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{{Short description|American singer and actress (born 1969)}}
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| name               = Jennifer Lopez
| image              = Jennifer Lopez at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival (cropped 3).jpg
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| other_names        = {{hlist|J.Lo|Jennifer Affleck{{efn|In use while married to [[Ben Affleck]] (2022–2024)<ref name="jennaffleck">{{cite magazine|last=Sanchez|first=Rosa|title=Jennifer Lopez Defends Her Name Change to Mrs. Affleck After Wedding to Ben|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a41910437/jennifer-lopez-defends-name-change-mrs-affleck-wedding-ben/|date=November 9, 2022|access-date=October 2, 2023|magazine=[[Harper's Bazaar]]|quote=her name change to Jennifer Affleck  ... People are still going to call me Jennifer Lopez. But my legal name will be Mrs. Affleck because we're joined together.}}</ref>}}|Jennifer Muñiz{{efn|In use while married to [[Marc Anthony]] (2004–2014)<ref name="2014 name change" />}}
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| birth_name         = Jennifer Lynn Lopez
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1969|7|24}}
| birth_place        = [[New York City]], U.S.
| occupation         = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/writer/352848639/LOPEZ+JENNIFER+LYNN|title=ACE Repertory|website=www.ascap.com|accessdate=July 31, 2024|archive-date=March 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306032310/https://www.ascap.com/Home/ace-title-search/index.aspx#/ace/writer/352848639/LOPEZ+JENNIFER+LYNN|url-status=live}}</ref>|actress|dancer|producer|businesswoman}}<!--Please do not add to this list without first discussing your proposal on the talk page. -->
| years_active       = 1989–present
| works              = {{hlist|[[Jennifer Lopez discography|Discography]]|[[List of songs recorded by Jennifer Lopez|songs recorded]]|[[Jennifer Lopez videography|videography]]|[[Jennifer Lopez filmography|filmography]]|[[List of Jennifer Lopez live performances|performances]]}}
| spouse             = {{unbulleted list
  | {{marriage|Ojani Noa|1997|1998|end=divorced}}
  | {{marriage|Cris Judd|2001|2003|end=divorced}}
  | {{marriage|[[Marc Anthony]]|2004|2014|end=divorced}}
  | {{marriage|[[Ben Affleck]]|2022|2025|end=divorced}}
}}<!--Partner parameter is for long-term life partners, not a dating history-->
| children           = 2
| relatives          = [[Lynda Lopez]] (sister)
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Jennifer Lopez|Full list]]
| website            = {{Official Website|https://onthejlo.com/en/home}}
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
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  | genre           = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[Latin music|Latin]]|[[hip hop]]|[[Dance music|dance]]}}
  | instrument      = Vocals
  | label = {{hlist|[[Work Group|Work]]|[[Epic Records|Epic]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|[[Island Records|Island]]|[[Capitol Records|Capitol]]|Hitco|[[BMG Rights Management|BMG]]}}<!--Listed in chronological order!-->
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| signature          = Jennifer Lopez Signature.svg
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'''Jennifer Lynn Lopez''' (born July 24, 1969)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schillaci |first1=Sophie |title=Inside Jennifer Lopez's 54th Birthday Party Hosted by Ben Affleck |url=https://www.etonline.com/inside-jennifer-lopezs-54th-birthday-party-hosted-by-ben-affleck-and-how-they-are-meshing-their |website=Entertainment Tonight |access-date=October 20, 2023 |date=August 1, 2023 |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110154633/https://www.etonline.com/inside-jennifer-lopezs-54th-birthday-party-hosted-by-ben-affleck-and-how-they-are-meshing-their |url-status=live }}</ref> is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and businesswoman. Lopez is regarded as one of the most influential entertainers of her time, credited with breaking barriers for [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino Americans]] in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] and helping propel the [[Latin American music in the United States#1990s Latin Explosion|Latin pop movement]] in music. She is also known for her [[Cultural impact of Jennifer Lopez|cultural impact]] through [[music and fashion|fashion]], [[Celebrity branding|branding]], and shifting [[Feminine beauty ideal|mainstream beauty standards]].

After appearing as a [[List of In Living Color cast members#Fly Girls (house dance troupe)|Fly Girl]] dancer on the [[sketch comedy]] series ''[[In Living Color]]'' (1991–1993), Lopez rose to wider fame as an actress with leading film roles in ''[[Selena (film)|Selena]]'' (1997), ''[[Anaconda (1997 film)|Anaconda]]'' (1997), ''[[Out of Sight]]'' (1998), and ''[[The Cell (film)|The Cell]]'' (2000). She successfully ventured into music with her debut album, ''[[On the 6]]'' (1999), which spawned the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] number-one single "[[If You Had My Love]]". With her second album ''[[J.Lo (album)|J.Lo]]'' and the [[romantic comedy]] ''[[The Wedding Planner]]'' (both 2001), she became the first woman to simultaneously have the number-one album and film in the United States. Her musical success continued with ''[[J to tha L–O! The Remixes]]''—the first remix album to top the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]—and ''[[This Is Me... Then]]'' (both 2002). These projects included the US number-one singles "[[I'm Real]]", "[[Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)]]", and "[[All I Have (song)|All I Have]]". 

Lopez established herself as one of Hollywood's highest-paid actresses with her roles in romantic comedies, including ''[[Maid in Manhattan]]'' (2002), ''[[Shall We Dance? (2004 film)|Shall We Dance?]]'' (2004), and ''[[Monster-in-Law]]'' (2005). She also continued to make music, including the [[Spanish language|Spanish-language]] album ''[[Como Ama una Mujer]]'' (2007), as well as ''[[Love?]]'' (2011), which spawned the best-selling single of her career, "[[On the Floor]]". Following her role in the [[Police procedural|police drama]] series ''[[Shades of Blue (TV series)|Shades of Blue]]'' (2016–2018), Lopez's film career saw an upturn with her critically acclaimed performance in the crime drama ''[[Hustlers (film)|Hustlers]]'' (2019). She has since starred in ''[[Marry Me (2022 film)|Marry Me]]'' (2022), ''[[The Mother (2023 film)|The Mother]]'' (2023), ''[[This Is Me... Now: A Love Story]]'' and ''[[Atlas (2024 film)|Atlas]]'' (both 2024), and received praise for her supporting roles in ''[[Unstoppable (2024 film)|Unstoppable]]'' (2024) and ''[[Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025 film)|Kiss of the Spider Woman]]'' (2025). 

Lopez has sold over 80 million records worldwide, while her films have cumulatively grossed over US$1.9 billion. Her [[List of awards and nominations received by Jennifer Lopez|accolades]] include a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], the [[Billboard Icon Award|''Billboard'' Icon Award]], three [[American Music Awards]], four [[MTV Video Music Awards]] (including the [[Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award]]), and six ''[[Guinness World Records]]''. She has been ranked among the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' (2018) and the [[Forbes list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women|World's 100 Most Powerful Women]] by ''[[Forbes]]'' (2012). Lopez has a large social media following, being one of the [[List of most-followed Instagram accounts|most-followed individuals]] on [[Instagram]]. Outside of music and acting, Lopez served as a judge on ''[[American Idol]]'' (2011–2016) and ''[[World of Dance (TV series)|World of Dance]]'' (2017–2020). Her other ventures include a [[J.Lo by Jennifer Lopez|lifestyle brand]], beauty and fashion lines, fragrances, a [[Nuyorican Productions|production company]], and a [[Lopez Family Foundation|charitable foundation]].

==Early life==
Jennifer Lynn Lopez was born on July 24, 1969, in [[the Bronx]], one of the [[boroughs of New York City]], and raised in its [[Castle Hill, Bronx|Castle Hill]] neighborhood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.courttv.com/trials/puffy/docs/duty-caps_3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209202541/http://www.courttv.com/trials/puffy/docs/duty-caps_3.html|archive-date=February 9, 2008|title=Duty Captain's Report|access-date=October 29, 2006|publisher=[[Court TV]] |date=January 17, 2001}}</ref><ref name="Gallick2003">{{harvnb|Gallick|2003}}</ref><ref name=biography.com>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/jennifer-lopez-9542231|title=Jennifer Lopez: Actress, Reality Television Star, Dancer, Singer (1969–)|website=[[Biography.com]]|publisher=[[A&E Networks]]|access-date=February 11, 2019|archive-date=March 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190313084042/https://www.biography.com/people/jennifer-lopez-9542231|url-status=live}}</ref> Her parents, Guadalupe Rodríguez and David Lopez, were born in [[Puerto Rico]] and met in New York City.<ref name=Cartlidge-book>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/jenniferlopez0000cart|url-access=registration| title=Jennifer Lopez|first=Cherese |last=Cartlidge|page=[https://archive.org/details/jenniferlopez0000cart/page/13 13]| publisher=Lucent Books|year=2012|isbn=978-1420507553|quote=Jennifer Lynn Lopez's parents, David and Guadalupe, were both born in Ponce, the second-largest city in Puerto Rico.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/parents/jennifer-lopez-opens-about-her-dad-he-was-just-proud-t99971|title=Jennifer Lopez opens up about her dad: 'He was just proud of me'|work=[[Today (US TV show)|Today]]|date=June 22, 2016|access-date=February 11, 2019|first=Randee|last=Dawn|archive-date=February 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212012641/https://www.today.com/parents/jennifer-lopez-opens-about-her-dad-he-was-just-proud-t99971|url-status=live}}</ref> After serving in the Army, David worked as a computer technician at [[The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America|Guardian Insurance Company]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Rodriguez |first1=Giovanni René |title=JLo's Dad Lends A Hand In Silicon Valley |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/giovannirodriguez/2013/09/22/jlos-dad-lends-a-hand-in-silicon-valley/?sh=444ffbb75c34 |access-date=June 6, 2021 |magazine=Forbes |archive-date=June 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606205159/https://www.forbes.com/sites/giovannirodriguez/2013/09/22/jlos-dad-lends-a-hand-in-silicon-valley/?sh=444ffbb75c34 |url-status=live }}</ref> Guadalupe was a homemaker for the first ten years of Lopez's life, later working as a [[Tupperware]] salesperson<ref name="HuffPost">{{cite news |title=J.Lo Opens Up About Her Parents' Divorce |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennifer-lopez_n_3569932 |access-date=June 6, 2021 |work=HuffPost |date=July 10, 2013 |archive-date=June 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606201446/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennifer-lopez_n_3569932 |url-status=live }}</ref> and a kindergarten and gym teacher.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Molloy|first=Joanna|title=It's nice Jennifer Lopez wants to give kids free health care, but why not help out your old block|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2010/09/24/its-nice-jennifer-lopez-wants-to-give-kids-free-health-care-but-why-not-help-out-your-old-block/|access-date=November 6, 2021|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=September 24, 2010 }}</ref> They divorced in the 1990s after 33 years of marriage.<ref name="HuffPost"/>

Lopez is a middle child; she has an older sister, Leslie, and a younger sister, [[Lynda Lopez|Lynda]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a28325461/jennifer-lopez-sisters/|title=Jennifer Lopez's Sisters Still Think of Their Middle Sister as a "Goofball"|work=OprahDaily|first=Celia|last=Fernandez|date=June 22, 2019|access-date=August 15, 2022|archive-date=August 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814061616/https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a28325461/jennifer-lopez-sisters/|url-status=live}}</ref> The three shared a bed.<ref>{{harvnb|Lopez|2014|at=428}}</ref><ref name=wmagazine>{{cite magazine |title=Jennifer Lopez: Dream Girl |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/jennifer-lopez-august-2013-cover |access-date=June 7, 2021 |magazine=[[W (magazine)|W]] |archive-date=July 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130711103336/http://www.wmagazine.com/people/celebrities/2013/07/jennifer-lopez-august-2013-cover |url-status=live }}</ref> Lopez has described her upbringing as "strict".<ref name=robinson>{{cite news |last1=Robinson |first1=Lisa |title=Jenny Back on the Block |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2011/09/jennifer-lopez-201109 |access-date=June 6, 2021 |magazine=Vanity Fair |archive-date=July 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714073057/http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2011/09/jennifer-lopez-201109 |url-status=live }}</ref> She was raised in a [[Catholic Church in the United States|Catholic]] family; she attended [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]] every Sunday and received a [[Catholic school|Catholic education]], attending Holy Family School and the all-girls [[Preston High School (New York City)|Preston High School]], a [[private school]].<ref name="actorsstudio">{{Cite episode|title=Jennifer Lopez|series=[[Inside the Actors Studio]]|date=October 10, 2004|url=https://www.ovationtv.com/watch/playlist/UUIZm45D/inside-the-actors-studio-jennifer-lopez/|network=Ovation TV|season=11|number=153|last=Lipton|first=James (host)|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329180651/https://www.ovationtv.com/watch/playlist/UUIZm45D/inside-the-actors-studio-jennifer-lopez/|url-status=live}}</ref> In school, Lopez [[Track and field|ran track]] on a national level, participated in [[gymnastics]], and was on the softball team.<ref name=rantrack>{{harvnb|Parish|2009|p=14}}</ref> She danced in school musicals and played a lead role in a production of ''[[Godspell]]''.<ref name="Parish 21">{{harvnb|Parish|2009|p=21}}</ref> She described herself as a "tomboy" and "very athletic".<ref>{{harvnb|Parish|2009|p=8}}</ref>

There was "lots of music" in the typically Puerto Rican household,<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Meyers |first1=Kate |title=Jennifer Lopez on her burgeoning film career |url=https://ew.com/article/1995/12/01/jennifer-lopez-her-burgeoning-film-career/ |access-date=July 6, 2021 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=December 1, 1995 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190247/https://ew.com/article/1995/12/01/jennifer-lopez-her-burgeoning-film-career/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Lopez and her sisters were encouraged to sing, dance, and create their own plays for family events.<ref name=behind/><ref name="atriplethreat">{{cite web |url=http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/619/The-Triple-Threat-Jennifer-Lopez-is-Born.html |title=The Triple Threat: Jennifer Lopez is Born |publisher=Evan Carmichael |access-date=March 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226091637/http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/619/The-Triple-Threat-Jennifer-Lopez-is-Born.html |archive-date=February 26, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[West Side Story]]'' made a particular impression on the young Lopez, who wanted to be an entertainer from an early age.<ref name="actorsstudio" /> As a teenager, Lopez became "obsessive" about dance, stating that "I practiced until my legs and feet ached".<ref>{{harvnb|Lopez|2014|at=395}}</ref> She learned flamenco, jazz, and ballet at the [[Boys & Girls Clubs of America|Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club]]<ref name=actorsstudio/> and taught dance to younger students, including [[Kerry Washington]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Exclusive: Kerry Washington Reflects on Her Bronx Childhood, Dishes on Husband's Hilarious Met Gala Antics |last1=McRady |first1=Rachel |url=https://www.etonline.com/news/216634_exclusive_kerry_washington_reflects_on_her_bronx_childhood_dishes_on_husband_s_hilarious_met_gala_antics |date=May 3, 2017 |access-date=June 11, 2021 |work=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |archive-date=June 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611064959/https://www.etonline.com/news/216634_exclusive_kerry_washington_reflects_on_her_bronx_childhood_dishes_on_husband_s_hilarious_met_gala_antics |url-status=live }}</ref> After graduating from high school, she had a part-time secretarial job at a law firm and studied business at New York's [[Baruch College]] for one semester.<ref>{{harvnb|Parish|2009|pp=18–22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kochman |first1=Ben |title=Former employer raffles J.Lo concert tix to help pop star's old school |url=https://www.bxtimes.com/former-employer-raffles-j-lo-concert-tix-to-help-pop-stars-old-school/ |access-date=June 11, 2021 |newspaper=[[Bronx Times-Reporter]] |archive-date=June 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611223139/https://www.bxtimes.com/former-employer-raffles-j-lo-concert-tix-to-help-pop-stars-old-school/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At age 18, she enrolled as a full-time student at Manhattan's Phil Black Dance Studio, where she had already taken night classes in jazz and tap dance.<ref name=robinson/><ref name=wmagazine/><ref name=actorsstudio/> Her parents were unhappy with her decision to leave college to pursue a dance career. According to Lopez, her parents felt it was "foolish" because "no Latinas did that".<ref name="Parish 21" /> Her mother asked her to move out of the family home, and they stopped speaking for eight months.<ref name=behind/><ref>{{cite news |title=Jennifer Lopez credits Barry Manilow with saving relationship with mom |url=https://blog.seattlepi.com/people/2011/05/10/jennifer-lopez-credits-barry-manilow-with-saving-relationship-with-mom/ |access-date=June 12, 2021 |newspaper=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |date=May 10, 2011 |archive-date=June 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612065928/https://blog.seattlepi.com/people/2011/05/10/jennifer-lopez-credits-barry-manilow-with-saving-relationship-with-mom/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Lopez moved to Manhattan, sleeping in the dance studio's office for the first few months.<ref name=robinson/><ref name=wmagazine/><ref name=actorsstudio/>

== Career ==
===1989–1996: Professional dancing and early acting roles===
Lopez's first professional job came in 1989 when she spent five months touring Europe with the musical revue show ''Golden Musicals of Broadway''. She was upset at being the only member of the [[Ensemble (musical theatre)|chorus]] not to have a solo, and later characterized it as a pivotal moment where she had to "try harder and become that much more committed".<ref>{{harvnb|Tracy|2008|p=7}}</ref><ref name="LA Times 99"/> In 1990, she danced alongside [[MC Hammer]] in an episode of ''[[Yo! MTV Raps]]'',<ref>{{cite news |title=Jennifer Lopez left red-faced! |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/jennifer-lopez-left-red-faced/story-45GFPXACpySC1FPPAFpXcI.html |access-date=June 15, 2021 |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=April 25, 2010}}</ref> and traveled around Japan for four months as a chorus member in ''Synchronicity''.<ref name=actorsstudio/> When she returned to the United States, she was hired as a backup dancer for [[New Kids on the Block]]'s performance of "[[Games (New Kids on the Block song)|Games]]" at the [[1991 American Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Perricon|first=Kathleen|title=Jennifer Lopez dances with New Kids on the Block in 1991 video clip|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/jennifer-lopez-dances-new-kids-block-1991-video-clip-article-1.141080|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=December 26, 2021|date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=December 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226185649/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/jennifer-lopez-dances-new-kids-block-1991-video-clip-article-1.141080|url-status=live}}</ref> She also traveled around America with regional productions of the musicals ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' and ''[[Oklahoma!]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jennifer Lopez The Crossover Dream Comes True |url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/19991101jennifer_lopez_jennifer_lopez_the_crossover_dream_comes_true |access-date=June 12, 2021 |publisher=[[Broadcast Music, Inc.]] |date=October 31, 1999 |archive-date=June 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612064233/https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/19991101jennifer_lopez_jennifer_lopez_the_crossover_dream_comes_true |url-status=live }}</ref> During this period, Lopez also danced in music videos including [[Doug E. Fresh]]'s "Summertime", Richard Rogers' "Can't Stop Loving You", [[EPMD]]'s "[[Rampage (song)|Rampage]]",<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reid |first1=Shaheem |title=Is that really LL Cool J in EPMD's "Rampage" video? Parrish addresses an urban legend |url=https://www.revolt.tv/2017/9/28/20820481/is-that-really-ll-cool-j-in-epmd-s-rampage-video-parrish-addresses-an-urban-legend |access-date=June 15, 2021 |publisher=[[Revolt (TV network)|Revolt]] |date=September 28, 2017 |archive-date=September 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922045036/https://www.revolt.tv/2017/9/28/20820481/is-that-really-ll-cool-j-in-epmd-s-rampage-video-parrish-addresses-an-urban-legend |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Samantha Fox]]'s "[[(Hurt Me! Hurt Me!) But the Pants Stay On]]".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roth |first1=Jaclyn |title=Samantha Fox Reveals She Discovered Jennifer Lopez, Cast Her In Video |url=https://okmagazine.com/p/samantha-fox-reveals-discovered-jennifer-lopez-casting-music-video/ |website=[[OK!]] |access-date=February 25, 2024 |date=December 23, 2022 |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225014333/https://okmagazine.com/p/samantha-fox-reveals-discovered-jennifer-lopez-casting-music-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Lopez stated: "I'd dance in a piece-of-garbage rap or pop video for 50 bucks and make the money last a whole month."<ref>{{harvnb|Parish|2009|p=23}}</ref>

Her most high-profile job as a professional dancer was as a [[List of In Living Color cast members#Fly Girls (house dance troupe)|Fly Girl]] [[jazz-funk dance]]r on the sketch comedy television series ''[[In Living Color]]''. The show's choreographer, [[Rosie Perez]] said she chose Lopez because "she had that look that I knew the audience would tune in to".<ref name="Parish27">{{harvnb|Parish|2009|p=27}}</ref> Lopez moved to Los Angeles in late 1991 for the job; she filmed ''In Living Color'' during the day and attended acting classes taught by Aaron Speiser at night.<ref name=actorsstudio/> Lopez felt ostracized by the other Fly Girls because of her "voluptuous figure", and also clashed with Perez.<ref name="Parish27" /> The head of [[Virgin Records]] considered signing The Fly Girls as a girl group to rival the [[Spice Girls]], but the deal fell apart.<ref name="LA Times 99"/> After appearing as a Fly Girl in seasons three and four of ''In Living Color'', Lopez left to work as a backup dancer for [[Janet Jackson]], and appeared in the music video for "[[That's the Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson song)|That's the Way Love Goes]]".<ref name="LA Times 99"/> She was scheduled to tour with Jackson on her [[Janet World Tour]] in late 1993 but opted to pursue an acting career instead.<ref>{{cite news|title=Living Single|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gCYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA100|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621010705/https://books.google.com/books?id=gCYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA100|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 21, 2020|work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|access-date=July 6, 2012|page=100|date=May 2001}}</ref> Music industry executives expressed interest in giving Lopez a record deal, but she chose to focus on acting.<ref name="Lazic">{{cite web |last1=Lazic |first1=Manuela |title=From Selena to Ramona: The Winding Acting Career of Jennifer Lopez |url=https://www.theringer.com/2019/09/11/movies/jennifer-lopez-acting-career-hustlers-selena |website=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]] |access-date=September 23, 2025 |date=September 11, 2019}}</ref> She hired ''In Living Color'' producer Eric Gold as her manager. He advised Lopez to lose weight if she wanted to succeed as an actress.<ref>{{harvnb|Parish|2009|p=29}}</ref>

