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Janet Jackson will headline FYF Fest as the taste-making brand tries to repair its reputation

LOS ANGELES - The annual FYF Fest began as a scrappy punk show held at a small rock club in Echo Park. This year one of the event's headliners will be Janet Jackson.

An unlikely choice?

Not according to the woman who booked FYF.

"The evolution of Janet's career and what it allowed and inspired other artists to do - it's really punk in my mind," said Jennifer Yacoubian of Goldenvoice, the powerful Los Angeles-based promoter that puts on FYF as well as the Coachella Valley Music and

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