Janet Jackson has announced she’ll be putting out new music and embarking on a world tour, in a video message posted online last night.
In the video, Jackson said: “I promised you’d hear it from my lips and now you will.
“This year: new music, new world tour, a new movement. I’ve been listening; let’s keep the conversation going.”
Watch Janet Jackson’s announcement below:
Announcement from Janet Jackson on Vimeo.
In recent months, rumours of a new Janet Jackson album have circulated the music world, following a leaked record store release schedule listing “JACKSON, JANET/TITLE TBD” as coming out in July of this year.
After the leak, most major music stores confirmed that Jackson did indeed have an untitled album available for pre-order, and that it was due 7 July.
A journalist at Stereogum reportedly called the Ridgewood FYE music store after the schedule was leaked, who confirmed customers could you can pre-order a new album from Janet Jackson in-store, although there’s "no album title, artwork or record label info".
Jackson's last major album release was in 2008 with Discipline, and her last world tour was in 2011 – titled Number Ones, Up Close and Personal – when she travelled to 35 different cities across the globe, each city selected by fans; one for each of her number one hits in international record charts.
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