Last month Janet Jackson confirmed rumors she was preparing to release new music [click here if you missed that].
The gag is that she's releasing it on her OWN record label and not on Atlantic as had been rumored....
The press release from Janet Jackson.com reads,
BMG is proud to announce that it will release the first album in seven years from Janet Jackson.
The worldwide partnership with Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation will see the release in Fall 2015 of her first as-yet-untitled album and a commitment to pursue the full range of options within the broader Bertelsmann group of which BMG is part. With Rhythm Nation Janet Jackson becomes arguably the first female African-American recording artist to form her own record label. At Rhythm Nation Janet plans to offer a home to both new and established recording artists.
The partnership with BMG makes Janet Jackson the biggest worldwide superstar yet to quit the traditional record label system for a so-called artist services deal, designed to put artists in the driving seat. Unlike a traditional record deal, under an artist services deal the artist retains ownership of their recordings and full oversight of all costs and revenues.
