VMAs: Janet’s Tribute to MJ
Janet raises the roof with opening VMAs performance…
05:30, Monday, 14 September 2009
Janet Jackson has paid tribute to her late brother Michael Jackson with an electrifying performance at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
After the lights dimmed to conclude Madonna’s emotional MJ tribute, Janet continued the Michael Jackson-themed VMAs opener with the first performance of the night.
Michael’s Thriller video played on a giant screen before a group of dancers (comprised of the world’s most famous choreographers) in a variety of MJ trademark outfits took to the stage to deliver a perfectly choreographed zombie dance along with the footage from the clip, followed by Bad and Smooth Criminal.
Then Scream (Michael’s duet with Janet) hit the big screen, and with a cloud of white fog sprouting up out of space-age honeycombs, Janet kicked through a mirror and emerged to huge roars of excitement from the likes of Alicia Keys, Beyoncé and Pink.
Wearing a black-and-white, skintight leather dress with matching pants, Janet danced her way through a routine of her and Michael's signature moves, flawlessly re-creating her late brother's steps as they were projected on the screen behind her.
Great performance; great tribute; no wardrobe malfunction. Job done!
Watch the MTV Video Music Awards tonight (September 14) at 9pm on MTV.
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