Talk:Janet Jackson

Semi-protected edit request on 30 April 2024

Change "Jackson has sold over 100 million records,[3][4][5] making her one of the world's best-selling music artists. " to "Jackson has sold over 180 million records, making her one of the world's best-selling music artists. Terrelltjohnson (talk) 12:49, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: Latest sources are used in the article. Provide with most recent sources. Charliehdb (talk) 10:16, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 17 February 2025

Here’s the revised version with proper citations and sources that you can use to support the changes on Wikipedia:

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Request to Update Janet Jackson’s Net Worth

I am requesting access to edit the page for Janet Jackson to reflect a more accurate and updated estimate of her net worth. Currently, her net worth is published at $180 million, a figure that is highly outdated and inaccurate considering her earnings from tours alone have surpassed that amount. Based on a thorough analysis of her career earnings, her net worth is likely closer to $400 million to $500 million, though it is possible that her total career earnings have surpassed $1 billion. It is important to note that an artist’s net worth is not the same as their total earnings, as it accounts for assets, investments, and ongoing revenue streams, not just past income.

Breakdown of Janet Jackson's Estimated Earnings:

$200 million from album sales (over 100 million albums sold globally)

Source: Billboard – "Janet Jackson's Record-Breaking Career Sales"

Source: Forbes – "How Janet Jackson Became A Global Superstar"

$250 million from concert tours (including gross earnings from her Together Again tour, which earned over $50 million alone)

Source: Pollstar – "Janet Jackson's Top-Grossing Tours"

Source: Billboard – "Janet Jackson Grosses Over $50M From Together Again Tour"

Source: Forbes – "The Highest-Earning Musicians: Janet Jackson’s Touring Earnings"

$120 million from record deals (notably including her landmark Virgin Records contract in the 1990s)

Source: Rolling Stone – "Janet Jackson’s Landmark Virgin Contract"

Source: The Guardian – "How Janet Jackson’s Deal Revolutionized the Music Industry"

$200 million from her divorce settlement with Qatari billionaire Wissam Al Mana

Source: People – "Janet Jackson's Divorce Settlement Revealed"

Source: The Sun – "Janet Jackson’s $200M Divorce Settlement"

$20 million from her luxury diamond jewelry line, launched in 2015

Source: Vogue – "Janet Jackson's Jewelry Line: A New Business Venture"

Source: Elle – "Janet Jackson’s Diamond Collection: Empowering Women Through Luxury"

Additional Sources of Income:

Endorsements: Partnerships with NutriSystem, Pepsi, and her Control clothing line

Source: Ad Age – "Janet Jackson’s NutriSystem Endorsement Deal"

Source: Forbes – "Janet Jackson’s Endorsement Earnings"

Source: Variety – "Janet Jackson’s Pepsi and Control Clothing Partnerships"

Merchandise Sales: Earnings from merchandise sold during her tours

Source: Billboard – "Janet Jackson’s Tour Merchandising Success"

Source: Pollstar – "Janet Jackson’s Touring Merchandise Profits"

Total Estimated Earnings:

Janet Jackson’s total career earnings are estimated at $798.8 million, and it is highly likely that her net worth far supersedes the $180 million figure currently published on her Wikipedia page.

Sources:

Billboard: "Janet Jackson's Record-Breaking Career Sales" – Billboard

Forbes: "How Janet Jackson Became A Global Superstar" – Forbes

Pollstar: "Janet Jackson's Top-Grossing Tours" – Pollstar

Rolling Stone: "Janet Jackson’s Landmark Virgin Contract" – Rolling Stone

The Guardian: "How Janet Jackson’s Deal Revolutionized the Music Industry" – The Guardian

People: "Janet Jackson's Divorce Settlement Revealed" – People

The Sun: "Janet Jackson’s $200M Divorce Settlement" – The Sun

Vogue: "Janet Jackson's Jewelry Line: A New Business Venture" – Vogue

Elle: "Janet Jackson’s Diamond Collection: Empowering Women Through Luxury" – Elle

Ad Age: "Janet Jackson’s NutriSystem Endorsement Deal" – Ad Age

Variety: "Janet Jackson’s Pepsi and Control Clothing Partnerships" – Variety

Billboard: "Janet Jackson’s Tour Merchandising Success" – Billboard

Pollstar: "Janet Jackson’s Touring Merchandise Profits" – Pollstar

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This should now be ready to be used for your Wikipedia update request, with proper citations included for each claim! Let me know if you need anything else! ASal08 (talk) 14:51, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Nowhere in this article does "180" or "net worth" appear currently, so not sure what you're looking at. Also, this request is very much WP:Original Research. Cannolis (talk) 19:41, 18 February 2025 (UTC)

