As Billboard’s 2014 Woman of the Year, Pink said, “You can't compare anybody to the Tina Turners and the Chers and the Sades and the Janet Jacksons. They’re lifelong legendary touring artists.”
“She has this presence. You're just so drawn to her; you can't keep your eyes off of her.” The princess of pop has paid homage to Janet through music and dance, drawing from the "Miss You Much" music video for a choreography sequence in "Stronger," and again on her most recent album, Britney Jean. “I wanted to recreate some of Janet’s greatest moments. 'Escapade' and that whole era, that’s what I wanted to do,” Britney Spears told Ryan Seacrest at iHeartRadio.
“She was one of the first female pop stars I could relate to,” explained Rihanna in 2010. The singer has taken inspiration from Janet throughout her career—most notably on racier tracks like "S&M" and "Skin." “She still has power. I’ve seen her on stage, and she can stand there for 20 minutes and have the whole arena scream at her. You have to love Janet.”
Before she became J.Lo, Jennifer Lopez honed her skills as a backup dancer for Janet, even appearing in the video for 1993’s smash hit "That’s The Way Love Goes." “When I saw "Pleasure Principle" it inspired me to get into this business,” says Jennifer. "I can never forget the magnificent Janet Jackson as she is a big inspiration for all my dance and music videos," she later told the Times of India.
Janet inspires her fellow artists
They live in the house that Janet built