Author: Fred Colby

January : Janet shoots the video for “I Get Lonely” directed by Paul Hunter and featuring the Blackstreet.

January 26 :  Janet attends the American Music Awards ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles where she performs  “Together Again” in a R&B version.

February 24 : “I Get Lonely” is released as the 3rd single from “The Velvet Rope”. It peaks at #3 on Hot 100 Billboard.

February 26 : Janet tapes a piano/vocal performance of “I Get Lonely” on the Rosie O Donnell Show and Rosie presents her with the Grammy Award she won the night before.

February 27 : Janet attends the Soul Train Awards ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles where she performs “I Get Lonely”.

Late February : Unknowingly, Janet and Michael are staying at the same hotel in Los Angeles. Janet had to evacuate her Malibu home because of El Niño. Her chef Ricardo informs her that Michael is at the hotel. She goes up to his room. MJ introduces her to his son Prince, and the two siblings spend several hours together, which makes Janet late for a photo shoot. They hadn’t seen each other since December 1995…

March :  Janet & the Kids rehearse for the new tour in Los Angeles .

Janet gives an interview to BET from her Malibu beach home.

March 3 : An order is entered by District Judge Carl J. Christensen at Clark County, Nevada dissolving the marriage between LaToya and Jack Gordon and awarding LaToya royalties and property.

March 10 : In NYC, Janet gives an interview on CNN’s Larry King Lve.

At night she & Rene attend the Blockbuster Awards in L.A where Janet is presented with an award.

Late March : Janet shoots the video for “Go Deep” in Los Angeles and after she flies to Europe with Rene & the kids to resume the tour rehearsals.

Early April : Janet, Rene & the Kids have dress rehearsals in L.A and they fly to Rotterdam Netherland.

April 3 : Debbie Rowe gives birth to Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, second child of Michael, at the Spalding Pain Medical Clinic of Beverly Hills.

BBC UK airs Janet’s performance of I Get Lonely.

April 4 : Janet performs I Get Lonely at the TMF Awards in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

April 17 + 18 : Janet kicks off her Velvet Rope Tour at Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

April 19 : Janet gives a concert at the Flanders Expo in Ghent, Belgium.

April 22 : Janet performs a private show at the Jerudong Park Amphitheatre in Brunei, South East Asia by request of Princess Hamidah of the Brunei royal family. An exclusive audio recording of the show is issued to attendees of Hamidah’s twenty-first birthday party.

April 24 : Janet gives a concert at the Frankenhalle in Nürnberg, Germany.

April 29 : Janet gives a concert at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris France.

May 1 : Janet gives a concert at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany.

May 3 : Janet gives a concert at the Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria.

May 5 : Janet gives a concert at the Forum in Milan, Italy.

May 7 : Janet gives a concert at the Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle in Stuttgart, Germany.

May 8 : Janet gives a concert at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany.

May 9 : Janet gives a concert at the Messehalle in Leipzig, Germany.

May 11 : Janet gives a concert at the Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark.

May 13 : Janet gives a concert at the Turkuhalli in Turku Finland.

May 15 : Janet gives a concert at the Spektrum in Oslo Norway, Oslo.

May 16 : Janet gives a concert at the Stockholm Globe Arenaon in Stockholm, Sweden on her 42nd birthday.

May 17 : Janet gives a concert at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden.

May 19 : Janet gives a concert at the Velodrom in Berlin, Germany.

May 20 : Janet gives a concert at the Westfalenhallen in Dortmund, Germany.

May 22 : Janet gives a concert at the Hallenstadion in Zürich, Switzerland.

May 24 : Janet gives a concert at the Zénith Oméga de Toulon in Toulon, France.

May 26 : Janet gives a concert at the Halle Tony Garnier in Lyon, France.

May 27 : Janet gives a concert at the Flanders Expo in Ghent, Belgium.

May 29 : Janet gives a concert at the NEC Arena in Birmingham, England.

May 30 : Janet gives a concert at the Telewest Arena in Newcastle, England.

May 31 : Janet gives a concert at the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England.

June 3 : Janet gives a concert at the Scotland SEC Centre in Glasgow, England.

June 4 : Janet gives a concert at the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England.

June 6 + 7 : Janet gives two concerts at the Wembley Arena in London, England.

June 11 + 12 : Janet gives two concerts at the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany.

June 14 : Janet cancels her concert in Berlin, Germany due to sickness.

June 15 : “Go Deep” is released as the 4th single from “The Velvet Rope”.

While in Paris, Janet gives a radio interview to NRJ (she is a bit sick after cancelling last night concert in Germany but the radio host comes to her hotel).

June 16 : Janet gives a concert at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France.

June 17 : Janet gives a concert at the Wembley Arena in London (last concert of the European leg).

June 18 : Janet & Rene fly back home to Los Angeles.

July 7 : Janet & Collin Powell from ‘s Promise meet youth in a school.

July 9 : Janet gives an interview to Good Morning America. At night, she kicks off the north american leg of the Velvet Rope Tour at the United States MCI Center in Washington, D.C.

July 11 : Janet gives a concert at the Gund Arena in Cleveland.

July 12 : Janet gives a concert at the The Crown in Cincinnati.

July 14 : Janet gives a concert at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.

July 15 : Janet gives a concert at the The MARK of the Quad Cities in Molina

July 17 + 18 : Janet gives two concerts at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.

July 21 : Janet is a guest on Late Night With David Letterman in New York City.

July 22 : Janet gives a concert at the E-Centre in Camden.

July 24 + 25 : Janet gives two concerts at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont.

July 25 : “Luv Me, Luv Me” a song by Jamaican-American reggae singer Shaggy featuring Janet is released as a single from the soundtrack to the film How Stella Got Her Groove Back. The song is re-recorded in 2000 with Samantha Cole’s vocals after Janet’s label withheld the song from being included on Shaggy’s next album.

July 28 : Janet gives a concert at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee.

July 29 : Janet gives a concert at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

July 31 : Janet gives a concert at the Riverport Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights.

August 1 : Janet gives a concert at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City.

August 3 : Janet gives a concert at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver.

August 5 : Janet gives a concert at the E Center in West Valley City.

August 8 : Janet gives a concert at the General Motors Place in Vancouver, Canada.

August 11 : Janet gives a concert at the United States Rose Garden in Portland.

August 13 : Janet gives a concert at the The Arena in Oakland in Oakland.

August 14 : Janet gives a concert at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento.

August 16 : Janet gives a concert at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View.

August 20 : Janet gives a concert at the Forum in Inglewood. Many stars attend the show as well as most of the Jackson family including Michael and 3T.

August 23 : Janet gives a concert at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in Anaheim.

August 24 : Janet gives a concert at the Selland Arena in Fresno.

August 26 : Janet gives a concert at the America West Arena in Phoenix.

