JANET JACKSON: This is a story about control, my control. CORNISH: That set the course for nine songs where Janet defined herself and her sound. What she didn't realize at the time was that her sound ...

Thirty-five years ago, Janet Jackson released an album that changed the course of her career, and of pop music. Control took over radio, reinvented the playbook for Black artists crossing over into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thirty-five years ago, Janet Jackson unleashed Control, one of the most important pop albums of the ‘80s, or really of any decade.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We kick off our Janet Jackson week today back in Janet Jackson’s breakout year as a true pop star: 1986. Host Andrew Unterberger ...

Janet Jackson took to Instagram to give music lovers a special treat when she recreated the iconic look from her 1986 album, “Control” and sent the internet into a frenzy! Taking to the social media ...

The 56-year-old music legend wore the look to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Janet Jackson is in control, even all these years later! The 56-year-old music legend recreated one of ...

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Janet Jackson opened her album "Control" not with a song, but with a statement. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "CONTROL") JANET JACKSON: This is a story about control, my control. CORNISH: That set the course ...

JANET JACKSON: This is a story about control, my control. CORNISH: That set the course for nine songs where Janet defined herself and her sound. What she didn't realize at the time was that her sound ...