Jennifer Lopez in June 2023.Photo:Phillip Faraone/Getty Images
Phillip Faraone/Getty Images
J-Lovers rejoice!Jennifer Lopez’s long-awaited ninth album is almost here!
On Wednesday, the actress and singer, 53, teased on multiple social media platforms that her new albumThis is Me… Now— a successor to her 2002Ben Affleckinspired albumThis Is Me…Then— will be dropping soon.
“Album delivery day ✨#THISISMENOW,” she wrote onTwitterandInstagram.
In the new post, Lopez shared a black-and-white photo of herself looking chic and happy as she held her phone and smiled, her head tilted to one side. The posts prompted hundreds of excited reactions online, withone fan asking the singerand actress on Twitter, “and when will you deliver it to us?” Others on Instagram asked Lopez to drop the album already, with one fan writing, “GIRRRRL DROP THAT ALBUM…WE’RE DYING.”
On Instagram, one of the album’s producers, Rogét Chahayed, shared his delight at Lopez’s post, commenting: “It’s time…💪🏼”
Lopezannounced her ninth studio albumlast November with a clip recreating the cover of the 2002 album and then transforming into 2022 J.Lo, she wrote on Instagram, “This is me then, this is me now.”
The star’s new project “chronicles the emotional, spiritual and psychological journey that she has taken over the past two decades,” according to a press release, and comes on the heels of hermarriage to Ben Affleck, to whom the earlier album was dedicated.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck pose together at the ‘Marry Me’ premiere.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
The 13 songs include the title track as well as various entries that allude to her relationship with the actor, including “Dear Ben pt. II” and “Midnight Trip to Vegas,” which references the couple’sfirst marriage ceremony in July2022.
She also has a track named “Hummingbird,” which sheteasedin a previousJLo newsletteras her theme for the 2022 holiday season to represent her and Affleck’s “blended families” which are “doubled the fun, doubled the love, doubled the presents and triple the chaos!!"
The multihyphenate’s ninth studio album also marks her return to writing and producing, with the album showcasing “a vulnerability never” shown before, while merging her powerhouse vocals with both confessional songs and upbeat “celebrations of love,” the release said.
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Lopez has previously called her 2002 effort her “favorite album.”
“All of my albums are very special to me, butThis Is Me … Thenis my favorite album I’ve ever done … so far!” Lopezcaptioned her video.
source: people.com
