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Concert announcement: Janet Jackson in Salt Lake City on Oct. 16

This CD cover image released by Rhythm Nation/BMG Rights Management shows "Unbreakable," the latest released by Janet Jackson. (Rhythm Nation/BMG Rights Management via AP)

Fans of Janet Jackson have missed her much.

They've REALLY missed her much.

No need any longer.

After initially postponing some previously scheduled shows from her Unbreakable tour (including Salt Lake City in October 2015), then ultimately canceling rescheduled ones (including SLC in June 2016) due to her pregnancy, the pop star has announced a new four-month, 56-city State of the World tour, which will include a Monday, Oct. 16, show at Vivint Smart Home Arena.

Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. at the arena box office, by phone (801-467-TIXX; 1-800-888-TIXX) and via Smith's Tix.

This tour — which begins Sept. 7 in Lafayette, La., and wraps Dec. 17 in Atlanta — will effectively act as a continuation of her last one, which came on the heels of her latest album, 2015's "Unbreakable." It is expected to feature songs from "Unbreakable," select greatest hits spanning her career and some soon-to-be-released new tracks as well.

Jackson is a six-time Grammy Award winner with more than 160 million album sales to her credit and is best known for songs such as "What Have You Done for Me Lately," "Nasty," "Rhythm Nation," "Escapade" and "That's the Way Love Goes."

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FILE - In this June 28, 2015, file photo, Janet Jackson accepts the ultimate icon: music dance visual award at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. In a video posted on her Twitter account May 1, 2017, Jackson confirmed a rumored split with her husband and says plans to resume the world tour she called off more than a year ago during her pregnancy with her son, who was born in January. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)