Hot Shots: More Janet Action At Essence Music Festival

Check out these newly released shots of Janet Jackson commanding the stage at the 2010 Essence Music Festival (Day 1). The event, which took place at the Louisiana Superdome, was headlined by Jackson – who turned in a 33-song set!

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  1. DANBOFFICIAL (AALIYAH/XTINA/RIHANNA) (STAN) July 4, 2010

    JIGGA TOE !!!!

    Janet is lookin hot though, lets hope her new album doesnt FLOP like the last…two ?

    BWAHAHAHAHA

    *WHO OWNS THE THRONE?*

    *YOU DO MOMMY!

  2. Aaliyon [AHLIYON] July 4, 2010

    Chile, You need to stop. This woman has already sold over 150 million albums if u count all her releases, um she doesn’t have to surpass anyone today, she has already done that. She has innovated, put put positive messages, and so much more, what else is there to do? she don’t need to depend on album sales, she already stackin in the banks so um yea. *winks* 😉

  3. Meh July 4, 2010

    Tasteless and tacky. But hey, guess she has to see something…

  4. DANBOFFICIAL (AALIYAH/XTINA/RIHANNA) (STAN) July 4, 2010

    I’m quite sure Janet has sold just over 100 million worldwide.

    *WHO OWNS THE THRONE?*

    *YOU DO MOMMY!*

  5. bluekid July 4, 2010

    *WHO OWNS THE THRONE?*

    *YOU DO MOMMY!* *JANET JACKSON*

  6. bluekid July 4, 2010

    Ritard is probably right now trying to swagger jack Janet’s swagger!

  7. FreshUrbanEnt July 4, 2010

    JANET LOOKS BETTER IN THESE PICS TO ME AND WHO CARES IF HER LAST ALBUM DIDNT DO SO GRAT SHE’S LASTED IN THE BUSINESS OVER 30 YEARS AND THT IS RARE THESE DAYS WITH PEOPLE JUST BEING HOT FOR THE MOMENT. JANET IS A TRUE ICON

    CHECK OUT MY NEW ENTERTAINMENT SITE >>> http://WWW.FRESHURBANENT.CO.UK

  8. royalkev July 4, 2010

    I saw this woman in New Orleans and all I can tell you is that she’s s*** and better than you! She’s is amazing, the most dynamic entertainer ever! … and she’s better than you! It’s started late (at 11:37, I believe) and that’s the latest I’ve ever seen a show start, but once she came and opened up with Pleasure Principle it was non stop action. It felt like it was 6pm. You just ignored the fact that she was still performing well after 1am. She is better than the best in the industry and she’s better than you! BTW, the catsuit looked better live – she looked as if she was naked! Janet’s ass is fat and her body is ridiclous(even looks better than how it did on Idol). I love what she did wearing that one, while performing Discipline. Janet is sooooo s***!

    That article on Janet is not correct, it might be a little dated.

    1986 Control
    Third studio album
    Released: February 4, 1986
    Label: A&M Records
    WW: 14,000,000+[4][5]
    US: 5,000,000+ [6]
    US: 5× Platinum[7]
    CAN: Platinum[8]
    UK: Platinum[9]

    1989 Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814
    Fourth studio album
    Released: September 18, 1989
    Label: A&M Records
    WW: 14,000,000+[4][10]
    US: 8,500,000+[11]]
    US: 6× Platinum[7]
    CAN: Platinum[8]
    UK: Platinum[9]

    1993 janet.
    Fifth studio album
    Released: May 18, 1993
    Label: Virgin Records
    WW: 20,000,000+[10][12]
    US: 7,005,000+[10]
    US: 6× Platinum[7]
    CAN: 3× Platinum[8]
    UK: 2× Platinum[9]

    1997 The Velvet Rope
    Sixth studio album
    Released: October 7, 1997
    Label: Virgin Records
    WW: 10,000,000+[10]
    US: 3,227,000+[10]
    US: 420,000[*]
    US: 3× Platinum[7]
    CAN: 3× Platinum[8]
    AUS: 2× Platinum[13]
    UK: Platinum[9]
    EU: Platinum[14]

