▁in ▁most ▁territ ories . ▁" Come ▁On ▁Get ▁Up " ▁was ▁also ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁prom ot ional ▁single ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁In ▁promotion ▁for ▁the ▁album , ▁Jackson ▁was ▁declared ▁MTV ' s ▁inaug ural ▁icon , ▁receiving ▁a ▁tele vised ▁t ribute ▁titled ▁MTV ▁Icon : ▁Jan et ▁Jackson . ▁The ▁special ▁hon ored ▁Jackson ' s ▁contribution ▁within ▁music ▁and ▁popular ▁culture , ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁and ▁bel oved ▁t ast em akers ▁in ▁contemporary ▁pop ." ▁Jackson ▁was ▁presented ▁numerous ▁career ▁acc ol ades , ▁including ▁the ▁American ▁Music ▁Award ' s ▁Award ▁of ▁Mer it , ▁T M F ▁Award ' s ▁L if etime ▁Ach iev ement ▁Award , ▁and ▁Rec ording ▁Academy ' s ▁Governor ' s ▁Award . ▁ ▁Con ception ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Jackson ▁separated ▁from ▁René ▁Eliz ondo , ▁Jr ., ▁expos ing ▁their ▁secret ▁nine - year ▁marriage ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁as ▁he ▁file d ▁for ▁divor ce , ▁leading ▁to ▁inten se ▁media ▁scr ut iny . ▁Am id st ▁the ▁separation , ▁Jackson ▁began ▁recording ▁her ▁sevent h ▁album . ▁MTV ▁News ▁reported ▁Jackson ▁had ▁nearly ▁completed ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁" up be at , ▁fun ▁and ▁care free " ▁record , ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁dark er ▁tone ▁of ▁her ▁prior ▁release . ▁Produ cer ▁Jimmy ▁Jam ▁stated , ▁" This ▁record ▁now , ▁even ▁though ▁it ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁times ▁in ▁her