Guiness: Janet Jackson most searched for person on internet The 2007 edition of the Guiness Book of World Records names Janet the new "most searched for person on the internet" and "most searched for news item on the internet," CBC News reports.
Video of performances of NRJ concerts now online Video of Janet's performances of "Nasty" and "So Excited" at the NRJ Back To School concert in France earlier this month can now be streamed on AOL Music's website.
This is the first time professionally filmed footage of Janet's performances at this concert has been released to the public. The concert had aired on French television a few days after it took place, but unfortunately the broadcast did not include Janet's performances.
The article also confirms that the previously announced dance track titled "Clap Your Hands" will be released along with additional songs on a future re-release of "20 Y.O."
Video and photos of Janet on the Today Show this morning Several video files and many photographs of Janet's performance this morning on NBC's Today Show can be seen on the Today Show's official website.
She performed "Nasty," "So Excited," and "Call On Me" with a special guest appearance by Nelly.
It should be noted that Janet and Nelly actually recorded "Call On Me" during one of the show's commercial breaks. Unfortunately, NBC came back on air while they were still performing the very last few seconds of that song, making many viewers think that they missed out on the song altogether. These last few seconds of "Call On Me" were not intended to air live on television when it did. NBC's original plan was to record the performance during a commercial break and then air that song in full later on during the next hour of the show, which they did.
Photos and portion of interview from King Magazine High quality photos of Janet and a portion of her interview from the November 2006 issue of King Magazine that she also appears on the cover of can now be seen on the King Magazine website.
Video of Janet at '20 Y.O.' release party Tuesday A video of Janet walking the red carpet and hanging out inside of the VIP room at the official release party for "20 Y.O." at New York City's Room Service on Tuesday night can be streamed on TMZ.com.
Billboard update for week ending October 7, 2006 The following list represents the Billboard positions for "So Excited" and "Call On Me" on each of the singles charts for the week ending October 7, 2006.
"So Excited": Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: 75 to 55* Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: 74 to 54*
"Call On Me": Hot 100: 50 to 36* Hot 100 Airplay: 28 to 31 Hot 100 Singles Sales: 1 to 1* Pop 100: 92 to 56* Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: 2 to 1* [Greatest Gainer/Sales] Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: 7 to 9 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales: 1 to 1* Hot Dance Music/Club Play: 2 to 3
Photos of Janet at '20 Y.O.' release party in NYC Posted below are photos of Janet last night at the official "20 Y.O." release party at Room Service in New York City. The party was sponsored by FHM and LG.
Photos of Janet at Virgin Megastore signing this afternoon Posted below are photos of Janet at the Virgin Megastore signing of her new album "20 Y.O." earlier this afternoon in Times Square.
Junior Vasquez remix of 'So Excited' now on his website A remix of "So Excited" by famed club DJ Junior Vasquez is now streaming on his official website.
It has been confirmed that this remix was officially commissioned by Virgin Records. It is not yet available on any promos or commercial singles.
Previously, Junior Vasquez has remixed both "Runaway" and "Twenty Foreplay" for Janet.
Details on free Circuit City download with purchase of '20 Y.O.' With the purchase of the "20 Y.O." album at Circuit City stores, customers will receive inside of the CD case a cardboard insert with a code that will allow them to download for free the Full Phatt Extended Remix of "Call On Me."
Details on 'tour edition' of '20 Y.O.' at Target Customers who purchase a copy of "20 Y.O." at Target retail stores will receive inside of the CD case a cardboard insert that contains a unique code that will allow them to purchase up to four concert tickets for Janet's upcoming tour before tickets go on sale to the general public.
Versions of the CD with this unique code are in limited quantity and are clearly indicated on the outside of the packaging with a red sticker notifying customers of the code that comes inside of the package. There is also an additional sticker on the outside of the package warning customers that if the packaging of the CD is opened, the product cannot be returned. This is presumably being used to prevent people from buying a copy of the CD, removing the concert tickets code, and then returning the CD.
No tour dates or venues are known at this time.
Update: Additional information about the pre-sale can be found on www.tickettomusic.com.
Details on free Best Buy downloads with purchase of '20 Y.O.' With the purchase of the "20 Y.O." album at Best Buy retail stores, customers receive inside of the CD case an insert with a special code that allows them to download four remixes of "Call On Me" for free. Copies of the CDs at Best Buy are labeled with a special sticker indicating that a download code is inside of the album.
