Editing Janet Jackson (section)

=== 1993–1996: ''Janet'', ''Poetic Justice'', and ''Design of a Decade'' ===
Jackson's fifth studio album, ''[[Janet (album)|Janet]]'', was released in May 1993. The record opened at number one on the ''Billboard''&nbsp;200, making Jackson the first female artist in the [[Nielsen SoundScan]] era to do so.<ref name="Billboard Album peaks" /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xwsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PAPA3|title=Between The Bullets|first=Geoff|last=Mayfield|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 28, 2010|issue=31|date=August 5, 1995|page=106|volume=107|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=March 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305125508/https://books.google.com/books?id=xwsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PAPA3#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> Certified sixfold Platinum by the RIAA, it sold over 14 million copies worldwide.<ref name="cert" /><ref name="AtlanticCity">{{cite news|url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/attheshore/headliners/boardwalk-hall-looks-to-get-nasty-with-janet-jackson/article_913deab6-c2f7-11e7-b2d1-97e19954370d.html|title=Boardwalk hall looks to get 'nasty' with janet jackson|work=[[The Press of Atlantic City]]|first=Sean|last=Loughlin|date=November 6, 2017|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030031213/https://pressofatlanticcity.com/attheshore/headliners/boardwalk-hall-looks-to-get-nasty-with-janet-jackson/article_913deab6-c2f7-11e7-b2d1-97e19954370d.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Janet'' spawned five singles and four promotional singles, receiving various certifications worldwide. The lead single "[[That's the Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson song)|That's the Way Love Goes]]" won the [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song]] and topped the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] for eight consecutive weeks.<ref name="Jacksons Number Ones">{{harvnb|Halstead|Cadman|2003}}</ref>{{rp|118}} "[[Again (Janet Jackson song)|Again]]" reached number one for two weeks, while "[[If (Janet Jackson song)|If]]" and "[[Any Time, Any Place]]" peaked in the top four. "[[Because of Love]]" and "[[You Want This]]" charted within the top ten.<ref name="US-singles">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/janet-jackson/chart-history/hot-100 | title=Janet Jackson – Chart History: Hot 100 | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | access-date=October 29, 2012 | archive-date=November 21, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121090830/https://www.billboard.com/artist/janet-jackson/chart-history/hot-100/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

The album experimented with a diverse number of genres, including [[contemporary R&B]], [[deep house]], [[Swing music|swing jazz]], [[hip-hop]], [[Rock music|rock]], and [[Pop music|pop]], with ''Billboard'' describing each as being "delivered with consummate skill and passion".<ref>{{cite news|first1=Paul|last1=Verna |first2=Edward |last2=Morris |title=Pop/Spotlight|newspaper=Billboard|date=May 23, 1993|page=91}}</ref> Jackson took a larger role in songwriting and production than she did on her previous albums, explaining she found it necessary "to write all the lyrics and half of the melodies" while also speaking candidly about incorporating her sexuality into the album's content.<ref name="Sexual Healing" /> ''Rolling Stone'' wrote "[a]s princess of America's black royal family, everything Janet Jackson does is important. Whether proclaiming herself in charge of her life, as she did on ''Control'' (1986), or commander in chief of a rhythm army dancing to fight society's problems (''Rhythm Nation 1814'', from 1989), she's influential. And when she announces her sexual maturity, as she does on her new album, ''Janet.'', it's a cultural moment."<ref>{{cite magazine|volume=659|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/janetjackson/albums/album/182126/review/6067467/janet |title=Janet Jackson: Janet: Music Reviews |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=September 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502093343/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/janetjackson/albums/album/182126/review/6067467/janet |archive-date=May 2, 2008|date=June 24, 1993}}</ref>

