Commercial blacklist Damita Jo (album)

—viacom revealing jackson s blacklist; commentary charlotte observer.

following jackson s controversial super bowl halftime show performance incident, conglomerates involved broadcast heavily fined u.s. federal communications commission (fcc) , taken supreme court of united states several years. in retaliation, viacom, owner of super bowl broadcaster cbs, mtv, , radio station group infinity broadcasting, enforced blacklist of jackson s singles , music videos on properties. boycott placed effect prior release of damita jo, continuing throughout course of jackson s following 2 albums 20 y.o. , discipline. justin timberlake, performed jackson during incident, did not receive same treatment. glenn gamboa of newsweek stated unfortunately, s not clear whether these songs heard, saying after incident, jackson has been put in pop culture penalty box. result despite initial backing little while, radio , tv support music has withered, conglomerates worry angering fcc , congress in fear of receiving fines supporting jackson. excerpt added want you, example, have been across-the-board smash pre-nipplegate. report uncovered jackson unfairly blackballed on pop radio stations , blacklisted on video shows, concluding powers out ruin her.

lead single little while became added , played song on pop formats, increasing five-hundred percent in airplay , garnering sizeable downloads. received positive reception, however, performance massively shifted when blacklist commenced; virtually disappearing airplay. boycott drew attention critics when providing commentary on album. langston wertz jr. of charlotte observer commented incident made jackson villified [sic] female artists of time in media, adding radio wouldn t play , mtv wouldn t play videos want , nite, 2 songs ve been out-of-the-park hits @ other point in jackson s career. billboard noted 3 singles spawned blacklisted pop radio—they albums biggest highlights—the electronic guitar studded little while, motown-influenced want , funky, heavily dance orientated nite (don t stop). allan raible of abc news expressed had super bowl incident not happened, have feeling rock-edged little while , kanye west assisted strawberry bounce have been enough make album more of success. additionally, doug rule of metro weekly revealed best tracks on damita jo barred commercial airtime due blacklist, adding in case of first single little while, never past go result.

music channels owned viacom, including mtv , vh1, refused air jackson s videos or aired them in minor rotation following incident, stated major catalyst in album s performance. associated press stated mtv s spanking new videos in heavy rotation include gyrating, cleavage-baring beyoncé [in naughty girl ] , bleeped-out eminem group d12 [ band ]. yet sedate new video janet jackson—a fixture on cable channel 2 decades , first mtv icon —has been absent playlist. meanwhile, jackson s name had barely been mentioned on mtv—unusual superstar previous projects have typically gotten heavy promotion. jackson s collaborator jimmy jam commented can read between lines mtv. guess if mtv wanted play it, would, speculation on part. raise few questions if have investigative mind. jam commented, s tough click audiences when don t support major media outlets. s interesting because video sent viacom – somehow mtv didn t [receive it]? roger friedman of fox news ridiculed decision; stating 1 thing certain, however: janet being scapegoated super bowl wardrobe malfunction. [...] imagine mtv, illiteracy , lewdness thrive of day, banish janet s new video because of reputation. trying kid? of course, mtv corporate cousin of cbs, original snafu happened. s coincidence!