Just last week, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. 5/14/2026 Janet Jackson at the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum’s 2026 Grammy Hall Of Fame® Gala held at The Beverly Hilton on May 08, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. Gilbert Flores/Variety All week long, we’re celebrating Janet Jackson Week here at Billboard.com, as the youngest Jackson sibling turns 60 on Saturday (May 16). We celebrate her talent, her versatility and, not least, her survival. Pop megastardom is not for the faint of heart. Not many artists achieved success on Jackson’s level in her peak era as a hitmaker that went from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s, but a disheartening number of those who did died before their time, including Whitney Houston , George Michael , Prince and of course her brother Michael . Just making it to 60 in the unforgiving glare of the modern media spotlight is an accomplishment. And to assemble an impressive and richly varied body of work while doing it is even better.…