Lopez's first professional acting job was a small recurring role on the television show ''[[South Central (TV series)|South Central]]'' (1994). She was invited to audition for the pilot by a casting director who had seen her speak to camera during a behind-the-scenes ''In Living Color'' segment.<ref name=actorsstudio/> She then acquired an agent and was cast in the [[CBS]] show ''[[Second Chances (American TV series)|Second Chances]]''; the series was quickly cancelled, but her popularity with viewers led to her being cast in its spin-off ''[[Hotel Malibu]]''.<ref>{{harvnb|Woog|2020|p=28}}</ref> She subsequently appeared in the television film ''[[Lost in the Wild]]'' (1993).<ref>{{harvnb|Parish|2009|p=30}}</ref> For her first major movie role, in [[Gregory Nava]]'s 1995 drama ''[[Mi Familia]]'', Lopez received a nomination for the [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress]].<ref>{{harvnb|Parish|2009|p=36}}</ref> She then starred in the action comedy ''[[Money Train]]'' (1995). The film was not a box office success, though her performance was reviewed positively,<ref name="Marquez 1">{{harvnb|Marquez|2001|p=54}}</ref> which led to her being further noticed in Hollywood.<ref>{{harvnb|Parish|2009|p=38}}</ref> In 1996, Lopez had a supporting role opposite [[Robin Williams]] in the comedy ''[[Jack (1996 film)|Jack]]'', which director [[Francis Ford Coppola]] cast her in after seeing her performance in ''Mi Familia''.<ref name="Marquez 1" /> She next starred opposite [[Jack Nicholson]] as a "calculating Cuban maid" in the neo-noir thriller ''[[Blood and Wine]]'' (1996),<ref name="Lazic" /> where David Rooney of ''Variety'' felt she delivered in "juggling" the "smoldering and soulful sides" of the character.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rooney |first1=David |title=Blood and Wine |url=https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/blood-and-wine-1200446651/ |access-date=July 7, 2021 |work=Variety |date=September 24, 1996 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190122/https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/blood-and-wine-1200446651/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===1997–1999: Breakthrough with ''Selena'' and ''On the 6''===
With her casting as the singer [[Selena Quintanilla-Pérez]] in the biopic ''[[Selena (film)|Selena]]'' (1997), Lopez became the first Latina actress to earn $1 million. She described her salary for the film as a "statement to the world",<ref name=NominatedOscarSelena>{{cite news |last1=Setoodeh |first1=Ramin |title=Why Wasn't Jennifer Lopez Nominated for an Oscar for 'Selena'? |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/jennifer-lopez-interview-selena-1203313803/ |access-date=September 22, 2021 |work=Variety |date=August 26, 2019 |archive-date=October 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016012222/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/jennifer-lopez-interview-selena-1203313803/ |url-status=live }}</ref> but expressed disappointment that other Latina actors were not being afforded the same opportunities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/medium-news-footage/560673133|title=Medium|website=Getty Images|date=June 19, 2015|access-date=April 28, 2022|archive-date=October 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001195355/https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/medium-news-footage/560673133|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite having previously worked with the film's director Gregory Nava on ''Mi Familia'', Lopez participated in an intense auditioning process and spent time with the late singer's family in [[Corpus Christi, Texas]] before filming began.<ref>{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=Lopez gets Selena role|newspaper=Dallas Morning News |date=June 14, 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Cobo |first=Leila |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/jennifer-lopez-selena-film-anniversary-interview-7728858/ |title=Jennifer Lopez on Playing Selena: 'She Had a Sense of Living in the Present & Following Her Heart' |magazine=Billboard |date=March 21, 2017 |access-date=December 26, 2021 |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226181704/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/jennifer-lopez-selena-film-anniversary-interview-7728858/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Selena'' was a box office hit, and Lopez's performance received critical acclaim.<ref>{{harvnb|Marquez|2001|p=56}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Parish|2009|pp=57–58}}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' described it as "a star-making performance" and wrote: "She has the star presence to look convincing in front of 100,000 fans."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |title=Selena movie review & film summary (1997) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/selena-1997 |access-date=September 26, 2021 |work=[[RogerEbert.com]] |archive-date=October 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012013852/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/selena-1997 |url-status=live }}</ref> Lopez received her first [[55th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]] nomination for the performance. Nava asked the heads of Warner Bros. to fund an Academy Award campaign for Lopez but was told the academy would "never nominate a Latina."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/why-jennifer-lopez-oscar-campaign-selena-never-got-off-the-ground-184500166.html|title=Why J.Lo's Oscar campaign for 'Selena' never got off the ground|work=Yahoo Entertainment|first=Gisselle|last=Bances|date=May 19, 2020|access-date=June 8, 2022|archive-date=June 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608163806/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/why-jennifer-lopez-oscar-campaign-selena-never-got-off-the-ground-184500166.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Later in 1997, Lopez starred opposite [[Ice Cube]] in the horror film ''[[Anaconda (1997 film)|Anaconda]]'', which received negative reviews from critics but was a box office success.<ref>{{harvnb|Parish|2009|p=49}}</ref> [[Joe Leydon]] of ''Variety'' found the film "silly" but said it deserved "a little credit" for being "the first movie of its kind to have a Latina and an African-American" as its stars.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Leydon |first=Joe |url=https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/anaconda-1117341403/ |title=Anaconda |magazine=Variety |date=April 20, 1997 |access-date=October 1, 2021}}</ref> In the crime film ''[[U Turn (1997 film)|U Turn]]'' (1997),<ref>{{harvnb|Parish|2009|p=61}}</ref> Lopez appeared topless in a sex scene that was added by director [[Oliver Stone]] during filming. Speaking in 2003, Lopez said it was not something "I would have chosen to do" and that she and Stone fought over it: "It's hard being the only woman on a set."<ref name="actorsstudio" />

Lopez starred opposite [[George Clooney]] in the crime caper ''[[Out of Sight]]'' (1998), [[Steven Soderbergh]]'s adaptation of the [[Elmore Leonard]] [[Out of Sight (novel)|1996 novel]].<ref>{{harvnb|Woog|2020|p=42}}</ref> Cast as a deputy federal marshal who falls for a charming criminal, she won rave reviews for her performance.<ref name="Parish65">{{harvnb|Parish|2009|pp=65–66}}</ref><ref name="Kyle" /> [[Janet Maslin]] of ''The New York Times'' described it as her "best movie role thus far, and she brings it both seductiveness and grit; if it was hard to imagine a hard-working, pistol-packing bombshell on the page, it couldn't be easier here."<ref>{{cite news |last=Maslin |first=Janet |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/062698sight-film-review.html |title='Out of Sight': A Thief, a Marshal, an Item |date=June 26, 1998 |work=The New York Times |access-date=October 1, 2021 |archive-date=October 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012094004/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/062698sight-film-review.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Turan of the ''Los Angeles Times'' described Lopez as "an actress who can be convincingly tough and devastatingly erotic" and said the film solidified "her position as a woman you can confidently build a film around."<ref>{{cite news |last=Morales |first=Ed |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-30-ca-42339-story.html |title=It's Not La Vida Loca to Her |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 30, 1999 |access-date=August 8, 2022 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=February 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217220447/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-30-ca-42339-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, Peter Bradshaw of ''The Guardian'' named Lopez and Clooney's partnership as one of the best examples of on-screen chemistry in cinema history.<ref>{{cite news |title=From Brangelina to Bogart and Bacall: the best on-screen chemistry |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/aug/06/from-brangelina-to-bogart-and-bacall-the-best-on-screen-chemistry |access-date=September 26, 2021 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=August 6, 2021}}</ref> Also in 1998, Lopez provided the voice of Azteca in the animated film ''[[Antz]]''.<ref name="Parish65" /> 

Lopez decided to pursue a music career after working on ''Selena'', realizing that she had missed "the excitement of the stage".<ref name="LA Times 99">{{cite news|last=Morales|first=Ed|title=It's Not La Vida Loca to Her|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-30-ca-42339-story.html|access-date=March 11, 2012|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=March 30, 1999|archive-date=February 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217220447/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-30-ca-42339-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Her new manager [[Benny Medina]] sought to position her as "a brand name that will cross over into all media."<ref name="LA Times 99"/> Lopez, who was "really feeling [her] Latin roots",<ref>{{harvnb|Mendible|2007|p=150}}</ref> recorded a Spanish-language demo for circulation among prospective labels. With Lopez being a high-profile personality, a bidding war ensued.<ref name="Bruns 299">{{harvnb|Bruns|2008|p=299}}</ref> [[Tommy Mottola]], the head of [[Sony Music]]'s [[Work Group]], signed her but suggested that she sing in English instead.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TxIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA27 | page=27 | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | volume=119 | issn=0006-2510 | number=5 | title=On the Down Lo | date=February 3, 2007 | access-date=July 1, 2012 | archive-date=September 14, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914071216/https://books.google.com/books?id=TxIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA27 | url-status=live }}</ref> Her record deal with Sony was described as "lucrative", having outbid other offers from [[Capitol Records]] and [[EMI Latin]].<ref>{{harvnb|Ovalle|2011|p=138}}</ref> While Lopez worked on her debut album, Sony "began a major push" to feature her with other high-profile entertainers, leading her to appear in the [[Sean Combs]] music video "[[Been Around the World]]" (1997).<ref name="Bruns 299" />

Her debut album, ''[[On the 6]]'' (1999), named after the [[6 (New York City Subway service)|6 Subway line]] which connected her childhood home in the Bronx to Manhattan,<ref>{{cite news|title=Puff Daddy out on bail|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/579912.stm|work=BBC News|access-date=July 3, 2012|date=December 28, 1999|archive-date=April 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424000819/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/579912.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> was met with positive reviews and further propelled her public profile.<ref name="Parish2">{{harvnb|Parish|2009|p=2}}</ref><ref name="Recording-Academy">{{cite web |title=Jennifer Lopez's Biggest Hits, From Her Best Hip-Hop Collaborations To The Dance Floor Classics |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/jennifer-lopez-songs-jlo-biggest-hits-this-is-me-now-album |publisher=[[The Recording Academy]] |access-date=February 13, 2024 |date=September 27, 2023 |archive-date=February 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213080123/https://www.grammy.com/news/jennifer-lopez-songs-jlo-biggest-hits-this-is-me-now-album |url-status=live }}</ref> The album was a success and Lopez's debut single, "[[If You Had My Love]]", topped the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] for five consecutive weeks,<ref name="Recording-Academy" /> with another single, "[[Waiting for Tonight]]", reaching number eight and becoming a celebratory anthem for the new millennium.<ref name="Shemesh" /> Other singles from the album included "[[Let's Get Loud]]", which became one of Lopez's signature songs, and "[[No Me Ames]]", a duet with future husband [[Marc Anthony]].<ref name="Recording-Academy" /> In July 1999, she performed "If You Had My Love" and "Let's Get Loud" at the [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup]] closing ceremony. It was watched by over one billion viewers worldwide, exposing Lopez's music career to a larger international audience.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Jennifer Lopez |series=TV Moments |network=[[VH1]] |date=May 2002}}</ref>

===2000–2002: Box office success, ''J.Lo'' and ''This Is Me... Then''===
In February 2000, Lopez and then-boyfriend [[Sean Combs]] attended the [[42nd Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]], with Lopez wearing a plunging [[Green Versace dress of Jennifer Lopez|green Versace silk chiffon dress]].<ref name="PhillipsReay2002">{{cite book|editor1-last=Phillips|editor-first=Kim M.|editor2-last=Reay|editor2-first=Barry|title=Sexualities in history: a reader|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cz3bPMw_7h4C&pg=PA407|last=Barrera|first=Magdalena|chapter=Hottentot 2000: ''Jennifer Lopez and Her Butt''|year=2002|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9780415929356|page=407|access-date=January 8, 2016|archive-date=August 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825111622/https://books.google.com/books?id=Cz3bPMw_7h4C&pg=PA407|url-status=live}}</ref> The dress generated worldwide attention and became the most popular search query in Google's history, leading to the creation of [[Google Images]],<ref name="Google Images">{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2015/04/08/j-los-infamous-green-grammys-dress-is-the-reason-google-images-exists/77568210/|title=J.Lo's infamous green Grammys dress is the reason Google Images exists|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=February 12, 2017|archive-date=February 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211230041/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2015/04/08/j-los-infamous-green-grammys-dress-is-the-reason-google-images-exists/77568210/|url-status=live}}</ref> while boosting Lopez's album and movie ticket sales.<ref name="Lee2003">{{cite book|last=Lee|first=Michelle|title=Fashion victim: our love-hate relationship with dressing, shopping, and the cost of style|url=https://archive.org/details/fashionvictim00mich|url-access=registration|access-date=May 16, 2011|date=February 11, 2003|publisher=Broadway Books|isbn=978-0-7679-1048-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/fashionvictim00mich/page/122 122]}}</ref> Later that year, Lopez starred in the psychological thriller ''[[The Cell (film)|The Cell]]'', for which she received a $4 million salary.<ref name="Parish2" /> The film, where Lopez played a psychologist who uses radical experimental therapy to enter the mind of a killer, received mixed reviews but was a box office success.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Linder |first1=Brian |title=Weekend Box Office: Hype vs. Quality |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/21/weekend-box-office-hype-vs-quality |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=February 27, 2024 |date=August 21, 2000}}</ref> David Edelstein of ''Slate'' remarked that the "imperious" Lopez was "trying to look waifishly expectant"<ref>{{cite news |last=Edelstein |first=David |url=https://slate.com/culture/2000/08/depth-psychology.html |title=Depth Psychology |work=Slate |date=August 18, 2000 |access-date=October 1, 2021 |archive-date=February 9, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050209033614/http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=88389 |url-status=live }}</ref> while Amy Taubin of ''The Village Voice'' noted that she appeared to be engaged "in some kind of pouting competition" "in lieu of acting."<ref>{{cite news |last=Taubin |first=Amy |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2000/08/22/boiling-points/ |title=Boiling Points |work=The Village Voice |date=August 22, 2000 |access-date=October 1, 2021 |archive-date=October 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001215005/https://www.villagevoice.com/2000/08/22/boiling-points/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In January 2001, Lopez became the first woman to have a number-one film and album simultaneously in the United States, with the release of her second album, ''[[J.Lo (album)|J.Lo]]'', and her first romantic comedy ''[[The Wedding Planner]]'', which co-starred [[Matthew McConaughey]].<ref name="timeTyrangiel">{{cite news|url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2008201_2008200_2008207,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301064251/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0%2C8599%2C1093638%2C00.html |archive-date=March 1, 2009 |title=Jennifer Lopez |first=Josh |last=Tyrangiel |access-date=January 13, 2007 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=August 13, 2005 |url-status=live |author-link=Josh Tyrangiel }}</ref> Lopez had been searching for a romantic comedy role for several years; she wanted to show that she could be "every girl", stating: "I felt like all the women in romantic comedies always looked the same way, they were always white."<ref name="Wong">{{cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Wilson |title='Marry Me' and the everlasting appeal of a Jennifer Lopez rom-com |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/marry-everlasting-appeal-jennifer-lopez-rom-com-rcna13614 |website=NBC News |access-date=October 9, 2025 |date=February 11, 2022}}</ref> Despite negative reviews, the film opened at number one at the box office and solidified her place in Hollywood.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bride for Your Sins |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2001/01/30/bride-for-your-sins/ |access-date=October 5, 2021 |work=The Village Voice |date=January 30, 2001 |archive-date=October 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005192241/https://www.villagevoice.com/2001/01/30/bride-for-your-sins/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Vice" /><ref name="Wong" /> At the same time, ''J.Lo'' debuted at number one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]; she was the first female solo recording artist under [[Epic Records]] to do so since the label's inception in 1953.<ref>{{cite news|title=Billboard 200|newspaper=Billboard|date=February 10, 2001|volume= 113| issue = 6|page=94|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ghMEAAAAMBAJ&q=Jennifer+Lopez+J.Lo|access-date=April 13, 2013}}</ref> ''J.Lo'' was titled after the nickname she had been given by her fans, with Lopez also adopting J.Lo as her stagename.<ref name="Divas" /> The album received mixed critical reviews but became the most successful of her career, selling 12 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{harvnb|Woog|2020|pp=55–56}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Márquez |first1=Carolina |title=Jennifer Lopez swears she hasn't used botox but her face hasn't changed since 1990 |url=https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/celebrities/2024/07/21/669d0e6422601de32f8b4578.html |website=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]] |access-date=October 9, 2025 |date=July 21, 2024}}</ref> It produced four singles: "[[Love Don't Cost a Thing (song)|Love Don't Cost a Thing]]", which reached number one in various countries,<ref name="Recording-Academy" /> "[[Play (Jennifer Lopez song)|Play]]", "[[I'm Real]]", and "[[Ain't It Funny]]". A remix of "I'm Real" featuring rapper [[Ja Rule]] propelled that song to number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="I'm Real ET">{{cite web|last1=Azzopardi|first1=Chris|title=Jennifer Lopez's 'I'm Real' 15 Years Later: How the Rule-Breaking Duet With Ja Rule Prevented a Sophomore Slump|url=http://www.etonline.com/features/196835_jennifer_lopez_im_real_oral_history/|website=[[ETonline]]|publisher=CBS Studios, Inc.|access-date=November 23, 2016|date=September 1, 2016|archive-date=November 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123201702/http://www.etonline.com/features/196835_jennifer_lopez_im_real_oral_history/|url-status=live}}</ref> 

In September 2001, Lopez performed a [[Let's Get Loud (concerts)|two-concert residency]] in Puerto Rico, which marked her first concerts. It was broadcast that November as an [[NBC]] special, ''Jennifer Lopez in Concert'', and became one of the most-watched concert specials of the year, with a US audience of almost 12 million.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hay |first1=Carla |title=Music & Showbiz |magazine=Billboard |date=January 19, 2002 |volume=114 |issue=3 |page=76 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Q8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA76 |access-date=February 27, 2024 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |archive-date=August 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825111631/https://books.google.com/books?id=1Q8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA76#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2001, Lopez founded her production company, [[Nuyorican Productions]], with manager Benny Medina, and starred in the romantic drama, ''[[Angel Eyes (film)|Angel Eyes]]'', opposite [[Jim Caviezel]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Lopez is simply out of sight in 'Angel Eyes'|newspaper=[[The Detroit News]] |date=May 18, 2001}}</ref> Lopez's performance was well-reviewed,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |title=Angel Eyes movie review & film summary (2001) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/angel-eyes-2001 |access-date=October 3, 2021 |work=[[RogerEbert.com]] |archive-date=October 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003191836/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/angel-eyes-2001 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Holden |first1=Stephen |title=FILM REVIEW; Is He or Isn't He? It's a Haunting Question |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/18/movies/film-review-is-he-or-isn-t-he-it-s-a-haunting-question.html |access-date=October 16, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=May 18, 2001 |archive-date=October 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016073613/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/18/movies/film-review-is-he-or-isn-t-he-it-s-a-haunting-question.html |url-status=live }}</ref> though the film was a critical and commercial disappointment.<ref name="Woog 55">{{harvnb|Woog|2020|p=55}}</ref> Plans for her to star with [[Ricky Martin]] in a ''[[Viva Las Vegas]]'' remake were scrapped.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Ashcer-Walsh |first1=Rebecca |title=J. Lo and Ricky Martin may update ''Viva Las Vegas'' |url=https://ew.com/article/2001/03/26/j-lo-and-ricky-martin-may-update-viva-las-vegas/ |access-date=February 21, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=March 26, 2001 |archive-date=August 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825111628/https://ew.com/article/2001/03/26/j-lo-and-ricky-martin-may-update-viva-las-vegas/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{quote box|width=300px|align=right|quote=There was a time when I was very overworked and I was doing music and movies and so many things. I was suffering from a lack of sleep ... I was like — I don't want to move, I don't want to talk, I don't want to do anything. It was on that movie, ''[[Enough (film)|Enough]]'' ... I had a [[nervous breakdown]].|source=—Lopez, discussing the "height of her fame"<ref name="Singh" />}}

Lopez released two albums in 2002. The first was ''[[J to tha L–O! The Remixes]]'', which became the first remix album in history to debut at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="Billboard Book of Number One Hits">{{cite book|last=Bronson|first=Fred|title=The Billboard Book of Number One Hits|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PgGqNrqfrsoC&pg=PT931|edition=5|year=2003|publisher=Crown|isbn=9780823076772|page=922}}</ref> Its singles included "[[Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)]]" and "[[I'm Gonna Be Alright]]", which reached number one and ten on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, respectively.<ref name="Biggest Billboard">{{cite magazine |last1=Letkemann |first1=Jessica |title=Jennifer Lopez's Top 10 Biggest Billboard Hits |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/jennifer-lopez-biggest-billboard-hits/|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=December 26, 2021|date=May 15, 2014 |archive-date=June 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623051957/https://www.billboard.com/articles/list/6091769/jennifer-lopez-top-10-songs-biggest-billboard-hits}}</ref> Lopez's third studio album, ''[[This Is Me... Then]]'', was released in late 2002, and was heavily influenced by her relationship with then-fiancé [[Ben Affleck]]. It received mixed critical reviews; ''Billboard''{{'}}s Michael Paoletta noted the "considerable growth she reveals as a performer and tunesmith" on the album,<ref name="Paoletta" /> while [[Jon Caramanica]] called it "the least interesting music on the pop charts today."<ref>{{cite news |title=Made in Manhattan |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2003/02/04/made-in-manhattan/ |access-date=October 3, 2021 |work=The Village Voice |date=February 4, 2003 |archive-date=October 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003200408/https://www.villagevoice.com/2003/02/04/made-in-manhattan/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album became a commercial success, achieving the highest opening sales week of her career. The album's lead single, "[[Jenny from the Block]]", which peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, was viewed as a response to the notion that Lopez had alienated her "core fan base: the black and Hispanic hip-hop community."<ref name="Lynette" /> The album also spawned the US number-one single "[[All I Have (song)|All I Have]]".<ref name="Recording-Academy" />

Lopez starred as an abused wife who fights back in the thriller ''[[Enough (film)|Enough]]'' (2002), a role which required her to learn [[Krav Maga]].<ref name="Woog 55" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Schaefer|first=Stephen|title=Movies: Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez shows her strength in thriller 'Enough'|newspaper=[[Boston Herald]] |date=May 19, 2002|location=Boston}}</ref> An overworked Lopez suffered a [[nervous breakdown]] in 2001 while filming it.<ref name="Singh">{{cite news|last=Singh|first=Anita|title=Jennifer Lopez: I had a nervous breakdown|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/3152788/Jennifer-Lopez-I-had-a-nervous-breakdown.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/3152788/Jennifer-Lopez-I-had-a-nervous-breakdown.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=October 20, 2012|date=October 7, 2008}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film received negative reviews;<ref name="Woog 55" /> Ebert of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' felt it was "tacky material" and was surprised to see "an actress like Jennifer Lopez" involved with the project.<ref>{{cite web |date= May 24, 2002 |last= Ebert |first= Roger |author-link= Roger Ebert |title= Enough |url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/enough-2002 |website= [[Chicago Sun-Times]] |access-date= October 3, 2021 |archive-date= October 3, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211003200357/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/enough-2002 |url-status= live }}</ref> Her next film was the romantic comedy, ''[[Maid in Manhattan]]'' (2002), in which Lopez starred opposite [[Ralph Fiennes]] as a maid and single mother from the Bronx.<ref>{{harvnb|Parish|2009|p=76}}</ref> It became the highest-grossing film of her career at the time.<ref name="BOM Breakdown" /> Reviewing ''Maid in Manhattan'', A. O. Scott of ''The New York Times'' enjoyed Lopez as a romantic lead and said "her greatest skill as an actress" was "her ability to melt without cracking the hard shell of composure she wears."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=A. O. |title=FILM REVIEW; Puttin' Down Mop, Puttin' On the Ritz |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/13/movies/film-review-puttin-down-mop-puttin-on-the-ritz.html |access-date=October 2, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=December 13, 2002 |archive-date=October 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002081730/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/13/movies/film-review-puttin-down-mop-puttin-on-the-ritz.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Lopez was ranked among the top ten highest-paid actresses in Hollywood in 2002, earning $8 million per feature.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Silverman |first1=Stephen M. |title=Julia Roberts Tops Actress Power List |url=https://people.com/celebrity/julia-roberts-tops-actress-power-list/ |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=September 19, 2025 |date=December 3, 2002}}</ref>

===2003–2006: Media scrutiny ===
[[File:JenniferLopez.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Lopez arriving at the [[2004 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards]] in 2004]]

