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Post by Relaxing Cup on Feb 4, 2018 13:35:59 GMT -5
#JanetJacksonAppreciationDay has been covered by numerous celebrities and publications so far, almost at 20k tweets an hour. I hope this continues to gain steam! Her talent deserves appreciation.
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Post by Duca on Feb 4, 2018 13:36:56 GMT -5
If the Janet thing happened today (literally), JT would be charged with sexual assault and his career would be down in flames. Other than Bruno Mars, this is the least excited I've been for a halftime show in a long time and I actually like most of JT's music. Sexual assault? He did what she told him to do. It's crazy that 14 years later people still believe that what happened was solely Justin's fault even though her boob was already hanging out (since she wasn't wearing a bra) long before he touched her outfit: What happened to her isn't fair but the stunt was obviously planned and backfired.
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Post by Duca on Feb 4, 2018 13:50:11 GMT -5
Pepsi once again saying they wanted Justin to do this for years. They're not denying guests. Justin Timberlake Set to Deliver 'Mesmerizing' Super Bowl Halftime Show: Pepsi Execs Reveal It's 'Justin at His Best'Football and music fans alike have been anticipating Justin Timberlake's Super Bowl Halftime Show since he and best bud Jimmy Fallon announced it together in October, and Timberlake himself has taken to social media all week leading up to the big day Sunday (Feb. 4) to show his excitement for the performance. Perhaps the most excited about the Pepsi Halftime Show, though, are Emma Quigley and Aziel Rivers, who have been looking forward to this day since long before JT's name was revealed. As Pepsi's North American head of music and marketing director (respectively), Quigley and Rivers have been working with their teams to put the brand's biggest event together, almost immediately after Lady Gaga left the Super Bowl stage last February. With Timberlake being no stranger to the halftime show -- this year marks his third appearance, a Super Bowl record -- a headlining performance from the "Sexyback" star is something Pepsi has been anticipating for years. "Our relationship with Justin goes back a long way, so we personally feel very attached to Justin, and feel like he is part of our family," Quigley tells Billboard. "It's thrilling for us to see him back up there on the halftime stage." Before Timberlake's big moment, Billboard chatted with Quigley and Rivers about why 2018 was finally JT's time to headline, whether he has surprise guests in store and the "mesmerizing" show JT has put together. Along with his obvious superstar status, what made you feel like Justin was the right choice for this year’s halftime show?
Quigley: We are all big fans of Justin Timberlake. We’ve kind of felt that Justin deserves, and has for a number of years, to be the main artist for the halftime show because previously he wasn’t the main artist. It was just about the timing. To be honest, we have discussed Justin for the last number of years for coming and doing halftime, and this year just felt really right to us. He is hands down one of the greatest entertainers currently alive, it was a no-brainer. We know he’s gonna bring it. Rivers: Every year when we do the halftime show, we’re always looking for what’s hot in music, and unforgettable and icon artists to perform. This year is no exception -- Justin’s a triple threat. We’re really excited to work with him, we’ve worked with him in the past and he’s an even bigger superstar now. This year, what we’re doing with the Generations campaign, basically celebrating the best of Pepsi past, present and future, what better way to do that than to work with someone we’ve worked with in the past that’s still super big today, and is going to continue to be super big with the new album he’s releasing? He’s always doing something fresh and interesting, and that’s how we think of our brand as well. He has better dance moves than I do, but he definitely always keeps it really interesting and cool, so we love working with him. Did he know or tell you that he had an album coming in early 2018 when you approached him?
Quigley: it was [decided] definitely after the offer went out to him. But he was in the studio making new music, and then basically, strategically -- and again because our planning is a long window of time, and also he’s recording of the album, [which] requires a very long runway -- so strategically they were able to make that coincide with him doing the halftime show. The stars definitely aligned for all of us with this one. Have you noticed anything different about the excitement for it or the response to it that’s different than from in years past? Or anything that made you feel like this is a really awesome choice?
Quigley: The thing I’ll say about Justin that is different from some of the other half time shows, is that Justin he’s not entirely visible. He’s entirely visible as a superstar artist, but he’s not always doing stuff. He hasn’t toured enormously, he hasn’t released an album in quite a few years, and people absolutely love him. It’s like someone said to me the other day, ‘It’s Justin Timberlake, what’s not to love?’ Everyone loves him, so we’ve definitely seen really high engagement -- there’s rabid fans. The beauty of this is there are kids, moms, grandmas, everyone who are super excited. And that’s also because Justin has always set the bar so high for everything he does, so people have really high expectations of him and what he’s going to deliver. So no pressure to Justin there [Laughs]. But we know he’s going to deliver, and I think that’s what it is. Every time he does something, he’s very particular about what he chooses to do, and when he does it, it’s at a hundred and ten percent every time. He never ever fails to completely impress and leave everyone in awe. Rivers: We were excited to work with him not only because he’s a great artist and performer, but he’s just a funny guy. Even when he did the announcement with Jimmy [Fallon], it was just a fun tongue-and-cheek way to say “Hey, I’m going to be the next halftime show artist.” That was something we really like and engage with him on, because see our role as a brand to bring joy to the lives of our consumers, and not only is he a serious musician, but he also has that lighter side, which made sense for us in terms of how we work with him to promote this year’s halftime show. Justin has made it sound like he may not have any surprise guests during the show, which would be the second Pepsi Halftime Show in a row without collaborators. Were you concerned about not having any guests last year, and again this year?
