@ anne...

the others you named gaga, ke$ha, etc may have followed in the steps of madonna but britney hit the stage shadowing janet and her videos show it. there's not a damn thing in her 'hit me baby' video or any of the other of her videos that are madonna-esque.

madonna may be queen of pop but janet is queen of female dance videos.
madge deserves lots of credit but let's steer clear of the deluded zone.