Janet Jackson Announces New Album And Tour

Janet Jackson has announced that she is releasing a new album and going on tour this year! The pop icon announced her new album Black Diamond and the Black Diamond World Tour on social media yesterday (February 10th). The tour will kick off on June 24th in Miami and will make stops across the US before wrapping in Tacoma, Washington on August 23rd.

Janet tweeted, “I’ve heard all your wishes and I’m working on my new album and going on a new World Tour this summer titled ‘Black Diamond.' I’m so excited to share this new era with you.” No word on when the album Black Diamond will be released.

Check out the tour dates below:

June 24 – Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena
June 26 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
June 27 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
June 29 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
July 1 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
July 3 – New Orleans, LA – Essence Festival
July 5 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum Complex
July 7 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
July 9 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
July 10 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
July 12 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
July 14 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
July 17 – Nashantucket, CT – The Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino
July 18 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
July 21 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center
July 22 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
July 24 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
July 25 – Cincinnati, OH – Cincinnati Music Festival
July 27 – Chicago, IL – United Center
July 28 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
July 31 – St Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
Aug. 1 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
Aug. 3 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Aug. 5 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Aug. 7 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
Aug. 9 – Phoenix, AZ – Gila River Arena
Aug. 10 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego State University
Aug. 12 – Los Angeles, CA – STAPLES Center
Aug. 15 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
Aug. 17 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
Aug. 18 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center at San Jose
Aug. 20 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
Aug. 22 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Aug. 23 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome

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During her appearance on The Tonight Show, Janet says her 3-year-old son Eissa is musically inclined:

“He’s incredibly musical . . . First it was the violin — all this he chose. . . .He loves classical music. First day of school he took his violin to school. Third day of school, he says, ‘Mama I want to take a cello.’ I’m like, ‘Baby, you don’t have a cello.' Turn my violin into a cello, please mama. . . . He took it to school . . . and my other assistant Shanti she said, Eissa you want a violin? . . Who's gonna buy it for you? He said, 'Mama! So now, he has a cello.”