In July 1993, Jackson made her film debut in ''[[Poetic Justice (film)|Poetic Justice]]''. While the film received mixed reviews, her performance was described as "beguiling" and "believably eccentric".<ref>{{cite magazine | volume=663|title = Poetic Justice |magazine=Rolling Stone | date = December 8, 2000 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409203949/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/5947325/review/5947326/poetic_justice|archive-date=April 9, 2010|url = https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/5947325/review/5947326/poetic_justice | access-date = June 13, 2008|publication-date=August 19, 1993}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Howe | first = Desson | title = Poetic Justice | newspaper = The Washington Post | date = July 23, 1993 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/poeticjusticerhowe_a0afdf.htm | access-date = June 13, 2008 | archive-date = June 29, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110629020612/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/poeticjusticerhowe_a0afdf.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> Jackson's ballad "Again", which was written for the film, received [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Golden Globe]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Academy Award]] nominations for "Best Original Song".<ref>{{Cite news | last= Biddle | first= Frederic M. | title= Fashion and fame team on Oscar night | newspaper=The Boston Globe | page=61 | date= March 22, 1994}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=HFPA – Awards Search: Janet Jackson |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/30554 |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |access-date=September 18, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713152201/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/30554 |archive-date=July 13, 2010}}</ref><ref name="jeljones1">{{harvnb|Halstead|Cadman|2003|p=85}}</ref>

In September 1993, Jackson appeared topless on the cover of ''Rolling Stone'', with her breasts covered anonymously by her then-husband, René Elizondo Jr. The photograph is the original version of the cropped image used on the ''Janet'' album cover, shot by [[Patrick Demarchelier]].<ref>{{cite magazine| title = Janet Jackson |magazine=Rolling Stone | date = September 30, 2004 | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6478137/janet_jackson | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223223513/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6478137/janet_jackson|archive-date=December 23, 2007|access-date = July 23, 2008}}</ref> ''[[The Vancouver Sun]]'' reported, "Jackson, 27, remains clearly established as both role model and sex symbol; the ''Rolling Stone'' photo of Jackson&nbsp;... became one of the most recognizable, and most lampooned, magazine covers."<ref>{{Cite news| last1 = Murray | first1 = Sonia | title = Janet: The Queen of Pop: Michael could lose his crown to his hot little sister | page = C1 | newspaper=[[The Vancouver Sun]]| date = February 3, 1994| issn = 0832-1299}}</ref>

The [[Janet World Tour]] launched in support of the studio album garnered criticism for Jackson's lack of vocal proficiency and spontaneity,<ref>{{cite news| last= Graham | first=Renee | title=Janet Jackson: looks good, sounds bad | newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]] | pages=34 | date=June 20, 1994}}</ref> but earned critical acclaim for her showmanship. It was described as erasing the line between "stadium-size pop music concerts and full-scale theatrical extravaganzas".<ref name="Michael Snyder">{{Cite news | last=Snyder | first=Michael | title=Janet Jackson Makes All The Right Moves / Singer brings extravaganza to San Jose | newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle | page=C1 | date=February 18, 1994}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Jon Pareles|title=Wrapped in Song and Spectacle, Janet Jackson Plays the Garden|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 20, 1993|page=C.11|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
[[File:Janet Tour 01.jpg|thumb|left|Jackson performing on one of the dates of her 1993–95 [[Janet World Tour]]]]

During this time, Janet was set to sign a multimillion-dollar deal with [[Coca-Cola]] when her brother Michael was immersed in a [[1993 child sexual abuse accusations against Michael Jackson|child sex abuse scandal]], of which he denied any wrongdoing.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Corliss |first1=Richard |last2=Sachs |first2=Andrea |title=Society: Who's Bad? An age of innocence may be at an end as Michael Jackson, the Peter Pan of pop, confronts accusations that he sexually abused one of his young friends | newspaper=Time| page=54 | date=September 6, 1993}}</ref> She provided moral support, defending her brother, and denied abuse allegations regarding her parents made by her sister La Toya.<ref name="Robert Hilburn">{{Cite news | last= Hilburn | first= Robert | title= I Think I've Finally Grown Up | newspaper=[[Newsday]] | page=10 | date=June 27, 1994}}</ref>

