The musician shared a compilation of footage from throughout the album's era set to the monologue she delivers on the title ...

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 ...

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"You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" by The Righteous Brothers was No. 1 in the U.S. and the U.K.; The Rolling Stones released ...

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

This week I have been heavily back into my Janet Jackson phase and decided to review one of my favorite albums from her. “Control” was an album that really established her as an artist and at this ...

Janet made her debut two months before Thriller came out, releasing a “bubblegum soul”-style self-titled album through A&M Records. The songs, including singles “Come Give Your Love to Me” and “Say ...