(eurweb.com) Jermaine Dupri is standing by his woman Janet Jackson amidst sluggish movement of her new album, “20 Y.O.,†which reportedly experienced a 74 percent drop in sales during its second week of release – falling from No. 2 to 9 on the Nielsen SoundScan chart.
A rep for label chairman Jason Flom counters: “Jason wants the CD to be a hit as much as anyone. But Janet just didn’t have the goods.” (more…)
I think this was a train wreck that most folks could have predicted. When I first heard that Janet was coming out with another album, I was embarrassed for her because like Flom said “Janet just [does not] have the goods anymore.” There is nothing unique about her voice if you compare it to all the other brown starlets out there (because she inspired them).
Janet! Please shuga, no more albums. Please.
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October 19th, 2006 at 10:16 am
Go strike your self down. Janet Jackson is one of the best female performers out there. Madonna can’t sing either but that didn’t stop her label from promoting her. Virgin got greedy and felt that because it was Janet they didn’t have to promote. JD better stand by his woman.
October 19th, 2006 at 12:09 pm
I think that Janet did better when she was under Jimmy Jam/Terry Lewis. Back then, her videos and her live performance relied heavily on her dancing skills and not just her voice (which btw sounds common in a sea of other Black female singers that were inspired by her when they were young). Now she is trying to compete with the Beyonce’s of the world and just can’t hang. The fresher the face, the better off you will be in the music industry. This is especially true for women, unfortunately.
BTW. Madonna bombed out as well here in the US. The reason why she has some staying power in Europe is because she moved into the techno genre. There, you don’t have to have a “voice”, just a good DJ that will droun you out (I’m laughing here
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October 19th, 2006 at 3:01 pm
EVERYBODY IS MAD AT MADOONA FOR BEING HERSELF,EVERYBODY IS MAD AT JANETFOR BEING HERSELF.BOTH OF THESE LADYS ARE POP ICONS.IF IT HAD NOT HAVE BEEN FOR THEM,R&B AND POP WOULD BE F****** UP.IT JUST ABOUT TO GET THAT WAY KNOW BECAUSE NBODY IS ATUALLY STANDING OUT.MALE POP IS ALSO INTROUBLE.I HERE MORE RADIO STATIONS PLAYING MICHAEL JACKSON JUST LIKE HE CAME OUT YESTERDAY.BUT I LOVE IT BECAUSE HIS MUSIC IS STILL THE S***.
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October 20th, 2006 at 7:45 am
janet could never sing. it’s just that more people are starting to figure that out. and frankly, as non-singing high-paid dancers go, ciara has taken over. so i’m sure she’s grateful to janet for paving the way, but it’s time for janet to sit it down. or do something else.
October 21st, 2006 at 10:49 pm
Uh sorry!!!! CIARA will never be JANET JACKSON, Janet is not repeat is not sitting this one out!!! Ciara cant sing!!!! If that’s what you call singing you really are on crack!!! When Ciara did that “AND I” song, that proved it right there should could not sing! She can dance but she copying who? yeah JANET! THank You COurt is now Dismissed!!!