August 28 : Janet gives a concert at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego.

August 29 : Janet gives a concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Michael spends his 40th birthday with Taj & Taryll and they attend Janet’s concert together. LaToya also attends the concert but doesn’t get to see Michael.

September 3 : Janet gives a concert at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville.

“You” is released as the 5th single from  “The Velvet Rope” along with a live video.

September 4 : Janet gives a concert at the Blockbuster Pavilion in Charlotte.

September 5 : Janet gives a concert at the Nashville Arena in Nashville.

September 7 : Janet is on the cover of Jet magazine.

Janet gives a concert at the Starplex Amphitheatre in Dallas.

September 9 : Janet gives a concert at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

September 11 : Janet gives a concert at the Coral Sky Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach.

September 12 : Janet gives a concert at the Ice Palace in Tampa.

September 15 : Janet gives a concert at the Orlando Arena in Orlando. Michael attends the show.

September 16 : Janet gives a concert at the Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre in Atlanta.

September 18 : Janet gives a concert at the FleetCenter in Boston.

September 19 : Janet gives a concert at the Mark G. Etess Arena in Atlantic City.

September 21 : Janet gives a concert at the Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge in Bristow.

September 22 : Janet gives a concert at the Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater in Burgettstown.

September 24 : Janet gives a concert at the Polaris Amphitheater in Columbus.

September 26 : Janet gives a concert at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester.

September 27 : Janet gives a concert at the Corel Centre in Ottawa, Canada.

September 29 : Janet gives a concert at the SkyDome in Toronto, Canada.

September 30 : Janet gives a concert at the Moison Center in Montreal, Canada.

October : Janet graces the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.

October 2 : Janet gives a concert at the United States Worcester’s Centrum Centre in Worcester.

October 4 : Janet gives a concert at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford.

October 4 : Janet gives a concert at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park.

October 6 : Janet gives a concert at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford.

October 8 : In New York City, Janet records the duet “I Know The Truth” with Elton John.

October 9 : Janet makes a surprise appearance on the Rosie O Donnell Show in NYC to promote her upcoming HBO Special.

October 10 : Janet gives a first concert at the Madison Square Garden in NYC.

October 11 : This is Janet’s big night. She performs a second concert at the Madison Square Garden live on HBO around the world. Q-Tips does his rap on Got Til It’s Gone and backstage Janet meets Usher, Missy Elliot & Busta Rhymes among others.

October 14 : Janet gives a concert at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore.

October 16 : Janet gives a concert at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont.

October 18 : Janet gives a concert at the The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills.

October 20 : Janet gives a concert at the Hardee’s Walnut Creek Amphitheatre in Raleigh.

October 21 : Janet gives a concert at the GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater in Virginia Beach.

October 23 : Janet performs “What About” with Tina & Shawnette at the 4th annual VH1 Fashion Awards at the Theatre in Madison Square Garden, New York.

October 25 : Janet gives a concert at the Mark G. Etess Arena in Atlantic City.

October 27 : Janet gives a concert at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis.

October 28 : Janet gives a concert at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.

October 30 + 31 : Janet gives the lasts concerts of the North American leg of the Velvet Rope Tour at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands.

November 1 : Janet & Rene go back home to Los Angeles.

November 14 : Janet gives a concert at the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa.

November 17 : “Everytime” is released as the 6th & final single from “The Velvet Rope”.

November 19 : Janet gives a concert at the Kings Park Stadium in Durban, South Africa.

November 21 : Janet gives a concert at the Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. Michael & Lisa Maria attend the show.

Janet & Rene fly from Los Angeles to Christchurch, New Zealand.

November 27 + 28 : Janet gives to concert at the WestpacTrust Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Nov 30 + December 1 + 3 : Janet gives three concerts at the Queens Wharf Events Centre in Wellington, New Zealand.

December 5 : Janet gives a concert at the Ericsson Stadium in Auckland, New Zeland.

December 7 : Janet gives a concert at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia.

December 9 : Janet gives a concert at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia.

December 10 : Janet gives a concert at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre in Newcastle, Australia.

December 12 : Janet gives a concert at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia.

December 13 + 14 : Janet gives two concerts at the Perth Entertainment Centre in Perth, Australia.

December 15 + 17 : Janet gives two concerts at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia.

December 20 : Janet gives the last concert of the Australien leg Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, Australia.

December 21 : Janet, Rene & the Kids leave Australia and fly back home for the holidays.

January : Janet & Rene go to Minneapolis to start working on the new album with Lewis & Jam but they decide to fly back to California because of the bad weather.

January 21 : Katherine’s father, Prince Scruse, dies at the age of 90 years old.

February 13 : Debbie Rowe gives birth to Prince Michael Joseph Jackson Jr, first child of Michael, at the Cedar Sinai Medical Center of Los Angeles.

Late February : Michael hosts a Jackson Family Day at Neverland to introduce Prince to the clan. Janet who is in studio in Minneapolis can’t attend the party. LaToya is not invited.

June 24 : The stormy six-year marriage of singer LaToya and Jack Gordon is officially over. The divorce is granted in Clark County Family Court.

July 13 : Janet & Rene offer a special preview of 4 songs from the new album during a fan meeting.

July 29 :  Janet & Rene attend Wayne Morris Birthday Party.

August :  Janet completes the recording of the “Velvet Rope” album.

She auditions the new Kids which include Tina, Shawnette, Kelly, Nikki and a 17 years old dancer named Gil Duldulao who will eventually become Janet’s choreographer and best friend.

Janet shoots the video for “Got Til It’s Gone” directed by Mark Romance.

August 20 :  Janet graces the cover of Jet magazine.

The single “Got Til It’s Gone” is released to radios.

September : Latoya visits Janet at her Malibu beach house and the two sisters reconnect after 9 years apart.

September 3 : Janet & Rene attend a listening party of the “Velvet Rope” album in NYC with many celebrities in attendance including Naomi Campbell & Lisa Marie Presley (who makes a cameo on one of the interludes).

September 4 : The video for “Got Til It’s Gone” is premiered on MTV.

Janet & Rene attend the 4th Annual MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City where Janet presents an award to Mark Romanek.

September 5 :Janet attends the Third Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica where Maya Angelou presents her with the Lena Horne Awards during the Soul Train Lady Of Soul Awards (with Katherine, Rene & Jimmy Jan in the audience) in Santa Monica.

September 9 : Janet & Rene attend a “Velvet Rope” Listening Party at Sony Pictures Studio in Culver City with Katherine & the 3T among others.

September 16 : Janet, Rene & the Kids arrive in London.

September 17 : Janet unveils her wax statue at the Rock Circus and later she tapes two performances of Got Til It’s Gone for Top Of The Pops (which airs on September 20).

September 19 : Janet, Rene & the Kids attend a Velvet Rope Listening Party in London.

September 22 : “Got Til It’s Gone” is released as the 1st single from ” The Velvet Rope”. The song is not released as a commercial single in the US, making it ineligible to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 and several other charts under the chart rules that existed at that time.

September 24 : In Paris Janet & the Kids perform Got Til It’s Gone at Graines de Star TV show on M6.

September 25 : Janet is a guest on french TV show Nulles Part Ailleurs on Canal + but she doesn’t perform.

October 3 :  Janet & her entourage fly back to NYC.

October 6 : The “Velvet Rope” album is released in Europe.

Janet gives an interview to Bill Bellamy live from Times Square on MTV Live.

October 7 : The “Velvet Rope” album is released in the US.

Janet makes a CD signing session at the Virgin Megastore on Times Square.

October 17 : Janet performs Together Again on Top of The Tops in London, England.

Early November : Janet goes to Chicago with Rene & the Kids to tape an interview on the Oprah Winfrey Show. She also performs “Got Til It’s Gone” & “Together Again”. During the interview Janet reveals that she has not seen not spoken to Michael since december 1995.

November 8 : Janet performs “Got Til It’s Gone” on Hey Hey It’s Saturday TV Show in Melbourne, Australia.

November 16 : Janet performs “Got Til It’s Gone” on HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP in Tokyo, Japan.

November 19 : The Oprah Winfrey Show episode with Janet airs on TV.

Late November : Janet, Rene & the Kids go back to Europe to promote the single :

-Paris (France) : On Thanksgiving day (November 27), Janet gives interviews at the Ritz Hotel to French magazine Rock and Folk, UK tabloids and French radio Europe 2. Janet performs Got Til It’s Gone on Les Années Tubes (TF1) which airs on November 25. She also performs Got Til It’s Gone and Together Again on Hit Machine which airs on M6 on December 14 and another performance of Together Again which airs on M6 on December 31.

-Hilversum (Netherlands) : Janet performs Together Again on TROS TV Show which airs on November 27.

-Rome (Italy)  : Janet performs Together Again on Fantastico 8 which airs on November 29.

-London (England) : Janet performs Together Again on Smash Hits Poll Winners Party 1997 which airs on November 30. She also tapes two performances of Together Again on and Top Of The Pops (aired on December 12 and January 9, 1998).

-Madrid (Spain) : Janet performs Together Again on Sorpresa, ¡Sorpresa! which airs on December 11. She also performs Got Til It’s Gone and Together Again on Música sí which airs on December 12 and another performance of Together Again which airs on Turrón y… cuenta nueva on December 31.

-Berlin (Germany) : Janet performs Together Again on Nur Die Liebe Zählt which airs on December 13.

-Maimarkthalle, Mannheim (Germany) : Janet performs Together Again on Wetten, dass..? which airs on December 13.

December 1 : Together Again” is released on World Aids Day in the United Kingdom as a 7-inch vinyl single, a 12-inch vinyl single, a CD single, and a cassette single. The following day, the song is released in the United States on all four formats plus a maxi-CD. In Japan, a CD single is issued later that month, on December 22. The song will peak at #1 on Hot 100 Billboard.

December : Janet is on the cover of Ebony magazine with new pictures and a new interview where she reveals that she recently reconnected with LaToya.

December 20 : Enid Spann Jackson, Jackie’s ex wife and mother of their children Siggy & Brandi tragically dies of a brain aneurysm in a movie theater bahhroom. The Jackson family gather at Hayvenhurst to support Siggy & brandi.

January : Katherine, Joe, Jermaine, Alejandra, Genevieve, Donte & Randy Jr move back into a renovated Hayvenhurst.

Janet is on the cover of Upsale magazine.

Janet renegociates her contracts with Virgin Records and earns an unprecedented 80 million dollars!

BET airs Janet’s interview with Ed Gordon.

January 8 : “Twenty Foreplay” is released as the 2nd & final single from “Design Of A Decade 1986-1996”.

January 18 : Lisa Marie officially files for divorce. Michael’s spokesman states that they remain friends.

May 3 : LaToya calls Randy and asks him to rescue her from Jack Gordon.

Randy immediately catches a plane with his cousin Tony and they take LaToya from her New York hotel straight to her Las Vegas home.

There, LaToya is treated for bruises and she files for divorce ans asks a restraining order to protect her from Jack Gordon.

LaToya slowly reconnects with the family starting with Randy, Jermaine & Joe and she speaks to Katherine on the phone.

July 25 : Alejandra gives birth to Jermaine’s son Jaafar Jackson.

September : Janet & Rene attend Stacee Brown wedding to Rex Salas at Neverland with all the Jackson family (except Michael, 3T & LaToya).

October 13 :  Janet & Rene attend the baptizing of Tyler James Harris, the son of Jimmy Jam.

October 31 : Janet & Rene attend a Gay Parade in Santa Barbara.

November 15 : Michael gets married to Debbie Rowe.

January 16 : Janet is honored by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Award, during its CORE  ‘Living The Dream’ Ambassadorial Reception Awards Dinner at the Sheraton Hotel in New York City.

Janet is on the cover of Ebony Magazine.

January 31 : Whoops Now”/”What’ll Do” are released as “Janet” ‘ eighth and ninth single, respectively. The songs reached number one in New Zealand and peaked within the top 20 in several countries. This double single is not released in the US.

The video for “Whoops Now” Is directed by Yuri Elizondo, the younger brother of René Elizondo, Jr., and depicts Janet and “The Kids” having fun in Jackson’s favorite vacation spot, Anguilla.

The video for “What’ll I Do” is a concert performance taken from the Janet. Tour.

February 6 + 7 : Janet kicks off the Australian/Asia leg of the Janet Tour with two concerts at the Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia.

February 10 + 11 + 12 + 15 : Janet gives 4 concerts at the Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia.

February 17 + 18 + 20 : Janet gives 3 concerts at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia.

February 21 : Janet gives a concert at the Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, Australia.

February 23 : Janet gives the last concert of the Australian leg at the Burswood Dome in Perth.

February 27 + 28 : Janet gives two concerts at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore

March 3 : Janet gives a concert at the Folk Arts Theater in Pasay, Philippines.

March 5 + 6 : Janet gives two concerts at the Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok Thailand.

March 8 : Janet kicks off the European leg of the tour at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway.

March 9 : Janet gives a concert at the Valbyhallen in Copenhagen, Denmark.

March 11 : Janet gives a concert at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.

March 13 : Janet Remixed is released in Europe.

March 14 : Janet gives a concert at the Velodrome Berlin, Germany.

March 16 : Janet gives a concert at the Sports Palace in Hambourg, Germany.

Janet performs “Whoops Now” on Wetten Dass in Germany (aired on March 18).

BBC UK airs Janet’s performance of “Whoops Now” on Top Of The Pops.

