06/07/08 - Janet Jackson Exposes Label Drama, They've Stopped All Promotion On Album

RayRay · 06-07-2008, 10:21 AM

In preparation for her first US tour in nearly seven years, Grammy award winning singer Janet Jackson recently spoke up about her label troubles, sharing her struggles in book form and what to expect from her tour this fall.

In a telephone conference, Janet told select online media she's looking forward to her upcoming "Rock Witchu" tour, which kicks off this September.

"I'm so excited to be able to hit the stage again," Janet said. "It's been, I think about seven years. It feels great, there is no anxiety. I have great friends that always give me so much support and so much love and to be able to feel that night after night and I'll just be on top of the world."
While Janet didn't make any guarantees, she is hoping to incorporate all of her singles into the tour performance.

"It's a completely different show, like nothing before in the past," Janet said. "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."

Sadly, Janet revealed she has faced struggles with Island Records since the release of Discipline that will likely result in no further singles being released.

"That's pretty difficult to say, only because of the record label at this point," Janet responded when asked about forthcoming singles.
"We started off with 'Feedback' and the label and myself haven't quite seen eye to eye since 'Feedback,' so they've 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."

As SOHH previously reported, Janet is currently at work on a book about her ups and downs with her weight. Despite her upcoming tour, Janet says she expects to deliver the tome, which she plans to title Me, by November.
"What inspired me to do it was really the people, everyone from men to women, even younger people, ask how I do it," Janet said of the catalyst for the project.
"They've seen the different stages of my life, where I've been physically and even mentally, [and] emotionally, so I wanted to write something that I felt would hopefully be inspiring to them, to let them know what had gone in my life."

"It's really telling you about my story," she continued. "It's not an autobiography by any means, but it's giving you pieces of my life and hopefully if they can't take that exact recipe and apply it to their lives, maybe they can take something from it or it will be inspiring in some way to make some step... for a healthier, better, more accepting place within. That's really what it's all about."

Janet also assured her internet audience that she has been keeping up with their inquiries about her, apologizing for not being able to promote Discipline in Europe, adding that while, "it was definitely in my heart to go to Europe and to support this album, 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."

Tickets for Janet's "Rock Witchu" Tour go on sale June 7th with stops throughout the U.S. and Canada.

DemonicSinn · 06-07-2008, 11:27 AM

Janet is washed up. She was ugly az hell in "Why Did I Get Married". But fuck it I'll still hit it. Props

spclEDGame · 06-07-2008, 12:25 PM

^^^^^co-sign on the ugly part and the washed up part!..I would never fuck that bitch...she's thing one and JD is thing 2

black ice 07 · 06-07-2008, 01:04 PM

That's because Feedback didn't get the feedback they were looking for. She should be glad she almost at 400 and that they investing in a Janet Jackson Tour. She'll hit gold at the end but if they didn't learn from Alicia Keys you actually have to drop crack each single you release in order to convice people to buy the cd. Thing is Janet cd not selling because her single is some bullshit. Def Jam fucking up Mariah project with the Bye Bye record and that Nick Cannon Publicity stunt. Migrate and That Chick are hit records Bye Bye going off Touch My Body's strength.

anzee11 · 06-08-2008, 10:53 PM

I like her slow music better, IMO. Songs like 'Can't B Good', 'Come Back To Me', 'Funny How Time Flies', and countless others are great. The up-tempo dance songs she done over the years are great too, but her slow songs are better. They must have all kinds of idiots at her record label doing the promotion.

06-07-2008, 10:21 AM	#1
RayRay Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,561 Repped: 76 Repped 6,133 Times in 1,056 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	06/07/08 - Janet Jackson Exposes Label Drama, They've Stopped All Promotion On Album 06/07/08 - Janet Jackson Exposes Label Drama, They've Stopped All Promotion On Album In preparation for her first US tour in nearly seven years, Grammy award winning singer Janet Jackson recently spoke up about her label troubles, sharing her struggles in book form and what to expect from her tour this fall. In a telephone conference, Janet told select online media she's looking forward to her upcoming "Rock Witchu" tour, which kicks off this September. "I'm so excited to be able to hit the stage again," Janet said. "It's been, I think about seven years. It feels great, there is no anxiety. I have great friends that always give me so much support and so much love and to be able to feel that night after night and I'll just be on top of the world." While Janet didn't make any guarantees, she is hoping to incorporate all of her singles into the tour performance. "It's a completely different show, like nothing before in the past," Janet said. "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." Sadly, Janet revealed she has faced struggles with Island Records since the release of Discipline that will likely result in no further singles being released. "That's pretty difficult to say, only because of the record label at this point," Janet responded when asked about forthcoming singles. "We started off with 'Feedback' and the label and myself haven't quite seen eye to eye since 'Feedback,' so they've 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." As SOHH previously reported, Janet is currently at work on a book about her ups and downs with her weight. Despite her upcoming tour, Janet says she expects to deliver the tome, which she plans to title Me, by November. "What inspired me to do it was really the people, everyone from men to women, even younger people, ask how I do it," Janet said of the catalyst for the project. "They've seen the different stages of my life, where I've been physically and even mentally, [and] emotionally, so I wanted to write something that I felt would hopefully be inspiring to them, to let them know what had gone in my life." "It's really telling you about my story," she continued. "It's not an autobiography by any means, but it's giving you pieces of my life and hopefully if they can't take that exact recipe and apply it to their lives, maybe they can take something from it or it will be inspiring in some way to make some step... for a healthier, better, more accepting place within. That's really what it's all about." Janet also assured her internet audience that she has been keeping up with their inquiries about her, apologizing for not being able to promote Discipline in Europe, adding that while, "it was definitely in my heart to go to Europe and to support this album, 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." Tickets for Janet's "Rock Witchu" Tour go on sale June 7th with stops throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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06-07-2008, 11:27 AM	#2
DemonicSinn AKA Ty-G Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cincinnati/Hanover Park, IL Posts: 4,720 Repped: 1,114 Repped 640 Times in 171 Posts Neg Reps: 76 Neg Repped at 95 Times in 56 Posts	Janet is washed up. She was ugly az hell in "Why Did I Get Married". But fuck it I'll still hit it. Props

06-07-2008, 12:25 PM	#3
spclEDGame Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 243 Repped: 23 Repped 9 Times in 7 Posts Neg Reps: 6 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	^^^^^co-sign on the ugly part and the washed up part!..I would never fuck that bitch...she's thing one and JD is thing 2

06-07-2008, 01:04 PM	#4
black ice 07 Veteran Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Memphis Tenn Posts: 1,916 Repped: 923 Repped 841 Times in 137 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 11 Times in 10 Posts	That's because Feedback didn't get the feedback they were looking for. She should be glad she almost at 400 and that they investing in a Janet Jackson Tour. She'll hit gold at the end but if they didn't learn from Alicia Keys you actually have to drop crack each single you release in order to convice people to buy the cd. Thing is Janet cd not selling because her single is some bullshit. Def Jam fucking up Mariah project with the Bye Bye record and that Nick Cannon Publicity stunt. Migrate and That Chick are hit records Bye Bye going off Touch My Body's strength.

06-08-2008, 10:53 PM	#5
anzee11 Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,252 Repped: 389 Repped 77 Times in 48 Posts Neg Reps: 14 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	I like her slow music better, IMO. Songs like 'Can't B Good', 'Come Back To Me', 'Funny How Time Flies', and countless others are great. The up-tempo dance songs she done over the years are great too, but her slow songs are better. They must have all kinds of idiots at her record label doing the promotion.