1993 Janet Jackson: Vintage Pop Stardom (with Naima Cochrane)

1993 Janet Jackson: Vintage Pop Stardom (with Naima Cochrane)

From Greatest Pop Stars by Billboard

May 13, 2026 · 1h 42m

About this episode

The episode discusses Janet Jackson's peak year in 1993, highlighting her dominance in pop music.

We're three years into Janet Jackson Vintage Pop Stardom Week on the Greatest Pop Stars podcast! After visiting Janet in her 'Control' and 'Rhythm Nation' eras of '86 and '90, we now catch up with the pop icon at the very top of the mountain in 1993. Host Andrew Unterberger is joined by NYU professor Naima Cochrane to talk about a decade-defining year of dominance, with classic singles, albums, videos, performances, looks and even acting roles, as Janet ended the year at a peak arguably no other pop star had yet reached that decade. Check it out here and come back all week as we celebrate two more years — 1998 and 2001 — from the pop icon, leading up to her 60th birthday this Saturday. Check out a YouTube playlist of Janet's biggest 1993 moments, all of which are discussed in the episode, here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjyxjlx5MpVBJQKsj-VarW-wfkPC8XPic&si=sS0Oh1Xh0w-K7nFE And make sure to follow Naima on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/naimagram/ And if you enjoy the pod, please consider donating to the following causes: Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/ Trans Lifeline https://translifeline.org/ Destination Tomorrow…

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Unterberger

Guest: Naima Cochrane

Topics covered

  • Janet Jackson
  • 1993
  • pop music
  • music history
  • interview
  • pop stardom

Keywords

  • Janet Jackson
  • 1993
  • pop stardom
  • music podcast
  • interview
  • Billboard

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Billboard

Books & works: Control, Rhythm Nation

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