Quigley: We work very closely with [artists], but we’re also incredibly respectful of what their vision is for their performance. Lady Gaga didn’t want any guests or surprise guests. Initially -- concerned probably isn’t the right word -- but we were afraid it would maybe detract from what we had experienced in previous years. And she proved she does not need any guests with her. If anything, her performance last year was so spectacular, that if you added anyone into the mix, it actually could have potentially detracted from the overall performance. She didn’t need it, she was perfection. So I think sometimes the surprise guests are magical and truly additive, and then sometimes like last year, the guest is pure perfection without them. I can't comment on [Timberlake's] show, but the beauty of the halftime shows is that every year we’ll have something different, and we make sure it’s kept fresh. And we work with the artist to make sure its the best show they’ve ever done, and better and different than the show we’ve done the years before, keeping people engaged and excited. Rivers: I think, from a marketing standpoint, the thing that we’re always excited to talk about is new news. And Justin dropping an album the weekend of the Super Bowl is a pretty big deal, right? He doesn’t have that many albums, so it’s one of those things where anytime he’s going to drop some new music or if he’s even featured on anything, it’s a surprise and the fans get super excited. And we’re really excited to see how the fans receive the music. As long as we know that there’s something that fans get excited about, that’s all we really care about. Since you’ve both seen the show in rehearsals, how would you describe what fans can look forward to without giving too much away?
Rivers: It’s Justin at his best. So think of all the things that make Justin one of the world’s biggest performers -- you’re going to see that and more than you would ever expect on the stage. He’s bringing iconic songs that you’re like “Oh my God, I forgot that was my jam from back in the day!” and some really interesting stuff that maybe you haven’t heard before. The performance is one that’s going to keep you dancing. Quigley: He’s a constant professional and he’s an absolute wonder to watch. I’m as excited, if not more so than any other superfan, to see him on Sunday. He’s gonna kill it, it’s gonna be incredible. It’s the dedication as well from him -- he really gives it his all. His talent coupled with his dedication is mesmerizing. He will not disappoint.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Feb 4, 2018 13:50:31 GMT -5
#JanetJacksonAPPRECIATIONday is #2 trending on Twitter just behind Super Bowl! I can’t believe it!! I’m crying.
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Post by Duca on Feb 4, 2018 14:01:14 GMT -5
One would expect her to be among the 5000 most popular acts on iTunes with all this major media coverage but no.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2018 14:04:18 GMT -5
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Feb 4, 2018 14:06:31 GMT -5
One would expect her to be among the 5000 most popular acts on iTunes with all this major media coverage but no. you sound upset, is everything ok? Your boy is doing the Super Bowl again, you should be happy! I am.
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Post by Duca on Feb 4, 2018 14:09:03 GMT -5
I'm not the one spamming this thread with posts about someone who isn't involved in this year's show.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Feb 4, 2018 14:10:44 GMT -5
I'm not the one spamming this thread with posts about someone who isn't involved in this year's show. you're the one who posted a huge picture of Janet, not me! People have also been discussing Prince. We made it to the Shade Room! http://instagram.com/p/BeyFDdlF1Xm
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Post by DJ General on Feb 4, 2018 15:08:50 GMT -5
Janet is not giving two shits about it anymore. It’s disturbing that people still cling to it. Everyone has moved on. She knew exactly what she was doing as did he. I never said it wasn’t wrong when he turned his back on her, but that’s over with now. It’s embarassing for people to keep going on about it. And I’m hardly a Justin Stan. I didn’t care barely at all for his new CD. everyone wants to attack me because I speak logically but I will not silence my thoughts just because a few people here are obsessed with getting likes on their posts against me. Like I ever cared lol always speaking my mind ESPECIALLY with how foolish people are being over something that happened well over a damn decade ago.
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Post by DJ General on Feb 4, 2018 15:12:28 GMT -5
And for people saying it is a stain on his career? Lmao I couldn’t notice after his damn invitation to perform AGAIN on the worlds biggest stage, countless millions albums sold, #1 world wide hits, and massive tours. Please learn facts.