    2001 All for You
    Seventh studio album
    Released: April 24, 2001
    Label: Virgin Records
    WW: 7,000,000+[10]
    US: 3,105,000+[10]
    US: 100,000[*]
    US: 2× Platinum[7]
    CAN: 3× Platinum[8]
    AUS: Gold[15]
    UK: Gold[9]

    2004 Damita Jo
    Eighth studio album
    Released: March 30, 2004
    Label: Virgin Records
    WW: 3,000,000+ [16]
    US: 1,002,000+[10]
    US: Platinum[7]
    CAN: Platinum[8]
    UK: Silver[9]
    JP: Gold[17]

    1995 Design of a Decade 1986/1996
    First compilation album
    Release Date: October 10, 1995
    A&M Records
    WW: 10,000,000[22]
    US: 2,100,000+[10]
    US: 1,500,000[*]
    US: 2× Platinum[7]
    UK: 2× Platinum[9]
    EU: Platinum[23]

    With her classic albums alone, she’s sold 78 here(and that’s without her recertified amounts shown). These totals are the same from when her albums left the billboard charts after it’s releases(the earliest starting in 1986). Her status with the first 4 albums are much higher now! She’s also sold an additional 5 million since 2004. Her total album count (by itself) is 100million with 34 #1 hit singles that total is just… ridiculous. OMG, she’s better than you!

  9. keepingitreal July 4, 2010

    janet is the best…enough said

  10. Simply Phillip Brown July 4, 2010

    @ ROYALKEV – That’s what I’m talking about, yes – shut it down .

    Now that’s a true fan, just broke out that wikipedia fact sheet on yaw……

  11. royalkev July 4, 2010

    @ Simply phillip brown, ummmm hmmm 65 my ass!

  12. mr.M July 4, 2010

    Janet is the QUEEN !!

    she’s a legend and there are tones of wannabes

    she’s 43 yrs old and even 1000000x better lookin than Fatyonce

    sad

    JANET will be coming back better than eva, B******

    X

  13. Hazel July 4, 2010

    Pointless comparing her to her peers. Why? Because she’s INCOMPARABLE.

  14. Oggie July 4, 2010

    AMAZING!!!!!!!!

  15. PLAIN AND SIMPLE July 4, 2010

    Wow! Just to look at Janet what ever she wears she looks very classy. Her whole ora & and she has so much confindence in herself. You go Miss Janet!

  16. Last Boy on Earth July 4, 2010

    Janet has sold over 100 millions albums worldwide, not like that is important, the important is the fact that she paved the way for so many and she is such an inspiration, not only because she is a celebrity but because she has many songs that actually say something, she talks about racism, injustice, illiteracy, crime, drugs…
    This woman is a class act and one of the biggest entertainers that walked on this Earth so please, even if you don’t like her songs or whatsoever, show respect. She was one of the artists that we the black people have to thank because a big part of racism as ended with models like them, the art had a big influence when it comes to the unity of the people, Miss Janet was one of the innovators and generators.

    “With music by our side
    To break the color lines
    Let’s work together
    To improve our way of life
    Join voices in protest
    To social injustice
    A generation full of courage
    Come forth with me
    People of the world today
    Are we looking for a better way of life
    We are a part of the rhythm nation
    People of the world unite
    Strength in numbers we can get it right
    One time
    We are a part of the rhythm nation”

  17. royalkev July 4, 2010

    I just noticed that the article from billboard that was posted, only included album sales BEFORE the Janet album… Janet was on a different record label (A&M, universal music entertaiment)when she recorded Control and Rhythm Nation. So the 65million is before she released 6 more studio albums! Thank you very much!

