janet jackson. not only was she creative, she was risky, she was edgy, she had messages to spread and she changed pop culture in her own way and i appreciate artists like that.
taylor swift isn't really doing anything brand new and i think she gets too much credit for not doing anything new but sticking to the same formula and sure '1989' is different from her usual work but it's nothing different than her shtick.
janet broke barriers, stirred things up and wasn't afraid to do things with her career.