''The Velvet Rope: Live in Concert'' is a live video album by American singer

Janet Jackson Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. She is noted for her innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows. Her sound and choreog ...

. It was released on March 9, 1999, by Eagle Rock Entertainment.

Background and release

Recorded on October 11, 1998, at

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in New York City as part of

The Velvet Rope Tour The Velvet Rope Tour was the third concert tour by American recording artist Janet Jackson. Launched in support of her sixth studio album ''The Velvet Rope'' (1997), the tour visited Europe, North America, Japan, New Zealand, Africa, and Austral ...

, the concert was broadcast live on

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in the United States, and reached an audience of 15 million viewers in the US alone. The concert would also be broadcast on the cable channel's international networks at later dates. Q-Tip makes a special appearance during the performance of " Got 'til It's Gone". During the performance of "Rope Burn", Jackson picks an unsuspecting member of the audience onto stage and teases them with her performance which included a lap dance. Due to censorship laws, "Rope Burn" and "Any Time, Any Place" were left out of the release in

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, where the video was issued as a 17 track double VCD. The full performance was later on released on DVD,

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and video cassette the same year, and has been certified Platinum by the

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It was nominated for 4

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, including "Outstanding Choreography","Outstanding Lighting Direction", "Outstanding Music Direction" and "Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Special". It won the

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for "Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Special" in 1999.Janet: The Velvet Rope (1998) (TV) - Awards
/ref> The video was also nominated for "Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special" and "Outstanding Variety Series/Special" at the 1999 NAACP Image Awards. ''The Velvet Rope: Live in Concert'' was re-released as an individual DVD in 2001, 2004 and 2006 and was repackaged with '' Live in Hawaii'' and re-released as a double disc set in the US and Europe on November 14, 2004, and again in Europe with a different cover in 2005.Amazon.co.uk: Janet Jackson - Live In Hawaii / Velvet Rope Tour: Janet Jackson: DVD
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Track listing

Certifications

Release history

''The Velvet Rope Tour: Live in Concert'' ''Live in Hawaii/The Velvet Rope Tour''

References

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