Jennifer Lopez talks about the inspiration for her album This Is Me...Now, the star-studded cameos in her musical experience film This Is Me...Now: A Love Story and creating six different album covers.
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Jennifer Lopez Talks This Is Me...Now, Touring, Ben Affleck and Her Amazon Original Film (Extended)
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-Our first guest is one
of the biggest music icons in the world. Her new album,
"This Is Me...Now," is officially out, and her Amazon original, "This
Is Me...Now: A Love Story," is streaming on Prime Video. Please welcome Jennifer Lopez.
Come on, now. This is... [ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪ This is a big day. -It's launch day.
-This is a big launch day. Your album and your
Amazon Original both dropped today. How does it feel?
Are you exhausted? -I'm exhausted,
but I'm also very excited. I've been
working on this
for two years, so it's a big deal for me
and the whole team. So we're all, like,
over the moon. -I want to know how you pulled
the Amazon thing off, but first,
let's talk about the album. This is
"This Is Me...Now." You came
out with "This Is Me...Then." Did you plan on having
"This Is Me...Now"?, like, when you put out
"This Is Me...Then"? -No.
-You didn't? Because it's perfect.
-I know. And, you know,
sometimes, you know, you have these moments in life
where you feel like, "Oh,
this was meant
to be somehow." And I didn't know that
when it was happening then, when I decided to call it
"This Is Me...Then" and capture kind of --
And didn't even realize, like, it was capturing
a moment in time, you know, where I kind of,
like, fell in love for the first time
in that way and, like, wrote this whole album,
and it was very that thing. And I was like, "Oh, I'll call
it 'This Is Me...Then.'" And then, you know,
as fate would have it, you know, 20 years later,
here we are, and
I'm like -- I felt
inspired in the same way that I did
when I did that first record. And I was like, "I'm going
to make 'This Is Me...Now.'" And I went in. I hadn't made
an album like that in 10 years. This is my first album
like that in 10 years. -You said that this -- You think this is your best
album you've ever made. -It's my most honest,
for sure, you know? And I believe it's
the best thing that I've ever done, musically. -It's fantastic.
-I love it. Thank you. Thank you.
-It's fantastic. I
love it. I also read somewhere
that you said this might be the last album
you'll make. -You know, this project
took so much out of me. -You're like, "I don't know
if I can do it again." -You're just
so obsessed with something and you can't stop
and you're just, like -- every detail and every thing. And it turned into, you know, the Amazon Original musical
that I made. And then it turned
into this documentary. And it was, like,
all of these things together. And every single lyric, you know, I wa
s part of
on this record and I wrote, and it was just --
it's just draining. And you think to yourself,
"This is it. This is my last hurrah." -No, no, no.
-"I'm done." -You've been making music
for 25 years. -I know. -You've paved
the way for so many. -Thank you. -Do you ever, like,
have a time to reflect, as I was watching this,
to even just go back and go like,
"Look at what I've accomplished. Look at what I've done. Look at what I've made and all the hits and the,
you know, movies and --" -Yo
u know,
I don't think about that, but what I did do
when I was in the studio and I started making
this record, it did make me look
at the past 20 years and that journey
that I'd been on and more of my own
kind of personal, private journey that really
nobody knew about, you know,
which is my private life, and the growth and all
the falling down and getting up. And I think you guys were a
little bit kind of witnessing it and wondering and stuff
like that and going, "What the...is she
doing right n
ow?" And this was me kind
of reconciling with all that. And I realized that my music
was always very much born from that personal side
of myself. Like, I got to act and do movies
and play characters, but my music was always
very, very personal. And this is kind of like --
This is not an album like -- This is like
a 20-year journey. This project is
a 20-year project of my whole entire music career and where -- how I got to
from then to now. -It's fun. It's beautiful. But you just announced the
"T
his Is Me...Now," the tour, kicks off this summer. -Yes, we did. Yes.
-This summer. -This summer.
-You're going right back in. -We're going in!
My last hurrah! -I mean, really --
I mean, where -- You don't even have
any time off. I mean, you're going
right back in. I've seen you firsthand on tour. If you ever want
to go see a show, nobody -- nobody --
You're dancing, the singing, the choreography,
the surprises that -- You just go, "This is the most
entertaining show I've ever seen in my life."
