Janet's new single "Call On Me" is a very smooth and a very smart strategy.
Janet can release a club hit that will reach #1 in a heartbeat like Beyonce, Christina, Nelly Furtado, etc. But she has decided to go against the grain and release a mid-tempo R&B ballad with Nelly with the sample of S.O.S. Band's "Tell Me If You Still Care." Janet's 1993 "Janet" started like this as well.
GO JANET! Congratulations to Beyonce, Christina, and those other artists who are doing their thing. I hope they succeed in their singles as well. The problem is that we like to knock another artist so that our favorite can look better. Everybody has room for a #1 hit!