Lopez became the subject of widespread media criticism in 2003 due to her public relationship with Ben Affleck and the [[#Public image|tabloid depiction of her]] as a demanding diva.<ref name="Observer">{{cite news |title=Observer profile: J-Lo |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/sep/14/popandrock |access-date=October 3, 2021 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=September 14, 2003 |archive-date=August 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825111625/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/sep/14/popandrock |url-status=live }}</ref> She fired both her personal manager Benny Medina and her publicist in mid-2003; ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported that movie executives had become frustrated by having their communications with Lopez "largely filtered" through Medina.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Holson |first1=Laura M. |title=When Jenny Dumped Benny |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/14/business/when-jenny-dumped-benny.html |access-date=October 5, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=July 14, 2003 |archive-date=October 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005195135/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/14/business/when-jenny-dumped-benny.html |url-status=live }}</ref> That year, Lopez starred opposite Affleck in the romantic comedy ''[[Gigli]]'', which was a [[box-office bomb]] and is considered [[List of films considered the worst|one of the worst films of all time]].<ref name="BOM Breakdown" /><ref>{{cite web|last1=Stern|first1=Marlow|title=A Look Back at 'Gigli,' the Infamous Bennifer-Starring Film, on Its 10th Anniversary|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-look-back-at-gigli-the-infamous-bennifer-starring-film-on-its-10th-anniversary|website=[[The Daily Beast]]|publisher=[[IAC (company)|IAC]]|access-date=December 26, 2021|date=August 1, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jan/25/why-gigli-isnt-a-bad-movie-hear-me-out|title=Hear me out: why Gigli isn't a bad movie|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Jason|last=Bailey|date=January 25, 2021|access-date=June 15, 2022|archive-date=July 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704224823/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jan/25/why-gigli-isnt-a-bad-movie-hear-me-out|url-status=live}}</ref> Rex Reed of ''[[The Observer]]'' criticized the lead actors, calling them "pathetically incompetent" in both "craft and talent".<ref>{{cite news |title=This Smash-Up Is Just Smashing! |url=https://observer.com/2003/08/this-smashup-is-just-smashing/ |access-date=October 6, 2021 |newspaper=The New York Observer |date=August 11, 2003}}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] agreed that the movie "doesn't quite work", but found Lopez and Affleck "appealing in their performances" and noted the couple's chemistry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/gigli-2003|title=Gigli Review|first=Roger|last=Ebert|date=August 1, 2003|access-date=June 15, 2022|archive-date=June 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608114656/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/gigli-2003|url-status=live}}</ref> 

Lopez had a minor role opposite Affleck in the film ''[[Jersey Girl (2004 film)|Jersey Girl]]'' (2004). Following test audiences' negative reactions to the onscreen couple, her screen time was halved.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kevin Smith Says Test Audiences Hated Bennifer in 'Jersey Girl' Days |url=https://www.tmz.com/2021/09/29/kevin-smith-test-audiences-hated-ben-affleck-jennifer-lopez-jersey-girl-harvey-weinstein/ |access-date=October 3, 2021 |work=TMZ |language=en |archive-date=October 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003213430/https://www.tmz.com/2021/09/29/kevin-smith-test-audiences-hated-ben-affleck-jennifer-lopez-jersey-girl-harvey-weinstein/ |url-status=live }}</ref> While she remained one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood during this period,<ref>{{cite web |title=At home with Ben and Jen |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3079881 |website=[[NBC News]] |access-date=September 19, 2025 |date=July 18, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Julia Roberts tops Hollywood pay-list |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/dec/08/news.juliaroberts |website=The Guardian |access-date=September 19, 2025 |date=December 8, 2004}}</ref> Lopez later described this as the lowest point of her career<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tess Katz|first1=Emily|title=Jennifer Lopez Opens Up About 'The Gigli Era': 'It Was Very Tough'|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennifer-lopez-gigli_n_6523402|website=[[HuffPost]]|access-date=December 26, 2021|date=January 23, 2015|archive-date=December 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226185646/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennifer-lopez-gigli_n_6523402|url-status=live}}</ref> and admitted she felt "eviscerated" by the media coverage surrounding ''Gigli'': "I lost my sense of self, questioned if I belonged in this business, thought maybe I did suck at everything. And my relationship self-destructed in front of the entire world. It was a two-year thing for me until I picked myself up again."<ref name=BeautyAndRedemption>{{cite news |last1=McLean |first1=Bethany |title=J-Rod! Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez on Love, Beauty, and Redemption |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/10/jennifer-lopez-alex-rodriguez-cover-story |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=October 31, 2017 |access-date=October 3, 2021 |archive-date=October 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018054307/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/10/jennifer-lopez-alex-rodriguez-cover-story |url-status=live }}</ref> Months later, she starred opposite [[Richard Gere]] in the romantic comedy-drama ''[[Shall We Dance? (2004 film)|Shall We Dance?]]'', which was a box-office success.<ref name="BOM Breakdown">{{cite web|last1=Gray|first1=Brandon|title=Bankability Breakdown: Jennifer Lopez|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2729|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=October 17, 2016|date=April 22, 2010|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018220719/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2729|url-status=live}}</ref>

She released her fourth studio album, ''[[Rebirth (Jennifer Lopez album)|Rebirth]]'', in early 2005. Its title was symbolic of Lopez's hopes for "a new professional beginning".<ref name="Tracy 107">{{harvnb|Tracy|2008|p=107}}</ref> It was recorded during a period where Lopez felt "a little bit lost, trying to get my footing in a new life", "I had just gotten married [to singer [[Marc Anthony]]] ... I wasn't with Benny [Medina]."<ref name="Van Meter" /> In a review of ''Rebirth'', journalist [[Alexis Petridis]] remarked that the title "suggests even Lopez has realised that something is amiss with her career ... Despite the highlights, you're still left pondering the question: what happened to Jennifer Lopez?"<ref>{{cite news |title=CD: Jennifer Lopez, Rebirth |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/feb/18/popandrock.shopping1 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=February 18, 2005 |access-date=October 6, 2021 |archive-date=January 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110163829/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/feb/18/popandrock.shopping1 |url-status=live }}</ref> The album reached number two on the ''Billboard'' 200, but failed to replicate the sales of her previous albums.<ref name="Variety" /> Its lead single, "[[Get Right]]", however, reached number twelve on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming one of her most successful songs.<ref name="Biggest Billboard" /> 

The marketing for the romantic comedy ''[[Monster-in-Law]]'' (2005), in which Lopez starred opposite [[Jane Fonda]], played up her "''Gigli''-and-tabloid tarnished image", and it became a box office success.<ref name="BOM Breakdown" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Lowe|first=Kinsey R.|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-may-16-et-boxoffice16-story.html|title='Monster-in-Law' gets a cheery reception|access-date=December 26, 2021|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=May 16, 2005|location=Los Angeles, California|archive-date=December 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226185649/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-may-16-et-boxoffice16-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She next starred alongside [[Robert Redford]] and [[Morgan Freeman]] in the drama ''[[An Unfinished Life]]'' (2005), which received mixed reviews. Ebert of the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' predicted that the typical review would be unkind: "It will have no respect for Jennifer Lopez, because she is going through a period right now when nobody is satisfied with anything she does ... Give Lopez your permission to be good again; she is the same actress now as when we thought her so new and fine."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |title=An Unfinished Life movie review (2005) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/an-unfinished-life-2005 |access-date=October 7, 2021 |work=[[RogerEbert.com]] |archive-date=October 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030044233/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/an-unfinished-life-2005 |url-status=live }}</ref> 

The next year, she returned to the top five of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as a featured artist on "[[Control Myself]]", the lead single from [[LL Cool J]]'s [[Todd Smith (album)|twelfth studio album]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Pietroluongo|first1=Silvio|title=LL Cool J Sees Historic Re-Entry|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=April 29, 2006|volume=118|issue=18|page=46|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> In 2006, she reunited with director Gregory Nava  to star in the crime drama ''[[Bordertown (2006 film)|Bordertown]]'' as a journalist investigating [[female homicides in Ciudad Juárez]], Mexico.<ref>{{cite news|last=Summers|first=Chris|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5268558.stm|title=Hollywood tackles Mexican mystery|date=September 10, 2006|publisher=BBC News|access-date=July 24, 2012|archive-date=November 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109201609/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5268558.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was negatively reviewed and received a [[direct-to-video]] release.<ref name="BOM Breakdown" /> David D'Arcy of ''Screen Daily'' found Lopez "unconvincing" as a journalist.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=D'Arcy |first1=David |title=Bordertown |url=https://www.screendaily.com/bordertown/4031062.article |access-date=October 9, 2021 |magazine=[[Screen International]]}}</ref> 

===2007–2010: Career downturn===
By the late 2000s, Lopez's commercial success had declined. Her music career "entered a plateau", while "her film career entered a period of some disappointing-to-middling successes".<ref name="Piatkowski">{{cite web |last1=Piatkowski |first1=Peter |title=Jennifer Lopez Expanded Her Brand on 'Love?' 10 Years Ago |url=https://www.popmatters.com/jennifer-lopez-love-10-atr |website=[[PopMatters]] |access-date=September 23, 2025 |date=April 26, 2021}}</ref> In 2007, she starred opposite her then-husband [[Marc Anthony]] in the music biopic ''[[El Cantante]]'', which told the story of Puerto Rican [[salsa music|salsa]] singer [[Héctor Lavoe]] and his wife Puchi.<ref name="CantanteNYReview">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/03/movies/03cant.html|title=When the Salsa Throbs, a Singer's Soul Is Revealed|newspaper=The New York Times|last=Scott|first=A. O.|date=August 3, 2007|access-date=August 16, 2014|archive-date=June 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605035134/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/03/movies/03cant.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It did not perform well at the box office and received mixed reviews from film critics; Lopez's performance, which she expressed pride in,<ref name=Pitchfork /> drew both praise and criticism.<ref name="Tracy 107" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=LaSalle |first1=Mick |title=A salsa star who couldn't keep drugs out of the mix |url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/A-salsa-star-who-couldn-t-keep-drugs-out-of-the-2511992.php |access-date=October 9, 2021 |publisher=[[SFGate]] |date=August 3, 2007 |archive-date=October 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009193828/https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/A-salsa-star-who-couldn-t-keep-drugs-out-of-the-2511992.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Jennifer Lopez 2008.jpg|thumb|upright|Lopez in 2008]]

Lopez released two studio albums in 2007. Her fifth album, ''[[Como Ama una Mujer]]'', was her first to be recorded entirely in Spanish.<ref name="CAUM" /> Chris Willman of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' acknowledged that the album offered "fairly persuasive proof" that Lopez can sing, but was unimpressed by the "flaccid torch songs."<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Willman|first1=Chris|title=Como Ama Una Mujer|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2007/03/23/como-ama-una-mujer|access-date=February 16, 2016|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=March 27, 2007|archive-date=April 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412084625/http://www.ew.com/article/2007/03/23/como-ama-una-mujer|url-status=live}}</ref> It became the fifth Spanish album to debut in the top ten of the ''Billboard'' 200, and achieved the highest first-week sales for an artist's debut Spanish album at the time.<ref name="Billboard Spanish Album 2016" /> The lead single, "[[Qué Hiciste]]", reached number 86 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 while the second single, "[[Me Haces Falta]]", failed to chart. Lopez's sixth studio album, ''[[Brave (Jennifer Lopez album)|Brave]]'', released later that year, was her lowest-charting album worldwide.<ref name="lovereview"/> Jonathan Bernstein of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' was disappointed that Lopez had returned to "listless vocals" for her "back-to-the-dance-floor album."<ref name="Bernstein">{{cite magazine |last=Bernstein |first=Jonathan |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2007/10/08/brave |title=Brave |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=October 7, 2009 |date=October 8, 2007 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924064531/http://www.ew.com/article/2007/10/08/brave |url-status=live }}</ref> The album debuted at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite news |title=Kid Rock's Jesus Overpowers Bruce Springsteen's Magic On Billboard Chart |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1572111/kid-rocks-jesus-overpowers-bruce-springsteens-magic-on-billboard-chart/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103191211/http://www.mtv.com/news/1572111/kid-rocks-jesus-overpowers-bruce-springsteens-magic-on-billboard-chart/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 3, 2015 |access-date=October 9, 2021 |publisher=MTV News}}</ref> and produced two singles, "[[Do It Well]]" and "[[Hold It Don't Drop It]]". The first peaked at number 31 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart, while the latter failed to chart. While pregnant with twins, Lopez embarked upon her first ever concert tour, [[Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony en Concierto|a show co-headlined by Anthony]], in September 2007; the tour was well received.<ref name="Tracy 107"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sanneh |first1=Kelefa |title=Sure, Bring Your Family to Work |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/09/arts/music/09lope.html?_r=1 |access-date=October 9, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=October 9, 2007 |archive-date=October 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009202913/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/09/arts/music/09lope.html?_r=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> She also created, produced and was featured in the MTV show ''[[DanceLife]]'', which she described as a "passion project".<ref name="Tracy 107" />

After giving birth to twins in February 2008, Lopez took a career break.<ref name="Tampa">{{cite news|last1=Persall|first1=Steve|title=Jennifer Lopez returns from 3-year break in 'The Back-up Plan'|url=http://www.tampabay.com/features/movies/jennifer-lopez-returns-from-3-year-break-in-the-back-up-plan/1088912|newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|access-date=December 13, 2016|date=April 21, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510111831/http://www.tampabay.com/features/movies/jennifer-lopez-returns-from-3-year-break-in-the-back-up-plan/1088912|archive-date=May 10, 2017}}</ref> She described the next few years as a "strange time" as she primarily focused on family and travelling with Anthony while he toured.<ref>{{harvnb|Lopez|2014|at=749}}</ref> After rehiring former manager Medina,<ref>{{cite news |title=J.Lo puts music on back burner |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/j-lo-puts-music-back-burner-wbna29088002 |access-date=October 5, 2021 |work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |archive-date=October 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005202400/https://www.today.com/popculture/j-lo-puts-music-back-burner-wbna29088002 |url-status=live }}</ref> Lopez released two songs in late 2009, "[[Louboutins (song)|Louboutins]]" and "Fresh Out of the Oven". The songs were intended for her seventh studio album but failed to make an appearance on the ''Billboard'' charts, leading to her departure from Sony Music and [[Epic Records]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/louboutins-fresh-oven-flop-epic-records-jennifer-lopez-boot-source-article-1.194874 |title=After 'Louboutins', 'Fresh Out of the Oven' flop, Epic Records gives Jennifer Lopez the boot: source |newspaper=New York Daily News |author=Gatecrasher|date=February 23, 2010 |access-date=August 16, 2014}}</ref> Lopez's first theatrical role in three years was in the romantic comedy ''[[The Back-up Plan]]'' (2010).<ref name="Tampa"/> Manohla Dargis of ''The New York Times'' was unimpressed by the movie and described Lopez as "an appealing screen presence with a disappointing big-screen track record. That's probably not all her fault: romantic roles for women often are the provenance of the bland or the blonde."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dargis |first1=Manohla |title=Love Means Having to Say, 'I Feel ...' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/23/movies/23backup.html?8dpc |access-date=October 3, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=April 22, 2010 |archive-date=October 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003221558/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/23/movies/23backup.html?8dpc |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2011–2015: ''American Idol'' and career revival===
[[File:Jennifer Lopez 12, 2012.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Lopez performing during her [[Dance Again World Tour]] in [[Paris, France]] in 2012]]

A "big turning point" in Lopez's career came when she joined the judging panel of the singing competition series ''[[American Idol]]'' for its [[American Idol season 10|tenth season]], replacing [[Simon Cowell]]. Despite being advised that it was a "huge gamble",<ref name="Stylist">{{cite web |last1=Gilmour |first1=Lyndsay |title=Jennifer Lopez: calling the shots |url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/people/jennifer-lopez-calling-the-shots/155203 |website=[[Stylist (magazine)|Stylist]] |access-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222040926/https://www.stylist.co.uk/people/jennifer-lopez-calling-the-shots/155203 |url-status=live }}</ref> she accepted the job, as she was "not getting offered a whole bunch of movies".<ref name=varietyidol>{{cite news |last1=Setoodeh |first1=Ramin |title=How Jennifer Lopez Learned to Dance Again |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/features/jennifer-lopez-hustlers-its-my-party-the-godmother-1203313001/ |access-date=October 9, 2021 |work=Variety |date=August 26, 2019 |archive-date=October 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026023831/https://variety.com/2019/music/features/jennifer-lopez-hustlers-its-my-party-the-godmother-1203313001/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Lopez's appearance on ''American Idol'' in 2011 returned her to prominence.<ref name=varietyidol /> Hannah Elliot of ''[[Forbes]]'' described it as "a remarkable comeback", writing: "''Idol'' humanized her. Viewers who knew only an attention-grabbing siren met a hardworking, self-made, empathetic single mother, who got emotional when contestants did well and when they failed."<ref name="Forbes2">{{cite news |first=Hannah |last=Elliott |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hannahelliott/2012/05/16/the-real-american-idol-how-j-lo-got-her-mojo-back/ |title=The Real American Idol: How J.Lo Got Her Mojo Back |work=[[Forbes]] |date=April 18, 2012 |access-date=May 24, 2012 |archive-date=May 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519045128/http://www.forbes.com/sites/hannahelliott/2012/05/16/the-real-american-idol-how-j-lo-got-her-mojo-back/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Lopez's exposure on ''American Idol'' resulted in what ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' called "the most impressive reality-TV-based rejuvenation of a music career ever."<ref name="Rejuvenation">{{cite magazine |last1=Lipshutz |first1=Jason |title=Jennifer Lopez And Her 'American Idol' Rejuvenation: An Appreciation |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jennifer-lopez-and-her-american-idol-rejuvenation-an-appreciation-480738/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 27, 2024 |date=July 27, 2012 |archive-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009165217/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jennifer-lopez-and-her-american-idol-rejuvenation-an-appreciation-480738/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After signing a new recording contract with [[Island Records]], her seventh studio album, ''[[Love?]]'', was released in early 2011. While the album itself was a moderate commercial success,<ref name=lovereview>{{cite web|last=Copsey|first=Robert|title=Jennifer Lopez: 'Love?'|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/album-reviews/a317729/jennifer-lopez-love/|work=Digital Spy|access-date=December 26, 2021|date=May 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505234750/http://www.digitalspy.com.au/music/albumreviews/a317729/jennifer-lopez-love.html|archive-date=May 5, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> the single "[[On the Floor]]" was the year's highest-selling single by a female artist,<ref name="Digital report 2012">{{cite web|title=IFPI digital music report 2012 – key facts and figures |url=http://ifpi.com/content/library/DMR2012_key_facts_and_figures.pdf |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] |access-date=January 23, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030053448/http://ifpi.com/content/library/DMR2012_key_facts_and_figures.pdf |archive-date=October 30, 2012 }}</ref> and ultimately became the best-selling single of her career.<ref name="Variety" /> It reached number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming her highest-charting song as a lead artist since "All I Have".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beastie-boys-score-no-2-debut-on-billboard-200-adele-holds-at-no-1-471634/ |title=Beastie Boys Score No. 2 Debut on Billboard 200, Adele Holds at No. 1 |magazine=Billboard |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=May 11, 2011 |access-date=December 26, 2021 |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226185646/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beastie-boys-score-no-2-debut-on-billboard-200-adele-holds-at-no-1-471634/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The album produced two more singles, "[[I'm Into You]]" and "[[Papi (Jennifer Lopez song)|Papi]]", which did not achieve similar success.<ref name="Rejuvenation" /> By the end of 2011, Lopez was deemed the "world's greatest musical comeback act", based on a study which analysed over one billion [[Google]] searches since 2004.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kennedy |first1=Gerrick D. |title=Jennifer Lopez named 'world's greatest musical comeback act' -- seriously |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/pop-hiss/story/2011-12-13/jennifer-lopez-named-worlds-greatest-musical-comeback-act-seriously |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=February 15, 2024 |date=December 13, 2011}}</ref> 

Lopez returned as a judge for ''American Idol''{{'}}s [[American Idol season 11|eleventh season]] in 2012, earning a reported $20 million.<ref name="Forbes2" /> That year, she released her greatest hits album, ''[[Dance Again... the Hits]]'', to fulfil her contractual obligations with her former label Epic Records.<ref>{{cite web |title=JLo’s “Dance Again: The Hits” Set For Release on 7/24! |url=https://www.beyondbeautifuljlo.com/jlos-dance-again-hits-set-release-724/ |website=Beyond Beautiful JLo |access-date=25 February 2026 |date=25 June 2012}}</ref> Lopez, who was divorcing Anthony and navigating the "breakup of a family", felt as if the album's sole single, "[[Dance Again]]", had come to her at the "perfect moment".<ref name="ryaninterview">{{cite web|first=Michael |last=Murray |url=http://ryanseacrest.com/2012/03/30/jennifer-lopez-talks-dance-again-her-upcoming-album-audio/ |title=Jennifer Lopez Talks 'Dance Again' & Her Upcoming 'Greatest Hits' Album |publisher=Ryan Seacrest Productions |date=March 30, 2012 |access-date=March 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402195736/http://ryanseacrest.com/2012/03/30/jennifer-lopez-talks-dance-again-her-upcoming-album-audio/ |archive-date=April 2, 2012 }}</ref> "Dance Again" reached number 17 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Lopez launched the [[Dance Again World Tour]], her first headlining concert tour, in mid-2012. It grossed over $1 million per show.<ref name="Forbes 2013">{{cite news|title=No. 5: Jennifer Lopez ($45 million)|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/eeel45eglhi/no-5-jennifer-lopez-45-million/|work=Forbes|access-date=February 8, 2015|archive-date=December 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207225818/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/eeel45eglhi/no-5-jennifer-lopez-45-million/|url-status=live}}</ref> 

