1998 Janet Jackson: Vintage Pop Stardom (with Lina Morgan)

We're four years into Janet Jackson Vintage Pop Stardom Week on the Greatest Pop Stars podcast! After visiting Janet in her 'Control,' 'Rhythm Nation' and 'janet.' eras of '86, '90 & '93, we now find the pop icon rejecting her ever-growing bigness for something more personal and intimate. Host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Lina Morgan of the Song vs. Song podcast as we head past the 'Velvet Rope' and deep into one of Janet's richest and most rewarding eras, based around an album that underwhelmed commercially and critically but is now rightly considered perhaps her finest overall work. Check it out here and come back for one final look at the pop icon's peak run — in 2001, at her legacy peak — right before her 60th birthday this Saturday. Check out a YouTube playlist of Janet's biggest 1998 moments, all of which are discussed in the episode, here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjyxjlx5MpVBqA9Ho--37APhqO2E7JFxP&si=5DvQBrDIKb3ZrotM And make sure to subscribe to Song vs. Song here: https://www.patreon.com/songvssong And follow Lina on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/alinaisyou.bsky.social/post/3mlniu4vsys2e And if you enjoy the pod, please consider donating to the following causes: Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/ Trans Lifeline https://translifeline.org/ Destination Tomorrow https://secure.givelively.org/donate/destination-tomorrow-inc Gender-Affirming Care Fundraising on GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/c/gender-confirmation-surgery-fundraising Human Rights Campaign - In Your Area https://www.hrc.org/in-your-area Also, please consider giving your local congresspeople a call in support of trans rights, with contact information you can find on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠5Calls.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices