Janet Jackson Excuses

Remember Janet Jackson’s new CD she just released? It didn’t do well, and although Janet is spending money, her boyfriend appears to be even more upset. Here’s more:
Janet Jackson’s boyfriend, Jermaine Dupri, is blaming his fellow execs at Virgin Records for the sorry sales of her new CD, 20 Y.O.
The New York Daily News’ Rush & Molloy reports that Dupri has threatened to quit his job as president of the Virgin Urban division because he feels label chairman Jason Flom and his team didn’t market Jackson’s correctly.
The CD’s sales plummeted 74% in the second week, dropping from No. 2 to No. 9 on the Nielsen SoundScan chart.
"Jermaine blames Virgin for not getting it enough radio play – not working it," says an insider.
"Jermaine and Jason haven’t gotten along from the start," another source adds.
But one of Flom’s defenders argues, "Jason wants the CD to be a hit as much as anyone, but she didn’t have the goods."
In an effort to resuscitate "20 Y.O.," Dupri is reportedly courting Mariah Carey to record a duet with Jackson for a track that would be added to a new version of the disk.
Dupri has made no secret of his displeasure with the way Virgin handled Jackson’s last album, Damita Jo, telling The New York Times, "They didn’t push the project."
Janet Jackson Wants Some Justin Timberlake Star Power

Insiders in Janet Jackson’s camp said she is in talks with Justin Timberlake’s people to appear together in "some sort of big, live show like the Grammys or the Oscars" as the ultimate publicity stunt. The two have not really spoken to each other since the infamous, breast-baring Super Bowl incident in 2004.
A reunion "will help re-boost the sales of their albums," our source added. Jackson just came out with "20 Y.O." and Timberlake with "FutureSex/LoveSounds." Spokespeople for both singers denied any knowledge of a reunion.
Janet’s record sales aren’t doing so great, so she’s willing to bury the hatchet in the bush just to get Justin to team up with her again.
Janet Jackson Does King Magazine Cover

How many covers has Janet Jackson done in the past few months? I wonder how her record sales are doing? MTV hasn’t been playing her videos. King is dedicating 20 pages to Janet. I hope she doesn’t talk only about her sex life. It seems like all the covers are just sending the message that with the help of diet, exercise, and photoshop, Janet has a sexy body again. How about that music? I haven’t liked what I’ve heard so far, have you?
Check for Janet’s new album, 20 Y.O. in stores September 26th! Also, she is going to be on Oprah (the Oracle) tomorrow, so make sure you check that out as well.
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