Celebrity / Janet Jackson Janet Jackson Hospitalized Rushed to hospital during sound check By Elizabeth Wolff, Newser Staff Posted Sep 30, 2008 11:00 AM CDT Copied Singer Janet Jackson performs during her concert, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Janet Jackson was rushed to the hospital last night after "falling ill" during a sound check onstage before a concert, AP reports. The 42-year-old singer canceled her Montreal performance and remains under observation. Jackson, last hospitalized in March with the flu, is on a North American tour. (More Janet Jackson stories.) Report an error