The free "Call On Me" remixes from Best Buy are:
- Tony Moran & Warren Rigg Radio Edit - Tony Moran & Warren Rigg Dub Mix - Full Phatt Remix - Full Phatt Instrumental
Janet's '20 Y.O.' album is released in US today Janet's 9th studio ablum, '20 Y.O.," is officially released for sale in the United States today.
The album comes in regular and deluxe editions, and also comes in four limited edition versions that each features one of the four cover contest winners.
Photos of Janet on 106 & Park this afternoon Janet filmed an episode of BET's 106 & Park today, and it will air tomorrow afternoon.
The episode was a retrospective of Janet's past 20 years in the music industry and had her answering questions about various topics such as past song lyrics, and she even at one point tried doing double dutch.
Janet to appear on Angie Martinez's Hot 97 show tonight According to a post made by Jermaine Dupri on Janet's official website, Janet will be interviewed this evening at 6PM ET on Angie Martinez's Hot 97 radio show.
Unfortunately, the radio station does not offer live streaming on the internet.
Episode 2 of Janet's MySpace video journal now online Episode 2 of Janet's MySpace video journal is now online on Janet's official MySpace page.
In the episode, Janet flies on a jet from Atlanta to New York with her crew, discusses her habit of eating seeds from various fruits and vegetables, goes to dinner at a Mexican restaurant, and then attends the House of Latex Ball to watch Danielle Polanco, one of her dancers, perform.
Khia's Hood Remix of 'So Excited' on her MySpace profile Rapper Khia has made a remix of "So Excited" and is now streaming it on her official MySpace profile.
Titled the Hood Remix, it features lots of additional vocals from Khia that were cut from the final version of the song and does not include any vocals from Janet.
It is unknown right now if this remix was officially commissioned by Virgin Records, or if Khia made this remix independently and on her own.
Photo of Janet on cover of King Magazine Janet will appear on the cover of the November 2006 issue of King Magazine, and website Concrete Loop has the first look at the cover photo.
The inside of the issue will feature 20 pages of Janet.
Janet appears via satellite on Star Academy Janet made an appearance via satellite on French reality show Star Academy on Friday night. She had originally been scheduled to be there in person and perform, however scheduling difficulties prevented this from happening.
In the message, Janet invited one of the show's competitors to fly to the US and attend the launch party for her "20 Y.O." album on Tuesday night.
Free goodies with purchase of '20 Y.O.' at several US stores Several retail outlets in the United States will be giving away various free items with the purchase of the "20 Y.O." album, which hits stores this coming Tuesday. The stores and items are listed below and come with both the regular version and the deluxe version.
Target: Purchase of album comes with code to get early access to buy up to four concert tickets for Janet's upcoming tour. Limited number of tickets and venues available for early purchase.
Best Buy: Purchase of album comes with code to download four exclusive tracks, which are all believed to be remixes of "Call On Me," however that has not been confirmed.
Wal-mart: Purchase of album comes with code to download one exclusive track. What the track is has not been announced yet.
Circuit City: Purchase of album comes with code to download the Full Phat Mix of "Call On Me."
FYE: Purchase of album comes with a free lithograph of the album cover photo. Limited quantities available.
Janet's episode of Oprah, which includes two performances, an interview, and never before seen behind-the-scenes footage, will air this upcoming Monday. Check your local listings for the time and channel that Oprah airs in your area.
Win reserved seating to see Janet at the Today Show The first 200 absolute hardcore Janet Jackson "fanatics" will win reserved seating to see Janet perform live in New York City on September 29. All are welcome, but only a few can win the reserved seats.
To enter to win your reserved seat, please send an email no later than 6PM EST, Tuesday, September 26th to janetperformancetix@yahoo.com. Your email should include:
- Your full name
- Your phone number
- Your date of birth (18 and older guys, sorry)
- You must type this out beneath your date of birth: "If I win this reserved seat to see the fabulous Janet Jackson perform and promote her new album 20 Y.O. (releasing on 9/26), I PROMISE that I can be in New York on 9/29 between 5:30 and 6:30 AM EST for the show. I also authorize Virgin Records to email me in the future for Janet Jackson related news only."
- And lastly, please provide us with the reason(s) why you should be in the list of the first 200 ABSOLUTE Janet Jackson fanatics with reserved seats.
This is your chance to share how much you love your girl Janet Jackson! ("Cuz I think she's cute" won't cut it, guys!)
You will ONLY be notified if you won 1 of the 200 reserved seats. If you are chosen as a winner YOU MUST HAVE LEGAL ID FOR ADMISSION TO THE SHOW!
