The Control era was all about establishing Jackson as a talent and presence separate from her siblings, taking over creative ...

Control turned 40 in 2026, highlighting Janet Jackson’s assertion of creative independence and her rise to pop and R&B superstardom.

At this point in contemporary music, mentioning Janet Jackson is a no-brainer. A product of a dominant and historically overbearing musical family, by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s a difference between being famous and being foundational. While other artists from all walks of life have changed with the ...

“This is a story about control. My control. Control of what I say. And control of what I do,” Janet Jackson stated in the first few minutes of the video for “Control.” Suggested Reading Why the ...

However, we were told that Janet used music as self-therapy, putting into her lyrics whatever she was going through at the time, whether it was reaching for independence, breaking up with a lover, or ...

This week I have been heavily back into my Janet Jackson phase and decided to review one of my favorite albums from her. “Control” was an album that really established her as an artist and at this ...