstanding musical...
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Shaquille O'Neal will be the special guest who will present Janet Jackson with the prestigious Award of Merit during the 28th annual American Music Awards, which airs live...
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Janet Jackson has been named this year's winner of the American Music Awards' Award Of Merit. Tribute will be paid to Jackson as she is presented the prestigious award...
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It looks like "that's the way love goes" for superstar Janet Jackson. The singer's estranged husband, Rene Elizondo Jr., is suing Jackson for failing to share royalties on...
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Today (September 7) marks the fourth anniversary of the shooting of 2Pac that eventually lead to his death. The rapper-actor died September 13, 1996.
2Pac, whose given...
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When it comes to picking movie roles, Janet Jackson tells us she has one main criterion: The material has to be good. However, she explains that there's more to it since...
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Janet Jackson stars opposite Eddie Murphy in the upcoming film Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, which hits theaters nationwide on July 28. While Jackson has lately focused...
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Rene Elizondo, 37 the secret husband of singer/actress Janet Jackson, 34, for the past nine years filed for divorce on Wednesday (May 31). Jackson issued a statement,...
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LAUNCH has pacted with EMI Recorded Music to stream the music giant's video library via the LAUNCH.com website. The addition of EMI's collection, which includes artists...
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Multiplatinum-selling superstar Janet Jackson will return to the big screen in Nutty II: The Klumps, the sequel to the $270 million-grossing Eddie Murphy blockbuster The...
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Ja Rule has made a name for himself in hip-hop circles via cameo appearances on releases by Jay-Z and Mic Geronimo. Still, he was relatively unknown outside of the hip-hop...
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Janet Jackson, along with Gucci designer Tom Ford and Time-Warner chairman Gerald Levin, were honored for their support of HIV/ AIDS causes Thursday (May 27) at AIDS...
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Quadruple-platinum-selling R&B quartet Blackstreet is primed to make a major comeback when the group's video for the new single "Girlfriend/ Boyfriend" turns up on...
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(9/8/98, 6 p.m. PDT)-- Janet Jackson apparently can't get enough of the road, as she has added nine dates to her current trek in support of her double-platinum The Velvet...
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Former record industry executive Charlie Minor, who worked and played in the fast lane with Sting and Janet Jackson before his murder (recently the subject of an E!...
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The home of the Spice Girls and Janet Jackson has been told to stop littering New York City with stickers and other industry paraphernalia.
Mayor Rudolph Guiliani's new...
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British music conglomerate EMI has ended takeover talks with an unnamed bidder--presumably the Seagram Co., owner of Universal Music--after failing to receive a...
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The staid world of Connecticut is apparently not ready for Janet Jackson's cleavage.
The Hartford Courant banned an advertisement for Jackson's upcoming shows in the...
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British music giant EMI issued a statement to the London Stock Exchange on April 30th confirming that "it has received an approach about a possible offer for the company."...
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The New York Daily News says a man accused of stalking singer Janet Jackson wrote a letter to President Clinton telling him that the pop diva "is my capture."
The Daily...
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HBO has signed up to beam Janet Jackson's October 11th Madison Square Garden performance live to its subscribers. The show will be the last on her Velvet Rope tour, which...
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The fourth annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, held in Hollywood on Tuesday night, saw Jewel honored for Favorite CD (Pieces Of You), while Matchbox 20 earned the...
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Want to know who to complain to about Prodigy's "Smack My Bitch Up" being yanked from MTV? Tired of the endless Metallica and Janet Jackson orgy of videos? Or do you want...
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Holiday recording sales are up 6% over last year at this time, led by the tremendous out-of-the-box sales of Garth Brooks's Sevens, according to national retail tracker...
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Janet
Jackson has asked for and received a temporary restraining order against alleged stalker Eric Leon Christian, a 25-year-old Baltimore man who she claims has...
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Virgin Records is promoting Janet Jackson's new album The Velvet Rope with a billboard on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood that actually plays three songs from the album in a...
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Janet Jackson recently revealed in the November issue of Vibe magazine that she hasn't spoken to her brother Michael in over two years, and has never even seen her baby...
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