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13 minutes ago, vibeology said:

How she gonna film a video???

Maybe she already filmed a music video right before this whole situation got worse in March.

I'm not ignorant though. There is a big big chance the tour actually WILL be postponed. As long as we get the album this year. 

Essence has been postponed to the Fall. I bet the entire US leg will be postponed to the Fall. 

2 hours ago, Lenzo88 said:

Just noticed almost Janet’s entire videography has been uploaded to VEVO in widescreen/HD. Definitely her teams plan in get potential new fans into her legendary visual career as well as the new era!!! Here’s the link to the channel that has all of them: 

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCoE3u6nJZxswFpe9mOvfivg/videos

I have never seen Call On Me and So Excited in this quality haha. But it's still annoying that these videos are not available or blocked on her own page... Imagine how high her views would be.

5,000 to 15,000 seat-venues in Europe would sell out in Europe. Without promo. Especially in cities such as Amsterdam, London and Paris.

Better Days, because better days are coming.

15 hours ago, T.C said:

And even the album 

The tour can wait but I need the dammn album to be released in 2020 no matter what

12 hours ago, janetDAYZ said:

Gil IS indeed the creative director for this tour. I got confirmation. My wishful thinking was for some fresh fresh new energy ..but... 

 

*sighs heavily*

 

 

But... didn't he direct Metamorphosis as well? I mean, Meta was pretty innovative, right? 

Honestly guys, I wouldn't count on the tour to happen this Summer. Europe is a MESS, and the situation is much worse than we thought about a month ago. Young, healthy people are also hospitalized and the same thing will probably happen in the US. This won't be all over in a month or 3. Unfortunately. They say it might become better when the temperatures rise, but we don't know that. 

2 hours ago, Lenzo88 said:

So....what are the chances of the corona virus outbreak hauling European dates as well as other countries?!? The rollout for Black Diamond started off SOOOOOO strong...but it’s been over a month since the big announcement. I wonder what’s going on with Janet and her team....

There will be more promo really soon. She's still working on the album, so of course she's not promoting everywhere right now. I'm more concerned about Corona f****ing up the tour. She might be postponing the US leg. As for Europe, under normal circumstances she would be announcing our leg by April or May (with the tour taking place here in the Fall). I think the Corona 'fear' will be over by that time, but she might be waiting a little longer. 

5 hours ago, GTIG said:

I'm shocked no one listed her recent work. No songs from unbreakable (which I've seen a few post praising the album) Damita jo or 20 yo, excluding "Enjoy". 

I posted my setlist a few weeks ago here, and it has several Damita Jo songs on it and 2 from Unbreakable.

Janet has been using the hashtag #GoingIN on Instagram several times this week. Perhaps the title of the first single?

7 minutes ago, JoeJoe said:

yeah she needs to do more promotion. After being on The View I haven't seen anything else. She is continuously posting on social media tho but it's like posters of dates. We need more live promo

I bet she will pick up the promotion once the single comes out. 

Ugh, I don't want to wait til April for the single... Let's keep the momentum high and release the single not later than mid-March Jan.

1 hour ago, janetDAYZ said:

Imma need yall to step outta 1993 and be present in 2020. The general public is not checking for an older acts new music. Therefore new music wont help drive  tickets sales only JANET PROMOTING HER TOUR can. She's always too laxed when it comes to promoting her tours.. She has this "whoever comes comes..but im not about to put in the footwork to promote..ive been entertaining 40 years tf i look like doin the ground work? Ive paid my dues"...

Janet I get it but youre wrong in your case. Even tho Janets tpuring attendance is a mixture of sellout shows and some markets that arent sellout outs...she could do better if she DID PROMOTE HER TOURS MORE. Lets keep in mind her tpuring attendance has came a longgggggg way since the RWU tour that was a major disaster..now that tour was the flop tour..after that she started to gain some footing back ...so lets be thankful she started having sellout shows again...thats why i dont trip too hard about the markets where she dont sell out bc i remember when shit was REAL bad touringwise.

Gotta say, her team seems to work on promoting. There are ads on subways and there was also promotion on several music websites. 

I hope the first single won't take too long... hopefully in a week or two/three. 

8 hours ago, Lenzo88 said:

Honestly, while ticket sales for the new tour are mediocre so far, I feel once the first single comes out and is promoted like hell, the tickets will sell astronomically more!!!

BDWT is still one of the best selling tours when you check Ticketmaster. It's totally normal that sales decline a bit, because the fans have bought their tickets. Now it's up to more promotion. I've seen lots of posts of billboards and ads all across the US, so that's a good sign. The single + music video release , album cover release, and of course the album release will result in better sales. 

In all honesty, I'm more concerned about an area like Europe where her team REALLY needs to promote. The US tickets will pretty much sell themselves in the coming months. 

what are your thoughts on this?

BLACK DIAMOND WORLD TOUR SETLIST

New song (up-tempo)

Control

Runaway

The Exciting Mix:

So Excited, LUV, All Nite (Don't Stop), Go Deep, Make Me 

Damita Jo 

New song (sexy, upbeat)

If / Black Cat (mix)

Nasty 

What Have You Done For Me Lately 

Dammn Baby 

The Ballad Mix:

Let's Wait Awhile, Come Back To Me, Again, Everytime 

New song (ballad)

Feedback (slow, sexy version)

The Escapade Mix:

Miss You Much, Doesn't Really Matter, When I Think Of You, Just A Little While, Someone To Call My Lover, Escapade 

That's The Way Love Goes 

New song (R&B slow jam)

The R&B Mix:

I Want You, Got 'Til It's Gone, No Sleeep, Anything, I Get Lonely

Rhythm Nation 

Because Of Love / All For You (mix)

Together Again 

Made For Now + band introduction 

Encore:

Love Will Never Do (Without You)

Better Days / Enjoy (mix)

New song 

16 hours ago, Mr. Wonder said:

That carpool is more than just singing. You need the personality that's necessary for a segment like that. Janet's confidence would need to be sky high. And she would need to be able to project, which she didn't do much on Fallon.

The difference with Fallon is though that Carpool Karaoke is more low-key, not in front of hundreds of people like on an actual talkshow. It's just the two of them in a car and if something need to be edited, they can. Different vibe. Besides, James Corden is pretty much leading the entire segment. Janet just has to sit there and sing along a little bit (or just giving some nice adlibs here and there). Remember when Britney was on CK? Now, that was awkward haha. 

I will share my ultimate setlist tomorrow, but i need her to do 'Better Days'...

20 hours ago, Mr. Wonder said:

I thought about this after watching Fallon. It really would be nice to see her in carpool. But her lack of confidence in her singing voice will keep her away from it.

 

Hmmm... I don't think that should be a big issue. She only has to sing along to her own songs on the radio. It's not like she has to sing acapella haha. And James Corden always sings along too (and pretty loud haha).

After Jimmy Fallon, Ryan Seacrest & The View it should be time for Janet to be on Carpool Karaoke, right?! I can already envision what it would look like.

Already more promotion than the entire Unbreakable era. Her team is on fire! Hope they keep on doing this promotion THIS well. Still praying for Carpool Karaoke...

I really want that duet on the album!! And YES, please as first single! Great way to (re)introduce her to new audiences. Incoming #1 single! 

3 minutes ago, Lenzo88 said:

I’m sure she will since “brand new music” is attached to the tour’s official description!!!

Tonight would be THE moment to announce the album.