Janet Jackson returned to the stage for the primary time in seven years to carry out two of her hits and settle for the ICON Award on the 2025 American Music Awards.
She began off together with her 2001 hit “Somebody to Name My Lover.” The singer wore blue dishevelled denims, a white cropped t-shirt, a white puffer jacket, and white sneakers. Jackson wore her hair down and curly with a white headband in it. She walked all around the AMAs stage on the Fontainebleau Las Vegas luxurious resort on Monday, Might 26, as she carried out the tune. Jackson then danced and sang with a number of shirtless backup dancers to her different 2001 tune, “All For You.”
“Somebody to Name My Lover” on her seventh studio album, All For You, has just lately climbed again onto the Billboard 100 because of its TikTok fame. Though the efficiency was quick, Jackson nonetheless needed to obtain the ICON Award, which honored her decades-spanning profession and her “plain cultural and world affect” within the music trade. “I’m so honored. I’m so grateful,” the 59-year-old stated as she accepted her award.
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“I imply no disrespect in any method, however I don’t take into account myself an icon. My household, myself, our dream was to, it wasn’t ever to be well-known. We at all times had a particular love for music, dancing, and singing. Fame got here because of onerous work and dedication,” she continued. “My story, my household’s story, is really an American story. This may have solely occurred in America. The one factor that I hope for is that I’ve been an inspiration to others and artists to comply with their goals and succeed.”
Jackson is an 11-time AMAs winner and a five-time Grammy Award winner. She has topped the charts for many years. The singer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame in 2019. She is the youngest of the ten Jackson youngsters, which incorporates the late Michael Jackson.
Her different hits embody “Scream,” “That’s the Manner Love Goes,” “Nasty,” “Collectively Once more” and “What Have You Executed For Me These days.” This isn’t the final time followers will see Jackson carry out stay. She is ready to carry out on the Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada, later this week, and once more in September.
2025 American Music Awards, Monday, Might 26, 8/7c, CBS