Janet Jackson Performance from the 1987 Grammy Awards. HD

[@TaylorMadeCori]

Man. Understand how big this was....... You have a JACKSON, performing with basically - THE TIME. Janet came outta NOWHERE with Control...and she hit like an explosion....It was awesome to see her go from little Penny ...to a SUPERSTAR in real-time....

[@LittleTut]

Yes Ma'am , and Janet, along with Donnie Simpson came to my high school here in Washington, DC, Calvin High School, right before the Control album dropped, 1985 I believe.✨✨✨😍😍😍✨✨✨

[@DavidPFranceTV]

IT WAS HUGE!

[@tyvanhworkout]

You are so right! NO ONE expected this from little Janet, then BAM, she lit the world on fire! Female acts weren't doing this level of dance/choreography back then, where she was as good if not better than trained dancers, in lock-step with them. It's commonplace now, but she was one of the first female artists to kick it off at this level, with that sass, and looking great!

[@blackamerican40]

10 years before 1977, she was abused Penny. She didn't come out of nowhere. 3 years prior Fame tv show and 5 years, Different Strokes.

[@TinaLouise73]

@@blackamerican40 u mean 10 years before?!!

[@Rmcm1984]

This was definitely a career defining moment. She showed up & showed out!!!!

[@gxramirez]

Okurrrrr 🤪😝

[@shamondavis406]

@Rmcm1984 I strongly agree with you❤

[@actionfoley917]

It's a felony that control didn't win album of the year.

[@jeffrivera3612]

What’s the crime for RN1814 ?

[@damitascruce7342]

She got a standing ovation for that brilliant performance!

[@JustAThought155]

I MEAN I MEAN I MEAN….LOOK AT THAT STAGE!!! Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis AND JANET JACKSON!!! Like…those were our musicians back in the day!!!! We were living in MAD HISTORICAL musical foundational TIMES!!! That was our NORM!!!😮😮😮! Watching this now, I am BLOWN AWAY!!!

[@curtismichael4703]

I just noticed during the breakdown of "You oughta be thankful for the little things (wait-a-minute)..." Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis and Jerome are all on point with their choreography behind Janet. What act ever performed like this along with their producers? NO ONE! This performance has stood the test of time and is better than any Grammy performance I've seen in the last ten years or so.

[@mrbrownroyyal]

Shout out to Barry Lather on the choreography (he choreographed Pleasure Principle) he is standing right next to Janet's on her right, which is our left.

[@CuirPhotodotNet]

@@mrbrownroyyal ....yep...it was not just a performance...it was a manifesto...she does have talent...and she was representing young women just embracing themselves...and she established a serious feminist personal agenda...she was saying...NEVER MIND MY SIBLINGS....I AM JANET....MISS JACKSON IF YOU ARE NASTY...and we have been loving her for it ever since....

[@trentpettit6336]

@@mrbrownroyyal I thought Paula Abdul was the choreographer… are you sure this Barry Lather did?

[@mrbrownroyyal]

@@trentpettit6336 1000% sure. Paula choreographed the videos for Nasty, What Have, Think of You, and Control. Barry choreographed Pleasure Principle, AMA's 87, and Grammys 87 (Barry incorporated Paula's moves in the Nasty breakdown). Barry talks about his work with Janet and MJ and others in this interview. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ep-4l52Gq61_jbc

[@trentpettit6336]

@@mrbrownroyyal Thank you! I had never heard of Barry until now, but he sounds like a very talented man!

[@konnorrockkonnoisseur4970]

She could have easily have stayed in the same lane as her brother, but she truly trailblazed her own path. You can tell she was a Jackson, but she stood out all by herself and I have SOO much respect for that, especially since I grew up in a generation obsessed with clout and trying to follow all the trends

[@delanocustomee3570]

That's how its done

[@Ernie1978]

Janet Jackson performing her first massive hit live, dancing to a Paula Abdul coreography, and sharing the stage with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis of The Time. Now this is legendary!

[@brendamelvoin2043]

U forgot Jérôme...

[@horrorpowerfilms9481]

ugh, that's actually Prince's choreography, including his act.

