Nine years to be exact. Here's why. When Janet Jackson received Billboard Music Awards' highest honor onstage Sunday night, it marked the first time the singer had performed live on TV in nine years.

Before she became the blueprint for what a pop icon could look, sound, and move like, Janet Jackson was just the youngest of the famous Jackson clan — tagging along to award shows, stealing hearts on ...

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