March 18 : Alejandra and Jermaine get married in a secret ceremony at the Hotel Bel Air causing Randy to leave Hayvenhurst!

Some time after, Joe brings a baby boy from Las Vegas to Hayvenhurst. Donte Williams, born on June 13, 1992 is adopted by Joe & Katherine but raised by Jermaine & Alejandra.

March 21 + 22 : Janet gives two concerts at the Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

March 24 : Janet performs “Whoops Now” at Théâtre de l’Empire in Paris, France for French TV Show on TF1. While in Paris Janet is a guest on French TV show “Nulles Part Ailleurs”. She also tapes an interview for French TV channel M6. During this interview, she reveals that her duet with Michael is titled Scream and will be released in May.

March 25 : Janet gives a concert at the Palais des Sports in Toulouse, France.

March 26 : Janet gives a concert at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.

March 29 : Janet gives a concert at the Dome in Marseille, France.

March 31 : Janet gives a concert at the Hallenstadion in Zürich, Switzerland.

April 1 : Janet gives a concert at the Olympiahalle in Munich Germany.

April 4 : Janet gives a concert at the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England.

April 7 : Janet gives a concert at the NEC Arena in Birmingham, England.

While in London, Janet performs “Whoops Now” on Top Of The Pops.

April 8 : Janet gives a concert at the Wembley Arena in London, England.

April 10 : Janet gives a concert at the Palais Omnisport de Bercy in Paris, France.

April 11 : Janet gives a concert at the Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany.

April 13 : Janet gives a concert at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany.

April 15 : Janet gives a concert at the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany.

April 16 : Janet gives a concert at the Flander’s Expo in Ghent, Belgium

April 19 + 20 + 22  : Janet gives the last 3 concerts of the Janet World Tour at the Wembley Arena in London.

May 12 : Janet & Rene attend the Eighth Annual Essence Awards at Paramount Theatre, Madison Square Garden in New York City where Janet is presented with an award.

May 15-20 : Michael & Janet shoot the “Scream” short film, directed by Mark Romanek.

May 19 : “Scream”, The first single from the album History is officially launched on radios worldwide.

May 29 : “Scream”/”Childhood” is released worldwide. “Scream” would become the first single in the 37-year history of Billboard to debut in the top five on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number five. Elsewhere, it topped the charts in Italy, New Zealand, and Spain while reaching the top five in Australia, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

June : Janet goes to Minneapolis with Rene to record two new songs for a greatest hits album with Terry Lewis & Jimmy Jam.

June 13 : The “Scream” short film is premiered on MTV & BET.

August 27 : Janet shoots the music video for “Runaway”, directed by Marcus Nispel and choreographed by Tina Landon.

August 29 : “Runaway” is released as the 1st single from “Design Of A Decade 1986-1996” along with the video. It peaks at #3 on Hot 100 Billboard.

September 7 : Michael & Janet attend the MTV Video Music Awards in New York City with Lisa Marie & Rene . MJ opens the ceremony with a 20 minutes long medley and accepts an award with Janet for Scream.

October 10 : “Design Of A Decade 1986-1996” is released by A&M Records as well as a VHS featuring all the videos from the “Control” & “Rhythm Nation” eras.

Janet goes to Australia to promote “Design Of A Decade”. She tapes an intervew on Rockp Pop Studio TV show.

November : Janet is on the cover of Jet & US magazines. 

December 6 : Michael collapses while rehearsing the concert and he is rushed to the Beth Israel Medical Center . He is suffering from gastro-enteritis, dehydration and electrolyte imbalances.

Michael and Janet were both scheduled to attend the 1995 Billboard Music Awards at the New York Coliseum that evening. Janet cancels her appearance at the Billboard Awards and she visits Michael at the hospital.

Mid December : Janet shoots a video for “Twenty Foreplay” where she plays actress Dorothy Danthridge. On the set of the video she gives interviews to BET’s Conversation With Ed Gordon and her French fan-club Black Cat.

January 3 : Janet gives a concert at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield.

January 5 + 6 : Janet gives two concerts at the Omni in Atlanta.

January 9 : Janet gives a concert at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, NC.

January 12 : Janet gives a concert at theBJCC Coliseum in Birmingham, AL.

January 14 : Janet gives a concert at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, VA.

January 16 : Janet gives a concert at the Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN.

January 18 : Janet gives a concert at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, FL.

“Because Of Love” is released as the 4th single from “Janet” along with a live video! It peaks at #10 on Hot 100 Billboard.

January 20 : Janet gives a concert at the Miami Arena in Miami, FL.

January 21 : Janet gives a concert at the FL-Thunderdome in St. Petersberg.

January 22 : Janet & Rene attend the 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills where “Again” is nominated for Best Song For A film.

January 24 : Janet gives a concert at the NY-Pepsi Center in Albany.

January 30 : Janet gives a concert at the MA-Centrum in Worcester.

Late January : After the Hayvenhurst estate was damaged by the Northridge earthquake. Katherine, Joseph, Alejandra, Randy, Genevieve, Randy Jr, Jermaine and Lea Bongo move to a a mansion in Beverly Park during renovations. Michael pays for the renovations and the rented mansion (40 000 dollars a month).

January 31 : Janet gives a concert at the PA-Spectrum in Philadelphia.

February 4 : Janet gives a concert at the OH-Nutter Center in Dayton.

February 6 : Janet gives a concert at the Civic Center in Peoria, IL.

February 7 : Janet gives a concert at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI.

February 12 : Janet gives a concert at the WA-Tacoma Dome in Tacoma.

February 16 : Janet gives a concert at the San Jose Arena in San Jose, CA.

February 17 : Janet gives a concert at the CA-ARCO Arena in Sacramento.

February 18 : Janet gives a concert at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA.

February 19 : The whole Jackson family (except LaToya) is reunited at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas to rehearse & tape The Jackson Family Honors TV Special which is broadcasted a few days later around the world.

Janet performs “Alright”.

February 24 : Janet gives the last concert of the first US leg of the tour at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, CA.

March 8 : Janet & Rene attend the 66th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.

March 21 : Janet & Rene attend the 66th Annual Academy Awards at Dorothy Chandler Pavillion in Los Angeles, where  “Again” is nominated for Best Song For A Film. Janet performs the song live but she does not win.

March 22 : Janet & Rene fly from LA to Tokyo, Japan.

March 24 : Janet gives a concert at the Huis Ten Bosch in Nagasaki, Japan.

March 27 : Janet gives a concert at the Osaka-jo Castle Hall in Osaka, Japan.

March 29 + 30 : Janet gives a concert at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

April 7 : Janet attends the Party for Janet Jackson’s Sold-Out Concert Tour and Plaque Presentation for 10 Million Copies of “Janet” Album at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City where she is presented with a Grammy Award she won recently.

