It’s been almost exactly 40 years since the release of Janet Jackson, the first studio album from Janet Jackson, starting a career that took her from “second best-known musical superstar of the Jackson family” to “first-name basis with the entire planet” status. Although the then-16-year-old star would have bigger albums—including her return to self-titled stardom with the record-setting janet. a decade later, Billboard charts. Advertisement To highlight the anniversary, Jackson has signed on to participate in an upcoming documentary about her life and career, set to broadcast on A&E and Lifetime next year, just in time for the big 4-decade date. Having filmed over the last three years, the authorized doc will explore her rise to superstardom, her relationship with her famous family, and, yes, the 2004 Super Bowl incident with Justin Timberlake. (The recently-contrite Timberlake addressed said incident during his nascent apology tour, noting that he “failed” Jackson, who was unfairly saddled with much of the public backlash after the sight of less than a second’s worth of her naked body, exposed by her supposed collaborator, somehow drove the United States viewing public into an orgy of Puritanical blame.)