Branding Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera as copycats, Janet Jackson’s rap mogul beau Jermaine Dupri has praised his sweetheart’s originality in her work.

Dupri, who according to speculation is planning to tie the knot with Jackson on September 26th this year, said that the forthcoming album will set the standard for her rivals in the business, and be a trendsetter.

"Only Janet records sound like her. I always look and think, where's Beyonce going to be in 20 years?' It's hard for me to visualise. I don't put them on the same plane”, Contactmusic quoted him, as saying.

"Artists just need to make good music. I said to Janet, 'All you got to do is sing.' Britney and Christina Aguilera are all copycats of one person”.

"Janet doesn't go for the same typical cars and street videos. She was the reason we started to watch TV. She's back to her full capacity and blowing it out to the level”, he added. (ANI)