She has received accolades as an actress, including the NAACP Best Supporting Actor award. Six GRAMMY® Awards, 2 Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a nomination for an Academy Award, along with dozens of American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards. Janet Jackson is one of the most influential entertainers of the modern era. The State of the World tour is a continuation of the Unbreakable tour and will include fan favorites from her chart-topping ‘Unbreakable’ album, an array of her socially conscious music she’s released throughout her career, and other smash hits and soon-to-be released new tracks with a state of the art live production. Since then, she has taken the past year to enjoy pregnancy and motherhood, and is now ready to return to the live stage to give Janet fans everything they could hope for in one epic concert event. The legendary entertainer began her sold out Unbreakable tour in August 2015, but just one year ago she reached out directly to fans via Twitter with news that she would focus on starting a family, confirmed months later with the arrival of her first child. Tickets for Janet’s performance previously scheduled at Barclays Center on Augwill be valid for this new concert date of November 15, 2017. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office starting Saturday, May 6 at noon (if tickets are still available). Tickets to the show go on sale Friday, May 5 at noon and can be purchased on and, or by calling 80. For more information please visit JACKSON TO BRING STATE OF THE WORLD TOUR TO BARCLAYS CENTER ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15īROOKLYN (May 2, 2017) – Global music icon, GRAMMY® Award-winning and multi-platinum selling artist, Janet Jackson, will bring her State of the World tour to Barclays Center on Wednesday, November 15. Her music and artistry has opened doors through which other top artists have followed, many acknowledging her impact on their musical perceptions. With sales of over 160 million records worldwide, Janet Jackson stands as one of the best-selling artists of all time with a string of hits that have left an indelible impression on pop culture. Janet is a published author, dancer, businessperson, philanthropist and one of biggest-selling artists in popular music history. She has received accolades as an actress as well including the NAACP Best Supporting Actor award. Her music has won her 6 GRAMMY® Awards, 2 Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a nomination for an Academy Award along with dozens of American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards. Janet Jackson is one of the most influential entertainers of the modern era. The STATE OF THE WORLD tour is a continuation of the Unbreakable tour and will include fan favorites from her chart-topping ‘Unbreakable’ album, an array of her socially conscious music she’s released throughout her career, and other smash hits and soon-to-be released new tracks with a state of the art live production! Since, she has taken the past year to enjoy pregnancy and motherhood, and is now ready to return to the live stage to give Janet fans everything they could hope for in one epic concert event. The legendary entertainer began her sold out Unbreakable tour in August 2015, but just one year ago she reached out directly to fans via Twitter with news of her focusing on starting a family, confirmed months later with the arrival of her first child. Tickets held for previous Unbreakable tour events that are now re-scheduled will be honored at the new dates. Tickets for the newly scheduled dates will go on sale on May 5. Louis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Boston, Philly, Memphis, Jacksonville, as well as head north of the border to include Vancouver and Toronto, with her final stop on December 17 in Atlanta at Philips Arena. Jackson will make multiple stops in Texas and California, hit all four corners of the U.S. Produced by Live Nation, the STATE OF THE WORLD tour is set for a 56-city run beginning September 7, in Lafayette at the Cajundome. LOS ANGELES (May 1, 2017) – Global music icon, multiple GRAMMY® Award-winner and multi-platinum selling artist, the incomparable JANET JACKSON, will embark on a four-month North American tour this fall, announced today. May 1, 2017 JANET ANNOUNCES 2017 STATE OF THE WORLD TOUR