Lopez returned to the big screen in 2012, starring alongside an [[ensemble cast]] in the film ''[[What to Expect When You're Expecting (film)|What to Expect When You're Expecting]]'', which is based on the 1984 book ''[[What to Expect When You're Expecting]]''.<ref name="Lopez">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/06/24/jennifer-lopez-what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting/|title=Jennifer Lopez signs on for 'What to Expect When You're Expecting'|last=Labrecque|first=Jeff|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=June 24, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630094618/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/06/24/jennifer-lopez-what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting/ |archive-date=June 30, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Lopez voiced Shira, a saber tooth tiger, in the animated film, ''[[Ice Age: Continental Drift]]'', the fourth film in the ''[[Ice Age (franchise)|Ice Age]]'' franchise.<ref name="Rovi Ice Age 4">{{cite web |first=Jeremy |last=Wheeler |url=http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/ice-age-continental-drift-3d-v516738 |title=Ice Age: Continental Drift 3D – Cast, Reviews, Summary, and Awards |publisher=AllRovi |access-date=October 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128010036/http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/ice-age-continental-drift-3d-v516738 |archive-date=January 28, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/tv/article/Ice-Age-storms-the-weekend-box-office-3708776.php|title=Ice Age storms the weekend box office|date=July 15, 2012|work=San Francisco Chronicle|agency=Associated Press|access-date=November 14, 2019|archive-date=August 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802035701/https://www.sfgate.com/tv/article/Ice-Age-storms-the-weekend-box-office-3708776.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2012, a talent show, ''[[¡Q'Viva! The Chosen]]'' followed Lopez, Anthony, and director-choreographer [[Jamie King]] as they travelled across 21 countries in Latin America to find new talent for a [[Las Vegas]] show.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/jennifer-lopez-marc-anthonys-qviva-250584 | work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | title=Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony's 'Q'Viva: The Chosen': First Broadcast Partners Announced | date=October 19, 2011}}</ref> In 2013, Lopez starred alongside [[Jason Statham]] in the crime thriller ''[[Parker (2013 film)|Parker]]'', in which she played Leslie. Her performance earned positive reviews, with the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' commending the role for giving Lopez "an opportunity to be dramatic, romantic, funny, depressed, euphoric and violent. The audience stays with her all the way".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-201301251600--tms--lizsmittr--x-a20130128-20130128,0,6035496.story |title=Hackford's 'Parker' packs a big punch |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=January 28, 2013 |access-date=December 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729082325/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-201301251600--tms--lizsmittr--x-a20130128-20130128%2C0%2C6035496.story |archive-date=July 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> That year, Lopez released the single "[[Live It Up (Jennifer Lopez song)|Live It Up]]", and was named [[chief creative officer]] of [[NuvoTV]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-22886829 |title=Jennifer Lopez lobbies for more diversity on TV |date=June 13, 2013 |newspaper=BBC News |access-date=November 14, 2019 |archive-date=April 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423053712/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-22886829 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Latino1">{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jennifer-lopez-wants-latinos-to-realize-their-power |title=Jennifer Lopez Wants Latinos To Realize Their Power |work=Fox News Latino |date=June 13, 2013 |access-date=December 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617154216/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2013/06/13/jennifer-lopez-wants-latinos-to-realizing-our-power/ |archive-date=June 17, 2013 }}</ref> She also served as an executive producer of the television series ''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]'' (2013–2018), a show about a lesbian couple raising a family. Lopez's desire to work on the series was driven by her late aunt, who was gay.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennifer-lopez-declares-the-fosters_n_3149200 |title=Jennifer Lopez's Lesbian Aunt: Star Says 'The Fosters' TV Show Inspired By Late Relative |work=HuffPost |date=April 24, 2013 |access-date=December 26, 2021 |archive-date=November 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106113556/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennifer-lopez-declares-the-fosters_n_3149200 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Jennifer Lopez at GLAAD Media Awards (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright|Lopez at the [[25th GLAAD Media Awards]] in 2014]]

After a one-season absence, Lopez returned to ''American Idol'' for its [[American Idol season 13|thirteenth season]], earning a reported $17.5 million.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lopez to earn USD 17.5 million for American Idol return|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/lopez-to-earn-usd-17-5-million-for-american-idol-return-113090100045_1.html|work=Business Standard|access-date=September 24, 2013|date=September 1, 2013|archive-date=September 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928074929/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/lopez-to-earn-usd-17-5-million-for-american-idol-return-113090100045_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Her eighth studio album, ''[[A.K.A. (album)|A.K.A.]]'', was released in mid-2014 through [[Capitol Records]], experiencing lacklustre sales, becoming her lowest-selling album in the U.S.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Lipshutz|first1=Jason|title=Jennifer Lopez's 'A.K.A.' Debut: An Icon Reaches a Crossroads|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jennifer-lopez-aka-debut-sales-pop-column-6141007/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 26, 2021|date=June 30, 2014|archive-date=December 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226185650/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jennifer-lopez-aka-debut-sales-pop-column-6141007/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album produced three singles: "[[I Luh Ya Papi]]", featuring [[French Montana]], "[[First Love (Jennifer Lopez song)|First Love]]", and "[[Booty (Jennifer Lopez song)|Booty]]", featuring [[Iggy Azalea]]. They reached 77, 87 and 18 respectively on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Also that year, Lopez released "[[We Are One (Ole Ola)]]", the official song for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] along with [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] and [[Claudia Leitte]]. Lopez released a book, ''[[True Love (book)|True Love]]'', which became a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' best-seller]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cowles|first1=Gregory|title=Inside the List|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/inside-the-list.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220103/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/inside-the-list.html |archive-date=January 3, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=December 10, 2016|date=November 14, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

2015 saw the release of ''[[The Boy Next Door (film)|The Boy Next Door]]'', an erotic thriller that Lopez both co-produced and starred in as a high school teacher who becomes involved with a student, which eventually leads to his dangerous obsession with her.<ref name="HuffPost Latino">{{cite news |last1=Moreno|first1=Carolina|title=Jennifer Lopez On Why Her New Movie Is 'Breaking Down' Stereotypes|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennifer-lopez-ryan-guzman_n_6373936|work=HuffPost|access-date=December 26, 2021|date=December 23, 2014}}</ref> The film received negative reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite news|title='Strange Magic,' 'Mortdecai,' 'The Boy Next Door': Review Revue|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/01/23/strange-magic-mortdecai-the-boy-next-door-review-revue/|access-date=January 24, 2015|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=January 23, 2015|archive-date=January 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126034052/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/01/23/strange-magic-mortdecai-the-boy-next-door-review-revue/|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite this, it became her most successful opening at the box office for a live action film since ''Monster-in-Law''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mendelson|first1=Scott|title=Friday Box Office: Johnny Depp's 'Mortdecai' Flops, Jennifer Lopez's 'Boy Next Door' Scores|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/01/24/friday-box-office-johnny-depps-mortdecai-flops-jennifer-lopezs-boy-next-door-scores/|website=Forbes|access-date=January 26, 2015|date=January 24, 2015|archive-date=January 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127122326/http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/01/24/friday-box-office-johnny-depps-mortdecai-flops-jennifer-lopezs-boy-next-door-scores/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Box Office Mojo">{{cite web|title=The Boy Next Door (2015)|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=boynextdoor.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=March 10, 2015|archive-date=May 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510022422/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=boynextdoor.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Lopez had a voice role in the animated feature ''[[Home (2015 comedy film)|Home]]'' and contributed the single "[[Feel the Light]]" to the film's official soundtrack.<ref name="Martin & Lopez">{{cite web|last=Dickey|first=Josh|title=Jennifer Lopez, Steve Martin Board DreamWorks Animation's 'Home' (Exclusive)|url=https://thewrap.com/steve-martin-jennifer-lopez-board-dreamworks-animations-home-exclusive/|publisher=The Wrap News Inc|access-date=October 4, 2013|date=October 3, 2013|archive-date=October 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004020938/http://www.thewrap.com/steve-martin-jennifer-lopez-board-dreamworks-animations-home-exclusive/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/nq6ii3/premiere-watch-jennifer-lopezs-cute-feel-the-light-video |title=Exclusive! Watch Jennifer Lopez's Cute 'Feel The Light' Video |publisher=[[MTV]] |last=Pell |first=Michael |date=February 24, 2015 |access-date=February 26, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226114331/http://www.mtv.co.uk/jennifer-lopez/news/premiere-watch-jennifer-lopezs-cute-feel-the-light-video |archive-date=February 26, 2015 }}</ref> She also starred in the independent drama film ''[[Lila & Eve]]'', alongside [[Viola Davis]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title=Viola Davis & Jennifer Lopez To Star In Indie Film 'Lila and Eve' Produced By Lifetime Films & A+E Studios|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/01/27/viola-davis-jennifer-lopez-to-star-in-indie-film-lila-and-eve-produced-by-lifetime-films-ae-studios/232388/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223131446/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/01/27/viola-davis-jennifer-lopez-to-star-in-indie-film-lila-and-eve-produced-by-lifetime-films-ae-studios/232388/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 23, 2014|work=[[Zap2it]] |access-date=March 11, 2014|date=January 27, 2014}}</ref>

===2016–2020: Television work, ''Hustlers'' and Super Bowl LIV===

In January 2016, Lopez commenced a concert residency show, [[All I Have (residency)|All I Have]], at [[Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino|Planet Hollywood]]'s [[Zappos Theater]] in [[Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Jennifer Lopez Reveals Title and Artwork for Vegas Show|url=http://lasvegas.cbslocal.com/2015/09/20/jennifer-lopez-reveals-title-and-artwork-for-vegas-show/|website=CBS Las Vegas|access-date=September 20, 2015|date=September 20, 2015|archive-date=September 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920174558/http://lasvegas.cbslocal.com/2015/09/20/jennifer-lopez-reveals-title-and-artwork-for-vegas-show/|url-status=live}}</ref> She performed 120 shows during the three-year run, grossing over $100 million in ticket sales.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Leach|first1=Robin|title=Review: J.Lo inks three-year contract; Pitbull, Ne-Yo, Ja Rule join her onstage|url=http://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2016/jan/21/review-jlo-inks-three-year-contract-as-pitbull-ne/|website=[[Las Vegas Sun]]|access-date=June 29, 2016|date=January 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702144836/http://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2016/jan/21/review-jlo-inks-three-year-contract-as-pitbull-ne/|archive-date=July 2, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Chiu |first1=Melody |title=Jennifer Lopez Surpasses $100 Million in Ticket Sales as She Wraps Star-Studded Vegas Residency |url=https://people.com/music/jennifer-lopez-wraps-all-i-have-las-vegas-residency/ |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=October 1, 2018 |date=September 30, 2018 |archive-date=October 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001042716/https://people.com/music/jennifer-lopez-wraps-all-i-have-las-vegas-residency/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At the beginning of the residency, Lopez signed a multi-album deal with her former label Epic Records<ref name="New Epic Deal">{{cite news|title=Jennifer Lopez Signs New Deal With Epic Records |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/jennifer-lopez-signs-new-deal-with-epic-records/ |access-date=December 26, 2021 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |agency=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=March 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094959/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6897352/jennifer-lopez-signs-new-deal-with-epic-records |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |location=United States |url-status=live }}</ref>—though she would depart the label before releasing any albums—and released "[[Ain't Your Mama]]", one of her most successful singles during the 2010s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jennifer Lopez's Official biggest songs in the UK revealed |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/jennifer-lopezs-official-biggest-songs-in-the-uk-revealed__15657/ |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=February 9, 2024 |date=July 24, 2019 |archive-date=July 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726132310/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/jennifer-lopezs-official-biggest-songs-in-the-uk-revealed__15657/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2016, she began starring in [[NBC]]'s crime drama series ''[[Shades of Blue (TV series)|Shades of Blue]]'', which she also executive produced. She played [[Harlee Santos]], a single mother and police detective who goes undercover for the FBI to investigate her own squad.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/nbc-orders-cop-drama-starring-jennifer-lopez-to-series-1201116116/ |title=NBC Orders Cop Drama Starring Jennifer Lopez to Series |work=Variety |date=February 21, 2014 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-date=July 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729151031/http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/nbc-orders-cop-drama-starring-jennifer-lopez-to-series-1201116116/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The series' premiere brought NBC its most-watched Thursday debut in seven years.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Maglio|first1=Tony|title=Ratings: J Lo's 'Shades of Blue' Is Most-Watched NBC Thursday Debut in 7 Years|url=https://thewrap.com/jennifer-lopez-shades-of-blue-ray-liotta-american-idol-nbc-tv-ratings-fox/|website=TheWrap|date=January 8, 2016|access-date=January 8, 2016|archive-date=January 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111021501/http://www.thewrap.com/jennifer-lopez-shades-of-blue-ray-liotta-american-idol-nbc-tv-ratings-fox/|url-status=live}}</ref> Starring alongside [[Ray Liotta]], Lopez's performance received critical praise.<ref>{{cite web |title=104 Women Who Defined the Decade in Pop Culture |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/women-who-defined-the-decade-in-pop-culture |website=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] |access-date=February 13, 2024 |date=December 20, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Paskin|first1=Willa|title=Shades of Blue|work=Slate|date=January 6, 2016|url=https://slate.com/culture/2016/01/shades-of-blue-on-nbc-starring-jennifer-lopez-reviewed.html|access-date=December 26, 2021|archive-date=December 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226181704/https://slate.com/culture/2016/01/shades-of-blue-on-nbc-starring-jennifer-lopez-reviewed.html|url-status=live}}</ref> That year, she reprised her voice role as Shira in the animated film ''[[Ice Age: Collision Course]]'' (2016).<ref>{{cite web|title=Ice Age: Collision Course|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=iceage5.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=June 30, 2016|archive-date=October 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027203958/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=iceage5.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> 

Lopez was executive producer and judge on NBC's dance competition series ''[[World of Dance (TV series)|World of Dance]]'',<ref name="Variety July 2016">{{cite web|last1=Wagmeister|first1=Elizabeth|title=NBC Greenlights Reality Dance Competition Series from Jennifer Lopez|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/world-of-dance-jennifer-lopez-competition-reality-nbc-1201817499/|website=Variety|access-date=July 23, 2016|date=July 19, 2016|archive-date=July 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722081740/http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/world-of-dance-jennifer-lopez-competition-reality-nbc-1201817499/|url-status=live}}</ref> which was a ratings success upon its May 2017 premiere.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Maglio|first1=Tony|title=Ratings: J Lo's 'World of Dance' Scores Big Premiere After 'AGT'|url=https://thewrap.com/world-dance-americas-got-talent-agt-ratings/|website=[[TheWrap]]|publisher=The Wrap News, Inc.|access-date=June 1, 2017|date=May 31, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=O'Connell|first1=Michael|title=TV Ratings: NBC's 'World of Dance' Scores a Big Post-'Talent' Debut|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-nbcs-world-dance-scores-post-talent-debut-1008894|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=June 1, 2017|date=May 31, 2017|archive-date=May 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531210324/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-nbcs-world-dance-scores-post-talent-debut-1008894|url-status=live}}</ref> That year, Lopez released the singles "[[Ni Tú Ni Yo]]" and "[[Amor, Amor, Amor]]", which were intended to be included on her second Spanish-language album, ''Por Primera Vez'',<ref name="Billboard Spanish Album 2016">{{cite magazine|last1=Cobo|first1=Leila|title=Jennifer Lopez to Release Spanish Album, Executive Produced by Marc Anthony: Exclusive|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/jennifer-lopez-spanish-album-marc-anthony-executive-producer-7533475/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 26, 2021|date=October 6, 2016|archive-date=December 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226185651/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/jennifer-lopez-spanish-album-marc-anthony-executive-producer-7533475/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Idolator 1">{{cite web|last1=Wass|first1=Mike|title=Jennifer Lopez Announces New Single "Amor Amor Amor"|url=https://www.idolator.com/7670837/jennifer-lopez-new-single-amor-amor-amor|website=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|publisher=Hive Media|access-date=November 9, 2017|date=November 7, 2017|archive-date=June 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626004817/https://www.idolator.com/7670837/jennifer-lopez-new-single-amor-amor-amor|url-status=dead}}</ref> which was ultimately shelved. 

In 2018, Lopez released a string of Spanish and [[Spanglish]] singles: "[[Se Acabó el Amor]]", "[[El Anillo]]", "[[Dinero (Jennifer Lopez song)|Dinero]]" featuring [[DJ Khaled]] and [[Cardi B]], and "[[Te Guste]]" with [[Bad Bunny]]. ''Forbes'' noted that the songs were unable to "completely connect on a crossover, mainstream level", but were more successful on US-based Latin charts, nearly all of them reaching number one on the ''Billboard'' [[Latin Airplay]] chart.<ref name="Benjamin" /> She later starred in and executive produced the comedy film ''[[Second Act (film)|Second Act]]'' (2018), directed by [[Peter Segal]];<ref>{{cite web|last1=Galuppo|first1=Mia|title=Jennifer Lopez to Star in Romantic Comedy 'Second Act' for STX|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/jennifer-lopez-star-romantic-comedy-second-act-stx-1015976|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=June 22, 2017|date=June 22, 2017|archive-date=June 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623025012/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jennifer-lopez-star-romantic-comedy-second-act-stx-1015976|url-status=live}}</ref> she also recorded the single "[[Limitless (Jennifer Lopez song)|Limitless]]" for its soundtrack.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/jennifer-lopez-limitless-performance-2018-american-music-awards-watch-8479114/ |title=Jennifer Lopez Performs 'Limitless' at the 2018 American Music Awards: Watch |last=Lyndsey Havens |date=September 10, 2018 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=December 26, 2021 |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226181704/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/jennifer-lopez-limitless-performance-2018-american-music-awards-watch-8479114/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Second Act'' earned mixed reviews from critics,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schaffstall |first1=Katherine |title='Second Act': What the Critics Are Saying |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/second-act-review-roundup-what-critics-are-saying-1171068 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=February 14, 2019 |date=December 20, 2018 |archive-date=February 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214115637/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/second-act-review-roundup-what-critics-are-saying-1171068 |url-status=live }}</ref> but performed well at the box office, grossing over $72 million on a $16 million budget.<ref name="Childress">{{cite web |last1=Childress |first1=Erik |title=Box Office Results: Hustlers' $33 Million Marks Jennifer Lopez's Best Opening Weekend Ever |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/box-office-results-hustlers-33-million-marks-jennifer-lopezs-best-opening-weekend-ever/ |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=September 28, 2025 |date=September 15, 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Jennifer Lopez Live during Its my party tour.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Lopez performing during her [[It's My Party (tour)|It's My Party]] tour in July 2019]]

In the first half of 2019, Lopez embarked on an international concert tour, [[It's My Party (tour)|It's My Party]], to celebrate her 50th birthday. The tour grossed an estimated $54.7 million from thirty-eight shows. ''Variety'' reported that most shows were sold out.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Setoodeh |first1=Ramin |title=How Jennifer Lopez Learned to Dance Again |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/features/jennifer-lopez-hustlers-its-my-party-the-godmother-1203313001/ |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=September 9, 2019 |date=August 26, 2019 |archive-date=September 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909041420/https://variety.com/2019/music/features/jennifer-lopez-hustlers-its-my-party-the-godmother-1203313001/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She also signed with new label [[Hitco|Hitco Entertainment]] and released the single "[[Medicine (Jennifer Lopez song)|Medicine]]" featuring French Montana.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Live Nation Entertainment |author-link1=Live Nation Entertainment |title=World's Hottest Entertainer Jennifer Lopez Reveals Tantalizing Details of North American It's My Party Tour to Celebrate Milestone Birthday with Fans |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/worlds-hottest-entertainer-jennifer-lopez-reveals-tantalizing-details-of-north-american-its-my-party-tour-to-celebrate-milestone-birthday-with-fans-300816892.html |access-date=March 23, 2019 |publisher=[[PR Newswire]] |date=March 22, 2019 |archive-date=March 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322153824/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/worlds-hottest-entertainer-jennifer-lopez-reveals-tantalizing-details-of-north-american-its-my-party-tour-to-celebrate-milestone-birthday-with-fans-300816892.html |url-status=live }}</ref>  She also became executive producer of two television series, ''[[Good Trouble (TV series)|Good Trouble]]'' and ''[[Thanks a Million (TV series)|Thanks a Million]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/video/jennifer-lopezs-thanks-a-million-renewed-season-two-quibi/|title=Jennifer Lopez's 'Thanks A Million' Renewed For Season 2 By Quibi – Watch The Trailer|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Tom|last=Tapp|date=May 29, 2020|access-date=June 8, 2022|archive-date=June 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608185801/https://deadline.com/video/jennifer-lopezs-thanks-a-million-renewed-season-two-quibi/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Lopez executive produced and starred in the crime drama film ''[[Hustlers (film)|Hustlers]]'' (2019). Directed by [[Lorene Scafaria]], the film is inspired by a true story, following a group of [[Manhattan]] [[stripper]]s who con wealthy male [[Wall Street]] clientele.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a26141514/jennifer-lopez-constance-wu-hustlers/|title=J.Lo and Constance Wu Will Star in a Movie About Savvy Former Strippers|last=Wood|first=Lucy|date=February 5, 2019|magazine=Marie Claire|access-date=February 14, 2019|archive-date=June 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607185501/https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a26141514/jennifer-lopez-constance-wu-hustlers/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lopez's portrayal of a veteran stripper in ''Hustlers'' garnered acclaim from critics, with some deeming it the best performance of her acting career.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Christopher |title=Hustlers First Reviews: Jennifer Lopez Is Oscar-Worthy in the Surprise Hit of the Toronto International Film Fest |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/hustlers-first-reviews-jennifer-lopez-gives-an-oscar-worthy-turn-in-the-surprise-hit-of-toronto-film-fest/ |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=September 9, 2019 |date=September 8, 2019 |archive-date=September 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921233959/https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/hustlers-first-reviews-jennifer-lopez-gives-an-oscar-worthy-turn-in-the-surprise-hit-of-toronto-film-fest/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Yang |first1=Rachel |title=Hustlers reviews are in: Jennifer Lopez amazes in one of this year's best films |url=https://ew.com/movie-reviews/2019/09/08/hustlers-reviews-are-in-jennifer-lopez-amazes-in-one-of-this-years-best-films/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=September 9, 2019 |date=September 8, 2019 |archive-date=September 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911231353/https://ew.com/movie-reviews/2019/09/08/hustlers-reviews-are-in-jennifer-lopez-amazes-in-one-of-this-years-best-films/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sharf |first1=Zack |title=Jennifer Lopez Overwhelmed by 'Hustlers' Oscar Buzz: 'It Brings Tears to Your Eyes' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/09/jennifer-lopez-hustlers-oscar-buzz-reaction-1202172137/ |publisher=[[IndieWire]] |access-date=September 9, 2019 |date=September 9, 2019 |archive-date=September 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909221615/https://www.indiewire.com/2019/09/jennifer-lopez-hustlers-oscar-buzz-reaction-1202172137/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film also gave Lopez her highest opening weekend at the box office for a live action film, grossing $33.2 million.<ref name="Childress" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Mendelson |first1=Scott |title='Hustlers' Box Office: Jennifer Lopez And Constance Wu Break Records With Huge $33 Million Weekend |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2019/09/15/hustlers-jennifer-lopez-weekend-box-office-33m-constance-wu-keke-palmer-lili-reinhart-cardi-b-lizzo-stx-oscars/#56f043266a13 |magazine=[[Forbes]] |access-date=September 15, 2019 |date=September 15, 2019 |archive-date=September 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916044736/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2019/09/15/hustlers-jennifer-lopez-weekend-box-office-33m-constance-wu-keke-palmer-lili-reinhart-cardi-b-lizzo-stx-oscars/#56f043266a13 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her performance received nominations for Best Supporting Actress at the [[Golden Globe Awards]], [[Screen Actors Guild Award]]s, [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards]] and [[Independent Spirit Awards]].<ref name=GiftedActress>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/12/jennifer-lopez-husters-interview-oscar-1202196189/|title=Jennifer Lopez Is a Gifted Actress, So Why Do We Always Take Her for Granted?|publisher=Indiewire|first=Eric|last=Kohn|date=December 11, 2019|access-date=June 8, 2022|archive-date=June 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608154313/https://www.indiewire.com/2019/12/jennifer-lopez-husters-interview-oscar-1202196189/|url-status=live}}</ref> The success of ''Hustlers'' was regarded by various media outlets as a comeback as an actress for Lopez.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=McClintock |first1=Pamela |title='Hustlers': Jennifer Lopez Poised for Major Box Office Comeback |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hustlers-jennifer-lopez-poised-major-box-office-comeback-1238824 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=September 22, 2019 |date=September 11, 2019 |archive-date=September 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922203108/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hustlers-jennifer-lopez-poised-major-box-office-comeback-1238824 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hornaday |first1=Ann |title=J-Lo makes a commanding comeback in the sexually charged caper flick 'Hustlers' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/j-lo-makes-a-commanding-comeback-in-the-sexually-charged-caper-flick-hustlers/2019/09/10/9d859264-d31d-11e9-9610-fb56c5522e1c_story.html?arc404=true |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=September 22, 2019 |date=September 10, 2019 |archive-date=September 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922203110/https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/j-lo-makes-a-commanding-comeback-in-the-sexually-charged-caper-flick-hustlers/2019/09/10/9d859264-d31d-11e9-9610-fb56c5522e1c_story.html%3Farc404%3Dtrue |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Mendelson |first1=Scott |title='Hustlers' Tops Box Office With Record $13 Million Friday, But 'The Goldfinch' Bombs |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2019/09/14/friday-box-office-hustlers-13m-jennifer-lopez-constance-wu-keke-palmer-lili-reinhart-cardi-b-lizzo-stx-goldfinch-nicole-kidman/#63dc632e4edf |magazine=[[Forbes]] |access-date=September 22, 2019 |date=September 14, 2019 |archive-date=September 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908005331/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2019/09/14/friday-box-office-hustlers-13m-jennifer-lopez-constance-wu-keke-palmer-lili-reinhart-cardi-b-lizzo-stx-goldfinch-nicole-kidman/#63dc632e4edf |url-status=live }}</ref> Her perceived Academy Award snub for ''Hustlers'' (2019) was referenced by Los Angeles mayor [[Eric Garcetti]] when announcing a new initiative for Latino representation in Hollywood.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hipes |first1=Patrick |title=Los Angeles Mayor Calls On #JusticeForJLo After Oscar Snub At Event Launching LA Collab To Boost Latino Involvement In Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/la-collab-hollywood-latinos-erik-garcetti-industry-program-1202828618/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=February 11, 2024 |date=January 13, 2020}}</ref>

