25th Year Anniversary: Janet Jackson's 'Rhythm Nation 1814!'

This week marks the 25 years since Janet Jackson released her socially conscious fourth studio album Rhythm Nation 1814! Janet Jackson RN1814 was released on September 19, 1989 and is being celebrated by fans all across the globe! Jackson's RN1814 was a direct creative move by the "Alright" performer to look our world's problems in the face and directly and openly address this issues through music! Rhythm Nation 1814 was a ground-breaking, industry-changing and tremendous commercially successful album that truly was it's own revolutionary force in which Janet Jackson presented next-level and ahead of her time visually spectacular music videos along with a sold-out tour to perform her Billboard hits from the project! The social messages that Janet sung about in the 90's during the album's release are very prevalent and true right now in today's world as we face the very same problems that are even troubling as we watch national and international new reports across the world on a daily basis. Rhythm Nation 1814's became the very first album in history to have seven commercial singles to reach top 5 on Billboard Hot 100 chart and the only album to have singles that crossed over three consecutive calendar years! Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 received nine Grammy Award Nominations and wining Best Long Form Music Video and marking the first female ever to receive Producer of the Year Award! The Rhythm Nation World Tour became the most successful debut tour ever! Janet Jackson is the best female performer to EVER walk the stage!

Hey you guys, thank all of you, and @flytetymejam and @TLSOUNDOFF. Can't believe it has been 25 years already. Love Janet. #RhythmNation25
— Janet Jackson (@JanetJackson) September 19, 2014

"Things are getting worse, we have to make them better. It's time to give a damn." Sadly, this is still true today. #RhythmNation25
— Janet Jackson (@JanetJackson) September 19, 2014