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    Janet Jackson is old school. Not only does her new single sound like it was recorded in 2003 (in a good way!), but she still takes the time to send beautiful thank you notes instead of texting “lol thanx.” The recipient of the superstar’s latest demonstration of good manners is Tinashe. “WOW, Thank you queen @janetjackson for the beautiful flowers and note, my whole day (actually life) has been made,” the “2 On” diva captioned a picture of stunning bouquet on Instagram. “I love you.”

    “Tinashe, thank you for making the tribute so special,” the 49-year-old’s note reads. “Love and light always.” Of course, the tribute Janet is referring to occurred at the recent BET Awards. Tinashe joined forces with Jason Derulo and Ciara — I’m sure they received flowers too — to perform a medley of hits including “Pleasure Principle,” “All For You,” “If,” and “Rhythm Nation.” See Tee’s Instagram post below.

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    http://www.idolator.com/7599422/tinashe-thank-you-note-flowers-janet-jackson

  2. http://fortune.com/2015/07/01/quincy-jones-music-qa/

     

    Quincy Jones: Honey, we have no music industry
    July 1, 2015, 12:30 PM EDT
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    Taylor Swift isn’t the only outspoken skeptic in the music industry. As legendary producer Quincy Jones tells it, the record biz is broken—though not beyond repair

    Before Apple and Taylor Swift and even the Moog synthesizer were born, there was Quincy Jones. Over the last six decades, the legendary composer and former record company exec has amassed 79 Grammy nominations (winning 27 actual awards) and produced hit albums like Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Today, he is involved with several projects. One of his latest? An online music-learning tool called Playground Sessions, which recently kicked off a fundraising campaign via Crowdfunder. But his role as co-creator of the self-proclaimed “Rosetta Stone” of music doesn’t mean he believes the Internet has had a positive affect on the record industry—a topic he remains as opinionated as ever about. Fortune caught up with Jones to ask for his take on new digital music distribution models and why he got involved with Playground Sessions. Read below for an excerpt of the recent conversation.

    FORTUNE: Is the music industry better or worse than it was 50 years ago?

    Jones: Honey, we have no music industry. There’s 90% piracy everywhere in the world. They take everything. At the recent South by Southwest [an annual music festival in Austin], they had over 1,900 musicians, but fans didn’t know where to go. You can’t get an album out because nobody buys an album anymore.

    What about some of the newer, online distribution models. Doesn’t that give artists more ways to get music to fans?

    That doesn’t mean anything. They sell 4.5 million albums and they think it’s a hit record. It’s a joke. We used to do that [sell 4.5 million records] every weekend in the 80s. Today, you don’t get paid.

     

     

    Why did you help create Playground Sessions?

    You want to see kids getting into music instead of shooting each other. I’m very frustrated with America. After being creators of jazz and blues, we’re the only country in the world without a minister of culture. Americans don’t know the sources of their own music, from bebop to doo-wop to hip-hop.

    We have only 12 notes. From Beethoven all the way to Bo Diddley, all of them had just 12 notes. That’s all we have and Playground Sessions is the perfect platform for teaching what we want to do with them.

    Do you remember learning music?

    Of course. I started at age 13 in Seattle, and met Ray Charles when he was 17. He was an amazing musician. It was never about money or fame back then. We just thought about what gave us goosebumps.

    You must get requests from various music startups and projects. How do you decide which ones to pick?

    I just go with Malcolm Gladwell’s book—Blink. And I’m not one of those “back in the days” kind of guys. I think when it all pools together it [the music industry] will be twice as good. And Playground Sessions will help bring it all together, it’s all there.

     

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    Ugh. Here you go posting late messes.. As far as the title goes, This rumor died a long time ago.. For some reason "fans" keep bringing back up as if it remotely true

    The Jacksons look alike, aside from Michael's adopted kids.. Not to mention this spawn was born in 1990 (she's 25) Let's stop this mess once and for all

    Bye Felicia

    LOL! This came across my dashboard today, but yes. I realize this is an old ass rumor. I'm just curious as to why it's so persistent and why, in the zeitgeist, it never goes away.

  4. Does anyone know who this person LaMont Brooks is, claiming that he got Stevanna Jackson to admit on Skype that Janet is her mother and that their relationship is the family secret?

    https://www.facebook.com/lamont.brooks1/posts/869286713140520

     

    "Janet Jackson's "niece" Stevanna Jackson graduated with her masters from Harvard. This is the same "niece" Janet Jackson supposedly gave up for adoption early in her career. She looks just like her mother.. Ahem.. "Aunt" Janet Jackson..I have her on SKYPE admitting to Janet being her mom and the family cover up. I could go to TMZ if I was dirty."

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    Janet Jackson is as revered for her spectacular dance moves as for her countless chart-toppers -- but which video showcases them the best?

     

    We've gathered some of our favorites -- refresh your memory of some of her greatest hits below, and then vote on your pick for Janet's most impressive video!

     

    http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6613151/best-janet-jackson-dance-videos-poll-vote

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  6. So I'm wondering what happens now. No Sleeep has been released. Janet gave us a non performance appearance, and I'm wondering what's next. I'm hoping for more appearances. I guess this album is going to be more of a tour promotion than anything else. I'm hoping for a video, but I'm not going to get my hopes up. I guess I'm just hungry for more Janet.

    We need a television promo performance and a SICK music video. Something real sexy and romantic.

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