Celebrity singers Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul were spotted out and about in Dallas this weekend.
Jackson, fresh off her Saturday performance at United Way of Metropolitan Dallas’ centennial celebration in Fair Park, dropped by Ladylove Lounge & Sound in Bishop Arts. She sat in a section of the popular dancing spot carved out by a red velvet rope while DJ Sober and Alan Palomo spun tunes.
“Janet is one of my favorite artist[s] of all time, so I’m still shook,” DJ Sober, whose real name is Will Rhoten, wrote in a Sunday Instagram story. “I rarely play a set where I don’t drop at least one of her songs. The fact that she grooved to me playing is wild.”
Ladylove, whose DJs run the gamut of disco, house, goth, reggaeton, rap and ’80s Japanese vinyl, has been a celebrity hangout spot recently. Florida rapper Doechii made an appearance there after a Toyota Music Factory concert alongside Dallas native and Top Dawg Entertainment labelmate Kal Banx in October. Fort Worth’s Leon Bridges has also paid a visit.
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Meanwhile, Abdul was also in town for a charitable cause. The Texas Humane Legislation Network, an animal welfare advocacy group, held its 50th anniversary celebration at Gilley’s in South Dallas on Saturday, with Abdul attending a meet and greet beforehand.
Paula Abdul spotted walking on Cedar Springs Road in Oak Lawn on Nov. 15, 2025.
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The former American Idol judge was also spotted in Oak Lawn and a social media post showed her having drinks with friends at Pecan Lodge, a Deep Ellum barbecue joint.
It’s unclear if Abdul, who was Jackson’s choreographer in the ’80s, caught Jackson’s United Way show.
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