Janet Jackson's debut long player for Def Jam will be released in February, even though it don't yet have a name. Jackson, who has recently signed to the William Morris Agency for representation in all areas of her career, will be hoping her move to Def Jam from Virgin will deliver the same good fortune enjoyed when Mariah Carey made the same label leap in 2004. Although Jackson's recent Virgin releases have been somewhat more successful than Carey's work with the EMI label, record sales post-Nipplegate have not been brilliant for Janet. Ironically Jackson's boyfriend, producer and label exec Jermaine Dupri, who also recently moved from EMI to Island Def Jam, is working on the new Carey long player, and has indicated the Jackson/Carey releases next year might result in chart rivarly similar to that of Kanye West/50 Cent this year.
Nov 28, 2007
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Janet Jackson's new album for Def Jam due in February
Janet Jackson's debut album for Def Jam is due in February, with her boyfriend Jermaine Dupri also working on a new Mariah Carey album for the label.