April 7 + 8 + 9 : Janet gives two concerts at the Forum in Inglewood. Many members of the Jackson family attend the concerts.

April 14 : Janet gives a concert at the San Jose Arena in San Jose, CA.

April 16 : Janet gives a concert at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.

April 26 + 27 : Janet gives two concerts at the UT-Delta Center in Salt Lake City.

May 14 :  Janet performs “Throb” & “Anytime Anyplace” during the season finale of Saturday Night Live in New York City.

May 23 : “Anytime Anyplace” is released as the 5th single from “Janet” along with a video. It peaks at #2 on Hot 100 Billboard.

May 26 : Michael & Lisa Marie secretly get married in a 12 minutes ceremony only attended by Eva Darling & Thomas Keough!

June 4 : Janet accepts two MTV Movie Awards for her part in “Poetic Justice” live from the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California.

June 10 : Janet kicks off her summer US tour at the Merriwether Post Pavillion in Columbia, MD.

June 11 : Janet gives a concert at the MD-Merriwether Post Pavilion in Columbia.

June 13 : Janet gives a concert at the ONT-Kingswood Music Theatre in Kingswood.

June 18 : Janet gives a concert at the MA-Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts in Mansfield.

“Throb” is released as the 6th single from “Janet” without a video.

Janet shoots the video for “You Want This” with The Kids.

June 21 : Janet gives a concert at the NY-Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs.

June 23 : Janet gives a concert at the PA- Star Lake Amphitheatre in Pittsburgh.

June 27 + 28 : Janet gives two concerts at the NY-Jones Beach Amphitheater in Wantaugh, NY.

July 3 : Janet gives a concert at the PA-Hershey Park Stadium in Hershey Park.

July 5 : Janet gives a concert at the WI-Marcus Amphitheatre in Milwaukee.

July 6 : Janet gives a concert at the Mark of the Quad Cities in Moline, IL.

July 8 : Janet gives a concert at the KS-Sandstone Amphitheater in Bonner Springs.

July 9 : Janet gives a concert at the MO-Riverport Amphitheater in St. Louis,

July 12 + 13 : Janet gives two concerts at the Poplar Creek Music Theatre in Hoffman Estates, IL.

July 19 : Janet gives a concert at the Richfield Coliseum in Cleveland, OH.

July 21 : Janet gives a concert at the Riverbend Amphitheater in Cincinnati, OH.

July 24 : Janet gives a concert at the OH-Polaris Amphitheater in Columbus.

July 26 + 27 : Janet gives two concerts at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Michael attends the concerts disguised in Cheik Arab.

July 29 : Janet gives a concert at the NC-Walnut Creek Amphitheater in Raleigh.

July 31 : Janet gives a concert at the FL-Coral Sky Pavilion in West Palm Beach,.

August 1 : Janet gives a concert at the New Orleans Superdome in New Orleans.

Janet is on the cover of Jet magazine

August 2 : Janet gives a concert at the TX-Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston.

August 3 : Janet gives a concert at the TX-Starplex Amphitheater in Dallas.

August 5 :Janet gives a concert at the Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village.

August 9 : Janet gives a concert at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheater in Irvine, CA.

August 12 : Janet gives a concert at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA.

August 14 : Janet gives the last concert of the US leg and last concert of the year at the Gorge Amphitheater in George, WA.

August 27 : Dee Dee Jackson (Tito’s ex wife and mother of the 3T) is found dead in her swimming pool by her boyfriend Donald Bohana. The Jackson family gathers at Hayvenhurst to support Tito and his kids the 3T.

Late August/Early September : Janet invites her nephews to spend a few days at her Malibu beach home to rest and prepare for the funerals. The whole family (except LaToya) attends Dee Dee’s funerals.

September 8 : Michael & Lisa Marie open the MTV Video Music Awards Ceremony with a big kiss live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Janet attends the ceremony where she accepts an award for “If”.

October : Janet is on the cover of VIBE Magazine.

October 8 : Michael & Lisa attend an Elvis Presley tribute gala in Memphis with Janet & Rene and Lisa’s mother Priscillia Presley

Michael starts recording a duet with Janet.

October 11 : “You Want This” is released as the 7th single from “Janet” along with a video in black & white. It peaks at #8 on Hot 100 Billboard.

November 1 : Janet attends her makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin’s benefit toasting his new book “THE ART OF MAKEUP”.

November 4 : Janet, Terry Lewis & Jimmy Jam fo the Hit Factory in New York to work on “Scream” with Michael.

Janet sends a truckload of presents for her nieces and nephews at the Beverly Park Estate.

Randy moves to Hayvenhurst with Alejandra and their children Genevieve and Randy Jr.

January : Janet returns to Minneapolis with Rene to resume the recording sessions of her new album with Terry Lewis & Jimmy Jam.

February 24 : Janet attends the Grammy Awards where she presents Michael with the Grammy Legend Award.

March : Janet hires Tina London as new choreographer and they audition dancers for the new project. The “Kids” include Shawnette Heard, Tish Oliver, Kelly Konno & Nikki Panterpurg.

Together they shoot the video for “That’s The Way Love Goes” (directed by Rene and featuring Jennifer Lopez).

March 10 :  Janet attends the unveiling of Terry Lewis & Jimmy Jam’ star on the Hollywwood Walk Of Fame with Quincy Jones and Earvin “Magic” Johnson.

April : “That’s The Way Love Goes” is released as the 1st single released from “Janet”. It peaks at #1 on Hot 100 Billboard. Janet goes to Europe with Rene & the Kids to promote the album and perform the song in many TV shows including :

-Paris (France) : Les Années Tubes (aired on April 19), M6 Studios (aired on April 20), Studios des Buttes-Chaumont on Sacrée Soirée (aired on April 22).

-Olympiahalle, Innsbruck (Austria) : Wetten, dass..? aus Innsbruck aired on April 17.

-London (England) : Top Of The Pops aired on April 24.

May :  Janet is on the cover of Essence & Glamour magazines.

May 18 : The album Janet is released by Virgin. It peaks at #1 on Billboard 200.

June 9 : Janet and director John Singleton attend the Liberty Hill Foundation’s 11th Annual Upton Sinclair Awards in Beverly Hills, California.

June 21 : In L.A Janet & the kids start rehearsing for Janet’s world tour and her upcoming VMA’s performance.

June 28 : Janet, Tina & the Kids shoot the video for “If” (directed by Dominic Sena).

July 13 : “If” is released as the 2nd single from “Janet”. It peaks at #4 on Hot 100 Billboard.

July 21 : In Hollywood , Janet attends the premiere of “Poetic Justice” with Rene, John Singleton & Tupac.

July 23 : “Poetic Justice’ is released in US theatres. According to Box Office Mojo, Poetic Justice made $27,515,786 in the domestic box office with the budget being $14,000,000. For its opening weekend it opened at #1 with over $11,000,000 in ticket sales. It ranked #20 for the year of 1993 openings and #21 for highest R-rated movies of 1993.

