Janet Jackson loses audio in the middle of her performance at Essence Festival
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Janet Jackson powered through her performance despite brief technical issues at the Essence Festival of Culture.
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Janet Jackson loses audio mid-concert at Essence Festival
Janet Jackson was one of the major headliners in the weekend series at the Essence Festival of Culture at the Caesars Superdome held in New Orleans.
Several big names performed at the concert which can be even compared to Coachella.
According to the official site of Nola, Jackson nearly sold out the venue, which had 48,500 available tickets for Saturday.
However, the Grammy-winning artist faced a brief technical glitch during her outing. Her mic seemed to suddenly cut out while she was in the middle of her performance on Sunday night.
Regardless, the 56-year-old singer managed the situation well and it went unnoticed by the concertgoers. The star continued to perform with her hourlong-plus set following the little hiccup.
On the stage, Jackson was flanked by four male dancers as she started her performance with the track Feedback. She included her classic tracks like What Have You Done For Me Lately, Control, Nasty and That’s The Way Love Goes.
Okay now I feel like we gotta drag bc why the sound not right either, y’all really got Chloe x Halle fucked up 😒😒😒 #ESSENCEFest pic.twitter.com/e2xcRhTd1Z
— Chillin’ & #Surprise🍯🔥 (@beenchillin__) July 3, 2022
Other technical glitches at the Festival
It is important to note that several performers faced sound issues at the festival for the past couple of days.
Few concert-goers complained about Halle and Chloe Bailey’s performance claiming their audio levels were off.
Furthermore, TMZ reported that the Essence Festival also recently came under fire. Hulu subscribers were upset as they alleged the network did not live-streamed all the songs from the event.
Nicki Minaj performed as the headliner for the Friday series however her set was not broadcast on Hulu.
Angela Yee, the host for Friday night, mentioned that in the height of ‘circumstances beyond our control’ the rapper’s act was not live-streamed on Hulu for the audiences at home.
Mid performance, Nicki thanks everyone & mentions how there were technical difficulties but she still came out for the fans. #ESSENCEFest
#essencefestival #barbz #NickiMinaj pic.twitter.com/dBO47Uz9hP— musicalbops (@musicalbops) July 2, 2022Advertisement
Janet Jackson opens up about plans to release a new album
It’s been nearly seven years since Janet Jackson released a new album. However, the singer shared her plans to record new music.
While talking with Essence magazine, Jackson revealed that she will drop new songs eventually but prioritizes being a mother to her 5-year-old son.
The Rhythm Nation singer said, ‘Even though it’s something that I absolutely love, it still is my work, my job. There will be music at some point.’
She further added, ‘There’s so much that I want to do- but my number one job is being a mama.’
