Spice Girl Melanie B has said in an interview with British television programme GMTV that she will be an opening act for Janet’s upcoming tour:
And we’ve heard you’ve been working with Janet Jackson…
Yep, well I’m 10 songs into my album and she worked with me on one of the tracks. I’m also doing a tour of America with her in September, which I can’t wait for. She’s a great lady.
Janet Love has learnt that Janet’s upcoming book, scheduled for release in November, will be titled Me. More information soon.
Janet has said in an teleconference interview with several bloggers that she does not expect there to be any further single releases from Discipline. She also speaks of her wish to come to promote the album in Europe but the lack of support she received from her record label means that it never happened.
On the next single:
“That’s pretty difficult to say, only because of the record label at this point. We started off with “Feedback” and the label and myself haven’t quite seen eye to eye since the “Feedback” single so they’ve kind of basically stopped all promotion. I’m trying to figure out a way to say this, but just to say it and to be quite honest, they just stopped all promotion whatsoever on the album so I don’t think you’re going to hear another single off this album.”
On the Rock Witchu Tour:
“It’s a completely different show, like nothing before in the past. My real goal is to try and do every single I’ve ever had… so I have to figure out how to fit that into two hours and yet give them enough so they don’t feel hungry for more of that song in particular.”
On why she chose the name Rock Witch U:
“It’s fitting to me, fitting to what the show will be like. It’s a dance show, it’s all upbeat I want it to be a party onstage, a party in the arena. I’ve always said when people come to these shows I want them to forget about all their problems all the drama in their lives and just have a good time, just let it go for a couple hours and bring some happiness into their lives. It’s going to be one big party, I want to ‘Rock Witchu.'”
On not coming to Europe:
“I just want to let the fans know because I’ve been reading a lot what the bloggers have been saying about the record and not hearing it on the radio and stuff like that, so I just wanted to let them know where things were as well and where it was all coming from. I’ve heard people talking about me not coming to Europe in support of the record just to let them know that it was definitely in my heart to go to Europe and to support this album but it’s about teamwork, it’s not something I can totally do on my own. Unfortunately things have turned out the way that they have with the differences between the label and myself, which we have been having for the most part from the beginning. So I just want to tell them again thank you very much for all the love and all the support and I they understand the entire situation and I’m really excited to see everybody on tour. I’m really looking forward to that it’s going to be a lot of fun.”
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight‘s Kevin Frazier, Janet has said that she hopes to perform every single she has ever released on her upcoming Rock Witchu Tour. Watch the interview now at ET Online.
Spice Girl Melanie Brown has revealed that she is currently working on a track with Janet. Speaking to Metro, Mel B said:
‘I not scared of having another try. I am working with the best producers ever. I am now ten tracks in to my new record.’
‘I am doing something with Janet Jackson which should be amazing. I am also going to hook up with Missy Elliott again.’
Janet appeared yesterday on BET’s 106 & Park. Check out her appearance below:
Janet made a surprise appearance on The View today to promote her upcoming Rock Witchu Tour. This included giving one of the hosts tickets to the show. Watch clips from the show below:
A press release announcing new tour dates has also stated that Janet will be appearing on TRL and Entertainment Tonight this week. Exact dates are not given. Read the full press release below:
Music Icon Janet Jackson Announces Additional Tour Dates: Tickets for Rock Witchu Tour on Sale Beginning June 7th
LOS ANGELES, June 3 /PRNewswire/ — Live Nation, the world’s largest live music company, announced today newly added dates to Janet Jackson’s Rock Witchu tour, her first tour in seven years. The announcement of the new tour dates coincides with her appearance on BET’s 106 & Park today where she will discuss what fans can expect from the upcoming tour, and reflect on her previous groundbreaking tours including Rhythm Nation 1814. The Rhythm Nation 1814 tour solidified Janet’s status as a trailblazing entertainer with cutting edge choreography, unparalleled stage production and theatrics, and won over audiences and broke global box office records along the way.
Additional television appearances this week include MTV’s TRL and Entertainment Tonight. Janet Jackson has undeniably influenced pop culture with not only her current album “Discipline,” which debuted at number one on the charts, but over a 100 million total albums sold, countless hit singles, awards and accolades. The tour will feature new songs from her album “Discipline,” as well as all of the hit singles and innovative dance routines that have made her one of the most celebrated artists in history.
The Live Nation produced tour which kicks off in Vancouver, BC on September 10th, will also visit Oakland, Las Vegas, Chicago, Detroit, Boston, Philadelphia, Greensboro, Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, San Diego, Houston and Dallas, as well as the already announced dates in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Washington, DC and New Jersey. Tickets are available at http://www.livenation.com/ (see below for a complete list of on-sale dates in various cities). Additional dates are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets for the first dates beginning June 2 at 10am ET through Citi’s Private Pass(R) Program. For complete presale details, as well as presale information for the newly added dates, visit: http://www.privatepass.citi.com/.
Janet has launched http://www.janetfanclub.com/, a dedicated tour website for the Rock Witchu Tour where the public can sign up for access to presale tickets, exclusive content, contests and worldwide community of Janet fans and more. Fan club members will get access to special presales for additional dates as they are announced. To find out more, visit http://www.janetfanclub.com/.
Janet has left an indelible mark on pop music, selling more than 100 million albums and, having achieved the number one spot on Billboard Magazine’s Top 200 Album Chart 6 times, is among just 3 female artists that have achieved such status. She is the only performer male or female to be nominated for Grammy Awards in each of the Pop, Rock, Dance, Rap and R&B categories, and the first female recording artist of color to be nominated for a Producer of the Year Grammy. With literally hundreds of awards and nominations from everyone from the American Music Awards, where she holds the title for most nominations from one album, to MTV, where she was awarded the first ICON award, to the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Radio Music Awards, World Music Awards, Billboard, Rolling Stone, NAACP, etc., the recognitions of her musical contributions are astounding.
New tour dates for the upcoming Rock Witchu Tour have been announced including their on sale dates. See below for more the list of currently confirmed dates:
DATE CITY VENUE ON-SALE
SEP 10 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place JUNE 7
SEP 13 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena JUNE 15
SEP 19 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center JUNE 14
SEP 20 San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena TBA
SEP 25 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena JUNE 21
SEP 27 Detroit, MI Palace Of Auburn Hills JUNE 14
SEP 28 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre JUNE 6
SEP 29 Montreal, QC Bell Centre JUNE 7
OCT 1 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden JUNE 13
OCT 2 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center JUNE 16
OCT 4 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Complex JUNE 14
OCT 5 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena JUNE 14
OCT 7 Fort Lauderdale, FL BankAtlantic Center JUNE 21
OCT 15 Washington, DC Verizon Center JUNE 16
OCT 17 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center JUNE 7
OCT 21 Houston, TX Toyota Center JUNE 16
OCT 22 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center JUNE 13
Janet appeared at last night’s Apollo Theater Hall of Fame ceremony to present the Humanitarian Award to Denzel and Pauletta Washington. Check out photos below.