2001 Janet Jackson: Vintage Pop Stardom (with Trevor Anderson)

About this episode

The episode discusses Janet Jackson's career in 2001, highlighting her status as a pop icon and legacy artist.

Today, we wrap up our Janet Jackson Vintage Pop Stardom Week on the Greatest Pop Stars podcast! After visiting Janet in her 'Control,' 'Rhythm Nation,' 'janet.' and 'The Velvet Rope' eras of '86, '90, '93 & '98, we now find the pop icon single and feeling good in her 'All for You' run, and being celebrated simultaneously as a contemporary hitmaker and pivotal legacy artist. Host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard senior charts and data analyst Trevor Anderson as we do it all for Janet one more time, recapping her final year of no-doubt superstardom and imagining a future where everything doesn't go so wrong just a few years later. Check it out here and make sure to catch up on the rest of our Janet Jackson week right before her 60th birthday this Saturday. Check out a YouTube playlist of Janet's biggest 2001 moments, all of which are discussed in the episode, here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjyxjlx5MpVAuy5Fuy2byWaAIFmBihbch&si=3AJJ94-iV8yJDqZe 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: Trevor Anderson

Topics covered

• Janet Jackson
• pop music
• 2001
• music history
• superstardom
• legacy artists

Keywords

• Janet Jackson
• 2001
• pop stardom
• music podcast
• Billboard
• superstar

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Billboard, Transgender Law Center, Trans Lifeline, Destination Tomorrow, Human Rights Campaign

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