Janet Jackson

Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, 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 that concerned social issues and deeply felt experiences contributed to the appeal of her work to the youth audience.

The tenth and youngest child of the Jackson family, Jackson starred in multiple television shows throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, including ''Good Times'', ''Diff'rent Strokes'' and ''Fame''. She signed a recording contract with A&M Records in 1982 and became a pop icon following the releases of the albums ''Control'' (1986) and ''Rhythm Nation 1814'' (1989). Her collaborations with record producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis incorporated a variety of music genres, which led to crossover success in popular music and influenced the development of the new jack swing fusion genre. In the 1990s, Jackson became one of the highest-paid artists in the industry, signing two record-breaking multimillion-dollar contracts with Virgin Records. She established her image as a sex symbol with a leading role in the film ''Poetic Justice'' (1993), and the albums ''Janet'' (1993) and ''The Velvet Rope'' (1997). ''Billboard'' named her the second most successful artist of the decade in the United States.

Spanning from 1986's "When I Think of You" to the title track of her seventh album ''All for You'' (2001), Jackson joined her brother Michael as one of the few artists to score ten number-one singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. However, 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. 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 only album with Island Records. In 2015, she partnered with BMG Rights Management to launch her own record label, Rhythm Nation, as well as to release her eleventh studio album ''Unbreakable'' (2015). Jackson has continued to release music and perform, with the Together Again Tour (2023–2024) becoming the highest-grossing tour of her career.

Jackson has sold over 100 million records, making her one of the world's best-selling music artists. She holds the record for the most consecutive top-ten entries on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 by a female artist (18) and remains the only artist in the history of the chart to have seven 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 2016, the magazine named her the second most successful dance club artist. 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. Provided by Wikipedia