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=== 2000β2003: ''Nutty Professor II: The Klumps'' and ''All for You'' === In July 2000, Jackson appeared in her second film, ''[[Nutty Professor II: The Klumps]]'', in the role of Professor Denise Gaines, opposite [[Eddie Murphy]]. Director [[Peter Segal]] stated "Janet Jackson was a natural fit, and an obvious choice."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.thedailycougar.com/vol65/163/shobiz/shobiz3.html|title=The Klumps has its moments but collapses under own weight|work=The Daily Cougar|author=Singleton, Keenan|year=2000|access-date=February 19, 2014|archive-date=February 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227012249/http://archive.thedailycougar.com/vol65/163/shobiz/shobiz3.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The film became her second to open at number one, grossing an estimated $170 million worldwide.<ref>{{Citation | last= LaSalle | first=Mick | title='Professor' Moves Out Smartly / Hollywood's summer better than expected| newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle | page=D1 | date= July 31, 2000}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | title=Box Office; Home Edition| newspaper=Los Angeles Times | page=Fβ28 | date= August 3, 2000}}</ref> Jackson's single "[[Doesn't Really Matter]]", used for the film's soundtrack, became her ninth number-one single on the Hot 100. Preceding the release of her seventh album, MTV honored Jackson with the network's inaugural "[[MTV Icon]]" ceremony, honoring her "significant contributions to music, music video and pop culture while tremendously impacting the [[MTV Generation]]." The event paid tribute to Jackson's career and influence, including commentary from [[Britney Spears]], [[Jennifer Lopez]], [[Aaliyah]], and [[Jessica Simpson]], and performances by [[NSYNC|'N Sync]], [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], [[Destiny's Child]], [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]], [[Buckcherry]], [[MΓ½a]], [[Macy Gray]], and [[Outkast]].<ref name="mtvICON">{{Citation | last = Jeckell | first = Barry | title = MTV To Honor Janet Jackson | magazine = Billboard | date = January 10, 2001 | url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/80773/mtv-to-honor-janet-jackson | access-date = March 16, 2008 | archive-date = June 3, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130603002533/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/80773/mtv-to-honor-janet-jackson | url-status = live }}</ref> The American Music Awards also honored Jackson with the [[American Music Award of Merit|Award of Merit]] for "her finely crafted, critically acclaimed and socially conscious, multi-platinum albums".<ref>{{Citation | title = Billboard Bits: AMAs, They Might Be Giants, Ricky Scaggs | magazine = Billboard | date = January 4, 2001 | url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/80796/billboard-bits-amas-they-might-be-giants-ricky-scaggs | access-date = May 3, 2008 | archive-date = June 6, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130606172756/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/80796/billboard-bits-amas-they-might-be-giants-ricky-scaggs | url-status = live }}</ref> Jackson's seventh album, ''[[All for You (Janet Jackson album)|All for You]]'', was released in April 2001. It opened at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 605,000 copies sold, the highest first-week sales of her career, and among the highest first-week sales by a female artist in history.<ref name="Billboard Album peaks" /><ref>{{Citation | last = Martens | first = Todd | title = Janet Reigns Supreme On Billboard Charts | magazine = Billboard | date = May 3, 2001 | url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/79869/janet-reigns-supreme-on-billboard-charts | access-date = April 17, 2008 | archive-date = June 6, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130606023654/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/79869/janet-reigns-supreme-on-billboard-charts | url-status = live }}</ref> The album was a return to an upbeat dance style, receiving generally positive reception. Jackson received praise for indulging in "textures as dizzying as a new infatuation", in contrast to other artists attempting to "match the angularity of hip-hop" and following trends.<ref>{{Citation | last = Pareles | first = Jon | title = Album of the Week | newspaper = The New York Times | date = May 4, 2001 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/04/movies/album-of-the-week.html | access-date = July 20, 2008 | archive-date = July 27, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180727115121/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/04/movies/album-of-the-week.html | url-status = live }}</ref> ''All for You'' was certified double Platinum by the RIAA.<ref name="cert" /> The album's lead single, "[[All for You (Janet Jackson song)|All for You]]", debuted on the Hot 100 at number fourteen, setting a record for the highest debut by a single that was not commercially available.<ref name="Radio Record">{{Citation | last = vanHorn | first = Teri | title = Janet Jackson Single Breaks Radio, Chart Records | publisher = MTV | date = March 9, 2001 | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1441454/20010309/jackson_janet.jhtml | access-date = May 23, 2008 | archive-date = July 24, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090724155428/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1441454/20010309/jackson_janet.jhtml | url-status = dead }}</ref> Jackson was titled "Queen of Radio" by MTV as the single made airplay history, being "added to every pop, rhythmic and urban radio station" within its first week.<ref name="Radio Record" /> The song broke the overall airplay debut record with a first week audience of seventy million, debuting at number nine on the [[Radio Songs (chart)|Radio Songs]] chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |title=Lady Gaga Claims 1,000th Hot 100 No. 1 with 'Born This Way' |magazine=Billboard |date=February 16, 2011 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473025/lady-gaga-claims-1000th-hot-100-no-1-with-born-this-way |access-date=February 16, 2011 |archive-date=March 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325075536/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473025/lady-gaga-claims-1000th-hot-100-no-1-with-born-this-way |url-status=live }}</ref> It topped the Hot 100 for seven weeks, also reaching the top ten in eleven countries.