August : Janet is on the cover of US magazine, Young & Modern magazine & Jet (with Tupac).

Janet & Rene meet with Coca Cola to discuss a multi million dollars deal.

August 1 : Janet makes a photoshoot with by George Holz for US Weekly in Los Angeles.

August 23 :The media reveal that Michael is under criminal investigation for child molestation which becomes of the biggest scandals of all time and will dominate newspapers, magazines, TV shows and tabloids for many months to come…

Soon after, Janet’s deal with Coca Cola is canceled.

September : Janet is on the cover of Rolling Stone & Ebony magazines.

September 2 : Janet performs “That’s The Way Love Goes” & “If” at the MTV Video Music Awards life from the Gibson Amphitheater in L.A. Many attendees at the MTV Video Music Awards express well wishes for Michael.

October : Janet, Rene & the Kids go to Hawaii to rehearse for the next tour.

October 12 : “Again” is released as the third single from “Janet” along with a video directed by Rene. It peaks at #1 on Hot 100 Billboard.

October 31 : Joe’s father, Samuel Jackson dies at the age of 90.

November 11 : BBC UK airs Janet performance of ”Again” on Top Of The Pops (taped in Los Angeles).

November 24 : Janet kicks off the “Janet World Tour” at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio. Early in her performance she asks her audience to bow their heads and say a silent prayer “for my brother Michael”.

MTV interviews Janet and her team of dancers and musicians before the opening night of the tour. The interview airs a few days later along with the full performances of “If” and “Rhythm Nation”.

November 26 : Janet gives a concert at the Sky Dome in Toronto, Canada.

November 28 + 29 : Janet gives two concerts at the US Air Arena in Landover, US

Janet is on the cover of Jet magazine.

December 1 : Janet gives a concert at the Rosemont Horizon in Chicago, US.

December 02 : Janet gives a concert at the Target Center in Minneapolis, US.

December 04 : Janet gives a concert at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, US.

December 08 : LaToya shocks the world by holding a midnight press conference in Tel Aviv, Istrael where she says that she “can no longer be a silent collaborator” to Michael’s ‘crimes against young innocent victims”. Her husband and manager Jack Gordon is by her side.
The Jackson family reacts immediately and holds a press conference at Hayvenhurst to refute LaToya’s claims. Katherine, Joe, Jermaine, Jackie, Tito & Randy tell CNN that LaToya has been brainwashed by her “money hungry” husband Jack Gordon.

December 11 : Margaret Maldonado leaves Jermaine & Hayvenhurst with Jeremy & Jourdyn.

December 17 + 18 + 22 + 23 : Janet gives 4 concerts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, US.

December 28 : Janet gives a concert at the RI-Civic Center in Providence (which started an hour and a half late due to a technical problem).

December 30 : Janet gives a concert at the CT-Civic Center in Hartford.

December 31 : Janet celebrates New Year’s eve on stage with a concert and a countdown at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.

January 11 : Janet is presented with the Chairman’s Award at 24th Annual NAACP Image Awards at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles.

March 10 :  Janet is presented with the Sammy Davis Jr Heritage Award during the Sixth Annual Soul Train Music Awards at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

March 28  :  Janet & Rene attend the Seventh Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood.

April 14 : Janet begins to film the movie “Poetic Justice” directed by John Singleton in Los Angeles and featuring Tupac Shakur & Q-Tip. During the filming, she shares an appartment with her friends Tina Landon,  Tish Oliver & Jossie Harris.

July : “The Best Things In Life Are Free”, a duet between Janet & Luther Vandross is released and becomes a big hit even though Janet does not appear in the video.

July 4 : Last day of filming for the “Poetic Justice” movie.

August 13 : Janet attends Magic’s Johnson 33rd birthday party.

September 18 : Janet and Rene Elizondo participate to “Earthwalk” in L.A.

October 2 : Alejandra Loaiza gives birth to Randy Jackson Jr in Colombia, South America.

November 15-18 : The Jacksons-An American Dream is aired on ABC. This mini series about the Jackson family produced by Jermaine & Margaret and becomes a huge success.

December : Janet & Rene arrive in Minneapolis so start the recording sessions of Janet’s next album. They stay at Jimmy Jam’s home.

While taping an Exotic Club Tour in Minneapolis Latoya visits Janet, also in town recording her album, to ask for help in escaping Gordon. Janet gets mad at La Toya, accusing her elder sister of recording their conversation.

December 24-31 : Janet & Rene leave Minneappolis and fly to Anguila for the holidays.

January : Janet is on the cover of Jet Magazine.

January 28 : Janet wins three American Music Awards but she does not attend the ceremony.

February 6 : “State Of The World” is released as the 8th & final single from “Rhythm Nation 1814” (only in Australia, Japan & South Africa).

March 11 : Janet has signed what is believed to be the most lucrative contract in the history of recording. The 24-year-old singer, songwriter and actress signed an exclusive contract with Virgin Records. Although the financial terms were not disclosed, the deal has been widely reported as yielding Ms. Jackson from $40 million and $50 million for three to five albums.

March 16 :  Janet is presented with the Humanitarian Of The Year Award by the Starlight Foundation at the 20/20 Club in Beverly Hills, California.

March 31 : Janet & Rene secretly get married and move into a beach house in Malibu .

July 27 : Michael invites the Jackson family to Neverland to celebrate the first ever Joe Jackson Day. Katherine, Joe, Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine & Janet and the grandchildren attend the event.

Later at Hayvenhurst, Joe receives his present from Janet & Michael : A boat!

September : Jermaine, Margaret and their children move back to Hayvenhurst in Janet & Latoya’s rooms.

September 12 : Latoya publishes her autobiography “Growing Up In The Jackson Family” which causes a great controversy. During her promotional tour, LaToya gives many interviews with Jack Gordon by her side (including the Phil Donahue Show) and she claims that Rebbie and her sexually abused by Joe… The Jackson family denies the allegations and claims LaToya was brainwashed by her manager/husband Jack Gordon… Michael & Janet do not react publicly to those allegations.

November : Randy is arrested after Eliza phones the police to report that the beatings have not stopped. Randy is sentenced to one month in jail, two years’ probation, and ordered to enroll in a domestic violence rehabilitation program. Eliza files for divorce and custody of Steveanna.

January 5 : Margaret gives birth to Jourdynn Jackson. A few months later, Jermaine, Margaret & the kids leave Hayvenhurst to move in their own house in Beverly Hills.

January 27 : Janet attends the last final concert of the Bad World Tour at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles with Katherine, Joe & Rebbie.

February-April : Janet & Rene go to Minneapolis to record the “Rhythm Nation 1814” album with Terry Lewis & Jimmy Jam.