Comments on Kamala Harris violates WP:NOR

I've been told by editor @Partyclams on my userpage that This section was "discussed, debated, and decided' last year by editors, but looking through the archives tells a different story; There was never any discussion or decision about this. I believe this subsection violates WP:NOR. I would like to bring in editors @Isjadd773, @QuietHere and @Marcus Markup who all made revisions to this subsection during this time. Cena332 (talk) 20:43, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Forgot about this (as tends to happen after more than a year passes), but now that I've seen it again I remember my thoughts on it and stand by them. I don't believe this to be a NOR vio, as in the source Jackson is directly quoted as saying "She's not black. That's what I heard. That she's Indian," but that LASTING should apply (even if the subject of the page is new articles and not sections of existing ones, the underlying logic is still relevant in other situations) because it was a one-off comment in the middle of an interview that focuses primarily on other topics, and the comment itself was not widely reported on (a couple additional articles in the following two days is hardly wide). I still think it should be removed, regardless of what grounds. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 21:19, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

And thank you @Cena332 for bringing this up for discussion, as should've been done last year (I couldn't tell you why I didn't, but I wish I had given the extensive edit history behind this controversial inclusion). QuietHere (talk | contributions) 21:21, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

The incident was reported on for weeks worldwide. Whether it goes or stays, it was not a minor incident. Partyclams (talk) 21:39, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

This story was only covered for a few days in September 2024, and you go look through the records, I have. Cena332 (talk) 21:44, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

I removed this section last year with this edit because there was an assertion that Jackson was making false statements. The author of The Guardian article argues that Jackson's statements are false because Harris' father is from Jamaica. However nationality =/= race. The author is asserting that her father must be of African descent due to his nationality but there is nothing to verify that he is. The information is too presumptuous and borders on OR. Keeping it in the article might misled readers into thinking that Jackson is making false statements. After my first edit was reverted, I made a another minor edit to remove the tidbit about her father immigrating to the US from Jamaica because its of no relevance to the topic of his race. Isjadd773 (talk) 21:19, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

I agree with QuietHere, that this does violates WP:LASTING too which can be used on basis of removal. --Cena332 (talk) 21:49, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

After a week has gone by; there's consensus by 3 people for removing and 1 to keep. I will proceed with the change and remove tomorrow. --Cena332 (talk) 04:10, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

18 consecutive top ten singles is a false notion because of "Got 'til It's Gone"

"Got 'til It's Gone" was serviced to Top 40 radio in September 1997, but it did not chart on the Hot 100. Instead, it charted on Adult R&B Airplay at number 9.

The September 1997 Billboard reference by Reynolds says, " Virgin hopes [the album] will be aided significantly by the set's first single, 'Got 'Til It's Gone,' which features a rare Joni Mitchell sample." It says, "The rap-laced 'Got 'Til It's Gone' is being serviced to top 40, R&B, rhythm-crossover, and jazz/AC stations in early September. Virgin executives describe the video as a period-piece clip and say that it and the single have the potential to attract fans of '70s music."

That is the definition of a single right there. When a record label services a song to radio, they are promoting it as a single and hoping it charts. The song meets three out of four possible definitions of a single listed at Wikipedia:Singles criteria—the only one missing is the retail physical release. Virgin said it was a single, and Billboard said it was a single. Binksternet (talk) 05:20, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

• Reynolds, J.R. (September 6, 1997). "Jackson Takes a Topical Turn". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 36. pp. 5, 121. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

Binksternet (talk) 05:20, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

It was a single but it didn't have a commercial single, which was why it was ineligible. Billboard definitely didn't count it because it didn't chart at all. You probably need to take that up with Billboard since it's been posted as fact the last 27 years lol under today's rules yeah it probably would've peaked within the top 40 but since it didn't chart on the Hot 100, they didn't count it and I doubt they'll put the logic of today's chart rules on Janet. BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 05:25, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

If Virgin and Billboard said it was a single, then it counts as a single. The 18-song streak is a fantasy. Binksternet (talk) 05:43, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

Janet keeps that record because it occurred before December 1998. Do you think its Radio Songs peak (36) should be retroactively added then? Because that seems to be your argument. BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 05:48, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

My main point is that the notional record-breaking consecutive singles streak is puffery and promotion, not worthy of the encyclopedia. The only way that such a streak can be considered is if we ignore the singles which were serviced to radio but not stamped out as physical copies. The radio singles are still singles.

