At this point in Janet Jackson’s career, it’s almost common knowledge that she’s a legend. Throughout her lengthy career, the singer has touched various avenues and it appears the singer is now ready to dive into uncharted territory. It was announced today that the ‘Velvet Rope’ singer has started her own record label, Rhythm Nation, in partnership with BMG.
NEW YORK/BERLIN, 3 JUNE 2015 – BMG is proud to announce that it will release the first album in seven years from Janet Jackson, icon, music artist, B.E.T honored, award-winning songwriter, producer, singer, Oscar and Golden Globe nominee and winner of the NAACP Best Supporting Actor award, publisher, dancer, businessperson, philanthropist and one of biggest-selling artists in popular music history.
The worldwide partnership with Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation will see the release in Fall 2015 of her first as-yet-untitled album and a commitment to pursue the full range of options within the broader Bertelsmann group of which BMG is part. With Rhythm Nation Janet Jackson becomes arguably the first female African-American recording artist to form her own record label. At Rhythm Nation Janet plans to offer a home to both new and established recording artists.
The partnership with BMG makes Janet Jackson the biggest worldwide superstar yet to quit the traditional record label system for a so-called artist services deal, designed to put artists in the driving seat. Unlike a traditional record deal, under an artist services deal the artist retains ownership of their recordings and full oversight of all costs and revenues.
Not only is the singer ready to take even more control of her widely successful career, the singer is ready to lend a hand to new and previously established acts. One can infer that BMG will only play a hand in distribution as Janet and Rhythm Nation take hold on the other aspect of artist(s) dealings. Furthermore, it gives fan a timeline of just when to expect the singer’s forthcoming album. To add further icing on the cake, the singer’s new single for the album is expected to drop this month. Surely, this is a great time for Janet Jackson fans all across the world. Once Janet decides to start her album campaign, it’ll be evident if the singer is ready to take the executive seat at her newly-formed label.
