Janet Jackson has had an incredible week — adding yet another accolade to her impressive list of career wins.
On Tuesday (May 30), Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced they had officially named May 30, Janet Jackson Day.
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The announcement was made via social media that same night, during Jackson’s recent Together Again Tour stop at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.
“Happy @janetjackson Day, Minnesota,” wrote Flanagan in a caption accompanied by a photo where she can be seen holding the signed proclamation.
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“Thank u to @GovTimWalz & @LtGovFlanagan and the State of Minnesota for the honor of making May 30th officially Janet Jackson Day in the state,” Janet Jackson tweeted alongside a photo showing Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan the declaration, responding to the news on Wednesday (May 31).
Check out Jackson’s tweet below:
Thank u to @GovTimWalz & @LtGovFlanagan and the State of Minnesota for the honor of making May 30th officially Janet Jackson Day in the state. https://t.co/Ogsw33ccom
— Janet Jackson (@JanetJackson) May 31, 2023
In December 2022, Jackson announced she’d be hitting the road for the Together Again Tour, powered by Live Nation and named after her 1997 No. 1 hit. in the coming year. The tour, which kicked off on May 2 has featured a long line of guests including Ludacris, Busta Rhymes — who joined her at Madison Square to perform their 1998 hit “What’s It Gonna Be?!” — and most recently Lil Kim.
The Queen Bee performed at the Allentown, Pennsylvania stop on Thursday (May 18) – where she paid homage to Michael Jackson during her set. Afterward, Kim joined Janet backstage where she was moved to tears as she excitedly expressed her love for the “Rhythm Nation” star.
“She needs to know this,” Lil Kim began. “First of all, I have to start from the beginning. Michael was my favorite, my number one. And then when Janet came, I said, ‘Oh hell no? You mean to tell me there’s a girl Michael?!’”
She continued: “When I tell you I was just in love from the moment I saw her. I always felt like we looked alike. I always felt we have the same energy. She just gets it. Superstar, talented, just everything! Beauty. And she always represented. And I’ma tell y’all right now — she is so pulled up, so graceful. But you know she can [fight]. That’s her secret. Don’t tell nobody! She be getting with it. She is with it. So I love it.
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“She represented me, a hood girl! I’m from the hood. I knew I could rap, but I was like, I wanted to do something different. I didn’t want to be the normal rapper. I love MC Lyte, I love Salt-N-Pepa, I love Queen Latifah – but I was like, ‘I want to do something different! I want to be a rap Janet Jackson.’
“Don’t play wit it!” Kim added. “Love her. There’s no one who understands the business and who can fight through the adversities and still remain poised, still hold that crown.”