<ref>{{Citation | last = Martens | first = Todd | title = Seven And Counting For Janet At No. 1 | magazine = Billboard | date = May 17, 2001 | url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/79721/seven-and-counting-for-janet-at-no-1 | access-date = April 17, 2008 | archive-date = June 6, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130606013610/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/79721/seven-and-counting-for-janet-at-no-1 | url-status = live }}</ref> The song received a Grammy Award for [[Best Dance Recording]].<ref name="Grammy Awards" /> "[[Someone to Call My Lover]]" peaked at number three on the Hot 100.<ref>{{Citation | last = Caulfield | first = Keith | title = Ask Billboard | magazine = Billboard | date = December 24, 2006 | url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56367/ask-billboard | access-date = April 17, 2008 | archive-date = June 6, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130606023735/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56367/ask-billboard | url-status = live }}</ref> Built around a sample of the iconic 1972 hit "[[You're So Vain]]" by [[Carly Simon]], "[[Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)]]" featured Simon herself, along with [[Missy Elliott]] on remixes of the single.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} In July 2001, Jackson embarked on the [[All for You Tour]], which was also broadcast on a concert special for HBO watched by twelve million viewers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogcritics.org/music-dvd-review-janet-jackson-live/comment-page-1/|title=Music DVD Review: Janet Jackson β Live in Hawaii (Re-Release)|work=Blog Critics|date=March 31, 2008|access-date=January 29, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201231450/http://blogcritics.org/music-dvd-review-janet-jackson-live/comment-page-1/|archive-date=February 1, 2014}}</ref> The tour traveled throughout the United States and Japan, although European and Asian dates were required to be canceled following the [[September 11 attacks|September 11 terrorist attacks]]. The ''Los Angeles Times'' complimented Jackson's showmanship.<ref name="All for You Tour">{{Citation| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-oct-06-ca-53988-story.html| last1=Esparza| first1=Rafael| last2=Massey| first2=David| last3=Scalese| first3=Rudy| title=Let Jackson's Energetic Beat Go On| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]| page=Fβ4| date=October 6, 2001| access-date=February 20, 2020| archive-date=September 16, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916050703/http://articles.latimes.com/2001/oct/06/entertainment/ca-53988| url-status=live}}</ref> Richard Harrington of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' said Jackson's performance surpassed her contemporaries,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-471830.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114205524/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-471830.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 14, 2014 |title=Janet Jackson, Diva Dynamo|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|last=Harrington |first=Richard|date=August 18, 2001|access-date=September 28, 2010}}</ref> but Bob Massy of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' thought her dancers "threw crisper moves" and her supporting singers were mixed nearly as high, though declared "Janet cast herself as the real entertainment."<ref>{{cite magazine |url={{Google books|m-qexhnZaukC|page=PA54|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} |page=54 |last=Massy |first=Bob |title=Janet Jackson, August 17, 2001, MCI Center, Washington, D.C. |magazine=Spin|date=November 2001 |volume=17 |number=11 |issn=0886-3032}}</ref> Jackson donated a portion of the tour's proceeds to the [[Boys & Girls Clubs of America]].<ref>{{Citation | title=Janet Jackson Announces 'All for You Tour 2001'; Alliance to Support Boys & Girls Clubs of America; Ticket Proceeds To Be Donated As Part Of Nationwide Campaign| publisher=Business Wire | date= May 30, 2001}}</ref> The following year, Jackson began receiving media attention for her rumored relationships with [[Justin Timberlake]], actor [[Matthew McConaughey]], and record producer [[Jermaine Dupri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popdirt.com/miss-jackson-gettin-it-on-with-grammy-co-presenter/3242/|title=Miss Jackson Gettin' It On With Grammy Co-Presenter|work=Popdirt|date=March 21, 2002|access-date=January 4, 2014|archive-date=February 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220175301/http://popdirt.com/miss-jackson-gettin-it-on-with-grammy-co-presenter/3242/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2002/07/13/justin-timberlake-lets-music-ease-toll-on-his-heart/|title=Justin Timberlake Lets Music Ease Toll On His Heart|work=Orlando Sentinel|publisher=Abott, Jim|date=July 13, 2002|access-date=January 4, 2014|archive-date=December 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224175108/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2002-07-13/news/0207120443_1_justin-timberlake-warren-sapp-scavenger-hunt|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | last= Norment | first=Lynn | title=Janet & Jermaine| newspaper=[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]] |volume=63 |issue= 4| page=82 | date= February 2008 |issn=0012-9011}}</ref> Upon the release of Timberlake's debut solo album ''[[Justified (album)|Justified]],'' Jackson provided vocals on "(And She Said) Take Me Now" per Timberlake's request, with the song initially planned as a single. Jackson collaborated with [[reggae]] artist [[Beenie Man]] for the song "[[Feel It Boy]]", produced by [[the Neptunes]].{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
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