Our first of five episodes in a special Janet Jackson theme week of our 'Vintage Pop Stardom' series begins in '86 with key ...

Since breaking through as a pop star with her Control album 40 years ago, Janet Jackson has amassed one of the great song catalogs in pop or R&B history. Of course, she’s racked up hits like few other ...

Thirty-five years ago, Janet Jackson released an album that changed the course of her career, and of pop music. Control took over radio, reinvented the playbook for Black artists crossing over into ...

Janet Jackson opened her album "Control" not with a song, but with a statement. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "CONTROL") JANET JACKSON: This is a story about control, my control. CORNISH: That set the course ...

Janet Jackson channeled her 1986 "Control" album cover at the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Saturday.WireImage Janet Jackson channeled her 1986 "Control" album cover at the 2022 ...

Music icon Janet Jackson celebrated the 35th anniversary of her critically acclaimed 1986 album Control which hit another milestone. The album returned to the top of the charts, hitting number one on ...

In 1993, Janet Jackson started a new chapter in her life and in the pop history books when she released her fifth studio album, simply titled janet. The period in its title was not silent, but meant ...

JANET JACKSON: This is a story about control, my control. CORNISH: That set the course for nine songs where Janet defined herself and her sound. What she didn't realize at the time was that her sound ...

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JANET JACKSON: This is a story about control, my control. CORNISH: That set the course for nine songs where Janet defined herself and her sound. What she didn't realize at the time was that her sound ...