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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Iconic Janet Jackson's "Number Ones: Up Close and Personal Tour" has sold out across North America in record time. The 35 city tour has been making headlines due to this being Janet's largest world tour ever. Janet is the fastest selling single artist performance ticket this year. The show has sold out multiple nights in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Chicago, Washington D.C. and Atlantic City as well as single nights in Atlanta and...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- In an all-new, unparalleled music experience featuring 83 original, exclusive mixes that spin together 105 speaker-blaring tracks and club-shaking anthems from over 100 of the biggest artists in pop, hip hop and dance, Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today dropped the needle on DJ Hero® 2's full mix list that will transform living rooms into nightclubs with the best soundtrack in entertainment. Taking the soundtrack to "the most...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Janet Jackson, who with 34 Number One records, is one of the most successful and influential female artists in pop music history, will have a new "solid gold" collection of greatest hits for release on August 31, her first ever compilation of Number One songs. Janet Jackson - Number Ones - Icon (A&M/UMe), brings together 11 of the superstar's #1 hits -- 10 of them gold or platinum -- and the newly released "Nothing" from the film Tyler...
NEW YORK, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Logo, the entertainment network for gays, lesbians and their families and friends announced today that award-winning dancer/choreographer, dynamic performer, multi-platinum recording artist and popular entertainment personality, Paula Abdul will be honored with the Always Next, Forever Now Icon Award at the 2010 "NewNowNext Awards." Given annually, this special award pays homage to a beloved pop icon. Paula is slated to accept her award in person at the...
NEW YORK, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- As ESSENCE celebrates its 40th anniversary, this year's ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL is presenting three female headliners who are icons emblematic of the ESSENCE brand. Each night of the fourth of July weekend-long celebration in New Orleans will conclude with a headlining performance from these powerful women: Janet Jackson (Friday, July 2), Alicia Keys (Saturday, July 3) and Mary J. Blige (Sunday, July 4). This year's multi-generational list of performers also...
NEW YORK, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Multiple Grammy Award-winning, recording artist, actress and songwriter Janet Jackson will now add another first to her iconic career when she makes her ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL debut this Fourth of July weekend--July 2, 3 and 4--in New Orleans as the third and final headliner. Janet Jackson will perform on July 2, the opening night of the ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL. The announcement was made today in celebration of Janet's iTunes release of "Nothing" the theme...
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- In a unique charitable effort called the "12 Stops of Christmas," music fans who give a suggested donation of $5 to City of Hope, a leading research, treatment and education center for cancer and other life-threatening diseases, will be eligible to receive a free album. Fans can meet the $5 Buck Music Truck at any of the "12 Stops of Christmas" in the Los Angeles area from December 12-17, text the word SONG to 90999 to donate $5 to City of Hope, which is...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine being a kid from the inner city and suddenly finding yourself walking down the red carpet with the stars of the movie you're about to see. On Tuesday, the last day before Thanksgiving break, a group of 60 students from three Crenshaw District public schools will walk down the red carpet with celebrity guests and become a dot in the largest Michael Jackson tribute in the world, which is supported by Diana Ross, Gladys Knight, Mickey Rooney,...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine being a kid from the inner city and suddenly finding yourself walking down the red carpet with the stars of the movie you're about to see. On Tuesday, the last day before Thanksgiving break, a group of 60 students from three Crenshaw District public schools will walk down the red carpet with celebrity guests and become a dot in the largest Michael Jackson tribute in the world, which is supported by Diana Ross, Gladys Knight, Mickey Rooney,...
CHICAGO, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pamela Jackson is all too familiar with the concept of adversity. Growing up in the 1980s in Cabrini-Green, a notorious Chicago public housing development, Jackson lost her father to gang violence at an early age, and experienced a life of gang activity, teenage pregnancy, homelessness and neglect. Living with constant struggles, Jackson's father instilled one piece of advice in his young daughter. "Before he died, my father would tell me that...