In February 2020, Lopez co-headlined the [[Super Bowl LIV halftime show]] in [[Miami]] alongside [[Shakira]]; the performance included an appearance by one of her children.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Yang |first1=Rachel |title=Jennifer Lopez's daughter Emme, 11, joins her on stage during Super Bowl halftime show |url=https://ew.com/music/2020/02/02/jennifer-lopez-daughter-emme-super-bowl-halftime-show/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=June 22, 2020 |date=February 2, 2020 |archive-date=June 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623033128/https://ew.com/music/2020/02/02/jennifer-lopez-daughter-emme-super-bowl-halftime-show/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The performance was widely praised and became the most-watched [[Super Bowl halftime show]] to date.<ref name="BBC" /> Later that year, Lopez released the singles "[[Pa' Ti]]" with [[Maluma]]―which became her most successful song since 2017―and "[[In the Morning (Jennifer Lopez song)|In the Morning]]", before headlining the 2021 ''[[Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest]]'' special live from [[Times Square]] on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Bustios |first1=Pamela |title=Jennifer Lopez and Maluma's 'Pa' Ti' Debuts In Top 10 on Hot Latin Songs Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9462191/jennifer-lopez-maluma-pa-ti-debuts-top-10-hot-latin-songs-chart |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=October 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009000646/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9462191/jennifer-lopez-maluma-pa-ti-debuts-top-10-hot-latin-songs-chart/ |archive-date=October 9, 2020 |date=October 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Peters |first=Mitchell |date=January 1, 2021 |title=Jennifer Lopez Delivers Powerful 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' Performance: 'We Made It' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/jennifer-lopez-new-years-rockin-eve-2021-video-9506047/ |access-date=June 29, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629054541/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/jennifer-lopez-new-years-rockin-eve-2021-video-9506047/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2021–2024: Focus on film and ''This Is Me... Now'' ===

In January 2021, she performed at the [[Inauguration of Joe Biden|2021 inauguration]] of President [[Joe Biden]] in Washington, D.C.<ref name="Inauguration">{{cite news |last1=Gold |first1=Michael |title=Jennifer Lopez sang classic tributes to America at the inauguration |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/us/jennifer-lopez-inauguration.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/us/jennifer-lopez-inauguration.html |archive-date=December 28, 2021 |url-access=limited |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=January 20, 2021 |date=January 20, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In mid-2021, she signed a multi-year deal with [[Netflix]] to produce a range of films and television shows through her own Nuyorican Productions,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jennifer Lopez signs multi-year production deal with Netflix |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/jennifer-lopez-signs-multi-year-production-deal-netflix-rcna1135 |publisher=[[NBC News]] |access-date=June 15, 2021 |date=June 9, 2021 |archive-date=June 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615000515/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/jennifer-lopez-signs-multi-year-production-deal-netflix-rcna1135 |url-status=live }}</ref> and released the [[reggaeton]] Spanish single "[[Cambia el Paso]]" with [[Rauw Alejandro]].<ref name=Pitchfork />

In January 2022, Lopez appeared as a guest on the [[RuPaul's Drag Race season 14|fourteenth season]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'' in the episode titled "[[She's a Super Tease]]". She co-produced and starred opposite [[Owen Wilson]] and Maluma in the romantic comedy ''[[Marry Me (2022 film)|Marry Me]]'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=December 13, 2021|title=Jennifer Lopez & Owen Wilson Romantic Comedy 'Marry Me' Going Theatrical Day & Date On Peacock|url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/jennifer-lopez-owen-wilson-romantic-comedy-marry-me-going-theatrical-day-date-on-peacock-1234890052/|access-date=August 6, 2023|website=Deadline Hollywood|archive-date=December 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213180621/https://deadline.com/2021/12/jennifer-lopez-owen-wilson-romantic-comedy-marry-me-going-theatrical-day-date-on-peacock-1234890052/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film grossed over $50 million at the box office while becoming the most-streamed day-and-date film on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]],<ref>{{Cite Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/marry-me-peacock-most-streamed-movie-day-date-bel-air-1235197937/|title='Marry Me' Is the Most-Streamed Day-and-Date Movie on Peacock and 'Bel-Air' Top Original Series, Comcast CEO Says|magazine=Variety|first=Jennifer|last=Mass|date=March 7, 2022|access-date=June 8, 2022|archive-date=March 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309012836/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/marry-me-peacock-most-streamed-movie-day-date-bel-air-1235197937/|url-status=live}}</ref> and received generally mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Bacon |first1=Jess |title=Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson rom-com Marry Me gets first reviews |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a39050400/jennifer-lopez-owen-wilson-marry-me-reviews/ |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=June 23, 2022 |date=February 11, 2022 |archive-date=June 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623010316/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a39050400/jennifer-lopez-owen-wilson-marry-me-reviews/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/02/marry-me-old-fashioned-rom-com-review/622061/|title=Marry Me and the Revenge of the Old-Fashioned Rom-Com|magazine=[[The Atlantic]]|first=David|last=Sims|date=February 11, 2022|access-date=June 1, 2022|archive-date=June 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608195001/https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/02/marry-me-old-fashioned-rom-com-review/622061/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lopez and Maluma released a [[Marry Me (soundtrack)|soundtrack for the film]], which generated the singles "[[On My Way (Jennifer Lopez song)|On My Way]]" and "[[Marry Me (Jennifer Lopez and Maluma song)|Marry Me]]". Her next project was the documentary ''[[Jennifer Lopez: Halftime]]'' (2022), which focuses on her life following the release of ''Hustlers'' and in preparation for her Super Bowl performance.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/tribeca-festival-opening-halftime-jennifer-lopez-1235041387/|title=Tribeca Festival Kicks Off With Celebratory Doc 'Halftime,' Low Key Presence By Star Jennifer Lopez|magazine=Deadline Hollywood|first=Jill|last=Goldsmith|date=June 9, 2022|access-date=June 9, 2022|archive-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627124539/https://deadline.com/2022/06/tribeca-festival-opening-halftime-jennifer-lopez-1235041387/|url-status=live}}</ref> Released on Netflix following its premiere at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]], it garnered positive reviews from film critics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Halftime |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/halftime |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=February 14, 2024 |archive-date=November 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106061507/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/halftime |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>* {{Cite magazine|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/jennifer-lopez-halftime-documentary-comments-shakira?T|title=All Jennifer Lopez Asked Was to Be Treated Like a White Man|magazine=[[Glamour (magazine)|Gamour]]|first=Tess|last=Garcia|date=June 14, 2022|access-date=June 15, 2022|archive-date=June 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614180433/https://www.glamour.com/story/jennifer-lopez-halftime-documentary-comments-shakira?T|url-status=live}}
* {{Cite news|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2022/6/13/23165324/halftime-review-jennifer-lopez-netflix-documentary-super-bowl|title='Halftime': Jennifer Lopez doc seems to bare some but not all|newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|first=Richard|last=Roeper|date=June 13, 2022|access-date=June 15, 2022|archive-date=June 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614073502/https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2022/6/13/23165324/halftime-review-jennifer-lopez-netflix-documentary-super-bowl|url-status=live}}
* {{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/pride-month-special-this-actor-played-the-role-of-a-gay-man-before-mainstream-actors-in-bollywood-10798221.html|title=Halftime review: Jennifer Lopez in rousing, effective documentary: "it's clear as day that not recognizing Lopez's work on Hustlers is nothing short of an act of malice. Halftime ensures that the world remembers it."|work=[[Firstpost]]|first=Poulomi|last=Das|date=June 15, 2022|access-date=June 15, 2022|archive-date=June 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616083500/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/pride-month-special-this-actor-played-the-role-of-a-gay-man-before-mainstream-actors-in-bollywood-10798221.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The following month, [[Jimmy Fallon]] and Lopez released a children's book, ''Con Pollo: A Bilingual Playtime Adventure'', which became a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' best-seller]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://people.com/parents/jennifer-lopez-and-jimmy-fallon-team-up-to-write-adorable-bilingual-childrens-book-con-pollo/|title=Jennifer Lopez and Jimmy Fallon Team Up to Write Adorable Bilingual Children's Book 'Con Pollo'|magazine=People|first=Olivia|last=Jakiel|date=February 28, 2022|access-date=February 28, 2022|archive-date=February 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228170834/https://people.com/parents/jennifer-lopez-and-jimmy-fallon-team-up-to-write-adorable-bilingual-childrens-book-con-pollo/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2022/10/30/picture-books/ |title=Children's Picture Books - The New York Times Bestseller List |newspaper=The New York Times |date=October 15, 2022 |access-date=October 21, 2022 |archive-date=October 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020184108/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2022/10/30/picture-books/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Lopez co-produced and starred opposite [[Josh Duhamel]] and [[Jennifer Coolidge]] in the action-comedy ''[[Shotgun Wedding (2022 film)|Shotgun Wedding]]'' (2023). It became one of the top-streamed films on [[Amazon Prime Video]] that year.<ref name="Variety 2024">{{cite web |last1=Rodrick |first1=Stephen |title=Jennifer Lopez's $20 Million Gamble: Why the Superstar Spent Her Own Money and Defied Skeptics to Tell Her Ben Affleck Love Story |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/features/jennifer-lopez-this-is-me-now-musical-film-ben-affleck-love-story-1235908364/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=February 15, 2024 |date=February 13, 2024 |archive-date=February 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213160039/https://variety.com/2024/film/features/jennifer-lopez-this-is-me-now-musical-film-ben-affleck-love-story-1235908364/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She also led and co-produced the action thriller film ''[[The Mother (2023 film)|The Mother]]'' (2023).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pulliam-Moore |first=Charles |date=January 18, 2023 |title=Netflix's 2023 movie lineup is looking kind of lean |url=https://www.theverge.com/23560393/netflix-2023-movie-lineup-luther-damsel-rebel-moon-the-mother |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=[[The Verge]] |archive-date=February 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223105539/https://www.theverge.com/23560393/netflix-2023-movie-lineup-luther-damsel-rebel-moon-the-mother |url-status=live }}</ref> The film received mixed reviews,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Alexandria |first1=Lavender |title=Jennifer Lopez Celebrates A Month Of "The Mother" Being Netflix's Top Film |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/687187-jennifer-lopez-celebrates-netflix-top-film |website=[[HotNewHipHop]] |access-date=February 15, 2024 |date=June 12, 2013 |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215043802/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/687187-jennifer-lopez-celebrates-netflix-top-film |url-status=live }}</ref> but became the most-watched film on [[Netflix]] in 2023,<ref name="Variety 2024" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dick |first1=Jeremy |title=Netflix Viewing Data Confirms Jennifer Lopez Action Movie Was a Massive Hit on Streaming |url=https://www.cbr.com/jennifer-lopez-the-mother-netflix-hit/ |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |access-date=February 9, 2024 |date=December 30, 2023 |archive-date=January 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119151456/https://www.cbr.com/jennifer-lopez-the-mother-netflix-hit/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and at one point, was one of the [[List of most-watched Netflix original programming|most-watched original films of all time on the platform]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Campione |first=Katie |date=June 6, 2023 |title='The Mother' Enters Netflix's All Time Most Popular Film List; 'Queen Charlotte' Finishes Below Threshold For TV |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/the-mother-jennifer-lopez-netflix-all-time-most-popular-film-list-queen-charlotte-misses-ratings-1235409794/ |access-date=August 25, 2024 |magazine=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424220745/https://deadline.com/2023/06/the-mother-jennifer-lopez-netflix-all-time-most-popular-film-list-queen-charlotte-misses-ratings-1235409794/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Katarina Metzger and Jennifer Lopez (cropped).jpg|thumb|180px|right|Lopez in 2024]]

After marrying [[Ben Affleck]] and entering a publishing partnership with [[BMG Rights Management]],<ref name="bmg_partnership">{{cite magazine |last=Roiz |first=Jessica |date=September 11, 2023 |title=Jennifer Lopez to Release First Solo Album In Nine Years Under New Partnership With BMG: Exclusive |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/jennifer-lopez-new-studio-album-bmg-partnership-1235410226/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |location=United States |issn=0006-2510 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911164653/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/jennifer-lopez-new-studio-album-bmg-partnership-1235410226/ |archive-date=September 11, 2023 |access-date=September 11, 2023}}</ref> Lopez released her ninth studio album, ''[[This Is Me... Now]]'', in February 2024.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=November 27, 2023 |title=Jennifer Lopez: Release Dates Revealed For First Album in a Decade ''This Is Me... Now'' & Related Movie About Her "Love Life" Which Will Stream On Amazon |url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/jennifer-lopez-album-this-is-me-now-release-date-amazon-movie-1235638061/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127141637/https://deadline.com/2023/11/jennifer-lopez-album-this-is-me-now-release-date-amazon-movie-1235638061/ |archive-date=November 27, 2023 |access-date=November 27, 2023}}</ref> A sequel to ''This Is Me... Then'', the album spawned two singles: "[[Can't Get Enough (Jennifer Lopez song)|Can't Get Enough]]", and "Rebound" featuring rapper [[Anuel AA]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Rizzo |first=Carita |date=November 27, 2023 |title=Jennifer Lopez Announces Film to Accompany ''This Is Me... Now'' Album |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jennifer-lopez-this-is-me-now-film-album-1234897214/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |issn=0035-791X |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127142619/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jennifer-lopez-this-is-me-now-film-album-1234897214/ |archive-date=November 27, 2023 |access-date=November 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mendez |first=Chris Malone |date=February 16, 2024 |title=Jennifer Lopez Releases Long-Awaited 'This Is Me... Now' Album And Film |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/cmalone/2024/02/16/jennifer-lopez-releases-long-awaited-this-is-me-now-album-and-film/ |access-date=August 25, 2024 |magazine=Forbes |archive-date=March 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312044624/https://www.forbes.com/sites/cmalone/2024/02/16/jennifer-lopez-releases-long-awaited-this-is-me-now-album-and-film/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Lopez promoted the album with an exclusive concert at the [[Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles)|Orpheum Theatre]] in Los Angeles, which was recorded as a concert film and released by [[Apple TV+]] on February 21, 2024.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Irvin |first=Jack |date=February 21, 2024 |title=Jennifer Lopez Performs ''This Is Me... Now'' Track 'Rebound' at Apple Music Live Concert in LA (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/jennifer-lopez-performs-this-is-me-now-track-rebound-at-apple-music-live-concert-in-la-exclusive-8594663/ |access-date=August 25, 2024 |magazine=People |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531125432/https://people.com/jennifer-lopez-performs-this-is-me-now-track-rebound-at-apple-music-live-concert-in-la-exclusive-8594663 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''This Is Me... Now'' formed part of a "three-part multimedia project" which included a companion musical film, ''[[This Is Me... Now: A Love Story]]'' directed by [[Dave Meyers (director)|Dave Meyers]], and a documentary, ''[[Greatest Love Story Never Told|The Greatest Love Story Never Told]]''.<ref name="Variety 2024" /><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Garcia |first=Thania |date=November 27, 2023 |title=Jennifer Lopez Reveals Release Date for 'This Is Me... Now' Album and Short Film |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/jennifer-lopez-release-date-this-is-me-now-album-film-1235809774/ |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=November 27, 2023 |archive-date=November 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127205320/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/jennifer-lopez-release-date-this-is-me-now-album-film-1235809774/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After potential partners backed out, Lopez financed the film herself for $20 million before it was purchased by Amazon.<ref name="Variety 2024" /> While ''A Love Story'' received positive reviews from critics and became a success on Prime Video,<ref name="D'Alessandro, 2024">{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=Jennifer Lopez Dominates On Streaming For A Fourth Time Over Two Years As Netflix's 'Atlas' Reaches Near 60M Global Views |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/jennifer-lopez-atlas-viewers-record-1235959874/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=September 28, 2025 |date=June 5, 2024}}</ref> the film and its accompanying documentary also divided audiences, due in part to the overexposure of her relationship with Affleck.<ref name="Lee">{{cite web |last1=Lee III |first1=Robert |title=Every Jennifer Lopez Streaming Movie, Ranked |url=https://collider.com/jennifer-lopez-streaming-movies-ranked/ |website=[[Collider.com|Collider]] |access-date=September 28, 2025 |date=May 27, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Hassett" /> Lopez was set to embark on the [[This Is Me... Live]] North American tour, but cancelled it in order to spend more time with her family. Shortly after, it was announced that she and Affleck were divorcing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/jennifer-lopez-cancels-tour-1236021391/|title=Jennifer Lopez Cancels Summer Tour|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first1=Jem|last1=Aswad|date=May 31, 2024|access-date=June 1, 2024|archive-date=June 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601000304/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/jennifer-lopez-cancels-tour-1236021391/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ramsden |first1=Sam |title=Jennifer Lopez Gets Candid About 'Hurtful' Social Media Backlash |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/jennifer-lopez-hurtful-social-media-backlash |website=Bustle |access-date=September 6, 2025 |date=October 10, 2024}}</ref> She would later state that "it was like my whole f***ing world exploded" amid the public scrutiny surrounding her personal and professional life in 2024.<ref name="Hassett">{{cite web |last1=Hassett |first1=Kate |title=J Lo's Brutally Honest Quotes About Her Heartbreak Are Oh-So Relatable |url=https://www.marieclaire.com.au/life/sex-relationships/jennifer-lopez-divorce-comments/ |website=[[Marie Claire]] |access-date=September 19, 2025 |date=October 10, 2024}}</ref>

Lopez's films continued to achieve success; ''[[Valnet|Collider]]'' and ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' noted her to be among the most successful actors of the streaming era.<ref name="Lee" /><ref name="D'Alessandro, 2024" /> She co-produced and starred in the [[sci-fi]] thriller ''[[Atlas (2024 film)|Atlas]]'' (2024), the third project under her Netflix deal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/jennifer-lopez-netflixs-sci-fi-thriller-atlas-brad-peyton-directing-1234775196/|title=Jennifer Lopez To Star In Netflix's Sci-Fi Thriller 'Atlas' With Brad Peyton Directing|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=June 15, 2021|access-date=July 18, 2022|archive-date=November 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118072448/https://deadline.com/2021/06/jennifer-lopez-netflixs-sci-fi-thriller-atlas-brad-peyton-directing-1234775196/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajput |first=Priyanca |date=September 1, 2022 |title=2022 Film and high-end TV productions shooting globally: latest updates |url=https://www.kftv.com/news/2022/08/31/2022-film-and-high-end-tv-productions-shooting-globally-latest-updates |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901170025/https://www.kftv.com/news/2022/08/31/2022-film-and-high-end-tv-productions-shooting-globally-latest-updates |archive-date=September 1, 2022 |access-date=September 1, 2022 |website=[[Kemps Film and TV Production Services Handbook]]}}</ref> ''Atlas'' received negative reviews from critics but became a success on the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Art |first=Pop Culture & |date=2024-05-30 |title=Jennifer Lopez's 'Atlas' tops Netflix despite critics' mixed reviews |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2469017/jennifer-lopezs-atlas-tops-netflix-despite-critics-mixed-reviews |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531072517/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2469017/jennifer-lopezs-atlas-tops-netflix-despite-critics-mixed-reviews |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=May 29, 2024 |title=J.Lo's Atlas Racks Up 28.2 Million Views on Netflix, as Actual Memorial Day Weekend Box Office Struggles |url=https://tvline.com/ratings/jennifer-lopez-atlas-netflix-movie-28-million-views-1235251517/ |access-date=May 31, 2024 |website=TVLine |language=en-US |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531061008/https://tvline.com/ratings/jennifer-lopez-atlas-netflix-movie-28-million-views-1235251517/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In a positive review of the film, ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised Lopez's performance and called the film "an intriguing concept."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilkinson |first=Alissa |date=2024-05-24 |title='Atlas' Review: A.I. Shrugged |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/movies/atlas-review.html |access-date=2024-05-31 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531061007/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/movies/atlas-review.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Her next role was in the biographical sports drama ''[[Unstoppable (2024 film)|Unstoppable]]'' (2024), in which she plays the mother of wrestler [[Anthony Robles]]. The film premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] and received limited theatrical release before debuting on Prime Video. Lopez received praise for her work in the film,<ref>{{cite web |title=Jennifer Lopez fans left shocked with interview question on her age, here's how she replied |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/jennifer-lopez-fans-left-shocked-with-interview-question-on-her-age-heres-how-she-replied-101734422366409.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=September 2, 2025 |date=December 17, 2024}}</ref> which Owen Gleiberman of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called "the fullest screen performance she has ever given".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |date=September 6, 2024 |title='Unstoppable' Review: Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez in the Rare Sports Crowd-Pleaser You Can Believe In |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/unstoppable-review-jharrel-jerome-jennifer-lopez-1236136017/ |access-date=October 26, 2024 |magazine=Variety}}</ref> She was presented with ''Variety''{{'}}s "Legend & Groundbreaker Award" at the 2025 [[Palm Springs International Film Festival]] in honor of ''Unstoppable'' and her overall career.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saperstein |first=Pat |date=January 4, 2025 |title=Jennifer Lopez Quips to 'Maid in Manhattan' Co-Star Ralph Fiennes, 'We Really Must Stop Meeting in Hotels Like This' at Variety Creative Impact Awards |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/jennifer-lopez-ralph-fiennes-maid-in-manhattan-reunion-variety-creative-impact-awards-1236265513/ |access-date=January 8, 2025 |website=Variety}}</ref>

