A version of this story first appeared in The Swell, Salon's culture newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this, for more culture that's made to last. If asked to picture Janet Jackson ...

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 ...

Legendary singer and performer Janet Jackson released her documentary Janet on Lifetime and A&E on Jan. 28. The documentary explores her romances, her relationship with her iconic brother Michael and, ...

In honor of her upcoming 60th birthday this Saturday (May 16), we're doing a full week of Vintage Pop Stardom deep dives into the all-time greatness off Janet Jackson on the Greatest Pop Stars podcast ...

Janet Jackson has been in control for four decades. The 59-year-old R&B icon celebrated the 40th anniversary of her breakthrough album “Control” in an Instagram post earlier this week, featuring a ...

Since breaking through as a pop star with her Control album 40 years ago, Janet Jackson has amassed one of the great song catalogs in pop or R&B history. Of course, she’s racked up hits like few other ...