Stereogum — Janet Jackson teased a new album last month with a short announcement video, but she’s just confirmed it in a press release. The album will come out through Jackson’s new label Rhythm Nation Records in partnership with BMG sometime this fall. It�... more info

E! Online — This is music to our ears! BMG announced Wednesday that it will release Janet Jackson's first album in seven years. BMG's global partnership with Jackson's Rhythm Nation said... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Janet Jackson is returning to music. more info

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Stereogum — Janet Jackson is back! After some wishy-washy rumors last week that she’d be releasing releasing an album, the singer officially announced it on Saturday, which was her 49th birthday. “This year: new music, new world tour, a new movement,” she ... more info

Time — She tweeted the hashtag #ConversationsInACafe, the new record’s presumed title more info

Perez Hilton — Sweet Rhythm Nation we've been waiting for this for like, forever!! As a birthday surprise (hers is today, May 16) Janet Jackson tweeted out a link to a mysteriously sexy video, which features her voice and some VERY thrilling information… She'll b... more info

Stereogum — UPDATE: Okay, maybe we’ve established the release isn’t coming through Atlantic, but that doesn’t mean there’s not a new Janet album on the way. According to her fan forum janet.club, the photo of releases in question is actually from a recor... more info

Perez Hilton — Janet Jackson! Come out, come out, wherever you are! As we reported last November, the 48-year-old made her first public appearance at the Vogue Fashion Dubai Experience in Dubai in almost a year-and-a-half. [ Related: Beyoncé Channels Janet Jackson... more info

TMZ — This is Bubbles the Elephant. Besides being a massive star (she was in Janet Jackson's "Together Again" video back in '97), she also has a talent for predicting Super Bowl winners. So, the people at the T.I.G.E.R.S. Preserve in… more info