Pop icon, Janet Jackson, has been named as one of the stars that will be inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for 2019.

The 52-year-old singer will be inducted alongside Radiohead, Stevie Nicks, Def Leppard, The Cure, Roxy Music, and the Zombies, who all will become class of 2019.

Janet Jackson tweeted the news when she wrote: “We did it u guys. Thank U for all your love and support. #RockHall2019.”

“Janet Jackson has built a career so groundbreaking that she’s immediately identifiable on a first-name basis,” the organisation wrote on its site. “She explored social issues, themes of empowerment and self-confidence, and influenced generations with her stylized music videos with innovative choreography.”

The induction ceremony will be held at Brooklyn’s Barclays Centre on Friday, March 29, 2019

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame recognises inductees for “having contributed over 25 years of musical excellence.”