Jennifer Lopez has announced the release date of her first solo album in a decade on Monday November 27 in her newsletter, “On the JLo.”
“THIS IS ME…NOW, HEAR IT. SEE IT. LIVE IT,” the announcement reads. “The Musical Experience Begins 2.16.24.”
That very day the album drops, “This Is Me … Now: The Film” will also circle back to Prime Video. Lopez shared a teaser over the weekend on social media and one more video on Monday.
Lopez also announced that “Can’t Get Enough,” the album’s first single, will release January 10, 2024.
The actress/singer/producer marked the 20th anniversary of the release of her “This Is Me…Then” album to announce her forthcoming album, which features “confessional songs, reflections on the trials of her past, upbeat celebrations of love with her signature powerhouse vocals.”
“This Is Me…Now focuses on her tough childhood, unsuccessful relationships and the incredible emotional journey she has been on,” according to a public statement.
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The original album, “This Is Me…Then,” was released in 2002 and featured her hit single “Jenny From the Block,” as well as a special song about her now husband Ben Affleck, titled “Dear Ben.”
This Is Me…Now” includes a track titled, “Dear Ben pt. ll.”
“I’m not one of these tortured artists,” Lopez told Vogue last year. “Yes, I’ve lived with tremendous sadness, like anybody else, many, many times in my life, and pain. But when I make my best music or my best art is when I’m happy and full and feel lots of love.”
Lopez and Affleck married for nearly 20 years after they originally split as a couple.
Her last album, titled “A.K.A.,” was released in 2014.