Janet celebrates at Jermaine Dupri's birthday party Janet celebrated along with Jermaine Dupri at his 34th birthday party in Los Angeles last night, which was sponsored by Hennessy Paradis.
Other celebrities in attendence at the party included Quincy Jones, Scott Weiland, Gabrielle Union, Jimmy Jam and his wife Lisa Harris, Lil John, Dave Meyers, and Brett Ratner.
According to the magazine, each of the four winners will receive a personal phone call from Janet herself, and their covers will appear on 250,000 copies of the CDs each.
Janet's official website to re-launch today In an announcement on Janet's official message board, Jermaine Dupri announced that Janet's official website will relaunch this afternoon with a brand new layout.
No excact time was announced for the re-launch, but it should be open by 5PM ET.
He is asking fans to "be promoters" this weekend and help advertise Janet's new album. He also reminded everyone that the fan versions of the album covers will be released in limited edition.
Update: Janet's newly re-designed website is now active as of 4:30 this afternoon.
Details and photos of the deluxe edition of "20 Y.O." The deluxe edition of "20 Y.O.," which includes a bonus DVD, also comes with a 48-page hard cover square booklet that contains all of the album's lyrics and many photos.
The deluxe edition is being released in every country worldwide, and is the same in every country with the exception of Japan, which contains the two bonus tracks "Roll Witchu" and "Days Go By."
Ask Janet a question on the Today Show The Today Show is asking fans to submit questions for Janet that will be asked to her during her live appearance on the Today Show next Friday, September 29.
'20 Y.O.' e-card, ringtones, and cover contest winners Virgin Records has created a "20 Y.O." e-card that they are asking Janet fans to spread around to their friends to promote Janet's new album.
Billboard update for week ending September 30, 2006 The following list represents the Billboard positions for "So Excited" and "Call On Me" on each of the singles charts for the week ending September 30, 2006.
"So Excited" makes its official debut this week on Billboard's singles charts.
"So Excited": Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: debuts at 75* Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: debuts at 74*
"Call On Me": Hot 100: 37 to 50 Hot 100 Airplay: 23 to 28 Hot 100 Singles Sales: 1 to 1 Pop 100: 62 to 92 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: 1 to 2 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: 6 to 7 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales: 1 to 1 Hot Adult R&B Airplay: 15 to ? Hot Dance Music/Club Play: 4 to 2 Dance Radio Airplay: drops out
Janet on cover of October issue of Italian Vanity Fair Janet appears on the cover of the October 2006 issue of the Italian version of Vanity Fair.
Inside of the issue appears an interview with Janet, as well as a group of photos taken by photographer Ruven Afanador. The issue is on newsstands now.
Janet on cover of November 2006 issue of Black Hair Magazine Janet is on the cover of the November 2006 issue of Black Hair Magazine.
In the accompanying interview, Janet talks about her hair on the "20 Y.O." album cover, what her hairstylist Janet Zeitoun did for her "Call On Me" video, how she did her own hair for some recent red carpet events, how much she loves short hair, and how she keeps her hair healthy.
New message from Janet on janet-jackson.com The following new message from Janet was posted very early this morning on Janet-Jackson.com:
[Note: Although the letter was posted on her official website this morning, it appears to actually have been written some time last week.]
Hey u guys -
Quite a bit has happened since my last message 2 u so lets just get right 2 it. 1st of all I know you've seen the new video for "So Excited" by now. The feedback I've been getting from all of u about it is crazy....thanx 4 the love!
And I can't thank u enough 4 making "Call On Me" #1 song on Billboard Magazine's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart. Words will never be able 2 express how much I thank and appreciate u 4 supporting me and this record.
And next week on September 20th, we are going to announce my picks of the "20 Y.O." album covers from the Yahoo Fan Contest. Thanks so much 4 submitting such beautiful work n creative work.
I know you've seen my new covers of FHM, Ebony, Giant and W -- they all did an amazing job. They are so beautiful and so uniquely different...and there is more 2 come. We're not through yet! And if you've checked out the promos, I know you saw I taped the Oprah show the other day in Chicago. I performed two songs (an old and a new) and chatted with Oprah for the hour. We have a few "behind the scenes" surprises too. It will air on September 25th so tune in.
My next stop? New York City! Want to hang out with me? I'm doing a special fan event with Hot 97 on September 19th. The following week I'm back in New York to tape 106 & Park on September 25th and a signing at Virgin Megastore in Times Square on September 26th. Line up early because you'll need a wristband to enter. After the signing, I'm going to have an album release party at a new club in New York -- should b lots of fun!
