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New Jennifer Lopez Album

Sorry the 2nd post is later this week, I didn't manage to get it finished yesterday. :) 


Jennifer Lopez (who is one of my favourite singers) recently released a new album. It's called This Is Me...Now ... and came out on 16th February. It's her 9th studio album and first in 10 years! Her last album was AKA which was released in June 2014.

TIM...N is a follow-up to This Is Me... Then (one of my fave J.Lo albums) which was released in November 2002. Back in 2022 I wrote a post about the 20th anniversary of the album, which you can see here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2022/11/20th-anniversary-of-jlos-this-is-me.html

This Is Me...Then was inspired by Jennifer's then relationship with American actor Ben Affleck. The couple were together from November 2002 to January 2004 and became engaged. They attracted a lot of media attention at the time and were nicknamed "Bennifer". 

After calling off their engagement in 2004, both Jennifer and Ben went on to marry and have families with other people. However, they got back together in 2021, got engaged for  the second time and married in July 2022! For more on their relationship, visit the 20th Anniversary of J.Lo's This Is Me... Then post. 

In addition to the album, there is a musical film called This Is Me...Now: A Love Story, available on Amazon Prime Video. Jennifer describes both the album and film as a musical experience. Plus, she made a documentary called The Greatest Love Story Never Told (also available on Prime), in which she opens up about self-love and her relationship with Ben.

There will also be a tour called This Is Now...The Tour, which starts this summer. It will just be in the US currenty, I think. Visit Jennifer's site On The JLo for more details and to buy tickets: https://onthejlo.com/

TIM...N consists of 13 tracks and the digital deluxe edition has 16. Two singles have been released so far, Can't Get Enough and Rebound (remix). The deluxe version contains 3 extra songs- the remix of Rebound featuring Puerto Rican rapper and singer Anuel AA (there is also a solo version of Rebound on the album), a remix of Can't Get Enough with American rapper Latto and a Bruno Martini remix of Can't Get Enough.  

The album is pop and R'n'B,  with a bit of a "retro" style.  J.Lo also tries her hand at rapping on a few of the tracks! 

I just got this for my birthday on Friday (1st March). I like it. My favourite songs are not.going.anywhere, Dear Ben, Pt II,  Hummingbird and Hearts and Flowers.

Here are the singles so far, plus my faves. The non-singles are audios. :)


This Is Me Now

This Is the title track from the album. While not one of my favourites, I do like it. I'm sharing it here because it's the album opener.

J.Lo sings about her life now that she's back with Ben. The song samples Justin Timberlake's' 2002 hit single Cry Me A River.

This is the official audio. 



Can't Get Enough

Can't Get Enough was the first single to be released, coming out on 12th January. It samples the song I'm Still in Love by Alton Ellis. I featured the music video in my New Music for 2024 post: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2024/01/new-music-for-2024.html

There's also a remix featuring rapper Latto and I shared the music video in my More Music for 2024 post: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2024/02/more-new-music-for-2024.html

Update 5/3/24: There is now an official lyric video for Can't Get Enough.

 


 

Rebound

The second single from the album is Rebound. The original album version features just Jennifer's vocals and there is also a remix with rapper Anuel AA. As mentioned above, the remix only appears on the digital deluxe version.

The remix has been released as a single. 



There's also a brand-new lyric video for Rebound (uploaded today): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hzcS6YhUNc

 

not.going.anywhere

not.going.anywhere is my favourite song. I like the general vibe (gentle R'n'B). As others have commented, it's reminiscent of Jennifer's early 00s music. So it reflects This Is Me...Then. 

Ben Affleck does backing vocals on the track!



Dear Ben, Pt II

This song is a follow-up to Dear Ben, a song from TIM...T, in which Jennifer declared her love for Ben. Pt. II was co-written by British singer-songwriter RAYE (who just did ver well at the BRITS!) and she also sings backing vocals.

 

 

Visit this post to listen to Dear Ben (scroll down): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2022/11/20th-anniversary-of-jlos-this-is-me.html

Or here's a direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI-uIOe08Oo


Hummingbird

Hummingbird is an upbeat song where J.Lo sings about her and Ben bringing out the best in each other. :)




Hearts & Flowers 

Hearts & Flowers has been called a sequel to Jennifer's hit single Jenny from the Block (from This Is Me...Then).  It samples part of the song and Jennifer also references it in the lyrics, with the lines such as, "They see it's the same ol' Jenny, wanna block me" and "Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got". 

 


Watch the video for Jenny from the Block here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2022/11/20th-anniversary-of-jlos-this-is-me.html

 

Greatest Love Story Never Told

Finally, Greatest Love Story Never Told brings the album to a close. The title comes from the collection of letters Ben wrote to Jennifer. It also shares its  name with the documentary.

 

 

Listen to the full album/watch  videos at the links below: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5n2H8XDZfGQS92t0dpTNtg

YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0WnuvyfeQnEdMq-CdrngcFb5pwtaepMr

 

Watch the trailer for This Is Me...Now: A Love Story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osu2N9gysYk

And the trailer for The Greatest Love Story Never Told documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL-ClLQT54s

 

Hope you liked the post! :) Overall I think it's a good album that will appeal to you if you're a J.Lo fan! What do you think of This Is Me...Now? What are your favourite songs?

 I have the Amazon  Exclusive Art Version. If you're thinking of getting the physical CD, you should be aware that on Amazon (UK at least) the Deluxe version only has 12 tracks, so it's minus Greatest Love Story Never Told. But the Amazon version has all 13. Plus, its cheaper! :)



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