▁Dav ies ▁was ▁then ▁approached ▁by ▁US ▁lawyer , ▁Don ▁Pass man , ▁to ▁manage ▁Jan et ▁Jackson ▁who ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁a ▁successful ▁MTV ▁artist ▁being ▁managed ▁by ▁her ▁father . ▁ ▁As ▁T ina ▁Turner ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁Europe ▁and ▁was ▁wanting ▁to ▁slow ▁down , ▁Dav ies ▁agreed ▁to ▁manage ▁Jan et ▁Jackson , ▁confident ▁he ▁could ▁take ▁her ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁level . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁project ▁they ▁worked ▁on ▁was ▁the ▁" R h ythm ▁Nation ▁ 1 8 1 4 " ▁album ▁and ▁tour . ▁The ▁record ▁on ▁A & M ▁Records ▁was ▁am bit ious , ▁with ▁a ▁social ▁sl ant , ▁very ▁different ▁to ▁what ▁Jan et ▁had ▁done ▁before . ▁ ▁It ▁reached ▁# 1 ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁and ▁was ▁cert ified ▁six ▁times ▁plat in um , ▁eventually ▁s elling ▁ 1 4 ▁million ▁copies ▁world wide . ▁It ▁was ▁cert ified ▁the ▁# 1 ▁s elling ▁album ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁winning ▁multiple ▁music ▁awards ▁and ▁the ▁corresponding ▁video ▁won ▁a ▁Gram my . ▁ ▁The ▁subsequent ▁" R h ythm ▁Nation " ▁tour , ▁the ▁artist ' s ▁first ▁ever ▁tour , ▁became ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁debut ▁tour ▁by ▁any ▁recording ▁artist . ▁It ▁played ▁to ▁over ▁two ▁million ▁people , ▁gross ing ▁$ 2 8 ▁million ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁following ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁Rh ythm ▁Nation ▁ 1 8 1