Month: July 2006

Janet In London

Janet has been in London for the last two nights and has been a busy lady! Arriving at Heathrow Airport in West London on Sunday, she spent the day at her hotel in Mayfair.

Then, on Monday, she pre-recorded several interviews at the GCap Media building in Leicester Square – notably one with Johnny Vaughan to air on Capital FM tomorrow morning and one for Choice FM which aired this morning (download here). She also recorded an interview which will be syndicated to local radio stations across the UK as well as one for national station BBC Radio 1 with Scott Mills which was on air this afternoon (download here).

Janet also threw a party for fans at The Met Bar in Mayfair. Those lucky enough to attend were the first in the world to see the new video for Call On Me and also hear selected tracks from the album, including So Excited.

Janet flies out of the country tonight on a private jet direct to Berlin.

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Nelly talks about Call On Me video

Post author By Darren
Post date Jul 24, 2006
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In an interview with APTN (Associatied Press Television News), Nelly has spoken of his initial aprehension over the Call On Me video.

It’s different, you know the song, ‘Call On Me.’ It’s really different. It’s different from any video that I’ve ever done. Definitely it’s a Janet Jackson video so you can imagine the production. It was shot by Hype Williams and when I was told of the video I was looking like, ‘oh my goodness, what am I getting myself into.’ But I had to remember I had to be open. Keep my mind open. Tell myself, ‘Nelly it’s not your video. You are not going to be in the hood. You’re not going to have your cars. It’s a Janet Jackson thing so you got to be open.’ Once she explained it to me, and again, it’s Janet Jackson so I’m putting my trust in her. It’s Hype Williams, I’m putting my trust in her. It’s Jermaine Dupri, I’m putting my trust in him. Or I should say, it’s Hype Williams, I’m putting my trust in him not her. Again Hype Williams is critically acclaimed for his videos. Janet Jackson is iconic in her own way and Jermaine is one of my best friends so I know he won’t let me down.

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News

New Janet reality series set for MySpace

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Post date Jul 24, 2006
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Jermaine Dupri has confirmed in a posting on Janet’s official website that beginning in around two weeks time, Janet’s MySpace page will feature a reality style show. Exact details are yet to be confirmed.

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Photo from Call on Me set

A photo from the set of the Call On Me video appeared in The Sun newspaper today. Select fans in the UK will be the first to see the video for the very first time on Monday at an exclusive Meet and Greet with Janet. The video will premiere in the USA on Wednesday 26th July. Click the thumbnail to enlarge the photo.

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Janet at Atlanta’s V-103

Janet appeared on the Ryan Cameron show on Atlanta radio station V-103 today. Two videos of her appearance can now be seen on their website.

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Janet scheduled to appear on Oprah

Post author By Darren
Post date Jul 21, 2006
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Jermaine Dupri has confirmed in a posting on Janet’s official website that Janet will appear on Oprah on Tuesday September 26th – also the date that 20 Years Old is released in the US.

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Janet on XM Satellite Radio

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Post date Jul 20, 2006
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While in Washington DC today, Janet also appeared on XM Satellite Radio. Here’s a bit of information from their website:

The music, the lifestyle…the icon, Janet Jackson sits down with Lisa a.k.a Sexy Chocolate and DJ Xclusive to tell her life story “from scratch”. We’ll go back to her infamous role as “Penny ” on Good Times, find out if she was really in “control” 20 years ago, what exactly that Velvet Rope album was all about, will she walk down the aisle again and we’ll get you a sneak listen of the new CD before it drops on September 26! Hear it all from Janet…From Scratch!

Thurs Sept 14 9PM ET
Sun Sept 17 2PM ET
Tues Sept 19 4PM ET
Thurs Sept 21 8AM ET
Sat Sept 23 2PM ET
Mon Sept 25 7PM ET
Tues Sept 26 5PM ET
Thurs Sept 28 11PM ET
Sat Sept 30 Noon ET

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Janet gives Washington DC press conference

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Post date Jul 20, 2006
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Janet was in Washington DC today to promote her new single and album and meet with members of the press. Photos can be seen by clicking on the thumbnails below.

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New promotional photo on MySpace

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Post date Jul 19, 2006
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A new promotional photo has appeared on Janet’s official MySpace page to mark the beginning of the album cover contest for fans.

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Janet announcing an album cover contest

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Post date Jul 18, 2006
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A video of Janet discussing her new album cover contest for fans has appeared on the Yahoo! website. Janet tells people how to enter the contest which lets fans use one or more of 33 provided photos to create their own masterpiece.

The video also features behind-the-scenes footage of Janet at several photoshoots as well as a clip of Janet accompanied by choreographer Gil Duldulao rehearsing a new dance routine.