[@dayg715]

@@horrorpowerfilms9481 Stop lying it is not. The choreographer's name was Barry Lather.

[@dayg715]

Actually this was choreographed by Barry Lather.

[@horrorpowerfilms9481]

@@dayg715 LOL! you mean the none-Prince parts? because everybody in the world knows this is Prince's act, you never seen Purple Rain the movie? even Jerome tricks come from Prince. Read an art book, learn some history.

[@SDSFG45]

a seminal moment in music...she stepped away from Michael and the Jackson clan, and became a global superstar. This was just the beginning for her.

[@lesjones7818]

🔥

[@globalcitizenn]

Well she kind of invented a new lane for female stars in the lane of Michael.. she was doing what he was doing.. but as a woman

[@jesuswilljudge7296]

She didn't tell family where she was, Michael could of sabatoged

[@ericadial8801]

Iconic🎉 She took Control of her career 😂Pun intended

[@baglady2652]

Nobody does it like Janet Jackson

[@CurtisRichardson1172]

Janet , with this performance and the Control Era changed the landscape for female artists and performers… Janet is a trailblazer indeed 👑✨🔥🐐

[@jeffrivera3612]

The real queen of pop. Fight me.

[@mayabrown3915]

@Corey Ortiz WHAT

[@jhonram2496]

@Corey Ortiz that's cap

[@Nurse305]

Fact

[@TASconfidential]

I ain’t gonna fight ya, Cuz I got your back!!! #teamjanet4life

[@Nurse305]

@@joxcha9039 You cant even spell.. lol.. I love MADONNA, But honestly, Jan took that crown from her once she made RHYTHM NATION.. And NEVER gave it back..💯

[@samdauphin8052]

Jackson’s don’t playyyy!!!! Ughh love you JANET!!!!!!

[@kysonmartin77]

Janet paved the way for all the women in music💯 in 1987 and before, no woman has ever hit the stage with so much presence, attitude and confidence 💯❤️

[@angholloway5091]

Agreed

[@corneliuswashington-gp1we]

....and subtext....separating herself from her siblings...and her dad...becoming a woman...and a serious businesswoman in the industry.....

[@enigma9115]

Madonna?

[@shawnjones4527]

@@enigma9115 I like Madonna but let’s be real her dancing skills aren’t on Janet’s level! Most of her career was built on controversy and shock value!

[@dabigd1860]

@shawnjones4527 Janet, Madonna and even PAULA ABDUL were iconic in that how they used the medium of MUSIC VIDEO to compensate for lack of vocal strength. They made up for it with PERFORMANCE!

[@JessBliss]

Control your life❤

[@808Sylva]

After all these years, I still can't get enough of this performance. Someone call the fire department cuz that was HOT 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@nikosgr9290]

Back when a great song and a performance was enough to wow the audience without stripping like 99% of the singers today!

[@cecilmarshall6445]

Best grammy proformance eveeeeeer Ms Janet

[@coreyatkins5274]

LOL!

[@mrs.jackson5872]

CAP.

[@byekidd1361]

She owned it. Grown woman style.

[@Kevin_B1428]

THAT is how a superstar does it!

[@keeshab1173]

Not only was/is she one of the best friggin performers. She was soooo pretty 😍😍😍 and still is, But younger Janet was 🔥🔥🔥

[@shiva4ever]

Still gives me goosebumps after all these years.....she was The Dance Queen of the 80s.....yeah!👌👍

[@gracelove1842]

She killed it!! Completely dressed but sexy and raw. She own the stage. She was perfect 🥰

[@johnniebromer4095]

Love u Janet Jackson The Real Queen of Pop/😮Icon

[@whitney889]

No.

