Happy 57th birthday, Janet Jackson! The pop icon's music career in photos

Michael Jackson, right, is joined by his sisters, from left, Rebbie, Janet and LaToya at the 26th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 29, 1984, as he receives an award for best male pop vocal.

Janet Jackson is shown during a pause in filming scenes for TV's "Fame" at New York's South Street Seaport on July 24, 1984.

Jackson in a 1989 photo, the year she released her album "Rhythm Nation 1814.

Jackson waves to fans as she unveils her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 20, 1990, in Los Angeles.

Jackson rocked a big cap and oversized hoops for a photo in 1993.

Michael Jackson kisses his sister Janet after she presented him with the Grammy Legend Award at the 35th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 24, 1993.

Janet Jackson with brother Michael at the MTV Music Video Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York on Sept. 7, 1995.

Retired Gen. Colin L. Powell presents Jackson with a miniature red wagon, a representation of America's Promise - The Alliance for Youth, at a news conference on March 12, 1998, in New York.

Jackson look to South African President Nelson Mandela at Mandela's residence in Johannesburg on Nov. 10, 1998.

Jackson kicks off her U.S. concert tour in Washington, D.C., on July 9, 1998.

Jackson and Eddie Murphy star in the 2000 film "Nutty Professor II: The Klumps.

Jackson arrives at the premiere of  "Nutty Professor II" with her father Joe Jackson in Universal City, California, on July 24, 2000.

Jackson performs in concert on Aug. 23, 2001, at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Gloria Estefan, left, Mathew McConaughey and Jackson announce album of the year at the 44th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 27, 2002.

Jackson received the Reader's Choice Award at the 2002 Essence Awards.

Jackson and Justin Timberlake perform during the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVIII on Feb. 1, 2004, in Houston.

Jackson and then-boyfriend Jermaine Dupri attend the 2004 NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 15, 2004, in Los Angeles.

Jackson poses for a USA TODAY portrait at the L'Ermitage Hotel in Beverly Hills on March 20, 2004.

Jackson arrives at a record release party for her new CD "Damita Jo" at Spice Market on March 29, 2004, in New York.

Jackson appears on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on April 29, 2004.

Janet Jackson and Dupri attend the Bill Blass Fall 2005 show during the Olympus Fashion Week in Bryant Park on Feb. 8, 2005, in New York.

Jackson arrives at the 2006 ESPY Awards at the Kodak Theatre on July 12, 2006, in Hollywood, California.

Jackson poses while promoting her new album "20 Years Old" on July 26, 2006, in Berlin.

Jackson holds a snake as she arrives at the Tao Nightclub at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino during the club's anniversary party on Sept. 30, 2006, in Las Vegas.

A few months later, she performs onstage at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas.

Jackson watches Venus Williams at the US Open on Aug. 27, 2007, in Flushing Meadows, NY.

The singer arrives during at an event honoring the Recording Academy's newly elected chair of the board Jimmy Jam on Sept. 12, 2007, in Malibu, California.

Rihanna and Jackson pose together at the Clive Davis pre-Grammy party on Feb. 9, 2008.

Jackson accepts the award for best supporting actress in a motion picture for "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married" at the 2008 NAACP Image Awards.

Jackson accepts the Vanguard Award onstage during the 19th annual GLAAD Media Awards on April 26, 2008.

Janet Jackson, along with Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson, LaToya Jackson, Jermaine Jackson and Prince Michael Jackson II (aka Blanket), attend the public memorial service for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles on July 7, 2009, weeks after her brother died at age 50.

A few months later, she's seen performing during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sept. 13, 2009, in New York.

She also performs at the 2009 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 22, 2009, in Los Angeles.

Jackson performs during the 2010 Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome on July 2, 2010, in New Orleans.

Jackson promotes her book "True You: A Guide to Finding and Loving Yourself" at Barnes & Noble in New York on March 19, 2011.

Jackson performs live at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on Nov. 2, 2011, in Gold Coast, Australia.

Jackson arrives at the 2012 amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS during the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival at Hotel Du Cap on May 24, 2012, in France.

The following year, she returns to the annual Cinema Against AIDS event.

In 2016, Jackson performs after the Dubai World Cup on March 26, 2016.

Jackson attends OUT Magazine #OUT100 Event presented by Lexus at the the Altman Building on Nov. 9, 2017, in New York.

She attends the 2018 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20, 2018, in Las Vegas.

Jackson performs on her State of the World tour on July 20, 2018.

She's seen taking the stage during the MTV EMAs 2018 at Bilbao Exhibition Centre on Nov. 4, 2018, in Bilbao, Spain.