I was exhausted. -That's my goal
when people come to my show. It's like I always want people
to leave and be like, "That's the best show
I ever saw." -Yeah, ever.
-You know what I mean? Like, that's what I want when --
And this one is very -- Of all
the albums I've ever made, I feel like this one
is really ready for the stage because of the Amazon Original
that I did with it. It's ready.
Like, all the choreography, It was all ready to go. -Do you think about that
when you play the album back and
you're mixing? You're like, "I can see myself
onstage performing it"? -Because I think
I started as a dancer, everything I do
is about movement, you know? Everything is about
kind of like, "How will I perform to this?" And even as I'm creating music,
I tell the producers -- I was like, "I got to be
able to, you know, perform this onstage. Like, we got to pick it up.
Like, come on," you know, and things like that. And even though I have
kind of, like, an R&B, mid-tempo
feel to my music, in a way
, I always try to get
that little funk in there. I always try to get a little bit
of that stankiness in there, because I got to be onstage
and doing my thing. -Tickets go on
sale February 23rd for the
"This Is Me...Now," the tour. Let's talk about
this Amazon Original, "This Is Me...Now:
A Love Story." How did you find the time
to do all this? It is a -- It's a masterpiece.
You're doing everything. There's -- I mean, I don't want
to spoil it for -- but it's like -- it's a story. It's music video
s.
It's choreography. It's crazy shots.
Beautifully shot. -Yeah, I did -- Dave Meyers
directed it with me, and he really brought the vision that I had to life in a way
that, you know, elevated it. -You describe it as
a musical experience. -It is a musical experience,
because it's really about a hopeless romantic who -- -Eh, sound like anybody?
-Yeah. A hopeless romantic's journey
through life in their search for love. And, you know, it's --
That's how I would describe it. And then, you know, you
kind of
go on this surrealistic, magical, very artistic,
and creative way of how I decided
to tell that story. -With lots of great cameos,
by the way. -Oh, yeah.
-Post Malone is in it a lot. -Yes.
-Jane Fonda. -Yes.
-Keke Palmer. -Yes. Neil deGrasse.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson. Neil deGrasse Tyson is funny. Kim Petras.
-It's just -- When you see it -- -Jay Shetty, Trevor Noah.
-Trevor Noah is great. -Yeah. Yeah. -And then, also,
there's this guy, too, makes a cameo, too. I forget his name, but he...
You got Ben Affleck in there. Did Ben like playing
this character? -He loved
playing that character. -He's funny.
-He is so funny. -By the way,
the Dunkin' commercial. Can we just talk
for two seconds? [ Cheers and applause ]
It was amazing! It was so great! It was the best.
I mean, it was so funny. You were phenomenal.
-Thank you. No, I didn't do anything.
It was all him. -No, no. He was funny.
-Yes. -But you reacted like,
"Honey, please stop doing this." It's so good. Everyone loved it.
Everyo
ne related. -It's very funny. -But this is --
I want to show everyone a clip. Here's Jennifer Lopez in "This Is Me...Now:
A Love Story," Take a look. -I know what they say about me,
about hopeless romantics, that we're weak. But I'm not weak. It takes strength
to keep believing in something after you keep falling flat
on your face. And I do. I do, Joe.
I believe in magic. I believe good things happen
if you're a good person. I believe in soul mates and
signs
and hummingbirds. I believe that love
never dies
and that forever is real and that as long as I keep. [ Beeping ]
-Time's up. Let's pick this back up
next week. -I mean, come on. Who else --
Who else can do what you do? No one. You brought us
a bottle of Delola, your -- -This is launch day. -I mean, it is launch day.
We have to celebrate, okay? On the album,
on the Amazon Original. Let's do a little toast to
"This Is Me...Now." -This is us now, baby.
-This is us now. [ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪ Whoo! It's perfect.
-It's really good.
-It's so refreshing.
-It's really good. -I love this. But wait. This is not the only thing
you brought. I just happened to notice
this over here. This is -- Your album has
six different album covers. -Yes.
-Look at this. This is -- Only you can do this.
How do you pull all this off? -No, I'm not the only one.
-No, you are. Look at this.
There's this gorge right there. -What I did was, I did...
-There's this. [ Cheers and applause ] -You know the thing nowadays
is that everybody -- -No, everyone
's loving --
Come on. I can't get enough.