April 16 : The single “2300 Jackson Street” is released by Epic. It’s a tribute to Joe & Katherine with all the children (except Marlon & LaToya) & grandchildren singing and appearing in the video shot during a Family Day at Tito’s home.

April 26 : Janet and Rene Elizondo attend the Fourth Annual ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards at Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

May  : Janet shoots a short film to promote her next album. It is directed by Dominic Sena and features the songs The Knowledge, Miss You Much & Rhythm Nation. Rene helps in the production and Tina Landon is featured among the dancers. Michael & Katherine visit Janet on the set.

May 16 :  Janet celebrates her birthday for the first time of her life on the set of the “Rhythm Nation” short film thanks to Rene & Tina.

August : Randy gets married to Eliza Shaffer but keeps on seeing his longtime girlfriend Alejandra.

August 22 : “Miss You Much” is released as the 1st single from “Rhythm Nation 1814”. It will peak at #1 on the Hot 100 Billboard. The video premieres on MTV 2 days later.

September 5 : After on of her performances concert at Bally’s Reno in Nevada. Jack Gordon takes LaToya to a chapel for a surprise wedding!

September 14 : Janet gives a press conference to announce the album & the short film. Later that day, Janet attends the album party with many friends and family members (Quincy Jones, Jackie & Marlon, Jackson, Donny Osmond, Terry Lewis, Jimmy Jam, Rob Lowe etc.).

September 16 :  The “Rhythm Nation 1814” short film is world premiered on MTV.

September 19 : The album “Rhythm Nation 1814” is released by A&M Records.

October 03 : Janet attends a Bobby Brown party to celebrate the sale of “Don’t Be Cruel” going 5X platinum.

October 24 : “Rhythm Nation” is released as the 2nd single from “Rhythm Nation 1814” It will peak at #2 on the Hot 100 Billboard.

Janet is on the cover of Jet magazine.

November : Janet, Rene & the Kids (the dancers) go on a promotional tour in Europe.

-London (England) : They perform “Rhythm Nation” and “Miss You Much” on Top Of The Pops (aired on November 9) and Miss You Much & Rhythm Nation on TV PLUS, The Royal Variety Performance, where she meets Queen Elizabeth (aired on November 20) & Big England Cafe (aired on November 19).

-Paris (France) : They perform “Miss You Much”  at Studios des Buttes-Chaumont on Sacrée Soirée TV show on TF1 (aired on November 22).

-Berlin (Germany) : They perform “Miss You Much” on ZDF and “Rhythm Nation”  on TV Puls (aired on November 16).

-Madrid (Spain) : They perform “Miss You Much” & “Rhythm Nation” at TVE Studios and “Rhythm Nation” at Rockopop.

-Westfalenhalle, Dortmund (Germany) : They perform “Miss You Much” & “Rhythm Nation” at Peter’s Pop Show (aired on November 17).

-Merksem, Antwerp (Belgium) : They perform “Miss You Much” & “Rhythm Nation” at the Diamond Awards (aired on November 17).

December 1 :  Janet & Rene go at Le Dome Restaurant in West Hollywood.

December 3 : Randy’s girlfriend, Alejandra Loaiza gives birth to his daughter, Genevieve Jackson while Randy’s wife Eliza is also pregnant.

December 8 : Janet attends the presentation of platinum records for her album “Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814” and two singles “Miss You Much” and “Rhythm Nation” at A&M Records in Hollywood, California

Dee Dee finds out Tito is cheating on her. She files for divorce and custody of Taj, Taryll & TJ (3T)

January : While rehearsing for her first tour in a studio of Los Angeles , Janet gets a surprise visit from comedian Arsenio Hall who is recording his TV Show in another studio and she accepts to do the Miss You Much chair routine for his audience!

January 08 :  “Escapade” is released as the 3rd single from “Rhythm Nation 1814” along with a video. It peaks at #1 on Hot 100 Billboard.

January 22 : Janet attends the American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles where she performs “Escapade” and wins 2 awards.

February : Janet goes to Pensacola (Florida) for the final rehearsal of her upcoming tour. Rene & Katherine come along.

February 21 : Janet wins her first Grammy Award but does not attend the ceremony because she is rehearsing for her tour in Pensacola.

February 27 : Janet surprises the people of Pensacola with a concert that was announced only one day ahead of time. The $10 tickets, limited to a four per person, didn’t go on sale until the morning of the concert. All 7,600 tickets were sold within three hours. Another 1,000 tickets were given to local charities.

March : Janet is on the cover of Rolling Stone, Ebony , Jet & Essence magazines.

Janet meets President George Bush.

March 1 : Janet kicks off her Rhythm Nation Word tour with a concert at the Miami arena in Miami, Florida.

March 3 : Janet gives a concert at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill.

March 4 : “Alright” is released as the 4th single from “Rhythm Nation 1814” along with a short film directed by Julian Temple & featuring Cab Calloway, Heavy D, Cyd Charrys & the Nicolas Brothers. It peaks at #4 on Hot 100 Billboard

Janet gives a concert at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte.

March 6 : Janet gives a concert at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia.

March 7 : Janet gives a concert at the Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville.

March 9 : Janet gives a concert at the Freedom Hall in Louisville.

March 10 : Janet gives a concert at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati.

March 12 : Janet gives a concert at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield.

March 13 : Janet gives a concert at the Civiv Arena in Pittsburg.

March 14 : Janet wins 3 Soul Train Music Awards but does not attend the ceremony held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles because she is on tour in NYC.

March 15 + 16 :Janet gives two concerts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City (the second concert is in benefit for the United Negro College Fund)

March 19 : Janet gives a concert at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Canada.

March 20 : Janet gives a concert at the SkyDome in Toronto, Canada.

March 22 : Janet gives a concert at the Capitol Centre in Landover.

March 23 : Janet gives a concert at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford.

March 26 : Janet gives a concert at the Centrum in Worcester.

March 27 : Janet gives a concert at the Centrum in Worcester.

March 29 : Janet gives a concert at the Capitol Centre in Landover.

March 31 : Janet gives a concert at Hampton Coliseum in Hampton.

April 2/3 : Janet gives a concert at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.

April 5/6 : Janet gives a concert at the Met Center in Boomington, near Minnaopolis.

The music video for “Black Cat” directed by Wayne Isham is filmed on April 5, 1990, using live concert footage from the Met Center concert in Bloomington, Minnesota. In addition to the audience for the sold-out show, the filming reportedly drew an additional 3,000 fans.

April 8/9 : Janet gives two concerts at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, near Chicago.

April 11 : Janet gives a concert at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City.

April 13 : Janet gives a concert at the Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth.

April 15/16 : Janet gives a concert at the Summit in Houston.

April 18 : Janet gives a concert at the ASU Activity Center in Tempe.

April 20 : Janet attends the unveiling of her Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame with Rene, Katherine, Joe & Rebbie among others.

