The Matrix? I wish she mentioned which character.

JackieBlue said:

I'm wondering if it was the character that Jada Pinket-Smith portrayed.

JackieBlue said:

I'm wondering if it was the character that Jada Pinket-Smith portrayed.

DawnD said:

I'm sure that was the role. Aaliyah eventually got the part - Jada only got it after Aaliyah passed away tragically. Lisa Lopes was also up for that part - what female R&B star wasn't up for it?

Actually, I was thinking it could have been a few different characters since she didn’t emphasize which Matrix and most people clump all three films together under ‘The Matrix’. Maybe she was going to be Switch from the first film, altho I doubt it. Or maybe it was Gina Torres' character. And let's not forget it could have been someone later casted of anther race. Not necessarily a black actor.

Or maybe it was very early on before many of the key characters were solidified and Will Smith would have been Neo. I wonder how much more acting she would have done if she didn’t have this little singing gig.

"Luv" debuts at No. 62 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Timmy84 said:

I think this could be Janet's 17th #1 R&B Single if Def Jam plays its cards right. They need to work this to the other formats immediately. I know they weren't expecting it to debut on the R&B charts so early.

VoicesCarry said:

Yeah, i certainly hope it does well. But, the pattern has been that as soon as her singles start to do really well, radio all of a sudden abandon's it.
It just sounds like a set up for Janet to fail. That's why like I've said before, I believe LA Reid knows how radio is concerning Janet. He's stressed that he wants units of her albums to sell. He didn't mention singles. He wants the album to have longevity.

DawnD said:

R&B radio has never abandoned Janet. Hell, Pop radio really hasn't, either. If you look at her singles standalone, they have flopped for one valid reason or another.

Call on Me was huge at R&B, going Top 5 on the airplay charts (and that was a shit song). It debuted inside the Top 40 at Pop radio, but its callout was SO DAMN BAD that they basically dumped it immediately and it peaked at #32 at Pop radio.

Feedback was way too dance-pop for Rhythmic or Urban, but it did peak at #29 on Pop radio. Unfortunatley, the fault for its failure lies squarely on the shoulders of JANET, who did absolutely no fucking promotion when there should have been multiple live radio interviews going down every day, public appearances, etc. After 2 flop albums, you don't just stick a single out there and not promote it, expecting it to do well. Mariah promotes like hell because she works for what she wants, and I respect that. For some reason, Janet just doesn't give a shit. So, Feedback was a flop.

R&B radio will support Luv no matter what.

Unless you're The Eagles or Josh Groban at Christmas, singles matter to maintain interest in an album and to keep sales steady. To have longeivity they are going to need big singles, and although LA hasn't said it, he damn well knows it.

Then the fools decided to release Rock With U as a single, which is going to go absolutely nowhere fast. So hopefully they will see how well Luv is doing at only 2 formats (Urban and Urban AC) and send it to Pop and Rhythmic and shoot a video for it.

But as of last week she was going to be shooting the Rock With U video with Saam. I was like, FUCK, is he going to fuck up a second video in a row, and for a single that is DOA???
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Janet to be a presenter at tonight's NAACP Image Awards

Janet will be a presenter at tonight's NAACP Image awards, according to the TV schedule at RockOnTV.

She is also nominated at tonight's awards ceremoy in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in "Why Did I Get Married?" The film is nominated for a total of four awards. [PDF file of full nominee list]

The NAACP Image Awards air tonight on Fox at 8PM ET.

VoicesCarry said:

Hey, VoicesCarry have you heard some more clips from DISCIPLINE?
I loves' me some ROLLERCOASTER!!!!! That cut is my favorite thus far. I didn't think Janet could top LUV!!!!! But, she did with ROLLERCOASTER to me!!!!!

DawnD said:

Do it sound like Escapade? Like how they did with Daybreak?

“Warmth” has always tripped me up because there’s a part of that song where it sounds like you’re singing with something in your mouth. That’s intentional, right?

Yeah. There was something in my mouth.

The clips of Rollercoaster and 2nite sound AMAZING. Rollercoaster especially sounds hot as hell. This will be he her best album in a long, long time.

Janet just won an NAACP Award for best actress. I love her hair and her dress.

JackieBlue said:

Best Supporting

Yeah, um, her ass was huge (in a good way) and her waist was so tiny.

VoicesCarry said:

i just walked in when she was accepting her award....

Lawd I know this thread is about Janet, But do you guys see Aretha sitting in the audience...

DawnD said:

R&B radio has never abandoned Janet. Hell, Pop radio really hasn't, either. If you look at her singles standalone, they have flopped for one valid reason or another.

Call on Me was huge at R&B, going Top 5 on the airplay charts (and that was a shit song). It debuted inside the Top 40 at Pop radio, but its callout was SO DAMN BAD that they basically dumped it immediately and it peaked at #32 at Pop radio.

Feedback was way too dance-pop for Rhythmic or Urban, but it did peak at #29 on Pop radio. Unfortunatley, the fault for its failure lies squarely on the shoulders of JANET, who did absolutely no fucking promotion when there should have been multiple live radio interviews going down every day, public appearances, etc. After 2 flop albums, you don't just stick a single out there and not promote it, expecting it to do well. Mariah promotes like hell because she works for what she wants, and I respect that. For some reason, Janet just doesn't give a shit. So, Feedback was a flop.

R&B radio will support Luv no matter what.

Unless you're The Eagles or Josh Groban at Christmas, singles matter to maintain interest in an album and to keep sales steady. To have longeivity they are going to need big singles, and although LA hasn't said it, he damn well knows it.

Then the fools decided to release Rock With U as a single, which is going to go absolutely nowhere fast. So hopefully they will see how well Luv is doing at only 2 formats (Urban and Urban AC) and send it to Pop and Rhythmic and shoot a video for it.

But as of last week she was going to be shooting the Rock With U video with Saam. I was like, FUCK, is he going to fuck up a second video in a row, and for a single that is DOA???
[Edited 2/14/08 9:46am]

VoicesCarry said:

Call on me was boring but So excited should have done better, had it been released by Britney it definitely would have done better in the charts.
I absolutely love Rock with you but I agree it's abd decision to release, it, I just heard a clip of Rollercoaster and this THE song that should be the next single!