Music Janet Jackson: for now, forever Janet Jackson has released a new single and accompanying video, her first in three years. The song is “Made for Now”. This is the first thing I listened to when I woke up this morning, angry at my phone for going off at 5am even though that’s when I By Lainey • Aug 17, 2018 10:17 am
Music Janet Jackson’s new aesthetic A new era of Janet Jackson is coming. She’s been teasing it since May when she performed at the Billboard Music Awards and received the Icon Award. At the time, I wrote that I hoped the support we’ve been seeing for Janet via hashtags like #JusticeForJanet during the By Kathleen • Jul 27, 2018 03:34 pm
Music Janet doesn’t cancel There was speculation that Janet Jackson wouldn’t make it to Essence Fest this year. Her father, Joe Jackson, died on June 27th. No one knew if Janet’s grief would make it to headline one of the biggest music festivals in the world. Apparently, Janet didn’t know either. By Kathleen • Jul 09, 2018 01:14 pm
Music Janet’s happiness Janet Jackson is headlining the ESSENCE music festival in July. If you weren’t already familiar with ESSENCE Fest, Girl’s Trip made sure that you know: it’s America’s “biggest celebration of black women” held in New Orleans every year. ESSENCE is a magazine that celebrates black women By Kathleen • Jun 21, 2018 11:15 am
Music Janet Jackson at the Billboard Music Awards Janet Jackson became the first black woman to win the Billboard Icon Award last night. When do I get to stop writing the words “the first black woman to…”? Of course, Janet deserves all the things so it’s about time she was given this award. Janet performed for the By Kathleen • May 21, 2018 11:19 am
Douchebags Justin Timberlake “made peace” with Janet Jackson...? This is the headline you will read all day and probably tomorrow. That, after leaving Janet Jackson for dead after the Super Bowl in 2004, Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson actually “made peace”. Those aren’t the words that come of out his mouth though. Those are the words that By Lainey • Jan 17, 2018 03:22 pm
Hook Ups Janet and Jermaine Maria mentioned yesterday that Janet Jackson and Jermain Dupri may be back together. Whenever I think of Janet and Jermaine (not to be confused with her brother Jermaine), I think of Chris Rock’s opening monologue of the 2003 MMVAs. It’s one of my favourite Chris Rock bits, ever. By Kathleen • Dec 21, 2017 04:03 pm
Music Ms Jackson, still nasty Janet Jackson was honoured at the OUT100 Gala in New York last night. She won a Music Icon Award, as she should. Janet Jackson is a music icon. This is not up for debate. Put some respect on her name. But no matter how much we glow up Janet on By Kathleen • Nov 10, 2017 11:00 am
Equality Issues Intro for October 30, 2017 Dear Gossips, Janet Jackson is currently on tour. Last week she performed in Chicago. And on Friday, accompanied by her brother Randy, she spent the day in Gary, Indiana where, of course, the Jacksons grew up. They visited their childhood home and she and Randy also stopped by Roosevelt High By Lainey • Oct 30, 2017 08:37 am
Top Reads JT at the baseball game Games 1 and 2 of the World Series happened in Los Angeles this week as the Dodgers are playing the Houston Astros for the championship. There were a lot of celebrities in the crowd last night – among them Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel. Amazingly he managed to stay in his By Lainey • Oct 26, 2017 11:49 am
Gross Justin Timberlake’s Super Bowl It’s official. Justin Timberlake will headline the halftime show at Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis. I’ve written about this already – twice. I wrote about it when the rumours first started back in August and again a month later when it was reported that JT was in final negotiations. By Lainey • Oct 23, 2017 09:27 am
Music Justin Timberlake: #neverforget… but they do I told you. You might want to leave because this post will involve a lot of “I told you”. I told you, way back in February, when Justin Timberlake appeared in an ad during the Super Bowl, that this would happen. That it was only a matter of time, a By Lainey • Sep 28, 2017 10:21 am
LifestyleArticle Smutty Fitness: Inspired by Janet Jackson Hayley, I just saw pictures of Janet Jackson and she looks great. I am a young 53, and struggle like hell to lose 50lbs. What are some of these celebrities doing in order to lose weight so fast? She had a child and was somewhat larger even before that. Now, By Hayley • Sep 15, 2017 12:29 pm
What Else What Else? Janet Jackson went back on tour last night! LOOK AT HER! LOOK AT MS JACKSON!?!? Also? #NeverForget You know who I’m talking about. All the credit for Christian Bale’s latest transformation will go to him. Will his hair and makeup artists get any credit though? I can’t By Lainey • Sep 08, 2017 04:22 pm
Janet Jackson Justin Timberlake’s Super Bowl Bai It was announced last fall that Justin Timberlake had invested in a beverage startup called Bai. There was a Bai commercial during the Super Bowl. Mostly it’s Christopher Walken low-talking the lyrics to NSYNC’s Bye, Bye, Bye. And then we cut to JT trying to express something with By Lainey • Feb 06, 2017 01:53 pm
Music Intro for August 10, 2016 Dear Gossips, The article that made me laugh the most yesterday was written by Allie Jones at The Cut about how JC Was Always The Hottest. Correct. The article that made me fist-pump the most yesterday was written by Wesley Morris for The New York Times about Janet Jackson. Thirty By Lainey • Aug 10, 2016 10:19 am