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On ‎1‎/‎10‎/‎2019 at 9:17 AM, Illi said:

Nah, I think Janet should try to stay out of it. The estate seems to have enough power to handle things on its own.

The estate does have the power to do something about this, but they've shown themselves to be kinda lazy about these things. 

^^^ Same. The Damita Jo era had great wigs and makeup. She should rehire that glam team because Preston isn't up to par for the most part.

15 hours ago, FreelovesJJ said:

It’s no disrespect to Janet literally none, but Janet didn’t just “abandon” her international fans. She had to build herself back up amongst the international base - especially to do a large scale arena tour. Now we might see, & MAYBE could have always, seen her do “hot spots”. 

 

A couple dates in London, do MAYBE Paris. Hit Japan if she can. Janet would love to have the international dollar as much as the American dollar but I don’t believe the sales were really there. 

I think Janet can do Japan with little worries. She has neglected that territory but she didn't cancel on them like she did Europe for the Unbreakable Tour. Didn't her Japan dates in 2015 do reasonably well?

On 10/4/2018 at 1:19 AM, Lenzo88 said:

Really wish she released more singles last era! “No Sleeep” was actually a pretty lush and well directed video despite me HATING it at first!

”Dammn Baby” was probably the most generic dance video of her career. Great choreography but lackluster visuals of them! “Dammn Baby” didn’t come alive for me until I saw it live on “SOTW1”. 

“Shoulda Known Better” would have been a powerful visual and political statement after the Pulse night club shooting that year. I know she did a lyrical video for it but would have like to have seen a proper video.

Not to mention, “Night” not being a single?!?  

we can all blame Wissam for this short lived comeback era!

Dammn Baby's choreography was terrible IMO. The video was so underwhelming that I started to dislike the song after having seen it. I don't think that's ever happened to me before.

I actually really enjoy Daybreak to this day. I think it and Take Care are my favourites off 20YO. I feel like it could have been Escapade's younger (less successful) sibling if it were released as a single.

I don't understand the hype behind Would You Mind. Other than its instrumental, it is such a cringe worthy track along with its performance. It doesn't compare to Janet's other sexual/sensual tracks like Rope Burn, ATAP, Anything, SIT, or FHTF. The lyrics are extremely vulgar and I think that actually makes the song quite boring. It's much better when Janet sets up a scene with her sensual tracks. "I never even got to cum... did you?" is nowhere near as sexy to me as the ending of FHTF with Janet not knowing where the time went and telling someone to stop in between instrumental pauses. Leaving things to the imagination can be so much sexier tbh.

On 10/15/2018 at 2:48 AM, EphraimAdamz said:

Would You Mind and Love Scene fit right in with Miguel and The Weeknd. Then you have When We Ooo that fits in with the whole "tropical" rnb movement.

Is being paired up with The Weeknd a good thing? 

On 10/17/2018 at 11:51 AM, Tituba said:

Who would have thought considering that Janet is a local sensation... 

Anywho, sis is slaying these icon awards. So happy we get to see her again. She really is spoiling us...love it!

I think that Janet might be "local" everywhere. It would explain why everyone has her name in their mouths. I love that her global influence is being confirmed with this reward.

On 9/5/2018 at 8:57 PM, Kaleidoscope Eyes said:

Moist, Warmth, and Would You Mind

 

This would apply to me also.

She looks great in these photos. I'd kinda like this makeup style back as opposed to what Preston does.

"No Sleeep" and "When I Think of You"

The video and song are cute. I kinda wish the dance break lasted for longer though. I'm excited for the Fallon performance tonight... This could be great if she plays her cards right.

I'd love for her to do "Anything", "Every Time" and a "Free Xone" breakdown. I was really hoping Free Xone would be added since she used it in one of the SOTW1 promos

On 7/26/2018 at 12:45 AM, Lenzo88 said:

1. Favorite Janet Song - "Anything"

2. Favorite Janet Tour - Velvet Rope

3. Favorite Movie Janet Starred In - Poetic Justice

4. Favorite Janet Album - Control

5. Favorite Janet Iconic Outfit - "If" outfit on VR tour in NYC

6. Favorite Janet collaboration - What's It Gonna Be?

7. Favorite Janet Deep Cut - (other than "Anything") "Lonely" or "Funny How Time Flies"

8. Most Underrated Janet Album - Unbreakable

9. Most Overrated Janet Album - janet.

10. Least Favorite Janet Tour - Unbreakable

Night Jan Fam!!! I’ll see all your answers in the morning!

 

I really like the  "Ask For More" Pepsi single. Some of the songs left on the Damita Jo cutting room floor like "What Can I Say" are cute.

