At this time last year, Janet Jackson was on the cover of US Weekly to promote her then-upcoming new album, 20 Y.O. Everyone was talking about how she lost so much weight through a grueling exercise regime, intense dieting, and self-discipline (and if you believe that, I've got a bridge to sell you). Remember this shot??:
Well... looks like Janet's traded in carrot sticks for quarter pounders, cause she's packed on the pounds again as these paparazzi pics show!
Word on the street is that Janet is upset that 20 Y.O., designed as a "comeback" CD, was an even bigger flop than her previous album Damita Jo. That one did poorly after Janet's famous "Nipplegate" performance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Her career took a nosedive as a result, while former-boyfriend Justin Timberlake - who also participated in the performance - has blazed a trail to the top of the charts. And I don't know if you guys noticed this, but it seems like Justin - who now isn't too friendly with Janet - took a potshot at her after 20 Y.O. failed to rescue her dwindling commercial success. Ever notice his line from the hit "Give it to Me":
I saw you trying to act cute on TV
Just let me clear the air
We missed you on the charts last week
Damn, that's right...
You wasn't there!
Hmm!!
Anyway, Janet's now signed on to Island Records, and she's already in the studio working on another comeback attempt. But this time, the rumor is she's going to ditch the R&B sound she tried to push on her last two albums. Guess she's figured out that didn't work! We hear that Janet's going to work on a more dance-pop oriented album... something similar to her old Control and Rhythm Nation 1814 days.
I say... good!!
Let's be honest, for fans of current Top 40 hip-hop, Janet is too old and "out of touch" to be taken seriously. Sorry, the average urban sixteen year old isn't interested in "Janet featuring Akon!" or something like that.
If she really wants to make a comeback, she needs to appeal to the crowd that remembers her from her pop days... and it sounds like she's learned that!
I hope it works this time... nothing kicks more than a good Janet album, but it's been a while since we've seen one!
Oh, and while I don't like to take potshots at people's weight, I have to say Janet's fair game... cause she does this EVERY TIME she's in between CDs! She packs on the pounds when no one is watching, and then, right before a publicity blitz, she "suddenly" drops it all and has these cyborg ab muscles and whatnot. She tries to pass it off as some ridiculous exercise routine, but sorry, call me a cynic... I smell LIPO. Be real with us, Janet ;)
Oh well... there's the word for now... look for old school dance-pop Janet to make a comeback (we hope!) in 2008!
Later,
JOHNNY
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