Janet Jackson is the latest Billboard cover star. The 2018 BBMA’s Icon Award recipient discusses everything from upcoming music to early challenges in the music industry to the joys of motherhood in the during the intimate interview with the staple publication. She also reveals the importance of executing her artistic vision for the classic album ‘Rhythm Nation 1814’ and how records like Stevie Wonder’s “Songs In The Key of Life” were an inspiration.

View the flawless magazine cover after the jump and read the in-depth interview here.

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