  18. sasha July 4, 2010

    With half of 2010 gone it is a country album again (LAST YEAR TAYLOR SWIFT) that is at the top. Lady Antebellum is 979,000 albums more than their nearest competitor (Justin Beiber) and is selling consistently. It will take a fast selling album to pass them. However with only 2 weeks of release Drake is at 12 and with one week Eminem is at 8. They will be higher in the top 10 by the end of the 3rd quarter (September). Thanks to Drake and Eminem, hip hop is making and a comeback but only Sade and Usher are in it for R&B. Alicia Keys is just outside the top ten at 15. However Sade will fall soon to both Eminem and Drake as her sales are slowing down Eminem will probably spend 4 weeks atop the Billboard 200, with Drake close by. By the end of the 3rd quarter expect Eminem to be at #1 or #2 with Drake at #5. Usher will drop to #7 and Sade will drop to #6. Lady Gaga is representing pop with that album (I can’t believe it is still selling), she will drop to #5. Gaga also has the best selling album of 2010 so far in the U.K (over 700,000 albums sold). Anyways below is a list of the top selling albums of 2010 so far with the total number of that album sold in the U.S. in bracket.
    TOP SELLING ALBUMS IN THE U.S. AS OF JUNE 27, 2010
    1. Lady Antebellum “Need You Now” – 2,324,000 (released in 2010)
    2. Justin Beiber “My World 2.0” – 1,345,000 (released in 2010)
    3. Sade “Soldier of Love” – 1,208,000 (released in 2010)
    4. Lady Gaga “The Fame + The Fame Monster” – 1,125,000 (3,464,000)
    5. Usher “Raymond vs. Raymond” – 875,000 (released in 2010)
    6. Black Eye Peas “The E.N.D.” – 839,000 (2,625,800)
    7. Ke$ha “Animal” – 800,000 (released in 2010)
    8. Eminem “Recovery” – 744,000
    9. Justin Beiber “My World 2.0” – 698,000 (1,430,000)
    10. Susan Boyle “I Dreamed A Dream” – 660,000
    Meanwhile on the worldwide charts Gaga is killing. She is leading Justin Beiber who is at number 2 by 665,000 albums plus she is consistently selling 100,000 albums a week. Her album is now at 10 million. Her EP which is seen as her second album is not counted in that tally and it has sold over 1 million records. Justin Beiber is doing well but the sales of his albums are counted as 1(it is a 2 part debut album). Below are the totals for 2010 with their grand total in bracket.

    TOP SELLING ALBUMS IN THE WORLD AS OF JULY 2, 2010
    1. Lady Gaga “The Fame Monster” – 3,934,000 (10,028,000)
    2. Justin Beiber “My World +My World 2.0” – 3,269,000 (4,067,000)
    3. Lady Antebellum “Need You Now” – 2.566,000 (released in 2010)
    4. Black Eye Peas “The E.N.D.” – 2,266,000 (6,877,000)
    5. Sade “Soldier of Love” – 2,080,000 (released in 2010)
    6. Susan Boyle “I Dreamed A Dream” – 1,900,000 (7,914,000)
    7. Alicia Keys “The Element of Freedom – 1,858,000 (2,888,000)
    8. Michael Bublé “Crazy Love” – 1,600,000 (4,900,000)
    9. Ke$ha “Animal” – 1,428,000 (released in 2010)
    10. Rihanna “Rated R” – 1,206,000 (2,225,000)

    Here is a list of the albums set to be released in the 3rd quarter, now be honest apart from T.I. and Kanye West does any other album seem to be going to sell truckloads in order to compete for a top 10 spot?
    July 6
    • Flesh Tone by Kelis
    • The R.E.D. Album by Game
    July 20
    • Body by Jamie Foxx
    • Teflon Don by Rick Ross

    July 27
    • The Great Escape by Joe Budden
    July 28
    • Dre by Soulja Boy [221]
    August 10
    • Back to Me by Fantasia Barrino
    August 17
    • King Uncaged by T.I. [226]
    August 24
    • Teenage Dream by Katy Perry
    • Basic Instinct by Ciara
    September 14
    • Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager by Kid Cudi[citation needed]
    • Untitled by Kelly Rowland
    • A Good Ass Job by Kanye West[238]
    September 16
    • Libra Scale by Ne-Yo
    September 20
    • Last Train to Paris by Diddy
    Look out for my update on August 6 to report on July’s sales.