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Post by 14887fan on Feb 4, 2018 15:15:29 GMT -5
everyone wants to attack me because I speak logically. See, this is where I went from reading your post to laughing at it. You say you speak logically, and yet you just said nobody cares about the Janet thing anymore and that people should get over it. Meanwhile, she’s one of the biggest trends on social media right now, and has been just as big of a focal point in the discussion regarding JT being the halftime performer since it was first announced months ago. So no, you don’t speak logically (a very Ed-like claim of you to make, fittingly enough!), considering you’re speaking from personal annoyance at a valid issue that deserves to be addressed, critiqued, and at the center of attention. Your ego constantly casts over any point you’re trying to address, so please stop telling people to “learn facts” when you yourself can’t even talk about something factually and logically without coming off as hypocritical as can be. Anyone saying people need to stop talking about Nipplegate when JT is about to do the halftime show again today, needs to A) check themselves, and B) get over it, because it’s a relevant topic to discuss. And yes, it belongs in this thread, and Justin’s album thread, too, because they go hand-in-hand.
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Post by Luckie Starchild on Feb 4, 2018 15:18:07 GMT -5
Lmao I couldn’t notice after his damn invitation to perform AGAIN on the worlds biggest stage, countless millions albums sold, #1 world wide hits, and massive tours. …thanks to double standards that allow straight white men to get away with anything while different rules apply to everyone else...
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Post by #LisaRinna on Feb 4, 2018 15:20:02 GMT -5
Happy #JanetJacksonAppreciationDay! Her fans trying to make this happen on World Cancer Day is kinda gross. What's gross is the injustice and blatant display of white male privilege that's about to take place tonight.
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Post by Dammn Baby on Feb 4, 2018 15:20:40 GMT -5
Janet is not giving two shits about it anymore. It’s disturbing that people still cling to it. Everyone has moved on. She knew exactly what she was doing as did he. I never said it wasn’t wrong when he turned his back on her, but that’s over with now. It’s embarassing for people to keep going on about it. And I’m hardly a Justin Stan. I didn’t care barely at all for his new CD. everyone wants to attack me because I speak logically but I will not silence my thoughts just because a few people here are obsessed with getting likes on their posts against me. Like I ever cared lol always speaking my mind ESPECIALLY with how foolish people are being over something that happened well over a damn decade ago. Receipts for the bolded? Because Janet has always maintained that it was not intentional.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2018 15:22:50 GMT -5
Janet is not giving two shits about it anymore. It’s disturbing that people still cling to it. Everyone has moved on. She knew exactly what she was doing as did he. I never said it wasn’t wrong when he turned his back on her, but that’s over with now. It’s embarassing for people to keep going on about it. And I’m hardly a Justin Stan. I didn’t care barely at all for his new CD. everyone wants to attack me because I speak logically but I will not silence my thoughts just because a few people here are obsessed with getting likes on their posts against me. Like I ever cared lol always speaking my mind ESPECIALLY with how foolish people are being over something that happened well over a damn decade ago. YASS white messiah speaks the truth!!! serving some timberlake like wokeness right in this thread! Thank you for educating us all with your logic you generous soul
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Post by DJ General on Feb 4, 2018 15:26:31 GMT -5
I finally heard Say Something and it probably is the best on his CD so hopefully that is performed. I’m still wondering if we could see a surprise T.I. Performance. He is a relatively safe rapper that is on two of Justin’s biggest hits.
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Post by Duca on Feb 4, 2018 15:29:31 GMT -5
I finally heard Say Something and it probably is the best on his CD so hopefully that is performed. I’m still wondering if we could see a surprise T.I. Performance. He is a relatively safe rapper that is on two of Justin’s biggest hits. If he has a guest, it will be Chris Stapleton and no one else. Filthy, SexyBack, Mirrors, and Can't Stop the Feeling! are confirmed. He will have a guest on Fallon so he's probably doing Say Something with Chris there...
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Post by Luckie Starchild on Feb 4, 2018 15:30:15 GMT -5
He is a relatively safe rapper... What's that supposed to mean?
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Post by DJ General on Feb 4, 2018 15:31:01 GMT -5
I finally heard Say Something and it probably is the best on his CD so hopefully that is performed. I’m still wondering if we could see a surprise T.I. Performance. He is a relatively safe rapper that is on two of Justin’s biggest hits. If he has a guest, it will be Chris Stapleton and no one else. Filthy, SexyBack, Mirrors, and Can't Stop the Feeling! are confirmed. He will have a guest on Fallon so he's probably doing Say Something with Chris there... Where did they say the guest on Fallon? That makes sense though. Show he can do the show solo and then have a bonus on Fallon which will surely have some viral moments and lots of viewers.
