is the above artist the composer of this song?
Yes
Nasty (Janet Jackson song)
Jackson sang "Nasty" live at the 1987 Grammy Awards, wearing an all-black outfit, along with Jam and Lewis and dancers. 
what is control? A third studio album whose album? American recording artist Janet Jackson when was it released? February 4, 1986 can you name a song from the album? "What Have You Done for Me Lately", "Nasty", "Control" where was the second song performed live? At the 1987 Grammy Awards, at the Aloha Stadium in Hawaii, at Essence Music Festival in New Orleans
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Nasty (Janet Jackson song) [SEP] Live performances
Jackson sang "Nasty" live at the 1987 Grammy Awards, wearing an all-black outfit, along with Jam and Lewis and dancers. She also has performed the song on all of her tours. It was first performed on the Rhythm Nation Tour in 1990. On the Janet World Tour which happened in 1993 and continued throughout the two following years, the song was the second to be performed along with "Nasty", with the singer wearing gold jewelry. The song was performed during a "frenzied" medley with "What Have You Done for Me Lately" and "The Pleasure Principle" on The Velvet Rope Tour in 1998.