Beyonce literally said that one of her first dance auditions or talent shows was of her dancing to Escapade. Janet is definitely in her DNA, from alter ego such as Damita Jo/Sasha Fierce to their liberation as women with their 5th self titled albums as well as music videos.
Yall awake??? @TamarBraxtonHer ATE Down last night with this cover of #MyAll and if you ever had any doubts they should be gone now. THIS is singing 😮💨
10 years ago, Khia and TS Madison live streamed a review of Janet Jackson’s album Unbreakable, and single No Sleeep.
The livestream was the precursor for what would later become their iconic web series “Queens Court”
Madonna was originally supposed to close the show but she through a fit about not opening so they gave her what she wanted. Worked out perfectly though Janet was the talk of the night! 🔥
In a recent conversation with The Observer, Chaka Khan responded to being described as a “straight icon for queer visibility.”
“A straight icon? What’s the straight part? What do you mean, straight in what way?” she asked.
When the interviewer clarified the term as “heterosexual,” Khan replied: “Am I? How do you know what the f**k I am? I don’t ever share that part of my life. That’s nobody’s business but mine.”
She later stated that she is “for everybody,” adding: “I don’t care what you sleep with at night. If your heart is in the right place, that’s all I care about.”
Law Roach refusing to dress Zendaya in Saint Laurent, Dior, Valentino, Chanel and Gucci is so tea because those brands for sure regret burning that bridge early on
Nina Simone originally dreamed of becoming a concert pianist. She trained in classical music, studied at Juilliard, and auditioned for the Curtis Institute of Music.
She was rejected and went on to become one of the most singular artists in American music.