Jennifer Lopez spoke with Cubby Bryant of 103.5 KTU in New York City the other night, talking about her decision to exit ‘American Idol’ as a judge as news broke that Mariah Carey would be her replacement on the hit FOX show. Lopez talked about touring’s role in the decision, how the show has a tendency to lock people down for awhile, advice she’d give to potential replacements, the biggest surprise about being part of the show and how she shares a belief in hard work with Ryan Seacrest.
All of it played a part. There’s a lot of moving parts to my life, to my kids to all the other businesses I have, to movies, to singing, to touring.
I love the show, and I love doing the show, but this is what I do. I did it for two years and I kind of put things on hold for a while. Then you go, am I going to do this again or am I gonna get back to what I do, and I had to get back to what I do.
I would say yes Mary, you should do it, because I know her personality and I know that she loves music. That’s a big part of it, loving music and loving artists. I would tell her the good things and the tough things about it, which is it will lock you down for a little while and you won’t be able to do everything that you always do, but it’s a great experience.
The biggest surprise was how much I loved it. How much I really became attached. I literally cried the day that I made the decision not to come back, like I’m really not gonna do it this time. I was kind of going back and forth a little while about the decision, and then I knew it was the right thing to do. I knew I had to get back to what I did. It was painful because I just grew to love everybody there, and I loved the experience of the show. The behind the scenes people as well as Randy (Jackson), Ryan (Seacrest), Steven (Tyler), the kids.
Jennifer Lopez called Wendy Wild of 103.5 KTU in New York City recently to talk about her single with Pitbull ‘Dance Again’, its music video, plans for a new album, ‘American Idol’ and her role in the movie ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’.
I just take it one day at a time. The kids come first and everything else kind of falls into line after that. I have a lot of help, I have to say, but I love doing what I do. I’ll be in the studio late at night doing the music stuff, and in the day doing the other stuff, little by little.
I had been in the studio and it just started off. I wasn’t planning on putting anything out this soon, but I felt like being in the studio and people sending me stuff, then I heard this track, a very demo track from RedOne, actually that Enrique Iglesias had worked on and sent to me. I thought wow, there’s something about this song. Really something about it. I was like can I tweak the words a little bit. I really made it my own and it just came together. I love Red and I think he really gets me. When I was done with it, I sent it to Pit and said what do you think? Do you want to get on this? He said dale!
We talked about doing a greatest hits for awhile, and it’s something that’s still on the table, but I don’t know, because I have a bunch of songs that could turn into an album. I’m not sure yet.
It’s definitely a beautiful, sexy video with dancing in it and stuff like that. I think it goes with the song and the message in the song for me, which is that you will dance again and you will love again and you will go on. It’s just one of those songs that is great for people going through tough times. With the year that I’ve had, you know, kind of intense, it was the perfect song to bring me out of that period.
August 1, 2012 – Jennifer has released the music video to her new single ‘Goin In’, featured on the soundtrack of the dance film ‘Step Up Revolution’ and J.Lo’s greatest hits album ‘Dance Again… the Hits’. The Ace Norton directed clip features Flo Rida. Watch it via YouTube below.
July 10, 2012 – Jennifer is set to release her first greatest hits album ‘Dance Again… the Hits’ on July 20th via Epic Records. The album features eleven previously released tracks and a pair of new songs, ‘Dance Again’ and ‘Goin’ In’. Read on for the full track list.
Wisin & Yandel are out with the music video to their new single ‘Follow The Leader’, featuring Jennifer Lopez. The track is off the Puerto Rican reggaeton duo’s upcoming album ‘Los Líderes’, out soon on Machete Music. The Jessy Terrero directed video was shot in Acapulco, Mexico. Watch it via YouTube below.
May 5, 2011 – Jennifer Lopez is out with the music video to her new single ‘I’m Into You’, featuring Lil Wayne, off the American pop singer’s seventh studio album ‘Love?’, out now on Island Records. The Melina Matsoukas directed treatment was shot in Chichen Itza, Mexico last month. Watch it via YouTube below.
Jennifer Lopez is out with the music video to her new single ‘Papi’, the third release from the singer and ‘American Idol’ judge’s seventh studio album ‘Love?’, out now on Island Records. The Paul Hunter directed video was shot last month in Los Angeles and features J.Lo eating too much of a cookie that was promised to help her love come back. The cookie’s spell worked a bit too good and every man in town chased the 42-year-old through the city before a choreographed dance breaks out.
This week’s Fabulous cover star is Jennifer Lopez. The 41-year-old acknowledged that she’s had the reputation of a diva, but her stint on ‘American Idol’ has meant she’s relatable to viewers again. “I’ve only recently realized that people didn’t see me as a normal person – I was never aware that no one really knew who I was,” J.Lo explained. “Now viewers can see that I’m emotional and human.” Lopez also said the the secret to her successful marriage to husband Marc Antony is that “We keep the passion alive in the old-fashioned way.”
Jennifer Lopez is out with the music video to her new single ‘On The Floor’, featuring Pitbull. The song is off the ‘American Idol’ judge’s seventh studio album ‘Love?’, out April 19th on Island Def Jam. Watch the TAJ Stansberry directed video via Vevo below.
March 7, 2011 – Jennifer appeared on the Mario Lopez Show, filmed on location the other day at the popular Hollywood shopping center The Grove. Jennifer got excited to see the crowd doing the dance to her new single ‘On The Floor’. “Oh my god, you guys did so awesome,” she told the audience, signing autographs on her way out. Watch Hollywood.tv footage via YouTube below.