The Velvet Rope: Live in Concert is a live video album by American singer Janet Jackson. It was released on March 9, 1999, by Eagle Rock Entertainment.
Background and release Recorded on October 11, 1998, at Madison Square Garden in New York City as part of The Velvet Rope Tour, the concert was broadcast live on HBO in the United States, and reached an audience of 15 million viewers in the US alone.HBO's Exclusive Live Concert Event Janet: The Velvet Rope The concert would also be broadcast on the cable channel's international networks at later dates.
Q-Tip makes a special appearance during the performance of "Got 'til It's Gone". During the performance of "Rope Burn", Jackson picks an unsuspecting member of the audience onto stage and teases them with her performance which included a lap dance.Together Again Due to censorship laws, "Rope Burn" and "Any Time, Any Place" were left out of the release in Hong Kong, where the video was issued as a 17 track double VCD.Janet Jackson The Velvet Rope Tour Hong Kong VIDEO CD (189287)
The full performance was later on released on DVD, Laser DiscJanet Jackson The Velvet Rope Tour - Live In Concert Japan LAZER DISC (280075) and video cassette the same year, and has been certified Platinum by the RIAAJanet Jackson 20 Years Old | And In Control It was nominated for 4 Emmy Awards, including "Outstanding Choreography","Outstanding Lighting Direction", "Outstanding Music Direction" and "Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Special". It won the Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Special" in 1999.Janet: The Velvet Rope (1998) (TV) - Awards The video was also nominated for "Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special" and "Outstanding Variety Series/Special" at the 1999 NAACP Image Awards.
The Velvet Rope: Live in Concert was re-released as an individual DVD in 2001, 2004 and 2006 and was repackaged with Live in Hawaii and re-released as a double disc set in the US and Europe on November 14, 2004,Amazon.com: Janet Jackson Collector's Edition (Velvet Rope Tour/Live in Hawaii): Janet Jackson: Movies & TV and again in Europe with a different cover in 2005.Amazon.co.uk: Janet Jackson - Live In Hawaii / Velvet Rope Tour: Janet Jackson: DVD
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Release history The Velvet Rope Tour: Live in Concert RegionDateLabelUnited StatesOctober 11, 1998Eagle Rock EntertainmentInternationalMarch 9, 1999Image EntertainmentUnited Kingdom and EuropeAugust 28, 2000Ilc EntertainmentInternationalNovember 26, 2001Eagle Rock EntertainmentUnited StatesFebruary 24, 2004Eagle Vision USAInternationalJune 12, 2006Eagle Rock Entertainment
Live in Hawaii/The Velvet Rope Tour RegionDateLabelEuropeSeptember 6, 2004Eagle Rock EntertainmentUnited StatesNovember 16, 2004
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