Janet Jackson is reportedly relentless in the pursuit of performing a stellar tribute to her late brother and entertainer Michael Jackson.
According to one of twenty dancers currently in rehearsals for the tribute, Jackson has put in upwards of 15 hours a day to make sure everything is right.
Teaming up with renowned choreographers Frank Gatson and Travis Payne, sources told TMZ "there won't be a dry eye in the house" when Jackson completes the performance.
The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards will air Sunday, September 13 at 9pm on MTV.
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Early reviews of her rehearsals have been so great that Janet's performance will probably make Britney pay public homage to her instead of running behind Madonna!(Britney's has always been more Janet than Madonna anyways, but that's another separate topic) But on this coming Sunday, America and the rest of the world will be "reminded" why Janet Jackson is the best live female performer of our generation!
After years of MTV and the Viacom network treating her wrong, this is the perfect combination for MTV and Janet to merge forces again! Other the BET and Kid's Choice awards, Janet has NOT been formally invited to and purposely excluded from some of Viacom's award shows for the past few years(VMA, Grammy's on CBS, etc..) and sometimes death brings people together even in the shady music business! Janet's tribute makes perfect common sense! She has not been selling units for the past few year's and what music-lover would have ever thought they'd see the day where Janet would be without a record contract! In addition, this upcoming performance will shut-down all that flack she received from last year's Rock Witchu tour and shut any other haters down! Continued.....
Go Janet! Just don't get any little boyz on the stage with you to make this tribute authentic.
this would be the only FITTING tribute...to have his SISTER do it...cant wait...she's gonna kill it
they should let ciara and chris brown do something too
Wow. I can't think of anyone else that will do him justice than his own little sister. This will be a treat.
when janet brings it she brings it all or nothing. i am so looking forward to her performances.