Oh, look! Another flailing pop queen in distress. They're all the rage aren't they? What with their Brazilian boy-toying and their creative multitasking. Get too close and they may burn you with their fiery vitriol! Stay far away and they get needy. Yes these flailing pop queens are a fickle breed. But they, too have feelings. Like Janet Jackson, for instance -- who, between staring down some harsh truths about her late great brother and forthcoming obligations at some asinine awards ceremony, is having the worst week ever.

Despite being well aware of her brother's drug use, Janet still remained in the dark about how extensively he dabbled in substances like Propofol. Says the pop star to ABC News, "That was, that was a shocker to me and it just -- that's serious. That's heavy. That's heavy. None of us knew to that extent." An autopsy revealed that the king's corpse had large quantities of the sedative, along with a cocktail of other prescription drugs. She adds that she tried to reach out to her brother over the years. "Those are the things that you do when you love someone. You can't just let them continue on that way. And we did a few times. We weren't very successful."

Earlier this week, Janet released her Number Ones collection, which is already auspiciously perched within iTunes' Top 20. Although with such good news comes badder news: That the performer must open Sunday's American Music Awards, no doubt with some sort of MJ-related tribute, not unlike her VMA appearance a couple months back. This is only bad news as the American Music Awards remains one of the most out-of-touch events to conduct any actual music-related business, let alone tributes. However, a similar, worthwhile homage that would also ship units of her newly-issued best-of could come in the form of her performing "Make Me." As demonstrated below.