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Janet Damita Jo Jackson Born May 16 1966 In Gary IN Is An American Singer Songwriter Producer Actress And Dancer. She Is Noted For Her Innovative Socially Conscious And Sexually Provocative Records As Well As Elaborate Stage Shows. Her Sound And Choreography Became A Catalyst In The Growth Of MTV Enabling Her To Rise To Prominence While Breaking Gender And Racial Barriers In The Process. Lyrical Content Which Focused On Social Issues Set Her Reputation As A Role Model For Youth. The Tenth And Youngest Child Of The Jackson Family She Began Her Career With The Variety Television Series The Jacksons In 1976 And Went On To Appear In Other Television Shows Throughout The 1970s And Early 1980s Including Good Times Diff'rent Strokes And Fame. After Signing A Recording Contract With A&M Records In 1982 She Became A Pop Icon Following The Release Of Her Third And Fourth Studio Albums Control 1986 And Rhythm Nation 1814 1989 . Her Collaborations With Record Producers Jimmy Jam And Terry Lewis Incorporated Elements Of Rhythm And Blues Funk Disco Rap And Industrial Beats Which Led To Crossover Success In Popular Music. In 1991 Jackson Signed The First Of Two Record-Breaking Multimillion-Dollar Contracts With Virgin Records Establishing Her As One Of The Highest-Paid Artists In The Industry. Prior To Her First Studio Project With Virgin She Appeared In Her First Of Several Lead Film Roles In Poetic Justice 1993 . Her Two Studio Albums Which Followed Janet 1993 And The Velvet Rope 1997 Saw Her Develop A Public Image As A Sex Symbol. These Records Along With Their Promotional Music Videos And Live Performances In Concert Tours Branded Jackson As One Of The World's Most Erotic Performers Garnering Both Criticism And Praise. By The End Of The 1990s She Was Named By Billboard Magazine As The Second Most Successful Recording Artist Of The Decade After Mariah Carey. The Release Of Her Seventh Studio Album All For You In 2001 Coincided With A Celebration Of Her Impact On The Recording Industry As The Subject Of The Inaugural MTV Icon Special. The Backlash From The 2004 Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show Controversy Resulted In An Industry Blacklisting Under The Direction Of Les Moonves Then-CEO Of CBS Corporation. Jackson Subsequently Experienced Reduced Radio Airplay Televised Promotion And Sales Figures From That Point Forward. After Parting Ways With Virgin Records She Released Her Tenth Studio Album Discipline 2008 Her First And Only Album With Island Records. In 2015 She Partnered With BMG Rights Management To Launch Her Own Record Label Rhythm Nation And Released Her Eleventh Studio Album Unbreakable The Same Year. Since Then She Has Continued To Release Music As An Independent Artist. Having Sold Over 100 Million Records Jackson Is One Of The World's Best-Selling Music Artists. She Has Amassed An Extensive Catalog With Singles Such As "Nasty" "Rhythm Nation" "That's The Way Love Goes" "Together Again" And "All For You" She Holds The Record For The Most Consecutive Top-Ten Entries On The US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart With 18. She Is Also The Only Artist In The History Of The Chart To Have Seven Commercial Singles From One Album Rhythm Nation 1814 Peak Within The Top Five Positions. In 2008 Billboard Placed Her Number Seven On Its List Of The Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists And In 2010 Ranked Her Fifth Among The "Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists Of The Past 25 Years". In December 2016 The Magazine Named Her The Second Most Successful Dance Club Artist After Madonna. One Of The World's Most Awarded Artists Her Accolades Include Five Grammy Awards Eleven Billboard Music Awards Eleven American Music Awards A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame And Eight Guinness World Records Entries. In 2019 She Was Inducted To The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Jackson Has Been Cited As An Inspiration Among Numerous Performers And Credited With Elevating A Standard Of Sound Showmanship And Sex Appeal Expected Of Pop Stars.
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Janet Damita Jo Jackson Born May 16 1966 In Gary IN Is An American Singer Songwriter Producer Actress And Dancer. She Is Noted For Her Innovative Socially Conscious And Sexually Provocative Records As Well As Elaborate Stage Shows. Her Sound And Choreography Became A Catalyst In The Growth Of MTV Enabling Her To Rise To Prominence While Breaking Gender And Racial Barriers In The Process. Lyrical Content Which Focused On Social Issues Set Her Reputation As A Role Model For Youth. The Tenth And Youngest Child Of The Jackson Family She Began Her Career With The Variety Television Series The Jacksons In 1976 And Went On To Appear In Other Television Shows Throughout The 1970s And Early 1980s Including Good Times Diff'rent Strokes And Fame. After Signing A Recording Contract With A&M Records In 1982 She Became A Pop Icon Following The Release Of Her Third And Fourth Studio Albums Control 1986 And Rhythm Nation 1814 1989 . Her Collaborations With Record Producers Jimmy Jam And Terry Lewis Incorporated Elements Of Rhythm And Blues Funk Disco Rap And Industrial Beats Which Led To Crossover Success In Popular Music. In 1991 Jackson Signed The First Of Two Record-Breaking Multimillion-Dollar Contracts With Virgin Records Establishing Her As One Of The Highest-Paid Artists In The Industry. Prior To Her First Studio Project With Virgin She Appeared In Her First Of Several Lead Film Roles In Poetic Justice 1993 . Her Two Studio Albums Which Followed Janet 1993 And The Velvet Rope 1997 Saw Her Develop A Public Image As A Sex Symbol. These Records Along With Their Promotional Music Videos And Live Performances In Concert Tours Branded Jackson As One Of The World's Most Erotic Performers Garnering Both Criticism And Praise. By The End Of The 1990s She Was Named By Billboard Magazine As The Second