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Though reports have been going around that a reconciliation between Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri has gone down, the singer put them to rest when talking about her so-called ex on the radio. While fielding a question about the hip hop producer during a radio interview in Atlanta, Janet told the host “I’m not the type of girl that stay in touch with your ex like that.” After realizing that her phrasing could be misconstrued, Janet added that she and Jermaine are still good friends, saying “I love him to death. We’re still connected. We’re still good friends. We still talk.” To me, those two statements are so polar off each other. It makes you wonder.

The list of exceptionally sought-after artists to perform at the American Music Awards seems to be growing more and more by the hour. It seems Janet Jackson will also be taking the stage at the prolific event. The event’s producer, Larry Klein said the following on the matter: “We’re thrilled about having Janet Jackson open this year’s show. She is an incredibly dynamic performer and I think the audience will be excited to see what she has in store.” What about the prizes? Is Janet Jackson nominated for anything… or is she just going to sing, smile and then shove-off?

Dr. Allan Metzger, who was previously reprimanded for prescribing drugs to Janet Jackson using several aliases, recently turned over medical files associated with Michael Jackson per the LA County Coroner’s office. The doctor said that he last spoke with the late singer in April, regarding the King of Pop’s upcoming tour and that he had not treated Michael in ages. However, Dr. Metzger’s lawyer claims that the physician recently visited Michael’s home, where the singer specifically asked about using Propofol at home. Supposedly, the doctor advised against it and recorded notes about the meeting in Michael’s medical chart. There goes his excuse of not being his doctor.

Janet Jackson was set to resume her Rock Withchu concert in Greensboro, North Carolina but again ended up postponing that concert at the last minute. Just an hour and a half before show time, concertgoers already in the venue were told that the show will not go on. At this point, the signer has not performed more concerts than she has on her tour. She’s already postponed concerts in Montreal, Detroit, Boston, Philadelphia and Greensboro. Apparently, she wasn’t feeling well enough to go on with show in Greensboro. A local doctor advised her that she should not perform that night. I hope it’s nothing too serious.

Mel B, more famously known as Scary Spice, has revealed that she will be performing a duet with Janet Jackson on her upcoming solo album. With the help of Janet, Mel hopes to conquer the UK singles chart following her previous failed attempts. Her last single ‘Today’ didn’t even make it to the UK singles top 40. Scary says “I’m not scared of having another try. I am working with the best producers ever. I am now ten tracks in to my new record.” I’m just hoping that her collaboration with Janet doesn’t sound anything like whatever’s on Janet’s album because we all know how that turned out.

Janet Jackson has a new album coming out soon and it’s poised to impact in a big way. However, if you go back in time, you can’t say so much about her last two albums. The singer recently spoke candidly about why she thinks her last two albums failed to sky rocket saying “I think it was the music. The albums weren’t right.” Okay. At least she didn’t blame the Super Bowl like what her main squeeze Jermaine Dupri likes to do. Well actually, he likes to blame Justin Timberlake but the blame for the Super Bowl is in there somewhere.