JANET JACKSON - JACKSON TO BE HONOURED BY GLAAD

JANET JACKSON is to be honoured by the Gay + Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) during the organisation's 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on 26 April (08). Gay comedienne and TV personality Ellen DeGeneres will present the pop superstar with the night's Vanguard Award. The Nasty singer says, "I have received a number of awards throughout my career, but I am so proud to be receiving this from GLAAD. "I thank them for this honour from the bottom of my heart."