April 20/21 : Janet gives two concerts at the Forum in Inglewood. Many members of the Jackson family attend the shows including Katherine and Michael.

April 23 : Janet gives a concert at the Sports Arena in San Diego.

April 25 : Martha Upshaw, Katherine’s mother dies. The whole family attends her funeral except LaToya who is abroad with Jack Gordon.

April 25/26 : Janet gives two concerts at the Forum in Inglewood. Many members of the Jackson family attend the shows.

April 28/29 + May 1/2 : Janet gives 4 concerts at the Oakland Arena in Oakland.

May 4/5 : Janet gives two concerts at the Arco Arena in Sacramento (last concerts of the first leg of the tour).

Mid May : Janet arrives in Tokyo, Japan with Rene and the Kids.

May 16 : Janet celebrates her 24th birthday at Disneyland Tokyo with Rene, Tina & the Kids.

May 17/18 : Janet gives two concerts at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo.

May 20/21 : Janet gives two concerts at the Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan.

May 23 : Janet gives a concert at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama.

May 24 : Janet, Rene & the Kids fly back to Los Angeles for a short break before the second US leg.

June : Janet gives an interview to Mark Joseph on The Bully! Pulpit Show.

June 3 : Michael collapses while dancing at the Hideout. He is taken to St John Hospital of Los Angeles where he is treated for chest pains. He gets visits from the whole Jackson family (except LaToya).

June 6/7 : Janet kicks off the US second leg named the Summer Escapade Tour with two concerts at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma.

June 9 : Janet gives a concert at the PNE Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada.

June 11 : Janet gives a concert at the Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton, Canada.

June 12 : Janet gives a concert at the Saddledome in Calgary, Canada.

June 15/16 : Janet gives two concerts at the McNichols Arena in Denver.

June 17 : Eliza gives birth to Steveanna Jackson but she files for divorce from Randy soon after.

June 18 :  “Come Back To Me” is released as the 5th single from “Rhythm Nation 1814” along with a video that Janet & Rene shot in Paris. It peaks at #2 on Hot 100 Billboard.

Janet gives a concert at the Salt Palace Arena in Salt Lake City.

June 20/21 : Janet gives two concerts at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View.

June 23/24 : Janet gives two concerts at the Pacific Amphitheater in Costa Mesa.

June 26/27/29 : Janet gives three concerts at the Forum in Inglewood.

July 2 : Janet gives a concert at the Reunion Arena in Dallas.

July 3 : Janet gives a concert at the Myriad Convention Center in Oklahoma City.

July 5/6 : Janet gives two concerts at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin.

July 8 : Janet gives a concert at the Louisiana Superdoma in New Orleans.

July 10 : Janet gives a concert at the Mid South Coliseum in Memphis.

July 12 : Janet gives a concert at the Miami Arena in Miami.

July 13 : Janet gives a concert at the Orlando Arena in Orlando.

July 14 : Janet gives a concert at the Florida Suncoast Dome in St Petersberg.

July 16/17/19/20  : Janet gives 4 concerts at the Omni in Atlanta.

July 22 : Janet gives a concert at AL Coliseum in Birmingham.

July 24 : Janet gives a concert at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis.

July 25 : Janet gives a concert at the OH Riverbend Amphitheater in Cincinnati.

July 27 : Janet gives a concert at the Bradley Center in Milaukee.

July 29/30 + August 1 : Janet gives 3 concerts at the New World Musiv Theatre in Tinley Park, in the surburbs of Chicago.

August 2 : Janet’s concert in Lexington is canceled due to “flu-like symptoms” and bad cold.

August 4 : Janet’s concert in Ames for August 5 is postponed due to inner-ear infection.

August 5 : Janet’s concert at the St. Louis Arena  in St Louis is stopped due to viral infection, Janet passed out after three songs.

August 10/11/13 : Janet gives three concerts at the Capital Centre in Landover.

August 14 : Janet gives a concert at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro.

August 16/17/19 : Janet gives three concerts at the Spectrum in Philadelphia.

August 21 :Janet gives a concert at the Frank Clair Stadium in Ottawa, Canada.

August 22/23 : Janet gives two concerts at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills.

August 25 : Janet gives a concert at the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany.

August 27 : Janet gives a concert at the Civic Center in Providence.

August 28 : “Black Cat” is released as the 6th single from “Rhythm Nation 1814” along with a live video. It peaks at #1 on Hot 100 Billboard

Janet gives a concert at the Nassau Coliseum on Uniondale.

August 30 : Janet gives a concert at the Brenden Bryne Arena in East Rutherford.

September 2/3/4 : Janet’s concerts in Toronto, Pittsburg  and Cleveland are canceled due to illness. The US leg of the tour is over.

September 6 : Janet attends the MTV Video Music Awards 1990 at the Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA where she is presented the Video Vanguard Award for her contributions and influence within music and popular culture. She also performs “Black Cat”.

October : Katherine Jackson publishes her memoirs titles “My Family : The Jacksons” and gives an interview to Ebony magazine to promote it (Michael, Janet & LaToya appear on the cover of the magazine).

October 2 : “Love Will Never Do” is released as the 7th from “Rhythm Nation 1814” along with a video directed by Herb Ritts. The song becomes Janet’s fifth number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, and the final of seven top five singles from the album, making her the only artist to achieve seven top five singles from one album.

October 4/5/6 : Janet kicks off the european leg of her Rhythm Nation tour with three concerts at the Ahoy Sportpaleis in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

October 9 : Concert at the Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle in Berlin, Germany.

October 14 : Concert at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France.

October 16 : Concert at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany.

October 18 : Concert at the Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany.

October 21/22 : Concert at the Wembley Arana in London, England.

October 24 : Concert at the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany.

October 26/27 : Concerts at the NEC Arena in Birmingham, England.

October 28/29 : Concert at the Wembley Arana in London, England.

November 3/4 : Concert at the Osaka Dome in Osaka, Japan.

November 6/7 : Concert at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

November 9/10 : Concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hong Kong,  China.

November 14/15 : Concerts at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan.

November 16 : Last concert of the Rhythm Nation World Tour at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

November 17 : Janet flies back home and wraps her Rhythm Nation World Tour after 113 concerts, and 5 legs on 3 continents. She & Rene go back home for Thanksgiving.

November 26 : Janet  attends the Billboard Awards ceremony at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. She wins an unprecedented 9 awards!

December : A&M releases the “Rhythm Nation Compilation” featuring all the videos from the Rhythm Nation album.

Janet poses for Vogue magazine.

December 9 : Janet attends the NAACP Image Awards where she wins an award and presents one to Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

December 12 : After accepting Rene’s wedding proposal, Janet & her attorney ask him to sign a pre-nuptial agreement.

December 20 : Janet attends a Los Angeles screening of Godfather III.