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 would change pop music as we know it. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, ...

Music icon Janet Jackson celebrated the 35th anniversary of her critically acclaimed 1986 album Control which hit another milestone. The album returned to the top of the charts, hitting number one on ...

It’s difficult to believe that Control—an album that serves as a musical soundtrack for many of our formative years—is celebrating a golden anniversary. Janet’s first two musical efforts were safe—and ...

In 1993, Janet Jackson started a new chapter in her life and in the pop history books when she released her fifth studio album, simply titled janet. The period in its title was not silent, but meant ...

Janet Jackson's Control album is one of the definitve albums of both the 1980s and the last 35 years of popular music; a stirring collection of songs that announced both Janet Jackson and producers ...

Janet Jackson channeled her 1986 "Control" album cover at the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Saturday.WireImage Janet Jackson channeled her 1986 "Control" album cover at the 2022 ...

Janet Jackson shared a tearful video with fans after her 'Control' album topped the charts. The record - which was first released on February 4, 1986 - recently celebrated its 35th anniversary and ...

Jimmy Jam knows Janet Jackson well enough to know what works. Their first few albums, including “Control” (1986) and “Rhythm Nation” (1989), were basically three-person operations: Jackson, Jam and ...

Saturday turned out to be a fun-filled and unbridled lovefest between Hall of Fame singer Janet Jackson and her multitude of fans worldwide. Thirty-five years after her groundbreaking 1986 Control ...

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 ...

Music icon Janet Jackson celebrated the 35th anniversary of her critically acclaimed 1986 album Control which hit another milestone. The album returned to the top of the charts, hitting number one on ...

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 ...