[@candancelazily8693]

Madonna, Janet, and Whitney there lets not argue they all paved the way and changed the game

[@rainrebel4346]

Yes janet and whitney paved the way

[@AnthonyWalkersound]

The Prince era was pure magic

[@babymario2099]

this is FLAWLESS!!! JANET SLAYED

[@ricky6935]

Wow and with her producers on stage.. Iconic performance and she is the goat of the game and still killing it in 2024❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯💯

[@Glad2BGolden]

The blueprint, the woman they all want to be. Love Janet ❤

[@Ashley-lj1tu]

Iconic 🔥

[@TCOLE-tc7vs]

She really burned the stage down that night. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis in the set mad it hot! Certainly at the peak of their powers for the time.

[@kahlilwatkins5277]

The baddest in the game then and STILL holds that title.

[@abriana3121]

Jimmy, Terry, Jellybean, Janet, Jerome💜

[@ifeelfree8249]

And Janet Jackson still banned for appearing at the Grammy's it's a crime and seriously disrespectful the Grammy's owe Janet a serious apology it's going on 20 years since the Super Bowl incident and CBS still condemns her over a damn breast.

[@janabarendregt7690]

And yet Cardi and Meghan Thee Stallion can do what they did during their Grammy performance and it’s allll good! Smh!

[@cbcbb2002]

I still think it was intentional on her part to protect her brother. If you'll remember, as soon as that incident happened, Michael was no longer the news headline. It was brilliant on her part, and she was willing to take the heat in order to help her brother get out of the horrible spotlight he was in.

[@twany442]

They need to give her a formal apology like the Miss America corporation did with Vanessa Williams.

[@larenabillingsley7250]

@@cbcbb2002 only she didn’t do it alone ! Timberlake exposed her breast !

[@spongyi]

I didn't get to watch Janet's performances during the Control era. Thank you for this! She's influenced so many of today's best performers, while remaining one of the best.

[@m.cunningham9817]

One of the best Grammy performances. High energy with attitude and very tight choreography. She nailed-it.

[@truthhurtz8517]

Queen of Pop...🔥🔥🎵🎵

[@voodeux_badeux]

It was the attitude for me. Aggressive Janet had all the girls shook. Nobody was doing what she was doing at the time. A whole trendsetter and visionary. Lets call a thing a thing.

[@jj-one2048]

shes into the rock and roll hall of fame- 10 number one hits 28 top 10 150 millions records sales 5 grammys 11 american music awards 16 billboard music awards MTV icon billboard icon and Rhythm Nation 1814" was added to the National Recording Registry as a recording of cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to the nation's history!!!

[@gabrieltalavera4465]

When the Grammys rarely hit the mark they did it by the album of the year kinetic arrival of Ms. Jackson's Control. And for u haters that say she can't sing....um...she's a Jackson. She is on beat on pitch and with more rhythm than most of these new female artists that don't have the charisma of Janet.💜

[@dky_1353]

Ignore the morons who confuse screaming at the tops of your lungs with actually singing. Janet sings beautifully!! She stays within her range.

[@MichaelCDavis1]

Right after this performance she lost Album of the year to Paul Simon about two minutes later.

[@Karazorel.Ms.PG1]

love her. love her hair style and outfit. JANET the only performer that could be as amazing performer as Mj

[@janabarendregt7690]

I watched that performance with anticipation for what was next and when she got to “sleazy”, that did it! She proved that she came to slay!

[@LeeDfined]

Just how she looked up...GIVE ME A BEAT destroyed whole careers. You could see the hunger determination and focus in her eyes.

[@CuirPhotodotNet]

...we had never seen a woman do that...and on the GRAMMIES.....it was the world stage...and she brought so many elements to this performance...the James Brown revue of performance and presentation...the Prince level of musical production....the feminist statement of demanding respect...and the sibling rivalry sense of subtext...she had so much to prove that night....i knew she would not get album of the year ...they did not then...and still to this day respect dance music the serious musicians that are on the members that vote on this award show..however..she made a serious exclamation point on a year that she dominated the charts...and cemented her place as a true diva...

[@luzbrown-nh3hd]

Then and now Im speachless about the Jacksons they are so I dont know how to describe them

[@yvie914]

Exactly! This never gets old and at the time I considered myself so lucky to have stayed home that night otherwise I would have missed it! The same goosebumps goes for the 1st time I saw Shiela E performing Glamourous Life and the lights turned off and she whipped out her glow in the dark sticks (in 1985?) Iconic!

