An exasperated music publicist, who did not wish to be named, said simply: "Boobs conquer everything from the networks to the media to corporate America."
One can see from her itinerary that Jackson is a good planner. The Super Bowl appearance was just two months before the release of her new album, Damita Jo. Her record company had already arranged to ship a single from the new CD to radio stations the day after before the stunt occurred. If she had not been dissed by the organizers of the Grammy Awards, she would have appeared on the nationally televised show the week after the football game. Upcoming events are also designed to raise her profile. There will be a world tour after the record release. Jackson will also star as Lena Horne in a made for TV movie.
Sometimes, I suspect I'm being naive not to realize everything in America, on some level, is about money. This is in a case in point. I had almost convinced myself Jackson is the loser in this episode — what with the FCC investigation, sneers from some peers and being dumped by the Grammy people. But, if the Super Bowl stunt rejuvenates her career, as it appears it may, she will surely have won more than she has lost.
Note: This item is from a column at Mac-a-ro-nies.
Article comments
1 - Chris Kent
Sheesh, wake up and smell the coffee. Everyone knows the publicity Janet Jackson will receive from her Super Bowl stunt will eventually be phenominal. Years from now, people will have forgotten the Super Bowl - which by the way was one of the greatest in history - but say, "You know, the Janet Jackson boob show!" And there will instant recognition.
Yes, it caused a stir, but when that album is released, it will sell millions. When her videos are released on MTV, there will be thinly-veiled references to the boob shot, complete with dancing bustiers and moon-walking football players. And then the tour - Jesus, it will sell out in seconds, packed to the rafters with kids saying "Mommy and Daddy hate Janet Jackson. Let's go!" And those screams want be as canned as they were when Janet first appeared on stage. Those screams will be as real as when The Beatles made Ed Sullivan Show appearances.
Janet is as notorious as Lana Turner, Marilyn Monroe, Cher, Madonna and Courtney Love - and her albums and films will eventually be just as successful as theirs (though the idea of Janet playing Lena Horne sounds pretty damn scary)......Excuse me while I attach a naked boob to my post.
2 - Mac Diva
Can't disagree. But, sometimes I forget that it is all about money.
3 - Shark
the REAL ad age article
If one compares the actual Ad Age story to Mac's post, you will note that the only REAL sentences written exclusively by Mac are FOUR SENTENCES in the last paragraph of her post.
The rest of her 'blog entry' is the Ad Age article quoted word for word --- or Mac's clumsy parrot-like paraphrasing.
Plagiarism, or just a pathetic attempt to sound intelligent and articulate?
BUSTED!
4 - Shark
Oh, and FakeDiva:
SHOULD I REST MY CASE?
...or would you like me to do a little more homework on the rest of your Blogcritic body of 'journalism'?
Cause it's all there for anybody to see.