Janet Jackson fans, get ready ... 'cause she’s gearing up for a Las Vegas return with a new residency, TMZ has learned.
via: NYDN
Janet Jackson is bringing a new residency to Las Vegas — after reportedly turning down a similar opportunity across the pond.
The “Rhythm Nation” singer, 58, would come back to her fans in December at Resorts World, where she’s currently finalizing a deal, insiders with direct knowledge told TMZ.
Rumor has it the five-time Grammy winner — who’s in the midst of her Together Again world tour — will also take part in a New Year’s Eve performance at the Sin City luxury spot, as sources told the outlet.
It’s unclear exactly how many dates the residency would span, but insiders said that it would likely be relatively short.
Jackson was also offered a residency in London, according to those sources, but she opted for the better-paying offer at Resorts World. Celine Dion will also headline the venue later this year or early next to mount her postponed 2021 residency.
The Resorts residency is not a first for Jackson, who in 2019 celebrated the 30th anniversary of “Rhythm Nation 1814” with 18 “Metamorphosis” dates at Park MGM.
The three-month stint sold nearly 77,000 tickets and grossed $13 million, which Billboard at the time noted was more than Dion’s 2011 residency as well as Britney Spears’ in 2013 and Backstreet Boys’ in 2017.
Jackson’s new residency is set to start nearly a decade after the release of her last studio album, 2015’s “Unbreakable.”
Her eleventh studio outing — which featured J. Cole and Missy Elliot respectively on tracks like “No Sleeep” and “Burnitup!” — made history as her seventh number 1 debut on the Billboard 200 Chart.
News of the residency comes less than a week after Jackson wrapped up the stateside leg of the Together Again tour — which will resume with European shows in Paris on Sept. 25 before ending in the U.K. Oct. 13.
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