Then on Friday, September 29th, I'm performing on The Today Show live from the Plaza. I recorded a special promo that will air exclusively on NBC promoting the performance...and if you can make it, you'll be able to see my new kids, my new band and get a chance to party, dance and sing - with me. Nelly is going to be there too! I am looking forward to seeing ALL of my fans that morning.
Life is great and I can't WAIT 4 u to hear my new album.
Appearance on Star Academy cancelled Janet's previously scheduled appearance on French television show Star Academy, which had been scheduled to air live on September 22, has been cancelled. It is unknown at this point if the appearance will be rescheduled.
Photos of Janet yesterday at Hot 97's In-Studio Series Posted below are photos of Janet yesterday at Crash Mansion in New York City for Hot 97 FM's In-Studio Series:
Full '20 Y.O.' album now streaming on BET.com As previously reported, BET.com has now opened a section of their website called Transmission: Janet Jackson where you can stream the entire "20 Y.O." album, view photos, stream videos, and read a new interview.
Update: As had been speculated, the big announcement made on 106 & Park this afternoon was the ability to stream the full album online.
BET.com goes one-on-one with Janet While Janet was at the BET studios in July for a televised interview on 106 & Park, BET.com got the opportunity to sit down with Janet for an interview of their own.
Surprise today on BET's 106 & Park An announcement regarding a surprise for Janet fans will be announced on today's episode of BET's 106 & Park.
It is assumed that the announcement will be BET's exclusive online stream of the full "20 Y.O." album, as we had previously reported. However, what their exact announcement will be is unknown at this point.
JD inducted into Georgia Hall, Janet sends video message Janet sent Jermaine Dupri a message via video congratulating him on the honor of being inducted into the Georgia Music Hall Of Fame, according to OnlineAthens.com.
The video was played at the induction ceremony, which was held on Saturday night at Atlanta's Georgia World Congress Center.
Full Janet|Xone website now up and running To Janet fans and Janet|Xone visitors:
Today marks ten days until the offical release of Janet's new album "20 Y.O."
To celebrate the countdown to the new album, we have officially opened all sections of the re-designed Janet Xone website:
The first page, the NEWS page lists Janet news in blog form, so you can comment on the day's postings. On the right side is a calendar and links to purchase Janet items, as well as an archive of all news going back to January of 2002.
The second page, the FORUM. Links you directly to the J|X forum. Go here to chat about Janet with thousands of other Janet fans and forum members.
The third page, the KNOWLEDGE, is a comprehensive database of Janet information:
-A CAREER TIMELINE covering important events in Janet's professional life. -A DISCOGRAPHY, listing facts and figures on every Janet album ever released. -A VIDEOGRAPHY with details and images of every Janet video filmed. -A LYRICS section with the lyrics to every song Janet ever recorded. -An HONORS AND AWARDS page featuring a list of all of Janet's music and humanitarian awards. -Janet's CHART HISTORY listing the positions of all of her single and album releases. -A REMIX DATABASE listing the name and track length of every official remix or edit made to every song Janet has ever recorded. -A TOURS page with details on all of Janet's past tours, including dancers, set lists, and performance dates.
The GALLERY page features select images from every year of Janet's professional career, as well as a selection of images from her childhood and the covers of each album and single she ever released.
The MULTIMEDIA page will feature links to audio and video of Janet songs and performances, and features a download page for Janet Xone wallpapers and avatars.
The CONTACT page helps you get in touch with Dave and Mikel, the creators of Janet Xone, and features links to other Janet-related websites. Use this to help us correct problems with the website.
And finally, the SPECIAL page features a shop to buy Janet|Xone shirts, a section for upcoming contests, and will be a space for other non-permanent features of the Janet Xone site as we go along.
We hope everyone is excited about Janet's new album. We have been running this website since 1998 and are looking forward to more.
Virgin press release on chart success of 'Call On Me' Virgin Records issued the following press release this evening:
Press Release
Janet Jackson Scores #1 on 'Billboard's' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Chart with 'Call on Me'
Friday September 15, 7:31 pm ET
Media Blitz for Music Icon's Release of Highly Anticipated New Album - '20 Y.O.' - Begins with Appearances on 'Oprah' and 'The Today Show'
NEW YORK, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Less than two weeks before R&B superstar Janet Jackson's eagerly awaited new album, "20 Y.O.," hits stores, the lead single, "Call on Me," has claimed the Number One slot on "Billboard's" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart, which is based on a combination of radio airplay and sales.
