Jennifer Lopez announced Friday morning that a new musical project, “This Is Me… Now,” is set for release in 2023. It will be the singer’s first full-length effort in eight years.
Along with a video showing her in the “This Is Me Then” era 20 years ago, which turns out to be J.Lo’s present day, Lopez released a track listing that includes among her titles “Dear Ben Pt. II,” presumably a sequel to previous album “Dear Ben.” “.
The album’s press release reads: “Heralding a new era of music for Jennifer Lopez, ‘This Is Me…Now’ chronicles the emotional, spiritual and psychological journey she has taken over the past two decades. A passionate and honest project, unlike any she has produced before, She writes and sings about her life and experiences that will resonate with us all. Additionally, these autobiographical stories presented by the album will lead to other personal projects that will be released next year…more to come.”
The record has also been described to touch on the themes of Lopez’s difficult childhood, her unsuccessful relationships and “the incredible emotional journey she went through. … This album is philosophy, reflection and a zeitgeist moment. It’s about hope, faith and true love that never dies”, the statement concludes.
Track list for the set:
1. This is me…now
2. Be your own
3. Mad in love
4. Can’t get enough
5. Rebound
6. No. Going. Anywhere.
7. Dear Ben, Pt. ll
8. Hummingbird
9. Hearts and flowers
10. Gay break
11. This time about
12. Midnight Trip to Vegas
13. THE GREATEST LOVE STORY NEVER Told
As the singer said recently Vogue magazine The album would be “the most honest work she’s ever done”, and she said her hope for the album was to create a world in keeping with the music, in the manner of Pink Floyd’s “The Wall”, but with an emphasis on love.
In 2002, Lopez was at the center of pop culture. No matter how the general audience comment was affected, the Bronx native has dipped her toes into all aspects of the entertainment industry (already two albums and several starring roles) and fueled the media’s fascination with her when it came to being associated with her participation. Star Ben Affleck.
Exactly 20 years ago, Lopez’s third studio album, This Is Me… Then, debuted with the 13-track 13-track record, giving way to hits like “Jenny From the Block” and “All I Have” to topping the charts. The compilation also included the aforementioned song about Bennifer’s romance (“Dier Ben”), with a dedication to the actor on the CD sleeve to thank him for inspiring the record.
“When you go back and hear that, you hear the purity and the love there,” Lopez said in an Apple Music 2021 interview. “Some things last forever,” she added. In the same conversation, Lopez joked that it was time for “This Is Me…Now”, but there was a little slant that it would have been like even today.
Shortly after releasing her Netflix documentary “Halftime,” Lopez and Affleck married this summer in Las Vegas after the couple rekindled their relationship.
On the film front, she recently starred in the rom-com “Marry Me” with Owen Wilson and will also star in “Shotgun Wedding” opposite Josh Duhamel, which is set for a December release. Under a multiyear agreement between Netflix and its banner Nuyorican Productions, Lopez will also play a killer in the action movie “The Mother,” which will be released next year.
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