  19. bjksolo July 4, 2010

    MANE THESE PICS OF JANET J JUST GET BETTA N BETTA!!!!!!!!!
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    CIARA- BASIC INSTINCTS IN STORES AUGUST 17TH!!!!!!!!!

  20. musicology July 4, 2010

    how tacky & tasteless..wuts up wt these BONDAGE performance Outfits all the time? cant they think of something more INNOVATIVE ?
    xtina,madonna,gaga done dat as well…its sooooo boring n a cheap provocation..whos into bondage & sadomaso anyway? lol

    i hate how sexness is always defined with
    1. ALMOST NO CLOTHES or
    2. SADO MASO OUTFITS…. jus cheap .period.
    plus she could b my mom wich makes it…yeah dat.
    PEOPLE RAISE THE LEVEL, YOU ARE INFLUENTAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  21. Last Boy on Earth July 4, 2010

    @Sasha
    Thank you, it is always nice to see you here with your updates, you rock!

  22. LUV-LEE July 4, 2010

    JANET IS THE QUEEN!!!!!!!!!!

  23. Aryo July 4, 2010

    @sasha
    thx dude

  24. Aryo July 4, 2010

    @TGJ
    NO POSTS ABOUT “TAKE IT OFF” THAT’S GOIN 2 BE KESHA’S NEXT SINGLE??????????

  25. sugar July 4, 2010

    many people say that janet is not that talented but its funny how they praise rihanna…… lets see if she can pull that much in few years to come… trust me people will not remember who she is, she will be remembered for her non talent ass, lethargic on stage, cant dance or sing, but look at janet, do yo’ll remember her american idol performance? that was the business.

  26. sugar July 4, 2010

    @ last girl on earth

    O.O

  27. JOHNY July 4, 2010

    SHE IS THE 1. LOVE HERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO ON MISS JANET!!!!!!!

  28. Fat,Ugly,Drunk, Mariah!!! July 4, 2010

    Janet Shits, are more talented than your faves! LOL!

  29. Anne July 5, 2010

    I agree w/MUSICOLOGY about the bondage image being portrayed. Why does Janet have to follow behind others and take this route? Based on what I saw on American Idol maybe her performances don’t have much other substance lately (besides WEAK SINGING & BARELY DANCING).

  30. Stev July 5, 2010

    Janet is so played out. Nothing she does is anything she hasn’t done about 20x over. She’s not interesting anymore. Give it up hun, the milk is expired.

  31. C July 5, 2010

    If only she would come give it to her uk fans 🙂

  32. Anne July 5, 2010

    Just watched some footage on billboard.com. Looks like Janet still has some moves. I love the “I Get So Lonely” & “All For You” choreography. Janet’s songs are just irresistable, she has countless classics. I almost want to give her a pass on her vocal grade but that shortcoming is impossible for me to ignore. Looks like her show was great though with all those great hits and her performing some of her video choreograhy.

  33. bjksolo July 5, 2010

    IS THAT A TATTOO ON JANETS UPPER THIGH?
    ========================================================
    geronimo deuces

  34. bjksolo July 5, 2010

    CIARA- BASIC INSTINCTS IN STORES AUGUST 17TH!!!!!!!!! NOT geronimo deuces MY AGAIN!!!

  35. Veebz July 5, 2010

    I LOVE me some Janet Jackson!

  36. here to laugh July 6, 2010

    Still killin it! Love me some Janet!

  37. Barbie July 21, 2010

    She turned in a 33 song set, huh??? That would be impressive if she actually SANG them! She is the Queen of Lip-Sync!! Does she ever really sing in her concerts or TV apperances? EVER??? She struts around the stage looking all fierce and buff and has her stupid looking microphone stuck to the side of her face and the only time it’s turned on is when she shouts something! Honestly, how stupid does she think we are?? Hahaa! Don’t tell me she HAS to lip sync cuz she dances so much …. she doesn’t!! Her dancers do all the dancing whilst she stomps around looking ‘cool’. Oh my gawd, I’m so over her.

  38. MUMUN BIEBER February 8, 2011

    ndag mangarati ambo dow..baa caronyo lae go..
    paniang denai mancalianyo..
    do tampe les nyo go???

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