Video: Janet Jackson mourns her dad, Joe Jackson, but the show must go on!

Janet Jackson took to Instagram to thank fans for their well wishes as she mourns her father, Joe Jackson.

She also wanted everyone to know that despite her family tragedy, she will be in full-force at Essence Fest this weekend AND still plans to embark on her newly-revamped ‘State of the World’ tour.

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A post shared by Janet Jackson (@janetjackson) on Jul 3, 2018 at 5:07pm PDT

Thank u for all your love and support. Means so much to me during this time. Can’t wait to see you all on #SOTW tour. First stop: @essencefest 💜 #essencefest

A post shared by Janet Jackson (@janetjackson) on Jul 4, 2018 at 10:46am PDT