The culture war recall glitch happened to Janet Jackson
Jackson’s eighth studio album, Damita Jo, which still sold more than 3 million copies, but that’s considered lackluster in its non-streaming day, especially for her (without the help of MTV at arm’s length and physical presence). on descending radio, which a Clear Channel executive asserts is Not by company-wide design, even though he can’t speak for local stations). After her ninth album, 20 CHILDREN (also certified platinum, with 1.5 million copies sold) released in 2005 and with her contract completed, she left Virgin Records for Island Records.
Meanwhile, the FCC is investigating and Congress is holding hearings. “You known what did you do! “, indignant Republican House of Representatives. Heather Wilson of New Mexico accused then-President Viacom Mel Karmazin. “You know what kind of entertainment you’re selling! And you want us all to marvel, here in this room and on my kids’ school playground, because it improves your ratings. , it improves your market share and it suits you pocket.”
Karmazin, who resigned in May 2004 and continues as CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio, reiterated that no one at CBS, Viacom, MTV, or the NFL knew what was going to happen at the Super Bowl.
As in, she did it, not us.
Finally, the Representative. Bobby Rush, a Democrat from Illinois, was seen asking during these hearings, “Where is Justin Timberlake?” in all of these. Reply. Barbara Cubin, Republican from Wyoming, concurs, “Justin Timberlake deserves more than just a slap in the hand. It takes two new tango and I think only a sleazy man would allow Janet Jackson to suffer. full responsibility.”
Timberlake, sounding more austere, mused in another media interview, “If you take that 50-50, I mean, I can take 10% error, and I think that That says something about society.”