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Submitted by Jenny Barchfield on June 15, 2011
PARIS – It's a safe bet that the Louvre Museum, that hallowed sanctum that houses the Venus de Milo, the Mona Lisa and countless other priceless artistic treasures, has never seen moves quite like Janet Jackson's.
The Grammy-winning pop princess gave her raunchy fabulous best for a good cause on Tuesday, bumping and grinding her way through a raucous set at a glitzy charity gala Tuesday inside the museum.
Submitted by Associated Press on May 21, 2011
VIENNA – Janet Jackson says every little bit helps when it comes to fighting AIDS.
The singer says she's lost friends to the disease and that raising awareness about it is "close to my heart."
She spoke to reporters Saturday just hours before she joins former U.S. President Bill Clinton, actress Brooke Shields and other celebrities at Vienna's annual Life Ball, a huge party aimed at raising money for people with HIV and AIDS.
Submitted by Dave Paris on January 11, 2011
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Janet Jackson will be playing her hits when she hits the road this year.
On Monday, the pop star announced her 2011 North American tour dates, which will feature Jackson performing songs exclusively from her 2009 compilation, Number Ones.
Submitted by Dave Paris on March 30, 2010
NEW ORLEANS — Janet Jackson is headed for The Big Easy.
The 43-year-old entertainer will perform at this summer's Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, organizers announced Tuesday.
Jackson will make her first-ever appearance at the annual event when she performs on July 2, the festival's opening night. It will be the superstar's first full performance since her 2008 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Submitted by Amber Sterling on March 23, 2010
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Janet Jackson says she received plenty of support from Tyler Perry when her brother Michael died last June while she was shooting the director's upcoming movie, Why Did I Get Married Too?
Submitted by Amber Sterling on November 23, 2009
LOS ANGELES — Janet Jackson hit the stage at Sunday night's American Music Awards in Los Angeles, where she kicked off the show with a medley of hits.
Jackson began her AMA performance with the 1986 hit "Control." Other popular tunes included "Miss You Much" and "If."
The 43-year-old singer also sampled her new release "Make Me."
While she never directed commented on her late brother, Michael Jackson, the R&B star finished her performance with "Together Again" — in which she looked to the sky and sang, "Everywhere I go, every smile I see, I know you are there, smilin' back at me."
Submitted by Chloe Bunker on November 19, 2009
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Speaking out five months after Michael Jackson's death, Janet Jackson sat down for an interview with Robin Roberts, in which she discussed her close relationship with her brother and her family's attempts to save him from a drug addiction.
"Of course, that's what you do," the 43-year-old singer told Roberts during the In the Spotlight interview that aired Wednesday night on ABC. "Those are the things that you do when you love someone. You can't just let them continue on that way. And we did a few times. We weren't very successful."
While the interventions failed, Jackson said the music icon understood that his family had the best of intentions.
Submitted by Matt Murai on November 18, 2009
LOS ANGELES — Janet Jackson is opening up about her brother's alleged prescription drug use, telling ABC's Robin Roberts that her family tried several interventions over the years to rid the King of Pop of his troubles.
"Of course, that's what you do," the 43-year-old singer reveals in an interview airing Wednesday night. "Those are the things that you do when you love someone. You can't just let them continue on that way. And we did a few times. We weren't very successful."
While the interventions failed, Jackson says the music icon understood that his family had the best of intentions.
Submitted by Amber Sterling on November 16, 2009
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — When it comes to her brother's tragic death, Janet Jackson is convinced his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, is to blame.
"He was the one that was administering [propofol]," the 43-year-old singer tells ABC's Robin Roberts, referring to the powerful anesthetic responsible for Michael Jackson's death. "I think he is responsible."
Submitted by K.R. Gomez on September 14, 2009
NEW YORK — The MTV Video Music Awards kicked off Sunday with a poignant, tender tribute to fallen icon Michael Jackson.
Madonna opened the show with an emotional and heartfelt tribute to Jackson, who died on June 25 at the age of 50.
"Most of us had turned our backs on him," she said in her speech. "He was so unique, so original, so rare and there will never be anyone like him again. He was the king."
Janet Jackson would later take the stage, where she was joined by her brother's tour dancers as they recreated some of the King of Pop's most memorable music videos, including "Thriller," "Bad," "Smooth Criminal" and "Scream."
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