Michael's little sister is developing a reality series for MTV. The show will be a search for the next hot singer/dancer a la Ms. Jackson herself. Unlike existing shows with the same concept, Janet's program will take her search to the streets — going to YMCAs, churches and community centers to find potential contestants. The show won't be taped on a soundstage — it will be shot on the go as well. No word on what the winner walks away with, but there's speculation that the prize may involve Janet's upcoming tour.

Janet will appear in the series and serve as a mentor to the contestants. Source

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You'd think that after the flops of her last two sexually charged albums - "Damita Jo" and "20 Y.O." - Janet Jackson would be in full career-reinvention mode. Instead, on her latest disc, "Discipline," Jackson plows ahead down a similar path, teasing and titillating over dance-club beats and sultry-sounding ballads. The results, however, are decidedly mixed.
Despite a lukewarm reception at radio, the disc's first single "Feedback," is classic "sexy, sexy, sexy, sexy" Janet. The track's electro-synth melody and pumping bass line make for automatic dance floor fodder. Meanwhile Jackson's familiar breathy vocal gushes one of the disc's better sex metaphors: "Strum me like a guitar/ blow out my amplifier/ when you hear the feedback/ keep going, take it higher." [Canadian Press]

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She wins for her work in the Tyler Perry film "Why Did I Get Married." In the process, she beat out another musician turned actress, Queen Latifah as well as veteran actress Ruby Dee. Jackson says she is "really overwhelmed" by the award.

Janet Jackson (Janet Damita Jo Jackson) was born on May 16, 1966 is an American actress, singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, activist, and pop icon. [Moldova]

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