She looked really good. I'm happy she gave us some more deep cuts.

2 hours ago, bu. said:

Lol @ “janet has a terrible relationship with her father but not in public” as if she’s really going to have a big massive picture of him in a music video just to save face. These writers need a slap or Jesus or something 

!!!

As if Janet didn't rush off to Brazil to check up on Joe after his heart attack in 2015. They just say anything.

I can just imagine how great the quality of the DRM video will be. She needs to upload all those videos of hers in good quality (preferably not banned in major territories-- if she can control for that) on YouTube.

On 6/29/2018 at 10:13 PM, FreelovesJJ said:

A lot of fans love Slolove honestly. I think Jimmy & Terry gave Janet her signature sound. MOST big artists have producers they build signature sounds with. BUT imo Damita Jo was a great album. Also I think there are some solid Janet moments post Jimmy & Terry. 

For example - Roll Witchu is in the top tracks from Janet for me. I like Luv, I liked Luv 2 Luv, Take Care, I like Thinking About My Ex, I like Island Life, I like What Can I Say. Actually a lot of those I love.  

The only thing about some of the musical moves with Janet might be them (whoever the producer is) trying too hard to keep a Jackson sound instead of just making great music. Janet & Pharrell are looooong overdue. I am really interested to see how fans take the new music. Also Unbreakable was critically received but to me that can be taken with a grain of salt. Not saying the album wasn’t good it’s just critics...are not always giving an authentic opinion 

Wasn't Pharrell going to be on the 20 YO album until JD or someone else scrapped his stuff and went in another direction? Pharrell and Janet should have done something ages ago (2000-08), but he's still popular and makes bops so I wouldn't be opposed to a track now.

I think the main problem with Damita Jo, 20 YO and Discipline has less to do with the fact that she was working with different people, and more to do with her lack of input, inspiration and the amount of different people she worked with at once. If Janet decided to have JJ/TL, Babyface and, say, Pharrell produce Damita Jo, and she had something more interesting to talk about, I think we would have still gotten great stuff on par with her classics. I think a smaller team works well with Janet's artistic process.

On 7/1/2018 at 3:55 PM, John.... said:

I notice anything with Cardi B gets airplay, so there's that ....as for Janet the best thing she can do is continue to release well crafted songs that are written by her and let that speak for itself, "Unbreakable" was a breath of fresh air and very Janet ....Im hoping she's got something the fans are going to love

Well, J. Lo did a song with Cardi and performed it at the BB awards in May. I haven't heard it since and I don't think it's made a dent on the charts.

I hope Janet got to say her final goodbyes. I've seen a lot of negative comments coming from Twitter and it's just unnecessary (especially when some are repeating false claims made by La Toya in the 90s). 

RIP. My sympathies extend to the family.

I know everyone has a time to go, but this is quite sad. I hope Janet gets the time to say all her goodbyes.

On 6/14/2018 at 10:28 PM, FreelovesJJ said:

State of the world was a really dope period of time. Excellent show, probably the best tour set list & even performances in a while. But this here is like living in the moment. It’s made for now, it’s different. It’s a new era for sure. 

What a nice coincidence. 

I really hope that the Mickey Mouse in Rhythm Nation statue is reinstated sometime after this.

On 5/22/2018 at 7:57 PM, jarrylf said:

Janet wrote this song with/for LaToya, did the demo & backgrounds. Its told that Janet teaching Toy how to sing a song is what got her noticed by her father to be a singer, I suspect this is the song. The timing matches up (released in 81, same year Janet got signed)

 

And Janet did background vocals for this hot mess of a song I love and is 1 of Toya's best. Note about this performance, Janets singing background, Rene is dancing background & they met on this trip... (Janet is shown in the clip briefly). Its always funny that Janet can mimic Toy perfectly (talking and singing) like I can only tell which is Janet cause shes the 1 in key  but all 3 of the sisters have a very similar  tone in their highest register.

 

I did not expect to like Camp Kuchi Kaiai the way that I did. Those high notes were not it though...

6 hours ago, StateOfTheWorld said:

It's def Britney

Let's hope this isn't the case.

Britney isn't more popular than Bruno now, and she's already worked with Madonna. That should disqualify her (if this source is legit).

I liked that she placed When We Ooo in Nasty for the fans at home. I'm angry that the camera moved away from Janet during the "If" breakdown, which was the most intense part of the performance's choreography. The "Throb" breakdown needed work as I didn't care for the air drumming.

I really wish she gave us a 10 minute performance. It all went by so fast. She got the biggest honour, but had one of the shortest performances. Why did Christina and Demi's performance feel longer? Billboard should have given her more time tbh.