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| Thursday, January 27, 2005 |
Janet and Jermaine to co-host NFL Super Bowl event
Janet and Jermaine Dupri will co-host the Willie Gary Celebrity Scholarship Party on Saturday, February 5, in Jacksonville, Florida, according to News4Jax.com.
The event, which will take place in the Aetna Building one day prior to the big game, is an officially sanctioned NFL Super Bowl event.
The annual party is being held to raise scholarship money for Edward Waters College and Shaw University, two historically black colleges. Other invited guests include Magic Johnson, Bow Wow, Sam Madison, Evander Holyfield, Tommy Ford, several NFL players and other celebrities.
The event is open to the public with tickets available for $250 and sold through Ticketannex.com.
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| Monday, January 24, 2005 |
Jermaine Dupri to become Janet's labelmate
Jermaine Dupri has been tapped by Virgin Records to take over as president of the its new Urban Music division, Billboard.com is reporting.
Under the deal, Dupri's So So Def label will join the Virgin stable, and he will also record as a solo act for Virgin and produce acts on Virgin and other EMI labels. Janet has been signed to Virgin Records since 1991.
"By joining So So Def and Virgin, I plan to do for Virgin what Russell Simmons did 10 years ago, when he moved Def Jam to Island Records," Dupri says in a statement. "I will catapult Virgin into a young, hip label with chart-topping success in both R&B and rap music."
Dupri recently confirmed with MTV that he is currently executive producing Janet's new album. |
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| Sunday, January 23, 2005 |
Janet to appear in May issue of FHM magazine
Janet has just completed a photoshoot for FHM Magazine, according to Janet's long time styist Wayne Scot Lukas.
Lukas, who has been styling Janet since the Design of A Decade album, says that he has "never seen her like this!" He did not reveal too many details about the upcoming photoshoot, but he did say that Janet's makeup was done by Fran Cooper, and her hair was done by Tym from the All For You tour.
The photographer for the shoot is Ron Monk, a young new artist that Lukas called "a freaking genius!" Monk recently completed the NYC Pet Project, a book focusing on New York City's pet-owning celebrities and everyday citizens.
Janet|Xone spoke with Monk this evening, and he confirmed that Janet's issue of FHM magazine should hit the stands sometime in April.
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| Thursday, January 20, 2005 |
Janet nominated at NAACP Image Awards
Janet has been nominated in the category of Outstanding Female Artist at the 36th Annual NAACP Image Awards. Other nominees in the category are Fantasia, Jill Scott, Patti LaBelle, and Queen Latifah.
The awards will tape on March 19 in Los Angeles and will air on Friday, March 25 at 8:00 PM ET on Fox. |
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| Friday, January 07, 2005 |
Janet donating money to tsunami water sanitation
Janet is donating an undisclosed amount of money to the Red Cross for the South East Asian tsunami relief, according to KESQ.
The donation specifies that she wants the money to be used for water sanitation to help prevent disease. |
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| Thursday, January 06, 2005 |
'Don't Worry' radio release date information
Chingy and Janet's track, "Don't Worry," will be officially released to rhythm/crossover radio stations on Tuesday, January 11, according to FMBQ. |
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| Saturday, January 01, 2005 |
Janet sends Clark get well, happy new year message
Janet appeared tonight on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2005 in a short pre-taped video segment sending Dick Clark a quick get-well-soon and happy new year message.
Dick Clark did not host his annual show this year due to health problems. Other celebrities who taped video messages for Clark include Elton John, Madonna, and John Travolta. |
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Rock Witchu Tour dates:
Sept 10: Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
Sept 13: Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
Sept 17: Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
Sept 19: Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center
Sept 20: San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena
Sept 25: Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
Sept 27: Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills [rescheduled]
Sept 28: Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
Sept 29: Montreal, QC - Bell Centre [TBA]
Oct 1: Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden [TBA]
Oct 2: Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center [TBA]
Oct 4: Greensboro, NC - Coliseum Complex [TBA]
Oct 5: Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena [rescheduled]
Oct 7: Fort Lauderdale, FL - BankAtlantic Center [TBA]
Oct 11: Unvasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
Oct 13: Verona, NY - Turning Stone Resort & Casino
Oct 15: Washington, DC - Verizon Center
Oct 16: New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [rescheduled]
Oct 17: East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
Oct 19: Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
Oct 21: Houston, TX - Toyota Center
Oct 22: Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
Oct 24: Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
Oct 26: Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
Oct 28: Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
Nov 1: New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
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