Janet Jackson has never shied away from switching up her hairstyle, especially on tour.
In fact, the “Control” singer’s looks have become cultural statements.
From the long box braids Jackson’s character wore in John Singleton’s 1993 film “Poetic Justice” to the striking feathered pixie cut which she sported at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards, women have channeled her looks.
Teyana Taylor wore Jackson’s entire outfit from that night at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards. Lately the 60-year-old has been mostly rocking auburn boho braids and black jumbo braids and ponytails.
Now Jackson is adding some new edge to her appearance after debuting her feathered brown bob on Oct. 18.
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The “All For You” singer posted a singular image flaunting the new hairdo. The photo shows Jackson glaring confidently into what appears to be a mirror with her lips slightly pursed.
Her tresses are more disheveled than uniform, with a slight wave instead of a curl, and long bangs that fall to the left side of her face, forming an effortless side part.
Jackson simply added a red heart emoji to the caption and tagged her makeup artist, Preston Meneses, whom she said also took the photo.
She did not identify the hairstylist in that post, but Jackson did reveal her in the previous one.
On Oct. 16 she shared images from her performance at the F1 Singapore Grand Prix, where she wore the same bob look. In the caption, she tagged Ashanti Lation, CEO of VIP Luxury Hair Care, as her hairstylist.
It’s unclear how long they’ve worked together. However, Jackson has received many stamps of approval from fans after working with Latto, Olandria, Normani, Tems, Arya Starr, and more.
One person who had to do a double take said, “I thought I was looking at a resurrected Tina Turner for a split second…”
The late Grammy-winning singer Tina Turner often wore a voluminous, feathered bob.
A second person also claimed Jackson reminded them of another celebrity. They typed, “Ok! This the ‘disheveled-Halle Berry I’m looking for a lost child’ haircut! I love it.”
A third person praised her, saying, “This is the LOOK!!!” One admirer wrote, “Y’all done made her bring out the ‘Scream’ wig.”
“The haircut looks like it was made for you. You look beautiful,” another agreed.
Jackson’s longtime stylist, Janet Zeitoun, created some of her most iconic looks. This includes the red curls Jackson wore on the 1997 cover of her “The Velvet Rope” album.
Zeitoun also cut Janet and her brother Michael Jackson’s natural hair for the 1999 hit “Scream.”
In 2025, she opened up to Complex about Jackson’s willingness to be versatile with her hairstyles.
“There were times Janet would come, and she wanted me to cut all her hair off. She’s not stuck,” Zeitoun said. “I would say she likes simple, but she’s not stuck in a look at all. That was what made her the perfect canvas to design on.”
It’s unclear how often the two work together these days, as Jackson appears to switch hairstylists more often in recent years.
Her most recent major tour was the Together Again Tour, which ran from 2023 to 2024. She will perform “Control 40” (Four Decades of Hits) on December 12, 2026, at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida.