=== 2025–present: Return to touring and viral resurgence ===

Lopez returned to touring with [[Up All Night: Live in 2025]], which consisted of twenty dates across Africa, Asia and Europe.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bennett |first1=Jessica |title=Jennifer Lopez Dazzles During Opening Night Of “Up All Night” Tour In Spain |url=https://www.vibe.com/gallery/jennifer-lopez-opening-up-all-night-tour-1235084738/jennifer-lopez-performs-in-pontevedra-21/ |website=VIBE.com |access-date=25 February 2026 |date=9 July 2025}}</ref> On July 24, 2025, Lopez's 56th birthday, she released the single "[[Birthday (Jennifer Lopez song)|Birthday]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jennifer-lopez-celebrates-birthday-new-song-1235393721/|title=Jennifer Lopez Celebrates 'Birthday' With Sexy New Song|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Mier|first=Tomas|date=July 25, 2025|access-date=July 26, 2025}}</ref> She co-executive produced and starred in the [[Bill Condon]]-directed musical drama ''[[Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025 film)|Kiss of the Spider Woman]]'' (2025), a film adaption of the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[Kiss of the Spider Woman (musical)|1993 musical of the same name]]. Her first role in a full-fledged musical, Condon wrote the part with Lopez in mind.<ref name="Sasic">{{cite web |last1=Sasic |first1=Ema |title=Oscar winner Bill Condon chats 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' ahead of Palm Springs screening |url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/movies/2025/09/04/bill-condon-chats-kiss-of-the-spider-woman-jennifer-lopez-diego-luna-tonatiuh-in-palm-springs/85940432007/ |website=[[The Desert Sun]] |access-date=September 6, 2025 |date=September 4, 2025}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[2025 Sundance Film Festival]], where Lopez's performance received positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Galuppo |first1=Mia |title=Bill Condon Talks 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' and Why the World Needs Divas Like Jennifer Lopez |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/bill-condon-kiss-of-the-spider-woman-jennifer-lopez-1236337903/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=September 6, 2025 |date=August 5, 2025}}</ref> In December 2025, she launched Jennifer Lopez: Up All Night Live in Las Vegas, a residency at [[The Colosseum at Caesars Palace]] which will span 12 shows.<ref>{{cite web | last=Tapp | first=Tom | title=J.Lo In Vegas: Photos From The Sequined Superstar's New Las Vegas Residency | website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] | date=December 31, 2025 | url=https://deadline.com/gallery/jennifer-lopez-vegas-show-photos/ | access-date=January 3, 2026}}</ref> That month, she appeared in a [[mid-credits scene]] in ''[[Anaconda (2025 film)|Anaconda]]'' (2025), a meta-reboot of the 1997 film.<ref>{{cite web | last=Davids | first=Brian | title='Anaconda' Director Tom Gormican Explains How That Very Last-Minute Franchise Cameo Transpired | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=December 25, 2025 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/anaconda-director-mid-credit-cameo-1236458618/ | access-date=January 3, 2026}}</ref>

On March 6, 2026, Lopez released the single "Save Me Tonight", in collaboration with French DJ/producer [[David Guetta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jennifer-lopez-david-guetta-new-song-save-me-tonight-listen-1236193422/|title=Jennifer Lopez & David Guetta Search for Salvation on New Song ‘Save Me Tonight’: Stream It Now|publisher=Billboard|last=Daily|first=Hannah|date=March 6, 2026|accessdate=March 6, 2026}}</ref> In May, "On the Floor" featured in the Amazon Prime Video series ''[[Off Campus]]'', wherein the character Allie Hayes (played by [[Mika Abdalla]]) dances to the song dressed as Lopez in the green Versace dress.<ref name="off campus">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/jennifer-lopez-responds-on-the-floor-billboard-charts-1236258853/|title=Jennifer Lopez Responds to ‘On the Floor’ Reentering Billboard’s Charts: ‘What!?’|publisher=Billboard|last=Brandle|first=Lars|date=May 28, 2026|accessdate=May 29, 2026}}</ref> Coinciding with the 15th anniversary of its release, the song experienced a resurgence and entered several global charts, including the [[Billboard Global 200|''Billboard'' Global 200]] and  the [[Billboard Global Excl. US|Global Excl. US]].<ref name="off campus"/> It also surpassed one billion streams on [[Spotify]], becoming her first song to reach the milestone.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldmusicviews.com/jennifer-lopez-scores-first-billion-stream-spotify-hit-with-on-the-floor-featuring-pitbull/|title=Jennifer Lopez Scores First Billion-Stream Spotify Hit With “On the Floor” Featuring Pitbull|publisher=World Music Views|last=Watkis|first=Donovan|date=May 5, 2026|accessdate=May 29, 2026}}</ref>

==== Upcoming projects ====
Lopez will co-produce and star opposite [[Brett Goldstein]] in Netflix's ''Office Romance''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=September 17, 2024 |title=Jennifer Lopez & Brett Goldstein Are Having An 'Office Romance' At Netflix |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/jennifer-lopez-brett-goldstein-netflix-office-romance-1236091879/ |access-date=October 6, 2024 |magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> She will also co-produce a series adaptation of [[Emily Henry]]'s 2023 novel [[Happy Place (novel)|''Happy Place'']] for Netflix.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=June 25, 2024 |title=Netflix Options Novel 'Happy Place' For Jennifer Lopez's Nuyorican; Series In The Works – The Dish |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/jennifer-lopez-netflix-happy-place-emily-henry-novel-series-1235982583/ |access-date=August 25, 2024 |magazine=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822124907/https://deadline.com/2024/06/jennifer-lopez-netflix-happy-place-emily-henry-novel-series-1235982583/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She has also committed to lead and co-produce Netflix's film adaptation of the bestselling novel, ''The Cipher''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=March 26, 2021 |title=Jennifer Lopez Netflix Pic 'The Cipher': Scribes Jason Smilovic And Todd Katzberg Adapting Isabella Maldonado Novel |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/jennifer-lopez-cipher-netflix-movie-jason-smilovic-todd-katzberg-1234722881/ |access-date=June 29, 2023 |magazine=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629054542/https://deadline.com/2021/03/jennifer-lopez-cipher-netflix-movie-jason-smilovic-todd-katzberg-1234722881/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Lopez has several projects in the works as a producer.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/jennifer-lopez-amazon-series-backwards-in-heels-1234989376/|title=Jennifer Lopez's Nuyorican Productions, Skydance TV Developing Post-WWII NYC Set Prime Video Series 'Backwards In Heels'|magazine=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=March 28, 2022|access-date=July 18, 2022|archive-date=July 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719194557/https://deadline.com/2022/03/jennifer-lopez-amazon-series-backwards-in-heels-1234989376/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/jennifer-lopez-limited-series-rodgers-hammerstein-cinderella-skydance-concord-1235021215/|title=Jennifer Lopez To EP Limited Series Based On Rodgers & Hammerstein's 'Cinderella' With Skydance And Concord|magazine=Deadline Hollywood|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|date=May 11, 2022|access-date=July 18, 2022|archive-date=July 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725114943/https://deadline.com/2022/05/jennifer-lopez-limited-series-rodgers-hammerstein-cinderella-skydance-concord-1235021215/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Shoard |first=Catherine |date=January 25, 2024 |title=Jennifer Lopez to produce Bob the Builder movie |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/jan/25/jennifer-lopez-to-produce-bob-the-builder-movie |access-date=January 25, 2024 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> Through her continued partnership with Netflix, she will also star in an adaption of the novel ''[[The Last Mrs. Parrish]]'', directed by [[Robert Zemeckis]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kroll |first=Justin|date=April 17, 2025 |title=Jennifer Lopez & Robert Zemeckis Team On Netflix Adaptation Of 'The Last Mrs. Parrish'|url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/jennifer-lopez-robert-zemeckis-the-last-mrs-parrish-1236370591/|access-date=April 17, 2025 |magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Lopez was in a nearly decade-long relationship with David Cruz, her high-school boyfriend, until the mid-1990s.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jennifer Lopez's Late High School Sweetheart David Cruz Was 'Soft-Spoken and Kind' Says Source |url=https://people.com/music/jennifer-lopez-late-ex-david-cruz-kind/ |access-date=June 11, 2021 |magazine=People |archive-date=June 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611224520/https://people.com/music/jennifer-lopez-late-ex-david-cruz-kind/ |url-status=live }}</ref> They were engaged at one point, and Cruz relocated to Los Angeles to be with her when she began pursuing her career.<ref>{{harvnb|Parish|2009|p=22}}</ref> She later said of Cruz, "You get lucky, you have a first love like that."<ref name=BrokeAllTheRules>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/jennifer-lopez-marry-me-interview-cover-1294974/|title="I Just Said, Fuck It": How Jennifer Lopez Broke All the Rules to Get to the Top|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Alex|last=Morris|date=February 7, 2022|access-date=June 1, 2022|archive-date=June 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601094939/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/jennifer-lopez-marry-me-interview-cover-1294974/|url-status=live}}</ref> She was married to Cuban waiter Ojani Noa from February 1997 to January 1998. In subsequent court cases, Noa was prevented from publishing a book about their marriage<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/people/jlo-wins-payout-from-ex-over-tellall-memoir/2007/08/09/1186530500816.html | title=J-Lo Wins Payout From Ex | access-date=August 28, 2007 | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=August 9, 2007 | archive-date=October 16, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016114514/http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/jlo-wins-payout-from-ex-over-tellall-memoir/2007/08/09/1186530500816.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1528384/jennifer-lopez-sues-first-husband-to-block-tell-all-book/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906134913/http://www.mtv.com/news/1528384/jennifer-lopez-sues-first-husband-to-block-tell-all-book/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |title=Jennifer Lopez Sues First Husband To Block Tell-All Book |first=Chris |last=Harris |access-date=December 26, 2021 |publisher=MTV News |date=April 11, 2006}}</ref> and from using private honeymoon footage of Lopez in a documentary.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Michael Y. |last=Park |title=Jennifer Lopez Sues Ex over Honeymoon Tape |url=https://people.com/crime/jennifer-lopez-sues-ex-over-honeymoon-tape/ |date=November 10, 2009 |access-date=May 20, 2021 |magazine=People |archive-date=May 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520192131/https://people.com/crime/jennifer-lopez-sues-ex-over-honeymoon-tape/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Myrddin |last=Gwynedd |title=Jennifer Lopez halts sale of 'intimate' honeymoon tape |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/jennifer-lopez-halts-sale-of-intimate-honeymoon-tape/4IEWBN6POFBHWRNW36XTX25P24/ |date=June 6, 2011 |access-date=May 20, 2021 |newspaper=The New Zealand Herald}}</ref>

[[File:Cris Judd on RealTVfilms.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Cris Judd in 2012]]

Lopez was in an [[on-again, off-again relationship]] with record producer and rapper [[Sean Combs]] (then known as "Puff Daddy") from 1999 to early 2001.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=All of Jennifer Lopez's Famous Loves |url=https://people.com/music/jennifer-lopez-dating-history/ |date=March 11, 2024 |access-date=May 18, 2024 |magazine=People |archive-date=May 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515213343/https://people.com/music/jennifer-lopez-dating-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=J. Lo finally dishes on P. Diddy |first=Gary |last=Susman |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/05/26/j-lo-finally-dishes-p-diddy/ |date=May 26, 2003 |access-date=May 20, 2021 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-date=May 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520192131/https://ew.com/article/2003/05/26/j-lo-finally-dishes-p-diddy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On the night of December 27, 1999, Lopez, Combs and rapper [[Shyne]] were arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon and possession of stolen property, after leaving the scene of a shooting at a [[Times Square]] nightclub.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Faguy |first=Ana |date=2024-03-31 |title=Why The 1999 Shooting Where Diddy—And Jennifer Lopez—Were Arrested Has New Attention |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/anafaguy/2024/03/31/why-the-1999-shooting-where-diddy-and-jennifer-lopez-were-arrested-has-new-attention/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331213619/https://www.forbes.com/sites/anafaguy/2024/03/31/why-the-1999-shooting-where-diddy-and-jennifer-lopez-were-arrested-has-new-attention/ |archive-date=2024-03-31 |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> Charges against Lopez were dropped within an hour<ref>{{cite news |first=Christopher |last=O'Connor |title=Puff Daddy Arrested On Weapons Charge After Nightclub Shooting |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/620068/puff-daddy-arrested-on-weapons-charge-after-nightclub-shooting/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106073016/http://www.mtv.com/news/620068/puff-daddy-arrested-on-weapons-charge-after-nightclub-shooting/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 6, 2015 |date=December 27, 1999 |access-date=May 20, 2021 |publisher=MTV News}}</ref> while Combs was acquitted of all charges at trial in March 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=Puff Daddy Acquitted |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=101420 |date=March 13, 2001 |access-date=May 20, 2021 |publisher=ABC News |archive-date=June 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608171340/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=101420 |url-status=live }}</ref> They broke up shortly thereafter.<ref name=behind/> Shyne was sentenced to ten years in prison.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wartofsky |first=Alona |date=2001-06-02 |title=Rapper Shyne Sentenced To 10 Years in Shooting |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2001/06/02/rapper-shyne-sentenced-to-10-years-in-shooting/3c760036-1296-4b6b-a2c9-aaed52f77fac/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Lopez later said that, while she had "cared very much" about Combs, their "crazy, tumultuous" relationship "was always something I knew would end."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tannenbaum |first1=Emily |title=Jennifer Lopez and Diddy Fans Are Hoping for Reunion After the Rapper Posted Sweet Throwback |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/jennifer-lopez-diddy-throwback |access-date=June 7, 2021 |magazine=Glamour |archive-date=June 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607035602/https://www.glamour.com/story/jennifer-lopez-diddy-throwback |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=behind/> She was married to Cris Judd, her former backup dancer, from September 2001 to January 2003.<ref>{{cite news |first=Arpita |last=Nath |title=Flings in the world of Hollywood! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/flings-in-the-world-of-hollywood/articleshow/7618392.cms |newspaper=Times of India |date=March 4, 2011 |access-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127100257/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/flings-in-the-world-of-hollywood/articleshow/7618392.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Time 100 Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Lopez and [[Marc Anthony]], 2006]]
Before her divorce with Judd was finalized, Lopez was in a relationship with actor and filmmaker [[Ben Affleck]] from mid-2002 to early 2004. Although they had crossed paths several times before (including at the [[70th Academy Awards]] and at the premiere of ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]'',<ref name=StyleRules/>  both in 1998), their first major meeting was on the set of ''Gigli'' (2003) in December 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/jennifer-lopez-says-there-was-genuine-love-with-ben-affleck/|title=Jennifer Lopez Says... "I really felt like when I met Ben, 'Okay, this is it."|work=PEOPLE|first=Melody|last=Chiu|date=March 25, 2016|access-date=May 31, 2022|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531183929/https://people.com/celebrity/jennifer-lopez-says-there-was-genuine-love-with-ben-affleck/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/News/04/19/in.hop.jlo.restaurant/|title=J. Lo opens Madre's... Affleck gave J. Lo congratulatory flowers|work=CNN|first=Ellen|last=Lieberman|date=April 19, 2002|access-date=May 31, 2022|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531184936/https://edition.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/News/04/19/in.hop.jlo.restaurant/|url-status=live}}</ref> They later worked together on the music video for "Jenny from the Block" and the film ''Jersey Girl'' (2004).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-oct-14-ca-affleck14-story.html |title=Ben Affleck's Roller Coaster Takes a New Turn |first=Patrick |last=Goldstein |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 14, 2007 |access-date=March 17, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402211123/http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct/14/entertainment/ca-affleck14 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Dam |first1=Julie |title=Jewels of Engagement – Vol. 58 No. 21 |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20138503,00.html |work=People |access-date=April 14, 2017 |date=November 18, 2002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101212/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0%2C%2C20138503%2C00.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref> Her album ''This Is Me... Then'' was dedicated to and inspired by Affleck. Their relationship was extensively publicized.<ref>{{cite news |title=Why is Bennifer 2.0 so exciting? Because last time, we screwed it up |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-05-12/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-reunion-bennifer-2-0 |access-date=May 13, 2021 |first=Meredith |last=Blake |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 12, 2021 |archive-date=August 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831025233/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-05-12/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-reunion-bennifer-2-0 |url-status=live }}</ref> Tabloids referred to the couple as "[[Bennifer]]", a portmanteau ''Vanity Fair'' described as "the first of that sort of tabloid branding".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2011/09/jennifer-lopez-201109 |title=Jenny Back on the Block |first=Lisa |last=Robinson |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=August 4, 2011 |access-date=April 14, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714073057/http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2011/09/jennifer-lopez-201109 |archive-date=July 14, 2016 }}</ref> They became engaged in November 2002,<ref>{{cite news|last=Silverman|first=Stephen|title=Ben's Proposal 'Beautiful,' Says Lopez|url=https://people.com/celebrity/bens-proposal-beautiful-says-lopez/|work=[[People (American magazine)|People]]|access-date=February 24, 2019|date=November 11, 2002|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001222/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C624998%2C00.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Jeanne|title=J. Lo, Ben make first appearance as fiances|newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=December 10, 2002|page=2}}</ref> but their planned wedding on September 14, 2003, was postponed with four days' notice because of "excessive media attention".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Armstrong |first1=Mark |title=Lopez, Affleck Postpone Weekend Wedding |url= https://people.com/celebrity/lopez-affleck-postpone-weekend-wedding/ |work=People |access-date=December 26, 2021 |date=September 10, 2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072338/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C624672%2C00.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/ben-affleck-jennifer-lopez-media-criticism-expected-halftime-documentary-2022-6|title=Ben Affleck once asked Jennifer Lopez if media criticism bothered her but the pop star said she 'expected this'|work=Insider|first=Ayomikun|last=Adekaiyero|date=April 14, 2022|access-date=June 15, 2022|archive-date=June 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606065245/https://www.insider.com/ben-affleck-jennifer-lopez-media-criticism-expected-halftime-documentary-2022-6|url-status=live}}</ref> They ended their engagement in January 2004.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dagostino |first1=Mark |title=Affleck on 'Good Terms' with Lopez |url=http://people.com/celebrity/affleck-on-good-terms-with-lopez/ |work=People |access-date=April 14, 2017 |date=March 9, 2004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415104106/http://people.com/celebrity/affleck-on-good-terms-with-lopez/ |archive-date=April 15, 2017 }}</ref> Years later, Lopez said Affleck's discomfort with media scrutiny was one reason for their split<ref name=behind>{{Cite episode |title=Behind the Music: Jennifer Lopez |series=[[Behind the Music]] |network=[[VH1]] |date=July 4, 2010 |season=12 |number=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jennifer Lopez on relationships and tabloids in the "Bennifer Era" |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/video/jennifer-lopez-on-relationships-and-tabloids-in-the-bennifer-era/ |website=[[CBS News]] |access-date=February 23, 2024 |date=December 23, 2019 |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225080657/https://www.cbsnews.com/video/jennifer-lopez-on-relationships-and-tabloids-in-the-bennifer-era/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and described it as her "first real heartbreak": "I think different time, different thing, who knows what could've happened, but there was a genuine love there."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://extratv.com/2016/03/25/jennifer-lopez-reflects-on-relationship-with-ben-affleck/ |title=Jennifer Lopez Reflects on Relationship with Ben Affleck |publisher=Extra TV |date=March 25, 2016 |access-date=April 14, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221165617/http://extratv.com/2016/03/25/jennifer-lopez-reflects-on-relationship-with-ben-affleck/ |archive-date=December 21, 2016 }}</ref>

