Popsugar Celebrity Unstoppable Janet Jackson at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony 2019 Janet Jackson Encourages the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to Induct More Women in Moving Speech 30 March 2019 by Brea Cubit Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur Janet Jackson received the high honour of being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday night. At the NYC ceremony, singer Janelle Monáe introduced Janet, calling her "the legendary queen of black girl magic." Janet then took the stage to accept the accolade and deliver a rousing speech about her journey, as well as her hopes for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's future. "When I was a kid, my dream wasn't to be a singer. I wanted to go to college and I wanted to be a lawyer," the 52-year-old singer revealed. "It was my father's dream. He wanted me to become this wonderful performer." She also reminisced on what it was like watching her brothers from The Jackson 5 get inducted by the Rock Hall in 1997. Janet then went on to thank her fans and give her 2-year-old son, Eissa (whom she shares with businessman Wissam Al Mana) a shout-out before ending her speech with a powerful call to action. "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, please, 2020: induct more women," Janet said. "Thank you so much for this honour. I love you so much." See more pictures from Janet's big night ahead, then check out her full speech! 1 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Kane 2 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 3 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 4 / 56 Image Source: Getty / ANGELA WEISS 5 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy 6 / 56 Image Source: Getty / ANGELA WEISS 7 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 8 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 9 / 56 Image Source: Getty / ANGELA WEISS 10 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 11 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris 12 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy 13 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Kane 14 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Nicholas Hunt 15 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 16 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 17 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy 18 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 19 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Michael Loccisano 20 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy 21 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Dia Dipasupil 22 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy 23 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Dia Dipasupil 24 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Michael Loccisano 25 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy 26 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy 27 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Michael Loccisano 28 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Dia Dipasupil 29 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy 30 / 56 Image Source: Getty / ANGELA WEISS 31 / 56 Image Source: Getty / ANGELA WEISS 32 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 33 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 34 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Nicholas Hunt 35 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Kane 36 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy 37 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 38 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 39 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy 40 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 41 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 42 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 43 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 44 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Michael Loccisano 45 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Michael Loccisano 46 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy 47 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Kane 48 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Nicholas Hunt 49 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 50 / 56 Image Source: Getty / ANGELA WEISS 51 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy 52 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 53 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris 54 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy 55 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 56 / 56 UnstoppableBlack WomenCelebrity QuotesMusicJanet Jackson