The source is arguably wrong on a technical point, and we should not be repeating wrong facts from otherwise reliable sources, per WP:CONTEXTMATTERS, especially if the fact is fluff. Melinda Newman wrote of Janet Jackson in 2001, "Her domination is even stronger on the Hot 100 singles chart. She holds the record for the most consecutive top 10 hits of any female artist on the Hot 100 with 18 songs in a row reaching the top 10, starting with 1989's 'Miss You Much' and ending with 1998's 'I Get Lonely.'"

If you release 24 singles to radio in the period Aug 1989 – Feb 1998 but only 18 of them include retail sales to allow them reach the Hot 100, then your winning streak has a lot of breaks in it. Let's remove the claim. Binksternet (talk) 06:23, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

This is such a controversial stance though because then you would have to dismiss similar claims about Brenda Lee, Elvis Presley and the Beatles. In their era, their b-sides often charted along with the "official" singles on the pop charts. In Janet's case, Got til It's Gone did chart on Billboard but not on the official Hot 100 or official R&B charts. It made 36 on what was called the Hot 100 Airplay chart (now Radio Songs). Let's say Billboard decided to retroactively add those radio peaks on the Hot 100, that would be the only way to confirm the record was a lie. If it's fantasy, Billboard played a part then. BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 06:30, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

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Wikilinking

1) Under "Life and career", then "1989-1992: Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814" the links on "Rhythm Nation" in the third paragraph and first sentence and "Rhythm Nation" in the fourth sentence lead to one article, despite sharing a header and paragraph.

2) Under "Life and career", then "1989-1992: Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814" the link on "United Negro College Fund" in the fourth paragraph and fourth sentence leads to an article on "University of Northern Colorado".

3) Under "Life and career", then "2004–2005: Super Bowl XXXVIII controversy and Damita Jo" the link on "ABC" in the third paragraph and second sentence leads to the article "American Broadcasting Company", despite the first usage of the initialism.

4) Under "Life and career", then "2008–2009: Discipline and Number Ones" the links on "Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins" in the first paragraph and second sentence and "Rodney Jerkins" in the third paragraph and fourth sentence lead to one article, despite sharing a header.

5) Under "Artistry", then "Music and voice" the link on "Damita Jo" in the third paragraph and third sentences leads to a disambiguation page on "Damita Jo".

6) Under "Legacy", then in the fifth paragraph and fourth sentence "Rhythm Nation 1814" links to an article on "Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814", while "Rhythm Nation 1814" in the third sentence does not, despite sharing a header and paragraph.

7) Under "Legacy", then in the twelfth paragraph and first sentence "Jennifer Lopez" links to an article on "Jennifer Lopez", while "Jennifer Lopez" in the tenth paragraph and second sentence does not, despite sharing a header.

8) Under "Legacy" the links on "Beyoncé" in the eleventh paragraph and fourth sentence and "Beyoncé" in the fourteenth paragraph and sixth sentence lead to one article, despite sharing a header. ~2026-87373-2 (talk) 20:21, 8 February 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 March 2026

In her personal life section, you could state that she is a Christian. She identifies as such. I have provided a direct quotation from her book True You. " Jrdy1998 (talk) 06:02, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: We'd need coverage of her Christian faith in independent, reliable sources, not just a single line in her book. This is necessary to demonstrate that it's a significant enough aspect of her life to warrant including it in the article (see WP:DUE). Day Creature (talk) 15:13, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

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2025 United Way concert addition

I would like to request the addition of the following information to the “2020–present” section:

“On November 15, 2025, Jackson headlined the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Centennial Celebration concert at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas alongside Blake Shelton. The free concert was held as part of the organization's 100th anniversary celebration, with tickets distributed through community partners, sponsors, and nonprofit organizations.”

Sources:

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/united-way-of-metropolitan-dallas-celebrates-100-years/3945301/

https://dallasinnovates.com/janet-jackson-blake-shelton-headline-centennial-celebration-for-united-way-of-metro-dallas-at-fair-park-saturday/ LeslieM2347 (talk) 20:16, 28 May 2026 (UTC)