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Post by DJ General on Feb 4, 2018 15:32:18 GMT -5
He is a relatively safe rapper... What's that supposed to mean? He’s not in the news for scandals and stuff currently. He’s someone that had a lot of chart success that would be cool to see in this platform over someone like Jay z who is over saturated
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Post by Duca on Feb 4, 2018 15:35:14 GMT -5
If he has a guest, it will be Chris Stapleton and no one else. Filthy, SexyBack, Mirrors, and Can't Stop the Feeling! are confirmed. He will have a guest on Fallon so he's probably doing Say Something with Chris there... Where did they say the guest on Fallon? That makes sense though. Show he can do the show solo and then have a bonus on Fallon which will surely have some viral moments and lots of viewers. https://www.instagram.com/p/BewLQ3aArkx Justin is both opening and closing the Fallon episode so he's doing at least two performances.
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Post by DJ General on Feb 4, 2018 15:36:17 GMT -5
Oh nice. I wonder if they will do another history of rap
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Post by #LisaRinna on Feb 4, 2018 15:38:21 GMT -5
I sense a ROAST coming up and it smells delicious!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2018 15:41:35 GMT -5
early contender for thread of the year?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2018 15:43:27 GMT -5
Janet is not giving two shits about it anymore. It’s disturbing that people still cling to it. Everyone has moved on. She knew exactly what she was doing as did he. I never said it wasn’t wrong when he turned his back on her, but that’s over with now. It’s embarassing for people to keep going on about it. And I’m hardly a Justin Stan. I didn’t care barely at all for his new CD. everyone wants to attack me because I speak logically but I will not silence my thoughts just because a few people here are obsessed with getting likes on their posts against me. Like I ever cared lol always speaking my mind ESPECIALLY with how foolish people are being over something that happened well over a damn decade ago. Receipts for the bolded? Because Janet has always maintained that it was not intentional. I'm a huge Janet fan, and I think it was intentional. I guess I just have a hard time believing she'd wear that decorative piercing thingy under her costume and have her costume be so perfectly susceptible to what happened. I understand that some people wear stuff like that every day under their work apparel, but they aren't on *the largest* global stage with nothing but a few snaps and a tug away from total exposure. I just think the unintentional reasoning is too full of holes. I don't think she/he/they had any idea it was going to cause THAT much of a disaster. I also totally understand why she would maintain it wasn't intentional. Saying it was intentional after such a disastrous result doesn't make much sense to me. Nor does saying it wasn't intentional and then, later, saying it was.
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Post by Dammn Baby on Feb 4, 2018 15:46:10 GMT -5
Receipts for the bolded? Because Janet has always maintained that it was not intentional. I'm a huge Janet fan, but I can't imagine it wasn't intentional. I guess I just have a hard time believing she'd wear that decorative piercing thingy under her costume and have her costume be so perfectly susceptible to what happened. I understand that some people wear stuff like that every day under their work apparel, but they aren't on *the largest* global stage with nothing but a few snaps and a tug away from total exposure. I just think the unintentional reasoning is too full of holes. I also totally understand why she would maintain it wasn't intentional. Saying it was intentional after such a disastrous result doesn't make much sense to me. Nor does saying it wasn't intentional and then, later, saying it was. Have you ever watched the What's It Gonna Be?! video? Nipple jewelry was not new to Janet. As a huge fan, I assume you would know that. Bottom line is neither of them needed the stunt for career development and there is zero history of that kind of provocation in her career, before or since. I also believed their immediate reactions.
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Post by R.K. on Feb 4, 2018 15:46:32 GMT -5
Happy #JanetJacksonAppreciationDay! Her fans trying to make this happen on World Cancer Day is kinda gross. The way you're twisting a positive celebration of talent and contribution into an ill-intentioned plot is what's gross.
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Post by Oprah on Feb 4, 2018 15:48:55 GMT -5
I just saw the #1 trending topic on twitter
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2018 15:50:16 GMT -5
I'm a huge Janet fan, but I can't imagine it wasn't intentional. I guess I just have a hard time believing she'd wear that decorative piercing thingy under her costume and have her costume be so perfectly susceptible to what happened. I understand that some people wear stuff like that every day under their work apparel, but they aren't on *the largest* global stage with nothing but a few snaps and a tug away from total exposure. I just think the unintentional reasoning is too full of holes. I also totally understand why she would maintain it wasn't intentional. Saying it was intentional after such a disastrous result doesn't make much sense to me. Nor does saying it wasn't intentional and then, later, saying it was. Have you ever watched the What's It Gonna Be?! video? Nipple jewelry was not new to Janet. As a huge fan, I assume you would know that. That's kinda the point. It's decorative and on display in the video. On stage, it was a few snaps and a hand movement away from being on display, which makes it seem pretty likely TO ME that it was intentional. I respect your opinion that it wasn't. Either way, it was much ado about nothing. She should be able to show her nipple if she wants to. We all have nipples.
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