Editing Janet Jackson (section)

=== 1986–1988: ''Control'' ===
[[File:Janet Jackson 1986 (A&M Publicity photo).jpg|thumb|Janet Jackson in 1986.]]
After her second album, Jackson terminated business affairs with her family, commenting "I just wanted to get out of the house, get out from under my father, which was one of the most difficult things that I had to do."<ref name="Saunders" /> Attempting a third album, Jackson teamed with producers [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis]]. They set out to achieve crossover pop appeal, while also creating a strong foundation within the [[urban contemporary|urban]] market.<ref name="She's a rebel">{{harvnb|Gaar|2002|pp=323–325}}</ref> Within six weeks, Jackson and the duo crafted her third studio album, ''[[Control (Janet Jackson album)|Control]]'', released in February 1986.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Janet Jackson Thanks Fans After 1986 Album Control Tops Charts Again: 'Really Appreciate You'|url=https://people.com/music/janet-jackson-thanks-fans-after-1986-album-control-tops-charts-again/|access-date=May 4, 2021|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418161022/https://people.com/music/janet-jackson-thanks-fans-after-1986-album-control-tops-charts-again/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="cohen">{{Cite magazine|last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |title=Billboard Feature: Janet Jackson: Still In Control |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4614593-1.html |magazine=Billboard |date=December 15, 1999 |access-date=September 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110093834/http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4614593-1.html |archive-date=January 10, 2011 }}</ref> The album shot to No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and was certified fivefold Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), selling over ten million copies worldwide.<ref name="Billboard Album peaks" /><ref name="cert">{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Janet Jackson|type=album|access-date=August 21, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Company2008">{{cite news|last=Norment|first=Lynn|title=Don't Call It A Come Back – 'I'm Not Ready to Retire!'|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PNMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PAPA74|date=April 2008|work=[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]]|pages=74–|issn=0012-9011|volume=63|access-date=December 2, 2018|archive-date=March 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305125514/https://books.google.com/books?id=PNMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PAPA74#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Control'' was declared "remarkably nervy and mature" for a teenage act, also considered "an alternative to the sentimental balladry" which permeated radio, likening Jackson to [[Donna Summer]]'s position of "unwilling to accept novelty status and taking her own steps to rise above it."<ref>{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Connie|title=Jackson Jive|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|page=78|date=February 23, 1986|issn=0458-3035}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| title = Singer Janet Jackson | volume= 108 | issue = 3 | page = 61 | newspaper=[[Newsweek]]| date = July 21, 1986| issn = 0028-9604}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/janetjackson/albums/album/321531/review/5944692/control | title = Janet Jackson: Control: Music Reviews: Rolling Stone | last=Hoerburger | first=Rob |magazine=Rolling Stone | date = April 24, 1986 | access-date = September 6, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080430054634/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/janetjackson/albums/album/321531/review/5944692/control | archive-date = April 30, 2008}}</ref> The album spawned five top five singles, "[[What Have You Done for Me Lately]]", "[[Nasty (Janet Jackson song)|Nasty]]", "[[When I Think of You]]", "[[Control (Janet Jackson song)|Control]]", and "[[Let's Wait Awhile]]", and a top 15 hit with "[[The Pleasure Principle (song)|The Pleasure Principle]]". "When I Think of You" became her first No. 1 hit on the Hot 100. ''Control'' received six [[Billboard Awards|''Billboard'' Awards]], including "Top Pop Singles Artist", and three [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] nominations, such as [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]].<ref name="books.google.com">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tiQEAAAAMBAJ|title=In Praise of Small Numbers|magazine=Billboard|volume=98|number=52|date=December 27, 1986|access-date=April 18, 2014|pages=10, Y–17, Y–19, Y–20, Y–21, Y–22, Y–23, Y–24, Y–26|archive-date=March 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305125457/https://books.google.com/books?id=tiQEAAAAMBAJ|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Veterans top Grammy nominations|date=January 8, 1987|work=[[The Herald (Rock Hill)|The Herald]]|publisher=The McClatchy Company}}</ref> It also won four [[American Music Award]]s from twelve nominations, an unbroken record.<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Kathleen|title=American Music Awards tonight to honor Presley posthumously|newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|page=7.D|date=January 26, 1987}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Travis tops music award winners|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=January 26, 1988|page=1|issn=1074-7109}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| last1 = Hamlin | first1 = Jesse | title = Graced with a Grammy/Paul Simon Wins Award for Top Album | page = 48 | newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] | date = February 25, 1987 }}</ref>

At this point, Jackson was successfully "shaking off the experience of being a shadow Jackson child", becoming "an artist in her own right".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hilburn|first=Robert|title=British Critics Turn All Ears to America|page=65|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=January 11, 1987|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> The album's lyrical content included several themes of empowerment, inspired by an incident of sexual harassment, with Jackson recalling "the danger hit home when a couple of guys started stalking me on the street and instead of running to Jimmy or Terry for protection, I took a stand. I backed them down. That's how songs like 'Nasty' and 'What Have You Done for Me Lately' were born, out of a sense of self-defense."<ref name="Sexual Healing">{{Cite news | last1 = Ritz | first1 = David | title = Sexual healing | issue = 665 | page = 38 | newspaper=Rolling Stone | date = September 16, 1993 | issn = 0035-791X}}</ref>

Its innovative fusion of [[dance-pop]] and [[industrial music]] with [[hip hop|hip-hop]] and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] undertones influenced the development of the [[new jack swing]] genre by bridging the gap between the latter two styles.<ref name="The New Blue Music">{{harvnb|Ripani|2006|pp=130–153}}</ref> The accompanying music videos shot for the album's singles became popular on [[MTV]], and obtained a then-unknown [[Paula Abdul]] a recording contract for her choreography work with Jackson. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' stated "[Jackson's] accessible sound and spectacularly choreographed videos were irresistible to MTV, and helped the channel evolve from rock programming to a broader, beat-driven musical mix."<ref name="cohen" />

In retrospect of her influence on the channel, Kyle Anderson of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' commented: "The videos from Control were all over MTV, and Janet established herself as an instantly dominant pop figure talked about in the same sentences as [[Madonna]] and her older brother Michael."<ref name="Kyle">{{cite magazine|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2014/09/19/janet-jackson-rhythm-nation-1814-25th-anniversary/|title=Janet Jackson's 'Rhythm Nation 1814': Still dancing and dreaming 25 years later|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=Anderson, Kyle|date=September 19, 2014|access-date=September 19, 2014|archive-date=September 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921015643/http://music-mix.ew.com/2014/09/19/janet-jackson-rhythm-nation-1814-25th-anniversary/|url-status=live}}</ref> MTV's Meaghan Garvey asserted "it's hard to overstate the significance of Control, whether in terms of the pop landscape, the evolution of the music video as a vessel for promotion and expression, or Top 40 feminist anthems." She also argued "it's important to note that ''Control'''s self-actualization anthems were expressions of black female pride. ''Control'' spawned a whopping six videos—great ones, at that—which played an immeasurable role in the shift toward visible black pop."<ref>{{cite news|author=Meaghan Garvey|title=On 30 Years of Janet Jackson's Control|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2735889/on-30-years-of-janet-jackson-control/|publisher=MTV|date=February 4, 2016|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107013056/http://www.mtv.com/news/2735889/on-30-years-of-janet-jackson-control/|url-status=dead}}</ref>