The Janet/Nelly duet is the music icon's 15th Number One and 30th Top 10 single on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Janet is now tied with R. Kelly for scoring the most Top 10 singles since "Billboard" began compiling its information from Nielsen SoundScan data in 1992. She tops the R&B chart, in existence for 64 years, ahead of all artists since 1984.
The second single from "20 Y.O.," the steamy dance-pop track "So Excited," hearkens back to Janet's career-making 1986 album "Control." The track, which features rapper Khia, hit radio on August 28th, while a sexy companion video clip, lensed by award-winning director, Joseph Kahn, debuted on BET's "Access Granted."
On September 25th, the day before "20 Y.O." is released, Janet will appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to chat with Oprah and sing "So Excited." She will also excite hundreds of fans in New York City when she performs three songs on NBC's "The Today Show" on September 29th.
In addition, look for Janet this month on the covers of "W," "FHM," "Giant," "Ebony," and "Billboard" magazines.
BET.com to stream full '20 Y.O.' album starting Tuesday The full "20 Y.O." album will be offered as a free online stream from Tuesday, September 19 through September 26 on BET.com.
Clips from every track on '20 Y.0.' now on Walmart.com Short clips from every single track on the "20 Y.O." album, including all of the interludes, can now be streamed online at Walmart.com's online music downloads store.
Episode 1 of Janet's MySpace video journal now online Episode 1 of Janet's MySpace video journal is now online on Janet's official MySpace page. The episode focuses on the dance rehearsals for "So Excited" and the filming of that song's music video.
This is the "reality show" that Jermaine Dupri has referred to in postings online.
Billboard update for week ending September 23, 2006 The following list represents the Billboard positions for "So Excited" and "Call On Me" on each of the singles charts for the week ending September 23, 2006.
This week, "Call On Me" becomes the 16th #1 single of Janet's career on the R&B chart.
"So Excited": Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 8 to 8
"Call On Me": Hot 100: 52 to 37* Hot 100 Airplay: 25 to 23 Hot 100 Singles Sales: 22 to 1* Pop 100: re-enters at 62* Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: 7 to 1* [Greatest Gainer/Sales] Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: 6 to 6* Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales: 24 to 1* Hot Adult R&B Airplay: 18 to 15* Hot Dance Music/Club Play: 4 to 4* Dance Radio Airplay: 16 to 23 Rhythmic Top 40: drops out Hot Videoclip Tracks: drops out
Janet's MySpace reality show to premiere tonight In a post on Janet's official website, Jermaine Dupri announced that the first segment of Janet's new reality show will be posted on her official MySpace website sometime this evening.
Also, he announced that "Call On Me" has reached the #1 spot on the Billboard R&B chart. The full chart positions will be posted on Janet|Xone early Thursday morning.
Giant press release on Janet's October cover issue Giant Magazine issued the following press release this evening regarding the October/November issue of their magazine that Janet appears on the cover of:
[Note: It is believed that Giant Magazine got the name of the song "Love 2 Love" incorrect by calling it "Life/Love."]
Janet Jackson Opens Up About the Men in Her Life: Michael, Her Father, Her Ex and Jermaine Dupri in the October/November 2006 Issue of Giant Magazine
September 13, 2006 04:00 PM Eastern Time
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2006-- "I never really wanted to sing." -Janet Jackson
Legendary pop siren Janet Jackson graces the October/November 2006 cover of GIANT Magazine, the ultimate entertainment publication, announced Editor-in-Chief Smokey D. Fontaine.
In Ms. Jackson's revealing interview with Scott Poulson-Bryant, one of the most successful female artists of all time gives GIANT readers a rare glimpse into her world. She speaks frankly about the men in her life, from her brother Michael and her father Joe to her ex-husband James DeBarge and her current flame, hip hop mogul Jermaine Dupri.
Outlined below are select passages from GIANT Magazine's October/November 2006 cover feature on stands September 18: "Janet Jackson: Come Give Your Love To Me":
ON FAMILY PROBLEMS
"That song ('Life/Love') was written and recorded while, um, while my brother was going through it. The whole night trying to record, while I was singing the background, I could not stop crying. Michael was in my mind... thank God the room I was singing in didn't have any windows."
ON HER FATHER'S INFLUENCE
"It was tough. I was doing 'Fame' and my heart wasn't really in it. I actually wanted to get fired. And things were going horribly in my marriage... I never really wanted to sing. I wanted to go to college and study business law and just be an actress and support my way through school doing that. But my father always said you can make more money as a singer."
