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Janet Jackson has announced a comeback album and world tour.
The superstar - who turned 49 today (16.05.15) - surprised fans by posting a video on her Twitter last night (15.05.15), announcing her 11th album, which will be a follow-up to 2008's 'Discipline'.
Janet said: "I promised you'd hear it from my lips and now you will. This year: new music; new world tour; a new movement. I've been listening. Let's keep the conversation going."
The video was captioned, "My Conversation", and included the hashtag, "Conversations In A Cafe", which may be a reference to the name of the 'That's The Way Love Goes' singer's new album.
It was rumoured earlier this year that the sister of Michael Jackson - who recently moved record labels to Atlantic Records - would be releasing new music on 10 July, after the forum Janet.Club.com posted a photo of an album box with "reserve your copy today" written on it, in what looks like a record store.
The Twitter post accompanying the photo read: " @harmonicait ...Call the FYE in BKLYN and ask if Janet is in their release sched. They say yes. From the store... (sic)"
Janet still hasn't confirmed a release date for her new music.

Sir Paul McCartney was banned from performing in an empty room in case he "upset" people.
The Beatles legend was dining with his singer pal Adam Faith - who died in 2003 aged 62 - at the Royal Automobile Club when his friend spotted a grand piano and suggested he play 'Let It Be', but the impromptu rendition was quickly stopped by a member of staff.
They said: "Sorry, you're going to have to stop that. You'll upset the members."
According to a new biography of Faith, written by David and Caroline Stafford, the singer then protested most people would pay up to £10,000 to hear his friend perform in such an intimate setting.
The unimpressed staff member replied: "I can't help that sir."
To ensure the performance didn't continue, he then slammed down the piano lid and almost crushed McCartney's fingers.
In 2003, it was claimed the 'Hey Jude' hitmaker was paid $1 million for what was reported to be his first ever private concert, performing to 150 people in Sante Fe in honour of Wendy Walker Whitworth.
The 90-minute performance was a 50th birthday gift to Wendy from her husband, financier Ralph Whitworth, and all proceeds went to charity.

Eric Clapton has led tributes to legendary musician BB King.
The 70-year-old singer posted a touching video message on his Facebook page thanking the late guitarist and singer, who passed away in his sleep on Thursday (14.05.15), for always being a good friend to him.
The 'Tears in Heaven' hitmaker, who collaborated with King on their successful album 'Riding With the King' in 2000, said: "I want to thank him for all the inspiration and encouragement he gave me as a player over the years and the friendship we enjoyed.
"There is not a lot left to say because this music is almost a thing of the past now and there are not many left who play it in the pure way that BB did. He was a beacon for all of us who love this kind of music and I thank him from the bottom of my heart."
The Beatles rocker Ringo Starr, 74, and wife Barbara Bach also offered their condolences on Twitter, writing: "God bless BB King peace and love to his family Ringo and Barbara x"
Known by his fans as 'The King of the Blues, the 89-year-old 'Lucille' hitmaker, who suffered from diabetes, died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Las Vegas, where he had been receiving hospice care.
Other stars including former 'House' actor Hugh Laurie, 55, who has released two of his own blues records, also shared their sorrow after hearing the news.
The British star tweeted: "Oh God. BB King. Let the sad times roll."
Rocker Lenny Kravitz, 50, wrote: "BB, anyone could play a thousand notes and never say what you said in one. #RIP #BBKing"
The music veteran - who regularly performed at least 100 concerts a year until recently - won 15 Grammy awards during his life, with his most recent being in 2009 for his 42nd and final album, 'One Kind Favor'.
BB King was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980, and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.

Rebecca Ferguson doesn't want "quick grabs and quick sales".
The 28-year-old singer has confessed she wants to "sustain" a career in the music industry in order to give her two children, nine-year-old Lillie May and Karl, 8, the best possible life.
Speaking at The Fragrance Foundation Awards 2015, held at The Brewery, London, on Thursday night (05.14.15), Rebecca told BANG Showbiz: "The aim for me is to have a long career. I've got a couple of kids, and so I can't really be a fashion, because I have to sustain a life for my children. For me it's not about quick grabs and quick sales, it's about having a sound that will last and sustain."
The former 'X Factor' runner-up also revealed that she's been asked to duet with another contestant from the ITV talent show, however she wants to be "careful" about making any rash decisions, due to the "stigma" attached to artists who become famous through the competition.
Rebecca said: "It's not confirmed but I have been asked to work with somebody (from 'The X Factor'). I feel like these decisions get laid on the table for me, and there's such a stigma with 'X Factor'. I feel like people are just waiting for me to fail, so I have to be careful what decisions I make in my career.
"It's not that I don't want to do certain things, but I don't want people to misjudge what we do, so if I do work with another 'X Factor' contestant, it would have to be for the right reasons, done in the right way, and something that I really love to do, so I'm still thinking about it."

Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones was one step away from becoming a BBC film writer.
The 'Have A Nice Day' singer temporarily shelved his film-making career after Virgin label boss, Richard Branson, offered the welsh rockers a record deal.
The 40-year-old star told the Metro newspaper: "When I left school, BBC World offered me a writing job. It was one of the best months of my life, as Richard Branson also offered me a record deal.
"So I took the record deal but I have been writing on tour buses ever since."
Kelly insists he has never given up on his screenwriting dream and is working on several movie-related projects.
He said: "I've been developing feature-length screenplays with people at Bafta and nearly got one financed last summer.
"Directing videos gives me experience in case one of the screenplays comes to pass."
However, Kelly has also assured fans of the band he is in no rush to give up music.
He added: "But I don't ever want to stop doing music."

Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher are "up for" collaborating.
The 56-year-old mod rocker has revealed he has thought up a "really good idea" for a collaborative project with his pal, former Oasis star Noel, but they have struggled to find a time to record together.
He said: "It could be really good ... hopefully it will happen anyway. We've both got different writing styles. I'm quite up for it."
The 'Broken Stones' hitmaker continued to say the pair were keen to produce new music to appear on the former The Jam guitarist's new LP, 'Saturns Pattern' - his first release since 2012's 'Sonik' - but never got round to hitting the studio to work on any of the concepts.
He explained: "We have been trying to write some things together, and we've still got a really good idea but it just never made the record."
As well as speaking about a collaboration with the 47-year-old musician - with whom he has worked on numerous records in the past - Paul confessed he prefers Noel Gallagher's solo music over his extensive back catalogue with Oasis.
He told the Daily Star newspaper: "If I'm really honest I think Noel's (new solo) record and the one before are his best work.
"Obviously I'm biased as he's my mate but I'm impressed by the writing more than anything else."

Ciara doesn't see herself "beneath Beyonce and Jay Z".
The 'Love Sex Magic' hitmaker has insisted she's just as big as superstars such as the 'Drunk In Love' singer, her rapper husband, or Rihanna, and instead believes her biggest competition when it comes to music is herself.
She said: "Everything's about timing. I've had records just as big as those artists, I've had No 1 songs around the world. My biggest competition is me.
"I faced those challenges. I don't see myself beneath Beyoncé and Jay Z; I don't see myself above them. I'm in my own world, hungry to grow. (sic)"
The 29-year-old star originally topped charts around the world with her debut single 'Goodies' a decade ago, and with the release of her sixth album 'Jackie' earlier this month, she believes she will continue to become even more well known.
She said: "There's no doubt in my mind how high up this train can go."
However, after 10 years in the music industry, and having recently given birth to her son, Future Jr, Ciara confessed she is unsure how much longer she will be making music because she has dreams of becoming a businesswoman.
She told The Guardian newspaper: "I don't know if I'll still be doing music 20 years from now. It's the foundation of my business, but I want to be a successful entrepreneur. I know I'm gonna be it."

Noel Gallagher "destroyed" his LP with Amorphous Androgynous.
The 47-year-old rocker recorded the album with Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans of the electronic band in 2011, but claims he grew fed up with the musicians and got rid of the only copy ever made of the album because he wasn't a fan.
He explained: "The album got finished. We spent a lot of time working on it, but the way that they work is that they get me in and I play all day then they take it away.
"Then the next thing you hear, you go, 'Well, that's not what I was thinking'. It became apparent that they weren't making a record for me but I was making a record for them. You know me, that's not going to f***ing work.
"There's no bootleg because I own the master and I destroyed it. My manager's not even heard it. I wouldn't play it."
Although two collaborations with the duo appeared on his most recent album 'Chasing Yesterday' - 'The Right Stuff' and 'The Mexican' - the former Oasis guitarist said the music they recorded together was "underwhelming", so he never wanted his fans to hear it.
He told Noisey: "It was so underwhelming to me that I never played it to anybody. I'm not going to put records out to please people and their imagination, then they hear it and go, 'Actually, it's a bit s**&'. I know it's s*** that's why it's not coming out and that's the end of it."

The Rolling Stones are taking part in their first ever Twitter Q&A session.
The 'Satisfaction' hitmakers will take to the social media site at 6pm on Monday 18th May to personally respond to questions from users through a series of messages and videos.
The band's members, Sir Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards, will each respond to the questions using their own Twitter handles with another special announcement planned to surprise fans on the night.
According to NME, the band - who are set to embark on a North American tour over the summer - have also said they are going to keep fans up to date on Twitter about their upcoming LP 'Sticky Fingers'.
Meanwhile, the group's US tour will be their first since their saxophone player Bobby Keys passed away in December, aged 70.
However, Sir Mick, 71, has made it clear he has no plans to retire just yet.
He recently said: "I'm thinking about what the next tour is. I'm not thinking about retirement. I'm planning the next set of tours, so the answer is really, 'No, not really'."
He also said it'd be "very nice" if the band recorded a new album, adding: "It would be very nice and I've got a lot of new songs and songs I've written over the last couple of years. I've done really good demos for all of them, which I would love to record. So, let's hope so."