We can't get enough. We love all of these. -So, the thing is, like, everybody wants
exclusives nowadays. They're like,
"The Amazon exclusive, the Spotify exclusive,
the this exclusive." So you wind up making, like --
You do this -- -Special thing.
-Yeah. You make special things
for everybody. But I was really happy.
I loved doing this. I shot this
with Norman Jean Roy, who's a legendary photographer
who I love. -I noticed that you
autographed these, as w
ell. -I did. -I think it'd be kind of fun
if we could give it out to some audience members. [ Cheers and applause ]
-Do you want to? ♪♪ -Who wants one? Anyone want... -Oh, my God! I don't know!
I can't -- I don't know! -Who else? -Jennifer Lopez, everybody. Her album, "This Is Me...Now,"
and her Amazon Original, "This Is Me...Now:
A Love Story," are both out right now. Tonight. Big day. We'll be right back
with more "Tonight Show." How fun was that?
Comments
I remember Jennifer performance at the Super Bowl and it was one of the best ones that I can recall for mainly a solo halftime show
I just wanted the Amazon film. It’s so good!!! I’ve never really been into musicals, but this is amazing!!! Such a good way to make people who don’t like musicals get into them. There’s comedy, action, sci fi, and the choreography is insane!!! She really out did herself on this one. She put everything she does on this thing. Acting, dancing and singing and she did an amazing job!!! You don’t have to be someone’s fan to appreciate their work.
I literally watched it three times back to back because this was so good !! Everything she does is Gold ! People need to leave her alone . She has paved the way for all of us women ! Love you Jen! Thank you ! The music is so fire ! Rebound is my favorite track!
I love whenever JLo goes to his show. She always has the best time. They’re a fun duo. ❤
By watching the film This Is Me Now and listening to the album, we realize how far Jennifer has come and to what extent she has become an accomplished artist, artistically and vocally. No offense to some. this musical-romantic experience certainly her most personal project, is the culmination of her career in my humble opinion, a romanticized allegory of her own romantic journey. it’s particularly and subtly well played. I loved it, I was moved to tears and I even recognized myself in certain aspects of her story. I hope people will finally give her a chance and listen to the album and see the film without preconceptions.
Saw it last night. Will watch it again. Really unique filming.
I loved the album, the movie and can't wait for the documentary! Her energy is incredibly, her passion is so beautiful! I know so many people that can relate to her story! It's so brave of her to finally tell it! I'm so happy for her and Ben and that they're finally back together and enjoying their lives together ❤️ 💗 way to Jennifer! Keep doing big things! I'll see you on tour!! 💃🏽 🎶🌹✨️
I saw this movie today its a beautiful film brillant such a great story Jlo is so talented the fact that shes playing many rolls love the fact she forgiving herself, and find self love at the end so inspiring.
JLo's last concert in Miami was literally the BEST show I ever saw! And my friend whose not into her music was WOWED!
The world may forget, but we will not forget. Stars who inspire others to work and change leave a mark on my heart forever ❤🥹 Greetings from Poland Jennifer, we are waiting for your music, acting, heart and enthusiasm for work.
This whole interview was actually cool !
The movie was artistically beautiful. I truly love her vulnerability and growth. Its wonderful to see because I grew up with JLO.
She just doesn't age 🤯
Please come sing in Copenhagen, I loved her since I was a kid and never saw her live. Her movie brought me to tears - so beautiful
Really enjoyed the Amazon film. Loving the song Rebound… it slaps.
that scene in her movie, when she talk with Joe, that needs an Emmy award
Jennifer looks so good for being 54 year old ❤.
The album and the movie are amazing !! I loved both
Como uma fã de longa data da JLo, eu estava ansiosa para conferir esses novos trabalhos e não me decepcionei, ela sempre surpreende. Tanto o álbum quanto o filme é uma mistura de músicas dançantes e baladas românticas que mostram a versatilidade vocal da Jennifer. Que ela nunca precisou provar que tinha. Mas que neste universo do entretenimento sempre teve que fazer. Ela continua a se reinventar e a mostrar sua versatilidade como artista. Ela é uma mulher forte e inspiradora que usa sua música e atuação para transmitir mensagens positivas de empoderamento feminino e amor próprio. E claro ate se reencontrar com seu verdadeiro amor Ben... Eu simplesmente amo as suas produções e essa foi mais uma entrega sem medidas.
the queen, can't wait for her tour in Nash!