After her relationship with Affleck, Lopez stopped discussing her personal life in interviews.<ref>{{harvnb|Bruns|2008|p=301}}</ref> She was married to singer [[Marc Anthony]] from June 2004 to June 2014;<ref>{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Dansby |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/j-lo-marc-anthony-marry-20040607 |title=J.Lo, Marc Anthony Marry &#124; Music News |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=June 7, 2004 |access-date=April 1, 2012 |archive-date=September 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905003727/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/j-lo-marc-anthony-marry-20040607 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Wedding highlights J.Lo's true talent: getting us talking|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AASB&p_theme=aasb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1031F01295C1112D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|access-date=February 25, 2012|newspaper=Austin American-Statesman|date=June 9, 2004|archive-date=December 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203055607/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AASB&p_theme=aasb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1031F01295C1112D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|url-status=live}}</ref> they had previously worked together and dated for a few months in the late 1990s.<ref name=behind/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/jennifer-lopez-marc-anthony-no-me-ames-20-years-hot-latin-songs-chart/|title=Rewinding the Latin Charts: 20 Years Ago, Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony First Bonded With 'No Me Ames'|magazine=Billboard|first=Pamela|last=Bustios|date=June 26, 2019|access-date=June 7, 2022|archive-date=June 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607145508/https://www.billboard.com/pro/jennifer-lopez-marc-anthony-no-me-ames-20-years-hot-latin-songs-chart/|url-status=live}}</ref> Their wedding took place five months after the end of her relationship with Affleck. During their marriage, they collaborated on music and performed together, as well as co-starring in ''[[El Cantante]]'' (2006).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jennifer-lopez-the-first-time-video-1296576/|title=Video: Jennifer on working and performing with Marc... "Jenny From the Block" reflects on her early days for The First Time|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Althea|last=Legaspi|date=February 8, 2022|access-date=June 7, 2022|archive-date=June 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607145509/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jennifer-lopez-the-first-time-video-1296576/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lopez gave birth to fraternal twins on [[Long Island]] in February 2008.<ref name="Welcomes Twins">{{cite news|url=https://people.com/parents/exclusive-jennifer-lopez-marc-anthony-welcome-twins/|date=February 22, 2008|title=EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony Welcome Twins!|work=People|access-date=February 24, 2019|archive-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322151618/https://people.com/parents/exclusive-jennifer-lopez-marc-anthony-welcome-twins/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/parents/jennifer-lopez-marc-anthony-reveal-baby-names/|title=Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony Reveal Baby Names|work=People|date=February 29, 2008|access-date=February 24, 2019|archive-date=February 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224115813/https://people.com/parents/jennifer-lopez-marc-anthony-reveal-baby-names/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''People'' magazine paid a reported US$6 million for the first photographs of the twins, making them [[List of most expensive celebrity photographs|the most expensive celebrity pictures ever taken]] at the time.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/07/01/michael-jackson-magazine-business-media-jackson.html |title=Jackson Pic Won't Make List Of Priciest Celeb Photos |work=Forbes |access-date=March 21, 2012 |first=Lacey |last=Rose |archive-date=January 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120013003/http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/01/michael-jackson-magazine-business-media-jackson.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, Anthony and Lopez purchased a stake in the [[Miami Dolphins]].<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/latin-artists-sports-ownership-gloria-estefan-bad-bunny-more-9575188/| title=Latin Artists Who Own Sports Teams: Gloria Estefan, Bad Bunny & More| first=Jessica| last=Roiz| magazine=Billboard| date=May 19, 2021| access-date=July 7, 2022| archive-date=August 25, 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825112703/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/latin-artists-sports-ownership-gloria-estefan-bad-bunny-more-9575188/| url-status=live}}</ref> They announced their separation in July 2011. Anthony filed for divorce in April 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2012/04/11/jennifer-lopez-divorce-marc-anthony-jlo/ |title=Jennifer Lopez Divorce — Marc Anthony Files Divorce From JLo |publisher=Hollywood Life |date=April 11, 2012 |access-date=June 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618174548/http://hollywoodlife.com/2012/04/11/jennifer-lopez-divorce-marc-anthony-jlo/ |archive-date=June 18, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and it was finalized in June 2014. Lopez retained primary physical custody of the two children.<ref name="2014 name change">{{cite news |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/article/jennifer-lopez-gets-her-name-changed/ |title=Jennifer Lopez gets her name changed &#124; Entertainment & Showbiz from CTV News |publisher=Ctvnews.ca |date=January 3, 2015 |access-date=May 15, 2015 |archive-date=May 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507222340/http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/jennifer-lopez-gets-her-name-changed-1.2171025 |url-status=live }}</ref> Lopez occasionally performs with her first twin.<ref>* {{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/2019/06/09/jennifer-lopez-daughter-emme-sings-its-my-party-tour/|title=Jennifer Lopez sings with daughter Emme during 'It's My Party' world tour kick-off|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|date=June 9, 2019|access-date=June 19, 2022|archive-date=June 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619123027/https://ew.com/music/2019/06/09/jennifer-lopez-daughter-emme-sings-its-my-party-tour/|url-status=live}}
* {{cite magazine|url=https://graziamagazine.com/articles/lets-get-loud-for-jennifer-lopez-and-her-daughter-emme-at-the-super-bowl-halftime-show/|title=Let's Get Loud For Jennifer Lopez And Her Daughter Emme At The Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show|magazine=[[Grazia]]|first=Chrisanthi|last=Kaliviotis|date=February 2020|access-date=June 19, 2022|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020031512/https://graziamagazine.com/articles/lets-get-loud-for-jennifer-lopez-and-her-daughter-emme-at-the-super-bowl-halftime-show/|url-status=live}}
* {{Cite web |date=June 20, 2022 |title=Jennifer Lopez introduces one of her twins with gender neutral pronouns |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/jennifer-lopez-introduces-one-of-her-twins-with-gender-neutral-pronouns-1.5954497 |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=CTVNews |archive-date=June 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620135523/https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/jennifer-lopez-introduces-one-of-her-twins-with-gender-neutral-pronouns-1.5954497 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Lopez had an on-again, off-again relationship with her former backup dancer Casper Smart from October 2011 to August 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Nudd |first=Tim |url=https://people.com/celebrity/jennifer-lopez-and-casper-smart-split/ |title=Jennifer Lopez and Casper Smart Split |magazine=People |access-date=February 24, 2019 |archive-date=February 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224231602/https://people.com/celebrity/jennifer-lopez-and-casper-smart-split/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Quinn|first1=Dave|title=Jennifer Lopez and Beau 'Casper' Smart Have Split, Says Source: 'It Wasn't Anything Dramatic'|url=https://people.com/celebrity/jennifer-lopez-and-beau-casper-smart-split-source/|work=People|access-date=February 24, 2019|date=August 24, 2016|archive-date=February 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224231631/https://people.com/celebrity/jennifer-lopez-and-beau-casper-smart-split-source/|url-status=live}}</ref> She dated [[New York Yankees]] baseball player [[Alex Rodriguez]] from February 2017 to early 2021.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/music/jennifer-lopez-alex-rodriguez-getting-more-serious-kids-have-met/|title=Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez 'Getting More Serious' as Source Says Their Kids Have Met: 'Everyone Is Getting Along'|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=April 5, 2017|access-date=February 24, 2019|archive-date=February 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224231528/https://people.com/music/jennifer-lopez-alex-rodriguez-getting-more-serious-kids-have-met/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/31/entertainment/jennifer-lopez-and-alex-rodriguez/index.html|title=Alex Rodriguez talks dating Jennifer Lopez|first=Lisa Respers|last=France|publisher=CNN|date=March 31, 2017|access-date=August 19, 2017|archive-date=August 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804164433/http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/31/entertainment/jennifer-lopez-and-alex-rodriguez/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=BeautyAndRedemption/> They became engaged in March 2019<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.etonline.com/jennifer-lopez-and-alex-rodriguez-are-engaged-see-her-massive-ring-92838 |title=Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez Are Engaged -- See Her Massive Ring! |work=Entertainment Tonight |first=Liz |last=Calvario |date=March 9, 2019 |access-date=March 10, 2019 |archive-date=February 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218012313/https://www.etonline.com/jennifer-lopez-and-alex-rodriguez-are-engaged-see-her-massive-ring-92838 |url-status=live }}</ref> but postponed their wedding twice due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. In response to tabloid speculation about the state of their relationship, they released a statement in March 2021, saying they were "working through some things".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/jennifer-lopez-alex-rodriguez-announce-they-are-still-together-t211705|title=Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez announce they are still together|newspaper=USA Today|first=Alexander|last=Kacala|date=March 13, 2021|access-date=May 31, 2022|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531163538/https://www.today.com/popculture/jennifer-lopez-alex-rodriguez-announce-they-are-still-together-t211705|url-status=live}}</ref> They announced the end of their relationship in April 2021.<ref name="Today1">{{cite news|last=Clements|first=Erin|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/jennifer-lopez-alex-rodriguez-announce-breakup-today-exclusive-t215133|title=Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez announce breakup in TODAY exclusive|work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]|date=April 15, 2021|access-date=April 15, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416152723/https://www.today.com/popculture/jennifer-lopez-alex-rodriguez-announce-breakup-today-exclusive-t215133|archive-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref>

In April 2021, Lopez and Affleck were reported to be dating again,<ref>{{cite magazine |date=May 10, 2021 |first=Karen |last=Mizoguchi |title=Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck 'Spent Several Days' Together in Montana, Source Says |url=https://people.com/movies/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-spent-several-days-together-in-montana-source/ |access-date=October 18, 2021 |magazine=People |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027082957/https://people.com/movies/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-spent-several-days-together-in-montana-source/ |url-status=live }}</ref> with Lopez publicly confirming their rekindled relationship that July.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a37120084/jennifer-lopez-instagram-official-ben-affleck-52nd-birthday-post/|title=J.Lo Goes Instagram-Official With Ben Affleck on Her 52nd Birthday|magazine=Harper's Bazaar|date=July 24, 2021|last=LeGardye|first=Quinci|access-date=June 1, 2022|archive-date=November 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125230856/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a37120084/jennifer-lopez-instagram-official-ben-affleck-52nd-birthday-post/|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2022, Lopez announced their second engagement, 20 years after the first proposal.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/movies/jennifer-lopez-details-ben-affleck-proposal|title=Jennifer Lopez Details Ben Affleck's 'Bubble Bath' Proposal: 'Tears Were Coming Down My Face'|magazine=People|first=Benjamin|last=VanHoose|date=April 12, 2022|access-date=June 1, 2022|archive-date=September 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912144135/https://people.com/movies/jennifer-lopez-details-ben-affleck-proposal/|url-status=live}}</ref> They were married in Las Vegas on July 16, 2022,<ref>{{cite news|url = https://variety.com/2022/music/news/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-married-1235318479/|title = Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Get Married in Las Vegas|last = Garcia|first = Thania|magazine = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date = July 17, 2022|access-date = July 17, 2022|archive-date = September 12, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220912150428/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-married-1235318479/|url-status = live}}</ref> and held a wedding celebration for family and friends the following month.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Jennifer Lopez Reveals She and Ben Affleck Faced 'Unexpected Setbacks' Before 'Perfect' Ga. Wedding |url=https://people.com/movies/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-faced-unexpected-setbacks-before-georgia-wedding-details/ |access-date=September 4, 2022 |magazine=People |archive-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206115210/https://people.com/movies/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-faced-unexpected-setbacks-before-georgia-wedding-details/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On August 20, 2024, Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck, citing April 26, 2024, as the date of their separation.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Earl |first1=William |last2=Longeretta |first2=Emily |title=Jennifer Lopez Files for Divorce From Ben Affleck |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-divorce-1236020852/ |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820230934/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-divorce-1236020852/ |archive-date=August 20, 2024 |location=United States |issn=0042-2738 |oclc=60626328 |date=August 20, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> She also requested that her legal name be changed back to Jennifer Lynn Lopez.<ref name=Robinson>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/08/22/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-divorce-name-change/74911341007/|title=Jennifer Lopez wants to go by her maiden name after Ben Affleck divorce, filing shows|last=Robinson|first=KiMi|work=[[USA Today]]|date=August 22, 2024|access-date=September 26, 2024}}</ref> On January 6,  2025, the divorce was finalized.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Finalize Divorce 20 Weeks After She Filed |url=https://people.com/ben-affleck-jennifer-lopez-finalize-divorce-8702376 |website=People.com |access-date=25 February 2026 |language=en}}</ref>

==Other activities==
===Business ventures and endorsements=== 
Lopez first ventured into product endorsement in 1998, becoming a national spokesperson for [[Coca-Cola]] and [[L'Oréal]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kleinhans |first1=Chuck |author1-link=Chuck Kleinhans |title=Selena ¡Siempre Selena! |journal=[[Jump Cut (journal)|Jump Cut]] |date=December 1998 |issue=42 |pages=28–31 |url=https://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/onlinessays/JC42folder/Selena.html |access-date=February 27, 2024 |archive-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513012310/http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/onlinessays/JC42folder/Selena.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Susman |first1=Gary |title=Ben Affleck follows J. Lo to L'Oreal |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/05/28/ben-affleck-follows-j-lo-loreal/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=February 28, 2024 |date=May 28, 2003 |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229012759/https://ew.com/article/2003/05/28/ben-affleck-follows-j-lo-loreal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2001, Lopez launched her first business venture, the lifestyle brand [[J.Lo by Jennifer Lopez]]. It included a clothing line which catered to women of all sizes, as Lopez felt "the voluptuous woman [was] almost ignored" in the fashion industry.<ref name="Divas" /> The following year, she opened Madre's, a Los Angeles restaurant serving Latin cuisine,<ref name=madre>{{cite news |url=https://www.tmz.com/2008/07/09/j-lo-closes-up-shop/ |title=J.Lo's Restaurant Huevos Goodbye |publisher=TMZ |date=July 9, 2008 |access-date=October 3, 2021 |archive-date=October 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003200358/https://www.tmz.com/2008/07/09/j-lo-closes-up-shop/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and released her first fragrance, [[Glow by JLo]], through a partnership with [[Coty, Inc.]]; it became the top-selling fragrance in the U.S.<ref name=HS>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qki6zZ4aWd0C&q=Glow+by+JLo&pg=PA6-IA135|title=Beauty Imagined:A History of the Global Beauty Industry|first=Geoffrey|last=Jones|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=February 25, 2010|access-date=October 22, 2012|isbn=9780191609619|archive-date=October 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020134256/https://books.google.com/books?id=qki6zZ4aWd0C&q=Glow+by+JLo&pg=PA6-IA135|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, she released a second fragrance, [[Still Jennifer Lopez]], and became the face of [[Louis Vuitton]]'s fall advertising campaign.<ref>{{cite news |title=J-Lo new face Louis Vuitton |url=https://fashionunited.uk/news/fashion/j-lo-new-face-louis-vuitton/2003041838233 |access-date=October 5, 2021 |work=FashionUnited |date=April 18, 2003 |archive-date=October 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005202356/https://fashionunited.uk/news/fashion/j-lo-new-face-louis-vuitton/2003041838233 |url-status=live }}</ref> Lopez has since released 30 fragrances as of 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Street |first1=Chloe |title=Jennifer Lopez confirms launch of long-awaited JLo beauty line |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/beauty/jlo-jennifer-lopez-beauty-line-a4532471.html |website=The Standard |access-date=September 30, 2025 |date=August 26, 2020}}</ref> Her clothing lines and two fragrances generated over $300 million in revenue throughout 2004.<ref name="timeTyrangiel" />

In 2005, Lopez launched her second fashion label, Sweetface, which was geared towards "high fashion" in comparison to her previous fashion line.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Freeman|first1=Hadley|title=No more velour: J-Lo label aims upmarket aims for high fashion cred|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/feb/11/fashion.shopping|website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=December 10, 2016|date=February 11, 2005}}</ref> She also appeared in a ''[[Kill Bill]]''-inspired [[Pepsi]] commercial with [[Beyoncé]] and [[David Beckham]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Gaslin |first1=Glenn |title=Huge Celebrities Who Have Sold You Pepsi |url=https://www.tvguide.com/galleries/huge-celebrities-who-have-sold-you-pepsi/7/ |magazine=[[TV Guide]] |access-date=February 28, 2024 |date=January 24, 2019}}</ref> In the late 2000s, her restaurant Madre's closed permanently,<ref name=madre/> as did her two fashion lines.<ref name="Forbes2" /> In 2011, in the midst of her career resurgence, Lopez became brand ambassador for various brands including [[L'Oréal]], [[Gillette Mach3|Gilette Venus]], [[Tous (company)|Tous]] and [[Fiat]].<ref name="Forbes2" /> She also launched the [[Jennifer Lopez Collection]], a clothing and homeware line with [[Tommy Hilfiger]] for [[Kohl's]]; the collection generated an estimated $3 billion in sales during its first year.<ref name="Stylist" /> The following year, she launched [[Teeology]], a luxury T-shirt brand.<ref>{{cite news |first=Andrea |last=Huspeni |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/jennifer-lopez-to-launch-teeology-2012-7 |title=Jennifer Lopez to Launch Teeology |work=Business Insider |date=July 12, 2012 |access-date=August 5, 2012 |archive-date=August 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804224925/http://www.businessinsider.com/jennifer-lopez-to-launch-teeology-2012-7 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, she founded the phone retail brand [[Viva Móvil]], which caters specifically to Latinos.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cheng |first=Roger |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/jennifer-lopez-dishes-on-new-viva-movil-shopping-q-a/ |title=Jennifer Lopez dishes on new Viva Movil shopping (Q&A) |publisher=CNET |date=May 23, 2013 |access-date=December 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528054136/http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12261_7-57585831-10356022/jennifer-lopez-dishes-on-new-viva-movil-shopping-q-a/ |archive-date=May 28, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2014, Lopez released a range of jewelry, designed in partnership with Endless Jewelry.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cheng|first1=Andrea|title=Here's Your First Look at Jennifer Lopez's New Jewelry Designs|url=http://www.instyle.com/news/heres-your-first-look-jennifer-lopezs-new-jewelry-designs|website=InStyle|access-date=September 21, 2015|date=January 15, 2015|archive-date=September 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907073907/http://www.instyle.com/news/heres-your-first-look-jennifer-lopezs-new-jewelry-designs|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, she designed a capsule collection of shoes and jewelry in collaboration with [[Giuseppe Zanotti]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Underwood|first1=Khalea|title=Jennifer Lopez Teams Up With Giuseppe Zanotti for 'Bad Ass High Heels' Collection|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/news/jennifer-lopez-and-giuseppe-zanotti-will-release-shoes-w431171|website=[[Us Weekly]]|access-date=July 28, 2016|date=July 27, 2016|archive-date=July 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728133546/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/news/jennifer-lopez-and-giuseppe-zanotti-will-release-shoes-w431171|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, she was announced as the new face of clothing company [[Guess (company)|Guess]], becoming the oldest spokeswoman in the company's history.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Gray |first1=Yasmine |title=Jennifer Lopez Stars in Spring 2018 GUESS Campaign |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jennifer-lopez-guess-spring-2018-campaign-8053756/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 27, 2024 |date=November 28, 2017 |archive-date=February 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228235319/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jennifer-lopez-guess-spring-2018-campaign-8053756/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In collaboration with [[Inglot Cosmetics]], Lopez launched a limited-edition makeup collection in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Inglot Cosmetics Announces Collaboration With Jennifer Lopez|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/inglot-cosmetics-announces-collaboration-with-jennifer-lopez-300623507.html|publisher=[[PR Newswire]]|access-date=April 9, 2018|date=April 5, 2018|archive-date=April 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409110125/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/inglot-cosmetics-announces-collaboration-with-jennifer-lopez-300623507.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, she became the global face of the [[Coach New York|Coach]] brand,<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Intner |first1=Katie |title=Jennifer Lopez Named the New Global Face of Coach |url=https://people.com/style/jennifer-lopez-named-the-new-global-face-of-coach/ |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=December 30, 2019 |date=September 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230004209/https://people.com/style/jennifer-lopez-named-the-new-global-face-of-coach/ |archive-date=December 30, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and launched a collection of sunglasses with the brand Quay Australia.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hamanaka |first1=Kari |title=Quay Nabs Deal With Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez on Eyewear Collaboration |url=https://wwd.com/accessories-news/eyewear/quay-collaborates-with-jennifer-lopez-alex-rodriguez-on-eyewear-1203087404/ |magazine=[[Women's Wear Daily]] |access-date=April 18, 2019 |date=March 20, 2019 |archive-date=March 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324094638/https://wwd.com/accessories-news/eyewear/quay-collaborates-with-jennifer-lopez-alex-rodriguez-on-eyewear-1203087404/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, after modelling an updated version of her iconic [[Green Versace dress of Jennifer Lopez|Green Versace "jungle" dress]] at [[Milan Fashion Week]] the previous year, Lopez was the face of the brand's Spring/Summer 2020 campaign, which featured other pieces based on the same jungle print.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ong |first1=Kimberly |title=J.Lo Stuns In Versace's Latest Spring 2020 Ad Campaign |url=https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/fashion/jlo-versace-ad-ss20 |website=[[L'Officiel Singapore]] |access-date=September 30, 2025 |date=January 15, 2020}}</ref>

Throughout 2021, Lopez focused on investments and creating her own brands. She launched her skin care company, JLo Beauty,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Amy |title=Jennifer Lopez's Skincare Line JLo Beauty Is Here! |url=https://www.etonline.com/jennifer-lopezs-skincare-line-jlo-beauty-is-here-151905 |work=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |access-date=January 3, 2021 |date=January 1, 2021 |archive-date=January 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101225927/https://www.etonline.com/jennifer-lopezs-skincare-line-jlo-beauty-is-here-151905 |url-status=live }}</ref> released a shoe collection in partnership with [[Designer Shoe Warehouse|DSW]], and invested in companies including [[Hims & Hers Health]], [[Bodyarmor SuperDrink]], Goli nutritional supplements and meal delivery service [[Wonder Group|Wonder]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pener |first1=Degen |title=Jennifer Lopez to Dwayne Johnson: Hollywood's Next Billion-Dollar-Brand Builders |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/whos-heading-the-next-billion-dollar-brands-top-10-hollywood-entrepreneurs-1235036752/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=February 28, 2024 |date=November 2, 2021 |archive-date=February 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228235319/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/whos-heading-the-next-billion-dollar-brands-top-10-hollywood-entrepreneurs-1235036752/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2022, she was appointed as the chief "entertainment and lifestyle" officer of the cruise line, [[Virgin Voyages]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Dado |first=Natasha |date=March 9, 2022 |title=Jennifer Lopez Joins Billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Voyages Cruise Line: 'Jenny from the Dock' |url=https://people.com/travel/jennifer-lopez-partners-with-cruise-line-virgin-voyages-owned-by-billionaire-richard-branson/ |magazine=People |access-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729082215/https://people.com/travel/jennifer-lopez-partners-with-cruise-line-virgin-voyages-owned-by-billionaire-richard-branson/ |url-status=live }}</ref> That September, she became the global ambassador of Italian lingerie label [[Intimissimi]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Richford |first=Rhonda |date=September 27, 2022 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Intimissimi Signs Jennifer Lopez as New Global Brand Ambassador |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/intimissimi-jennifer-lopez-new-global-brand-ambassador-1235357535/ |magazine=[[Women's Wear Daily]] |access-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110154142/https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/intimissimi-jennifer-lopez-new-global-brand-ambassador-1235357535/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, Lopez launched a [[Spritz (cocktail)|spritz]] brand named Delola in collaboration with mixologist [[Lynnette Marrero]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeBianchi |first=Antonia |date=April 3, 2023 |title=Jennifer Lopez Launches Lower-Calorie Alcohol Line Named After Her 'Carefree, Fun Side' (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/food/jennifer-lopez-launches-lower-calorie-alcohol-line-delola/ |access-date=June 28, 2023 |website=People |archive-date=July 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705215637/https://people.com/food/jennifer-lopez-launches-lower-calorie-alcohol-line-delola/ |url-status=live }}</ref> That year, she partnered with fashion retailer Revolve to design a footwear line, JLO Jennifer Lopez, which was released as three collections in March, May, and June.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hu |first=Zoe |date=March 17, 2023 |title=Jennifer Lopez signs footwear deal with Revolve |url=https://www.drapersonline.com/news/jennifer-lopez-signs-footwear-deal-with-revolve |access-date=June 28, 2023 |website=[[Drapers (magazine)|Drapers]] |archive-date=July 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731064910/https://www.drapersonline.com/news/jennifer-lopez-signs-footwear-deal-with-revolve |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Muhammad |first=Latifah |date=March 17, 2023 |title=Jennifer Lopez Debuts a Dazzling New Shoe Collab With Revolve: Shop the Collection |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/product-recommendations/jennifer-lopez-shoe-collab-revolve-shop-collection-1235288695/ |access-date=June 28, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=July 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731064910/https://www.billboard.com/culture/product-recommendations/jennifer-lopez-shoe-collab-revolve-shop-collection-1235288695/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2024, she released a lingerie collection with Intimissimi inspired by her album ''This Is Me... Now''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Johnston |first=Rylee |date=October 18, 2023 |title=Jennifer Lopez & Intimissimi Launch a Lingerie Line Inspired by Her Upcoming Album: Shop It Here |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/product-recommendations/jennifer-lopez-intimissimi-lingerie-where-to-buy-1235447149/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110154142/https://www.billboard.com/culture/product-recommendations/jennifer-lopez-intimissimi-lingerie-where-to-buy-1235447149/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Philanthropy===
[[File:P071014AL-0257 (15156063116) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Lopez and then First Lady [[Michelle Obama]] posing for a selfie at the [[League of United Latin American Citizens]] National Convention and Exposition in 2014<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 10, 2014 |title=Jennifer Lopez & Michelle Obama Take a Selfie at 2014 LULAC Convention! |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/558570/jennifer-lopez-michelle-obama-take-a-selfie-at-2014-lulac-convention |access-date=September 4, 2022 |website=E! Online |archive-date=September 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904170413/https://www.eonline.com/news/558570/jennifer-lopez-michelle-obama-take-a-selfie-at-2014-lulac-convention |url-status=live }}</ref>]]

Lopez was heavily involved in [[charitable organization|charitable activities]] following the [[September 11 attacks]]. Joining other artists, she was featured on charitable singles such as "[[What's Going On (remix album)|What's Going On]]" and "[[El Ultimo Adios (The Last Goodbye)]]", which benefited people affected by the tragedy.<ref name=africa1>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1450237/ll-cool-j-u2s-edge-more-join-whats-going-on-project/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906134400/http://www.mtv.com/news/1450237/ll-cool-j-u2s-edge-more-join-whats-going-on-project/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |title= LL Cool J, U2's Edge, More Join 'What's Going On' Project |publisher=MTV News |access-date=March 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="artistlist">{{Cite news |url=http://www.discogs.com/Various-El-Ultimo-Adios-The-Last-Goodbye/release/2075383 |title=Complete list of 'El Ultimo Adios' artists |date=May 27, 2011 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=February 17, 2010 |first=Stephanie |last=J Stone |archive-date=February 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205015030/http://www.discogs.com/Various-El-Ultimo-Adios-The-Last-Goodbye/release/2075383 |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2007, Lopez was honored with the Artists for Amnesty prize by [[Amnesty International]] for her work in ''[[Bordertown (2006 film)|Bordertown]]'', which shed light on the hundreds of [[feminicides in Ciudad Juárez]]. Lopez described it as "one of the world's most shocking and disturbing, underreported crimes against humanity".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Amnesty honour for Jennifer Lopez|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6363913.stm|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=November 15, 2016|date=February 15, 2007|archive-date=November 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115141658/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6363913.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Reed|title=Mexico's murdered women find a voice in 'Bordertown'|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-feb-14-et-bordertown14-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=November 15, 2016|date=February 14, 2007}}</ref> That year, part of the proceeds from Lopez and Anthony's [[Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony en Concierto|co-headlining North American concert tour]] was donated to the Run for Something Better program, which fights childhood obesity.<ref name="ld1">{{cite web|url=http://www.soundspike.com/story2/12624/jennifer-lopez-to-drop-brave-new-album/|title=Jennifer Lopez to drop 'Brave' new album|last=Kilgore|first=Kym|date=August 13, 2007|access-date=September 4, 2010|work=LiveDaily|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1338238555ICJBKARMZN?url=http://www.soundspike.com/story2/12624/jennifer-lopez-to-drop-brave-new-album/ |archive-date=May 28, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Cobo, Leila|date=June 7, 2008|title=Together Again|magazine=Billboard|volume=120|issue=23 |issn=0006-2510|access-date=May 28, 2012|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_hIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10|page=10}}</ref>