ON HER SELF-IMAGE
"For a long time, I had a difficult time finding things I liked about myself physically. I never used to look in the mirror... 'cause I didn't really like what I saw. Then one day I told myself I was going to just look because I wanted to find something that I liked about myself, and I looked in the mirror and started crying. I didn't see anything."
ON MICHAEL
"My brother Michael used to tease me. We're very close, but he was very adamant about the way I looked. The way I should look. He thought my butt was too big. Maybe he wasn't completely happy with himself, so he put it on me? I'm just guessing here, but looking back now I know that in adolescence your body changes and he would always tease people left and right about something. When his own body started to change...he became a lot more introverted."
ON THE SECRET CHILD RUMORS WITH EX-HUSBAND JAMES DEBARGE
"It upsets me people just seem to want me to have this baby that I've never told anyone about. But I think James's mother believes there's a baby, as well. Him and I have actually talked about it. He said to me that his mother had mentioned it to him so much, he had to ask me about it! Like, 'You wouldn't do that, would you?' And I had to tell him, if I'd had a baby, he would know. I would never keep a child from her father."
ON BOYFRIEND JERMAINE DUPRI
"The relationships I've been in have been so turbulent that...I've been through divorces..." She trails off again, not wanting to talk about her relationship with second husband Rene Elizondo. But then she nods her head toward the bedroom again. And smiles. "That one in there, though? Jermaine made me feel less self conscious about my body... I've never had anyone who looks at me and just loves me, and he's the only one I've ever even thought about having kids with... In the beginning he would say things that would trip me up because they were thoughts I'd had but never shared with anyone, some of the same deep thoughts he'd had. That's never happened to me before."
ET hits the gym with Janet Entertainment Tonight will hit the gym with Janet and her trainer Tony Martinez on tonight's episode of their entertainment news show.
KIIS FM to play entire '20 Y.O.' album on September 25 In an e-mail to several fans that were requesting "So Excited," Jean Gram, the Production Manager for Los Angeles radio staion KIIS FM, announced that the station will play "20 Y.O." in its entirety on Monday, September 25 at 5PM PT.
Details on NYC Virgin Megastore in-store album signing Janet will be making a special appearance at the Virgin Megastore Times Square on Tuesday, September 26, from 6:00-7:30 PM to sign copies of her new album "20 Y.O."
According to the Virgin Megastore website, those who want to attend the signing need to puchase a copy of "20 Y.O." beginning at 8AM on September 26 at the Times Square location only. Customers will then be given a wristband to attend that evening's signing. The number of wristbands is limited, and only one will be given per customer.
Janet announces album design contest date During her interview on Z100 yesterday, Janet announced that the winners for her "Design Me" fan-produced album cover contest "should be" announced on Wednesday, September 20.
Gil hints at surprise to come week of September 17 In a post on Janet's official website, Janet's choreographer and friend Gil Duldulao hinted at a "surprise" to come during the week of September 17. He did not elaborate. The full quote is posted in an edited form below:
"Get ready for next week y'all...A surprise is comin'...My mouth is shut...Love y'all..."
Janet attends Bill Blass fashion show in NYC this morning Janet attended the Bill Blass fashion show as a part of the Spring 2007 Fashion Week in New York's Bryant Park this morning.
Download Janet's interview on Z100 earlier today Janet's interview on Z100 earlier today can be downloaded on the Z100 website. During the interview, a pre-recorded message from Justin Timberlake is played for Janet.
Virgin Records confirms several upcoming appearances Virgin Records has confirmed with Janet|Xone several of Janet's upcoming events and performances.
In addition to the ones that were previously known, it was also announced that she will be appearing on BET's 106 & Park on the day of the album's release, and the rumored Virgin Megastore Times Square album signing has been confirmed.
The dates are as follows:
Monday, September 25 Oprah Winfrey Show
Tuesday, September 26 Virgin Megastore Times Square: Album Signing BET's 106 & Park
Janet to discuss weight loss, surgery on tonight's Extra In an interview scheduled to air tonight on Extra, Janet will discuss her weight loss and speculation about surgery.
"I could not believe how big I was, how heavy I really was," she says. "I would see myself in the mirror, but I wouldn't look too often. I didn't want to get used to that image."
She then denies speculation that she lost the weight through surgery.
"It does drive me crazy," she says, "because I've worked real hard ... and I think it's really easy for [the tabloids] to write it off as [surgery]."
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