“It’s just kind of more chatty — it’s not a history book." Often acerbic ... asking for him to record a message for Jackson, he recalls saying, “Next time you meet someone, be nice.” ...

Janet Jackson was set to headline the final night of Cincinnati’s July R&B, jazz and soul music festival but had to pull out.

Janet Jackson doesn’t scare easily. Since she was young, Jackson often has been the first or only female or Black person in ...