[@jeanniewight8471]

one of the best performances I have ever seen - male or female.

[@diamondeyes2417]

🔥🔥🔥🔥 When Janet told us that Mike is not the only one!! Merked this performance!! I remember & learned this entire choreography!

[@nakitawilliams4259]

Please leave Michael out of this

[@Winnib7479]

@@nakitawilliams4259 Exactly , Janet Jackson is just as accomplished as Michael. People need to Google her or look at the numerous youtube video's with her career milestones.

[@nakitawilliams4259]

@@Winnib7479 they’re both accomplished how bout that why does it need to be a competition. She accomplished stuff he didn’t and he has many records and accomplishments she hasn’t.

[@diamondeyes2417]

@@nakitawilliams4259 I will not! I love Michael too, but they are siblings. So what do you mean leave him out of this? It's an honor to be compared to such greatness!

[@Lee-bz9hw]

I remember this night.. After this performance, Janet lost her nomination to Paul McCartneys Graceland.. Then the next year 1988 Michael lost in his nomination after his performance. I didn't watch the Grammys for a long time after that..

[@Sully44JJ]

Excellent quality! Thank you for posting this classic performance with the intro!!

[@aaroncarter5204]

FOREVER THE EMPRESS OF POP !!!! ICONIC

[@mrmaxxx94]

Janet jackson turned that out,Jimmy jam and Terry Lewis and jerome benton,were cold on stage as well,respect

[@Kiddo1814yeah]

Janet is soooooooo good!!!!!!!

[@mrbrownroyyal]

"You aint done nothing for me, I'm outta here I'm gone!" CLASSIC!

[@SLa-pb1gg]

Im in the middle of a Good Times binge and it’s wild that this is Penny lol. Janet was the SHIT yo. No doubt about it. This performance was all that. That outfit, the jacket, the all black, the headset, that choreo, The Time. Everything! Iconic. I loved every second of it.

[@reganboose7304]

It was PERFECTION!!!

[@curtismichael4703]

How "Control" didn't win the album of the year grammy was insane.

[@angelavoid4450]

And that's why I Stopped watching this show. Rigged. some win base on image, selling out souls and worse.

[@curtisstone2381]

I remember almost crying when she didn't win. 😢

[@curtismichael4703]

@Ameya I agree and it's no disrespect towards Beyonce. They hand those Grammy's out like gift bags.

[@gabrieltalavera4465]

Im glad it didn't. Look what happened to Whitney. Once you peak as high as you can....the collective anticipation is to see your light dim and your career go down. The Grammys it seems requires you to leave a little of bit of your flesh and blood to them bc you are not a person but a product whose SOUL you must hold on to for dear life. ❤️

[@curtismichael4703]

@@gabrieltalavera4465 I think your view is reflective of Hollywood as a whole. Janet didn't win that year(even though she should have) and her career still ended up being sabotaged after her Superbowl performance. I don't think her having Grammy's had anything to do with that or was the case with Whitney's demise either.

[@James.Payne.]

“9-1-1 I’d like to report a murder, cause Janet kilt it” 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@クリア-u2g]

当時グラミー賞で感動してジャネットジャクソンさんが大好きになった珠玉曲！最高にかっこいい！

[@hotgritz4sho]

Listen close at the end and you’ll hear Billy Crystal introduce Janet’s producers as Jimmy Jam and Ms Terry Lewis! 👀🤭Classic blooper! This performance was stellar tho. That flip and those funky Jackson moves were everything we wanted as we jammed to her Nasty vibes! Love you Janet!!!!!

[@lindataylor3834]

Yes, I heard that. Weird.

[@jjayguy23]

@@lindataylor3834 He made a mistake, he didn't know her producers I guess. They're much more famous now.

[@angeeeang4645]

Billy Crystal was mesmerized…he was like wheww! I think he fell in love after that performance 😂

[@Trogthegreat1814]

Oh My God! I remember watching this on TV! The Excitement! And it was all everyone was talking about the next day at school. You had to be there!! That real time… The Nation watching at once! Knowing you’re watching something great explode on your TV screen! And plus the Prince influence… shut the front door!!