Most Successful Recording Artist Of The Decade After Mariah Carey. The Release Of Her Seventh Studio Album All For You In 2001 Coincided With A Celebration Of Her Impact On The Recording Industry As The Subject Of The Inaugural MTV Icon Special. The Backlash From The 2004 Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show Controversy Resulted In An Industry Blacklisting Under The Direction Of Les Moonves Then-CEO Of CBS Corporation. Jackson Subsequently Experienced Reduced Radio Airplay Televised Promotion And Sales Figures From That Point Forward. After Parting Ways With Virgin Records She Released Her Tenth Studio Album Discipline 2008 Her First And Only Album With Island Records. In 2015 She Partnered With BMG Rights Management To Launch Her Own Record Label Rhythm Nation And Released Her Eleventh Studio Album Unbreakable The Same Year. Since Then She Has Continued To Release Music As An Independent Artist. Having Sold Over 100 Million Records Jackson Is One Of The World's Best-Selling Music Artists. She Has Amassed An Extensive Catalog With Singles Such As "Nasty" "Rhythm Nation" "That's The Way Love Goes" "Together Again" And "All For You" She Holds The Record For The Most Consecutive Top-Ten Entries On The US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart With 18. She Is Also The Only Artist In The History Of The Chart To Have Seven Commercial Singles From One Album Rhythm Nation 1814 Peak Within The Top Five Positions. In 2008 Billboard Placed Her Number Seven On Its List Of The Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists And In 2010 Ranked Her Fifth Among The "Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists Of The Past 25 Years". In December 2016 The Magazine Named Her The Second Most Successful Dance Club Artist After Madonna. One Of The World's Most Awarded Artists Her Accolades Include Five Grammy Awards Eleven Billboard Music Awards Eleven American Music Awards A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame And Eight Guinness World Records Entries. In 2019 She Was Inducted To The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Jackson Has Been Cited As An Inspiration Among Numerous Performers And Credited With Elevating A Standard Of Sound Showmanship And Sex Appeal Expected Of Pop Stars.
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20 Y.O. Is The Ninth Studio Album By American Recording Artist Janet Jackson Released By Virgin Records America On September 20 2006 In Japan September 22 Internationally And September 26 In Canada And The United States. The Album Debuted At Number Two On The Billboard 200 With 297 000 Copies Sold In Its First Week Making It Jackson's Eighth Consecutive Top Three Debut And Second Consecutive Number Two Album Debut. It Is Also Jackson's Eighth Consecutive Platinum Album. On December 7 2006 The Album Earned Jackson A Grammy Award Nomination For Best Contemporary R&B Album. The Reception Was Better Than Damita Jo But Was Still Lukewarm. Jackson Launched A Contest The "Design Me" Cover Contest Giving Fans An Opportunity To Create The Artwork For The Album By Downloading Images Of Her And Creating Proposed Covers For The Album. Jackson Hand-Picked Dozens Of Images To Be Used In The Contest. She Selected Her Top Four Favorites Which Were Used For The Standard Edition's Cover On U.S. Pressings Of 20 Y.O. The Album's First Single "Call On Me" Was Released To U.S. Radio On June 19 2006. The Song Peaked At Number 25 On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart And At Number One On The Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart In Mid-September Following The Limited Release Of A Commercial Single. The Second Single "So Excited"—which Contains Samples From Herbie Hancock's "Rockit" And Features Rapper Khia— Premiered On So So Def Radio On Atlanta Radio Station V-103 On August 19 And Was Made Available Via MySpace On August 21. The Song Peaked At Number 90 On The Billboard Hot 100 And Number 34 On The Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart. It Was Most Successful On Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play Chart On Which It Became Jackson's 17th Number-One And 30th Top Ten Single. The Third Single In North America Was "With U" Which Was Released To Radio On December 11–12 2006 Peaking At Number 65 On The Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart. It Was Released As A 12-Inch Vinyl Single In The U.S. Only. The Third Single Which Was Scheduled To Be Released In Non-U.S. Markets Was "Enjoy" It Was Released Only As A Promotional Single In Japan And Received No Commercial Release. After Damita Jo Reached Number Two Breaking A String Of Five Consecutive Number-One Studio Albums For Jackson There Was Speculation About The Chances Of 20 Y.O. To Reach The Top Spot In The U.S. The Other Big Release Of September 26 The Day 20 Y.O. Was Released 2006 Was Ludacris' Album Release Therapy. However First Estimations Gave 20 Y.O. Green Light For Reaching Number One Although It Was Known That Both Albums Were Head To Head In The Competition For That Week. Finally Release Therapy Won The Top Spot Selling About 309 800 Copies In Its Debut Week. Meanwhile 20 Y.O. Was Knocked Off The Top Spot Reaching Number Two With 300 793 Copies Sold. With A Difference Of 12 800 Copies It Was One Of The Slimmest Differences Between A Number-One And Number-Two Album In The History Of The Billboard 200. Even So 20 Y.O. Became Jackson's Eighth Consecutive Top Three Debut And Second Consecutive Number-Two Album Debut. In The Japan The Album Debuted At The Number 12 With 20 380 Copies But Peaked At The Number 7 When Janet Was Able To Promote The Album In The Country. On November 13 2006 The Album Was Certified Platinum By The RIAA For Shipments To U.S. Retailers Of More Than One Million Copies And The Album Has Sold 679 000 In The US To Date. It Is Jackson's Eighth Consecutive Platinum Album. In March 2007 Virgin's Parent Company EMI Reported That The Album Had Sold 1.2 Million Copies Worldwide.