When the baby of a famous family spoke up for herself, Ms. Jackson had a lot to say Soul Train via Getty The year was 1986 and Janet Jackson, then 20 years old, was stepping into the spotlight all on ...

We were like, let's make a record like we're making it for a rock and roller or a rap artist. Let's make the beats super hard ...

The Control era was all about establishing Jackson as a talent and presence separate from her siblings, taking over creative direction without her father Joe Jackson's oversight. In the process, the ...

Janet Jackson has been in control for four decades. The 59-year-old R&B icon celebrated the 40th anniversary of her ...

Control turned 40 in 2026, highlighting Janet Jackson’s assertion of creative independence and her rise to pop and R&B superstardom.

Spurred on by new criticism of how Janet Jackson, 54, has been treated, fans are taking control of the narrative. Last week, on the 35th birthday of Jackson’s “Control” album, it found itself ...

Janet Jackson was reduced to tears when one of her iconic albums returned to the top of the charts decades after its original release. The 54-year-old music legend was overwhelmed with gratitude and ...

At this point in contemporary music, mentioning Janet Jackson is a no-brainer. A product of a dominant and historically overbearing musical family, by the ...

Janet Jackson shared a tearful video with fans after her 'Control' album topped the charts. The record - which was first released on February 4, 1986 - recently celebrated its 35th anniversary and ...

The musician shared a compilation of footage from throughout the album's era set to the monologue she delivers on the title track that declares, "It's all about control, and I've got lots of it" ...

Janet Damita Jo Jackson was the youngest of Joe and Katherine Jackson’s 10 children, and her older brothers had already begun to perform as The Jackson 5 by the time she was born in 1966. As the Gary, ...