[@MrJeepstud8]

I remember seeing this and scream my lungs out from this performance. but when the album didn't win album of the year. i was cussing everybody out! it's Janet Ms. Jackson, if you Nasty

[@robhosking9399]

The most gifted and brilliant female artist ever, no one ever been or since like Janet. She is the queen of pop/funk/rock/ RnB.........

[@TremellluvYah]

That slayed. I'm a big fan of the 80s music and performances.

[@rg0229]

She was 20 here

[@mostiff]

Can we talk about that flip? Gotta love youtube for bringing back these great memories. This is my go to for Janet....well one of them. :D

[@Winnib7479]

Yes, that flip was EVERYTHING !!!! And in heels , unlike most entertainers ( Beyoncé , Madonna, Jlo ) Janet does not fall in her performances .

[@CarlosGonzalez-mr5qz]

She was so awesome. This was real music.

[@YvonnePatiñoOrdaz]

The time always Says the truth, Jackson is Jackson , and here is Janet doing the Best! .⭐👍❤️👍. Thru the years Baby ! ; her Brothers and her are still keeping on top music!. Oh Yeah!❤👋👋👋⭐👍. I'll wait You to listen any time their music , in everywhere around this wonderful world!👍⭐👍.

[@packer812]

I remember this as it was yesterday. I was 18 and I have been a fan ever since. I love the whole Jackson family, but Janet has always been my favorite.

[@goodboy3313]

The bridge to this song is still one of the best in pop music. As are many others in the Jam and Lewis catalog.

[@amymoseleysmith7494]

I hope Y'all didn't miss that FLIP..... That took huge CORE strength on the part of the Guy who flipped her, AND JANET. I would like to see that move in slow motion!....BRAVO....

[@ewolfgirl]

And she’s actually singing live! Hard to do when you’re dancing so much. Amazing job!

[@angholloway5091]

Miss janet is the queen!!!

[@triemcallister]

No she wasn't love. Her vocals were pre-recorded here which is not a big deal considering all that movement.

[@emotionalideas]

She was great and actually no she was signing to track. I was in the audience in the balcony.

[@jacksongreene3687]

@@triemcallister This is obviously live and not pre-recorded.

[@triemcallister]

@@jacksongreene3687 It is not. The vocals are pre-recorded. But so what? It's a common practice especially for artists who move a lot when performing.

[@michellemanning597]

The next day at school everybody was talking about Janet's Control should've won album of the year over Paul Simon's Graceland.

[@jammck1399]

What have this performance done for me lately Shucks, everything Janet and the Time fellas Jimmy, Terry,Jerome,Jellybean From start to finish The breakdowns, then a lil snippet sample of "Nasty" but then when the music stopped that's when she said "wait a Minute", I forgot something" the choreography was raw and excellent very thanks to Paula Abdul who would soon began her singing career two years later.

[@badmikeyt]

That backflip in stilettos. I gasped. I still gasp.

[@angholloway5091]

Me too!!!

[@hanssolos3699]

signature paula abdul cheerleader choreo..... 5-6-7-8 head bop, slide left double time, right arm up, left arm in, head to the side, now flick the right wrist with double head bop.... yeah, we danced to paula's choreo back in high school.

[@deeperbeauty4147]

Hands, down this is one of my All time favorite Janet Jackson performances..We stayed up late to watch this show, when it originally aired in 1987.. I Love this..I will never forget it. Janet was Amazing!! ❤️

[@CuirPhotodotNet]

...i remember this like it was last night...when the audience cheered and he said her name...and the 4 count...and her head popped up and she said....gimme a beat...and the double 8 count of funky dancing...she turned her head...stared down the audience...then the funky break....i remember saying....oh shit...and the rest ....was history...she was so ...funky...and in your face with it...and the GRAMMIES......just never had had that kind of attitude before...with such subtext....

[@LionPelt]

Good grief she was so fine 🤦🏽‍♂️. Killing it in those heels.