She collaborated with Michael on "[[Scream (Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson song)|Scream]]", the lead single from his album ''[[HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I|HIStory]]'', released in 1995. The song was written by both siblings as a response to media scrutiny.<ref name="TCI">{{Cite news |last=Boepple |first= Leanne |title = Scream: space odyssey Jackson-style.(video production; Michael and Janet Jackson video) | page = 52 |volume=29 | newspaper=Theatre Crafts International | date = November 1, 1995 |issn=1063-9497}}</ref> It debuted at number five on the Hot&nbsp;100 singles chart, becoming the first song ever to debut within the top five.<ref>{{cite book|last=George|first=Nelson|year=2004|title=Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection|publisher=[[Sony BMG]]|type=booklet|title-link=Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection}}</ref> Its music video, directed by [[Mark Romanek]], was listed in ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as the "Most Expensive Music Video Ever Made", costing $7 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/search/applicationrecordsearch|title=Record Application Search|publisher=[[Guinness World Records]]|access-date=May 22, 2014|url-access=registration|quote=Directed by Mark Romanek (USA), the video for Michael and Janet Jackson's hit single Scream (1995) cost $7 million (£4.4 million) to make.|archive-date=March 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305125447/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2fsearch%2fapplicationrecordsearch|url-status=live}} ''Enter ''Expensive Music Video'' in the search field and then press Enter''</ref><ref name="mostexpensive">{{cite web|url=http://www.goliath.com/music/15-of-the-most-expensive-music-videos-ever-made/|title=15 Of The Most Expensive Music Videos Ever Made|work=Goliath|first=Wes|last=Walcott|date=April 5, 2016|access-date=April 5, 2016|archive-date=February 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216060159/https://www.goliath.com/music/15-of-the-most-expensive-music-videos-ever-made/|url-status=live}}</ref> The clip won the [[38th Annual Grammy Awards|1996 Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video|Best Short Form Music Video]].<ref name="Grammy Awards" />

Jackson's first compilation album, ''[[Design of a Decade: 1986–1996]]'', was released in 1995. It peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="Billboard Album peaks" /><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/30/arts/the-pop-life-073440.html | work=The New York Times | title=The Pop Life | first=Neil | last=Strauss | date=November 20, 1995 | access-date=May 22, 2014 | archive-date=September 22, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922195503/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/30/arts/the-pop-life-073440.html | url-status=live }}</ref> The lead single, "[[Runaway (Janet Jackson song)|Runaway]]", became the first song by a female artist to debut within the top ten of the Hot&nbsp;100, reaching number three.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Bronson |last=Fred |title=Janet Jackson Has Done It Again |url={{Google books|6Q0EAAAAMBAJ|page=|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} |magazine=Billboard |page=96 |date=September 16, 1995|issue=37 |access-date=April 17, 2010|volume=107|issn= 0006-2510}}</ref><ref name="US-singles" /> ''Design of a Decade 1986–1996'' was certified double Platinum by the RIAA.<ref name="cert" />

Jackson's influence in pop music continued to garner acclaim, as ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' remarked "If you're talking about the female power elite in pop, you can't get much higher than Janet Jackson, [[Bonnie Raitt]], Madonna and [[Yoko Ono]]. Their collective influence&nbsp;... is beyond measure. And who could dispute that Janet Jackson now has more credibility than brother Michael?"<ref>{{cite news|last=Morse|first=Steve|title=Pure pop for power women Janet Jackson, Bonnie Raitt, Yoko Ono and Madonna flex their musical muscle|newspaper=The Boston Globe|page=51|date=November 3, 1995|issn=0743-1791}}</ref>

Jackson renewed her contract with Virgin Records for a reported $80 million the following year.<ref name="80 million">{{Cite news| title=Janet Jackson Hits Big; $80 Million Record Deal | newspaper=Newsday | page=A02 | date=January 13, 1996}}</ref> The contract established her as the then highest-paid recording artist in history, surpassing the recording industry's then-unparalleled $60 million contracts earned by Michael Jackson and Madonna.<ref>{{cite news|quote=They don't call it jackpot for nothing. After much speculation, Janet Jackson, 29, clinched a reported four-album, $80 million deal with Virgin Records, making her the music industry's highest-paid performer (over brother Michael and Madonna, who each got $60 million deals in the early '90s)|last1=Davidson |first1=Casey | title=News & Notes | newspaper=Entertainment Weekly | page=15 | date=January 26, 1996}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1= Farley |first1=Christopher John |last2= Thigpen |first2=David E. |last3= Ressner |first3=Jeffrey | title=Business: Are they worth all that cash? Janet Jackson's record-breaking $80 million contract could set off a new wave of pop-music megadeals | newspaper=Time| page=54 | date=January 29, 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|quote=Rock band [[R.E.M.]] later signed an $80 million recording contract with [[Warner Bros. Records]] in August 1996; sources compared the group's record deal with Jackson's contract, but quoted her earning $70 million| title=R.E.M. Signs $80M Deal | newspaper=Newsday | date=August 26, 1996}}</ref>