As two of the most influential artists in music history, Michael and Janet Jackson have achieved unparalleled success. Alongside his brothers in The Jackson 5, Michael became famous at a very young age. Meanwhile, Janet broke into the mainstream with her iconic 1986 album “Control.”
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Having a brother and sister reach such phenomenal heights had fans begging for a duet. It finally happened on the 1995 hit “Scream.” Since Michael’s passing in 2009, the song now serves as a celebration and tribute to the superstar entertainer. The Grammy winner explained to the BBC how performing the song on her “Together Again” Tour gets emotional when she’s on stage “listening to him every night, seeing him, remembering us.”
“Mike and I wrote that song in his apartment,” Janet said. “The emotion of what he was going through at that time. And just me being his little sister, always by his side, and being that support system. That’s always been my role.”
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The siblings collaborated on the song as Michael was dealing with a lawsuit that accused him of allegedly abusing a child. He settled the lawsuit in 1994 and the song’s video was released in 1995.
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The iconic black and white futuristic video features Michael and Janet’s unforgettable choreography. As much as fans love it, for the “Rhythm Nation” star it wasn’t the amazing experience she hoped it would be. In her 2022 Lifetime documentary “Janet Jackson.,” she revealed that she didn’t get to spend as much time with her brother as she wanted.
“It was tough,” Janet remembered. “Michael shot nights; I shot days. His record company, they would block off his whole set so that I couldn’t see what was going on. They didn’t want me on set. I felt like they were trying to make it very competitive between the two of us. That really hurt me, because I felt I was there fighting the fight with him. Not to battle him.”
“I wanted it to feel like old times between he and I, and it didn’t,” she continued. “Old times had long passed.”
Hopefully using the video to celebrate her brother and hearing fan reactions to the song will help her find some happy memories in the classic song.