[@angholloway5091]

Her and bernadette the daughter on good times are the most beautiful black women in the world!!!

[@brandi1669]

I LOVED her performance. I think I was about 7 when this came out and I learned all of the dance steps. I even wore my mom's high heels so I could dance just like her. She is my FAVORITE artist of all time. She bodied this performance!!🔥🔥🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@Hi.Shadow]

Jimmy Jam and Ms. Terry Lewis. Lol!!!

[@coreyjenkins3782]

I thought I was tripping lol

[@curtismichael4703]

Lol...I know Terry must have heard that and was going "miss?" wtf!??

[@diamondeyes2417]

She had him so flustered, he messed it up🤣

[@anwartalia812]

Ok. I had to rewind that thinking maybe I misheard it

[@MrYeeYuh1]

I had to rewind that and hear it again! 😂🤣😂🤣

[@LeeDfined]

For true fans of Janet. At 3:50...that dun dunnn dinnnt was the same sound they used in the 2015 Unbreakable album track "Night" during the Minneapolis Funk breakdown.

[@curtishardy8361]

She's singing live...Priceless Performance

[@SF-sl7fi]

Lmaoooo the delusion. #lipsync

[@CuirPhotodotNet]

....she is not singing live in this performance....

[@ISVVVc628]

Nobody lipsynced on the Grammys.

[@SF-sl7fi]

@@ISVVVc628 Britney, En Vogue Beyonce and Gaga definitely have lipsync at the Grammys. Janet isnt the only one. Look it up

[@alazjaw.8968]

@@SF-sl7fi bey definitely haven’t

[@deeperbeauty4147]

This performance certified her to become exactly what and who we know, she is right now "Miss Janet Jackson" ..The one and only...She was more than a household name after this performance.. Fantastic!!@ One of My All time Favorite 😍 ❤️ Janet Jackson performances..Classic...I LOVE IT...

[@kevinbright2728]

Janet Jackson & The Time 😎

[@ricr7289]

I love this version.

[@oldenmarlow339]

I remember this. I was shocked. I didn’t know how good she was until this performance.

[@techdad5606]

I remember watching and taping this, rewatching it many times over. I loved how they changed the arrangement on the record and made it funkier. Janet, Jam and Lewis, what a team!

[@ojibwaywmn]

OMG I remember taping this with the VCR and memorizing the dance steps. I was 16 and in Grade 11. Great memories. :)

[@conniegarrett507]

The first Jackson with some edge 💕

[@marvinnewberry2422]

Damn whomever posted this video this is iconic that the time and Janet Jackson Jerome benton just killed it with those dance move we'll never in this lifetime will get to see this type of performance period that was live

[@calvinyuen01]

She is a LEGEND! ❤️

[@poparrow9416]

Anyway this is my fav what have u done for me lately performance

[@LeeDfined]

Minneapolis Funk at its finest. I miss this genre of music.

[@MissAmeriNegro]

This look tho!

[@stacieharris]

Janet Jackson is a doll😊🎀

[@onlyonecandacehazzard]

Do y’all not realize THIS IS THE QUEEN OF POP! Janet. Ms. Jackson, if you’re nasty! I love this Queen!

[@bookmarker7471]

The whole performance 😢..O how I miss the 80s/90s. 3:15 just does it for me

[@tiffanyeyoung1800]

This is when you couldn't wait for the Grammys to come

[@deejhustle9455]

On of my favorite album Control " Go Janet Jackson

[@trentpettit6336]

LOVE THIS but the scratchy audio quality (to be expected for 1987 footage today I guess) makes me feel ancient! Also I love the vintage colorful YAMAHA instruments seen here!

[@kaybee6183]

I remember watching this that night, I was pissed when that song Graceland won. I still remember how Whoopi was happy for that mess. She was robbed! The biggest memory I remember is the next day at school everyone talking about those black guess jeans she was rocking LOL!

[@DetroitButcher]

Basically it's Janet Jackson & The Time... this is so classic

[@terryallen7853]

Man a Control World Tour would’ve been outstanding.