Lopez has been a long-time supporter of the [[Children's Hospital Los Angeles]]. Her album ''[[Rebirth (Jennifer Lopez album)|Rebirth]]'' (2005) is dedicated to Paige Peterson,<ref name="Album Credits">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Rebirth |others=Jennifer Lopez |year=2005 |type=Booklet |publisher=[[Epic Records]], a division of [[Sony Music Entertainment]] |location=New York City}}</ref> an eleven-year-old cancer patient she befriended at the hospital who died in 2004. Lopez stated that "[she doesn't] like to do [her] charity work in public. That's not what you do it for."<ref name="Paige">{{Cite magazine|title=Lopez's Cancer Hero Dies|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news-article/lopez.s-cancer-hero-dies|magazine=[[Contactmusic]]|access-date=April 9, 2013|date=January 11, 2005}}</ref> In 2009, Lopez launched the [[Lopez Family Foundation]]{{efn|Originally known as the Maribel Foundation}} alongside her sister, Lynda. The organization works to increase healthcare access for underprivileged women and children, including through a [[telemedicine]] program in partnership with the Children's Hospital Los Angeles. The foundation has facilitated the expansion of medical facilities in [[Panama]] and Puerto Rico, and created the Center for a Healthy Childhood at [[Montefiore Medical Center]] in the Bronx.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last1=Barker|first1=Andrew|title=Jennifer Lopez Aims to Improve Health Care Through Her Foundation|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/features/jennifer-lopez-aims-to-improve-health-care-through-her-foundation-1201323091/|magazine=Variety|access-date=November 15, 2016|date=October 7, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last1=Rosario|first1=Mariela|title=J.Lo's Medical Scare with Baby Emme Leads Her to Charity|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/celebrity/j-los-medical-scare-baby-emme-leads-her-charity|magazine=[[Latina (magazine)|Latina]]|access-date=November 15, 2016|date=May 12, 2009|archive-date=November 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115195157/http://www.latina.com/entertainment/celebrity/j-los-medical-scare-baby-emme-leads-her-charity|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In December 2012, Lopez held a charity drive to benefit her three favorite charities: the [[Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club]], the Children's Hospital Los Angeles and the [[American Red Cross]], mainly benefiting victims of [[Hurricane Sandy]].<ref name="HSp">{{Cite magazine|last=Moody|first=Nekesa|title=Jennifer Lopez on Holiday Charity Drive and Jenni Rivera: 'It's a Wake-Up Call'|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jennifer-lopez-on-holiday-charity-drive-and-jenni-rivera-its-a-1481338/|magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 3, 2013|date=December 17, 2012}}</ref> In 2015, she became the first celebrity spokesperson for the [[Children's Miracle Network Hospitals]] and the [[BC Children's Hospital Foundation]] (BCCHF).<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Takeuchi|first1=Craig|title=Jennifer Lopez debuts as B.C. Children's Hospital's newest spokesperson|url=https://www.straight.com/blogra/448111/jennifer-lopez-debuts-bc-childrens-hospitals-newest-spokesperson|website=[[The Georgia Straight]]|publisher=Vancouver Free Press|access-date=December 21, 2016|date=May 11, 2015}}</ref> She also became the first Global Advocate for Girls and Women at the [[United Nations Foundation]], working on issues including maternal health care, education, and violence.<ref>{{Cite news |title=United Nations Foundation Announces Jennifer Lopez as Global Advocate for Girls and Women|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/united_nations_foundation_announces_jennifer_lopez_as_global_advocate_for_girls_and_women/prweb12978264.htm|website=PRWeb |access-date=September 23, 2015|date=September 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=United Nations Foundation Announces Jennifer Lopez as Global Advocate for Girls and Women|url=http://www.unfoundation.org/news-and-media/press-releases/2015/United-Nations-Foundation-Announces-Jennifer-Lopez-as-Global-Advocate-for-Girls-and-Women.html|publisher=[[United Nations Foundation]]|access-date=November 15, 2016|date=September 23, 2015}}</ref>

In September 2017, following [[Hurricane Irma]] and [[Hurricane Maria]], Lopez donated $1 million from the proceeds of her Las Vegas residency to [[humanitarian aid]] for Puerto Rico.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last1=Cobo|first1=Leila|title=Jennifer Lopez Donating $1 Million to Aid Hurricane Victims in Puerto Rico|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/jennifer-lopez-alex-rodriguez-donate-1-million-to-puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-7973898/|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=September 25, 2017|date=September 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Connick|first1=Tom|title=Jennifer Lopez donates $1 million to Puerto Rico hurricane victims|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/jennifer-lopez-donates-1-million-puerto-rico-hurricane-victims-2144232|website=[[NME]]|access-date=September 25, 2017|date=September 24, 2017}}</ref> Along with [[Marc Anthony]], she launched a humanitarian relief campaign entitled Somos Una Voz (English: We Are One Voice), an effort to rush supplies to areas affected by Hurricane Maria.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last1=Diaz|first1=Thatiana|title=J.Lo and Marc Anthony Form Alliance with Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars to Help Puerto Rico|url=https://people.com/chica/marc-anthony-jennifer-lopez-humanitarian-campaign-somos-una-voz/|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=September 28, 2017|date=September 27, 2017}}</ref> Lopez and Anthony presented a concert and telethon for disaster relief, "One Voice: Somos Live!", which raised over $35 million.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Pederson|first1=Erik|title='One Voice: Somos Live!' Disaster-Relief Telethon Raises $35M In Pledges – Update|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/one-voice-somos-live-telethon-jennifer-lopez-marc-anthony-nbc-telemundo-univision-1202186382/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=October 17, 2017|date=October 16, 2017}}</ref> She was also among various artists featured on [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]]'s charity single "[[Almost Like Praying]]", which benefits Puerto Rico.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last1=Weldon|first1=Sarah|title=Lin-Manuel Miranda debuts star-studded single for Puerto Rico, 'Almost Like Praying' – listen here|url=https://ew.com/music/2017/10/06/lin-manuel-miranda-more-than-praying-puerto-rico/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=October 6, 2017|date=October 6, 2017}}</ref>

As of 2021, Lopez continues to regularly donate to and support charities.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://palisadesnews.com/jennifer-lopez-and-ben-affleck-hold-holiday-food-drive-with-their-kids/|title=Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Hold Holiday Food Drive for the charity Rise Against Hunger With Their Kids|work=Palisades News|first=Dolores|last=Quintana|date=December 7, 2021|access-date=December 7, 2021}}</ref> In September 2021, she launched a philanthropic organization, Limitless Labs, which supports and empowers Latina entrepreneurs and business owners. Limitless Labs has entered partnerships with the [[10,000 Small Businesses]] initiative<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1302411/how-jennifer-lopez-is-helping-shine-a-light-on-latina-entrepreneurs-ahead-of-hispanic-heritage-month|title=How Jennifer Lopez Is Helping Shine a Light on Latina Entrepreneurs Ahead of Hispanic Heritage Month|work=[[E! News]]|first=Kisha|last=Forde|date=September 14, 2021|access-date=December 7, 2021}}</ref> and [[Grameen America]], the latter being an effort to empower Latina businesses with $14 million in business loans and "6 million hours of financial education and training by 2030."<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/jennifer-lopez-partners-grameen-america-1235288781/|title=Jennifer Lopez Partners With Nonprofit Grameen America to Financially Empower Women-Led Latina Businesses|magazine=Variety|first=Thania|last=Garcia|date=June 9, 2022|access-date=June 9, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/jennifer-lopez-change-fabric-america-latina-entrepreneurs-85281753|title=Jennifer Lopez wants to 'change the fabric of America' for Latina entrepreneurs|work=Good Morning America|first=Carson|last=Blackwelder|date=June 9, 2022|access-date=June 9, 2022}}</ref> Lopez headlined the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] Foundation's Blue Diamond Gala in 2022, which raised $3.6 million for education, health care, homelessness and social justice causes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/press-release-jennifer-lopez-headlined-dodgers-blue-diamond-gala|title=Global superstar Jennifer Lopez headlined the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation's star-studded Blue Diamond Gala |work=mlb|date=June 16, 2022|access-date=June 17, 2022}}</ref>

===Political views and activism===
[[File:210120-D-WD757-1975 - Jennifer Lopez at the US Capitol (50860511978) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright|Lopez performing at the [[inauguration of Joe Biden]] in 2021]]

A supporter of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], Lopez has a long history of backing Democratic candidates for public office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/jennifer-lopez-politics-democrat-republican/|title=Is Jennifer Lopez a Democrat or a Republican?|work=Heavy|first=Taylor|last=Vollman|date=January 30, 2021|access-date=June 9, 2022}}</ref> She endorsed President [[Barack Obama]] in his [[Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012|2012 presidential campaign]], speaking in television advertisements and attending fundraising events for Obama.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jennifer Lopez in New Obama TV Ad, Wears Hot High-Slit Dress at Fundraiser|url=http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2012/10/02/jennifer-lopez-in-new-obama-tv-ad-wears-hot-high-slit-dress-at-fundraiser/|website=[[Fox News|Fox News Latino]]|access-date=November 19, 2016|date=October 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119120609/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2012/10/02/jennifer-lopez-in-new-obama-tv-ad-wears-hot-high-slit-dress-at-fundraiser/|archive-date=November 19, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Bustle">{{cite web|last1=Donelan|first1=Loretta|title=Hillary Clinton Joins Jennifer Lopez On Stage At The Star's Concert & It's A Great Show Of Support — Video|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/192276-hillary-clinton-joins-jennifer-lopez-on-stage-at-the-stars-concert-its-a-great-show|website=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]|access-date=November 19, 2016|date=October 31, 2016}}</ref> She endorsed Democratic presidential nominee [[Hillary Clinton]] in 2016, headlining a free concert in Florida in support of her that October.<ref name="Bustle" /><ref>{{cite web|last1=Mallenbaum|first1=Carly|title=J.Lo takes stage for Hillary Clinton, samples Michelle Obama speech|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/10/30/jennifer-lopez-hillary-clinton-miami-concert/93010924/|website=[[USA Today]]|access-date=November 19, 2016|date=October 30, 2016}}</ref>

Lopez has been critical of President [[Donald Trump]].<ref name="Halftime" /> During her [[Super Bowl LIV halftime show|Super Bowl halftime show]] performance in 2020, she performed her song "[[Let's Get Loud]]" while cloaked in a large [[Puerto Rican flag]], with children in metal cages displayed on the field. It was interpreted as a statement about the [[Mexico–United States border crisis]] and Trump's [[Immigration policy of the first Donald Trump administration|immigration policy]].<ref name="Inauguration" /><ref name="Inauguration2">{{cite news |last1=Butler |first1=Bethonie |title=Jennifer Lopez sang 'Lets Get Loud' at inauguration. The dance track actually made perfect sense |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/01/20/jennifer-lopez-lets-get-loud-inauguration/ |url-access=subscription|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=February 24, 2024 |date=January 20, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The [[NFL]] attempted to remove the cages from the performance but Lopez refused.<ref name="Halftime">{{cite web |date=2022 |title=Jennifer Lopez: Halftime |publisher=[[Netflix]]|url=https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81031929|url-access=subscription|access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref> She endorsed President [[Joe Biden]] in his [[Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign|2020 presidential campaign]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/16/politics/jennifer-lopez-alex-rodriguez-biden-endorsement/index.html|title=Jennifer Lopez endorse Joe Biden|publisher=CNN|first=Arlette|last=Saenz|date=October 16, 2020|access-date=June 9, 2022}}</ref> She later performed at Biden's [[Inauguration of Joe Biden|2021 inauguration]], where she sang "[[This Land Is Your Land]]" and "[[America the Beautiful]]", while reciting the last phrase of the [[Pledge of Allegiance]] in Spanish.<ref name="Inauguration"/> She also worked "Let's Get Loud" into the performance as a "reprise" to her political message at the Super Bowl.<ref name="Inauguration2" /> Lopez endorsed [[Kamala Harris]] during her [[Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign|2024 presidential campaign]]. She spoke at a Las Vegas rally for Harris that November, pushing back on remarks made at Trump's [[2024 Trump rally at Madison Square Garden|rally at Madison Square Garden]] which were deemed offensive to Puerto Ricans.<ref>{{cite web |title='Our pain matters': Jennifer Lopez endorses Harris at Las Vegas rally – video |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2024/nov/01/jennifer-lopez-endorses-kamala-harris-las-vegas-rally-video |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=November 3, 2024 |date=November 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bradner |first1=Eric |title=Jennifer Lopez says 'every Latino in this country' offended by Trump's Madison Square Garden rally |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/01/politics/jennifer-lopez-kamala-harris-latino-voters/index.html |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=November 3, 2024 |date=November 1, 2024}}</ref>

Lopez is an avid supporter of [[LGBTQ rights]], and has raised millions of dollars for [[HIV/AIDS research]].<ref name="amfAR" /> In June 2013, [[amfAR]] presented her with its humanitarian award for her philanthropic work.<ref name="amfAR">{{cite web|last1=Lipke|first1=David|title=Jennifer Lopez Honored at amfAR's Inspiration Gala|url=http://wwd.com/eye/parties/jennifer-lopez-honored-at-amfars-inspiration-gala-6991956/|website=[[Women's Wear Daily]]|access-date=November 15, 2016|date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> That September, she was awarded the Ally for Equality award presented by the [[Human Rights Campaign]], for her support of the LGBTQ community.<ref>{{cite web|title=HRC to Honor Jennifer Lopez with Ally for Equality Award at 2013 National Dinner|url=http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/hrc-to-honor-jennifer-lopez-with-ally-for-equality-award-at-2013-national-d|work=HRC Blog|publisher=Human Rights Campaign|access-date=September 25, 2013|date=September 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925143143/http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/hrc-to-honor-jennifer-lopez-with-ally-for-equality-award-at-2013-national-d|archive-date=September 25, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The following year, she received the [[GLAAD Vanguard Award]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Jennifer Lopez Honored at GLAAD Awards|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6051917/jennifer-lopez-honored-at-glaad-awards|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 15, 2016|date=April 13, 2014}}</ref> In July 2016, Lopez released a single entitled "[[Love Make the World Go Round]]", a collaboration with Lin-Manuel Miranda, which benefits victims of the [[Orlando nightclub shooting]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Getz|first1=Dana|title=Jennifer Lopez, Lin-Manuel Miranda team for Orlando tribute 'Love Make the World Go Round'|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/07/07/jennifer-lopez-lin-manuel-miranda-orlando-love-make-world-go-round|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=July 7, 2016|date=July 7, 2016}}</ref> She was also featured on the song "[[Hands (2016 song)|Hands]]" along with numerous other artists, also benefiting those affected by the Orlando shooting.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Quackenbush|first1=Casey|title=Listen to Britney Spears, Pink, Jennifer Lopez and Others Sing 'Hands' for Orlando|url=https://time.com/4394342/orlando-shooting-tribute-hands-britney-spears-pink-jennifer-lopez/|magazine=Time|access-date=November 15, 2016|date=July 6, 2016|archive-date=November 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115135144/http://time.com/4394342/orlando-shooting-tribute-hands-britney-spears-pink-jennifer-lopez/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lopez signed an open letter from [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] magazine to the [[United States Congress]] in 2016, which demanded action on [[gun control]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=An Open Letter to Congress from the Music Industry|url=https://www.billboard.com/open-letter/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 19, 2016|date=June 23, 2016}}</ref> In 2017, she participated in the #KeepThePromise campaign, initiated by the film ''[[The Promise (2016 film)|The Promise]]'', a movie about the [[Armenian genocide]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-22 |title=Jennifer Lopez supports Armenian Genocide epic ‘The Promise’ |url=https://armenpress.am/en/article/887799 |access-date= |website=Armenpress |language=en}}</ref>

In June 2020, Lopez attended a [[Black Lives Matter]] movement protest in Los Angeles, in connection with the broader [[George Floyd protests]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/music/jennifer-lopez-alex-rodriguez-attend-black-lives-matter-rally/|title=Jennifer Lopez & Alex Rodriguez Attend Black Lives Matter Protest in L.A.: 'We Are Proud to Join'|work=[[People Magazine]]|author=Todisco, Eric|date=June 8, 2020|access-date=June 9, 2020}}</ref> Lopez has also been an active advocate for the [[Time's Up (organization)|Time's Up movement]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jimenez|first1=Ashley|title=Jennifer Lopez Delivers #TimesUp Speech In Puerto Rico In Honor of Golden Globes|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/award-shows/jennifer-lopez-timesup-puerto-rico|access-date=March 15, 2018|work=Latina Magazine|date=January 7, 2018|archive-date=March 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316090332/http://www.latina.com/entertainment/award-shows/jennifer-lopez-timesup-puerto-rico|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2022, she became one of the co-chairs for [[Michelle Obama]]'s When We All Vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/jennifer-lopez-steph-curry-and-h-e-r-join-michelle-obamas-when-we-all-vote-as-co-chairs-1235083746/|title=Jennifer Lopez, Steph Curry and H.E.R. Join Michelle Obama's When We All Vote as Co-Chairs|work=USA Today|first=Chris|last=Gardner|date=January 31, 2022|access-date=June 9, 2022}}</ref> She expressed solidarity with the people of the [[Gaza Strip]] during the [[Gaza war]]. As part of a group called [[Artists4Ceasefire]], she signed a letter urging President Joe Biden to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.<ref>{{cite news |title=Celebrities call for ceasefire, decry civilian deaths: Hollywood reacts to Israel-Hamas war |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/10/16/israeli-palestinian-conflict-celebrity-reactions/71206600007/ |work=USA Today |date=October 16, 2023}}</ref>

==Artistry==
===Influences===
Lopez credited Puerto Rican actress [[Rita Moreno]]'s performance in the musical film ''[[West Side Story (1961 film)|West Side Story]]'' (1961) as the major influence on her career path and artistry.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moreno |first1=Carolina |title=J.Lo To Rita Moreno: You Made Me Feel 'Anything Was Possible' For Latinas (VIDEO) |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennifer-lopez-rita-moreno_n_5147217 |website=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=October 7, 2025 |date=April 14, 2014}}</ref> Moreno was the only performer Lopez was able to identify with, at a time when Latinos were rarely on television.<ref>{{harvnb|Parish|2009|pp=9–11}}</ref> She was also inspired by [[Barbra Streisand]]'s career as a singer, director and actress.<ref name=GiftedActress/> Growing up, she was influenced by Latin music styles ranging from [[salsa (music)|salsa]] to [[Bachata (music)|bachata]], and artists including [[Celia Cruz]] and [[Tito Puente]], though it was the hip hop song "[[Rapper's Delight]]" (1979) by [[The Sugarhill Gang]] that she said changed her life.<ref>{{harvnb|Parish|2009|pp=13–14}}</ref> 

Lopez has cited [[Madonna]] as her "first big musical influence", explaining "It was all about Madonna for me. She inspired me to want to sing, to dance, to work hard."<ref>{{cite web|last=Miller |first=Prairie |title=NY Rock Interview with Jennifer Lopez |url=http://www.nyrock.com/interviews/2002/lopez_int3.asp |date=December 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021220071343/http://www.nyrock.com/interviews/2002/lopez_int3.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 20, 2002 |work=NY Rock |access-date=February 12, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/people/how-why-this-photo-of-madonna-changed-jennifer-lopezs-life-interview-inspiration-career/25705|title=How this image of Madonna changed Jennifer Lopez's life|work=[[Stylist (magazine)|Stylist]]|date=October 22, 2015|first=Anna|last=Pollitt|access-date=February 20, 2021}}</ref> Her other major influences include [[Tina Turner]], [[James Brown]], and [[Michael Jackson]].<ref name="10 Questions for Lopez">{{cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1673250,00.html |title=10 Questions for Jennifer Lopez |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=October 18, 2007 |access-date=August 18, 2012|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021032212/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1673250,00.html|archive-date=October 21, 2007}}</ref> Lopez has cited [[Janet Jackson]] as a major inspiration for her own dance and music videos, stating that she "probably started dancing" because of Jackson's music video for "[[The Pleasure Principle (song)#Music video|The Pleasure Principle]]".<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/India-is-on-my-mind-Jennifer-Lopez/articleshow/15631085.cms|title=India is on my mind: Jennifer Lopez|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=Chowdary, Asa|date=August 25, 2012|access-date=August 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Schiller |first1=Rebecca |title=Jennifer Lopez on Working With Cardi B, Why Janet Jackson Is an Idol at Billboard Music Awards: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bbma/8456933/jennifer-lopez-interview-billboard-music-awards-2018-video |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=September 24, 2019 |date=May 20, 2018}}</ref> She also looked to the careers of [[Cher]], [[Bette Middler]] and [[Diana Ross]],<ref name="Parish2" /> and has been inspired by younger artists such as [[Lady Gaga]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a325337/jennifer-lopez-lady-gaga-inspires-me/|title=Jennifer Lopez: 'Lady GaGa inspires me'
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===Musical style===
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Musically, Lopez is described as a "chameleon" by outlets like ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' and ''[[Forbes]]'', having been known to experiment and jump between genres.<ref name="Variety" /><ref name="Malone" /><ref name="Benjamin">{{cite web |last=Benjamin |first=Jeff |title=Jennifer Lopez & Bad Bunny Team For Tropical-Trap Joint 'Te Gusté': Watch |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbenjamin/2018/11/09/jennifer-lopez-bad-bunny-te-guste-video/#193d083a2c8d |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=November 10, 2018 |date=November 9, 2018 |archive-date=November 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111001220/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbenjamin/2018/11/09/jennifer-lopez-bad-bunny-te-guste-video/#193d083a2c8d |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Statesman">{{cite web |last1=Mossman |first1=Kate |title=Jennifer Lopez's beautifully unhinged visual album |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music/2024/02/jennifer-lopez-new-album-review-beautifully-unhinged |website=[[New Statesman]] |access-date=February 23, 2024 |date=February 9, 2024}}</ref> Her music strongly identifies with hip hop while exploring the "romantic innocence" of Latin music.<ref>{{cite book|last=Morales|first=Ed|title=The Latin Beat: The Rhythms And Roots Of Latin Music From Bossa Nova To Salsa And Beyond|url=https://archive.org/details/latinbeatrhythms00mora_0|url-access=registration|year=2003|publisher=Da Capo Press|isbn=078673020X|page=[https://archive.org/details/latinbeatrhythms00mora_0/page/163 163]}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' observed that she has "never been one to downplay her Latinidad, and always makes sure to display it" in her music, "regardless of genre".<ref name="Malone" /> ''On the 6'' and ''J.Lo'', described by Lopez as [[Latin soul]], fuse a wide range of Latin genres with [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] and hip hop, while also containing [[dance-pop]].<ref name="Malone" /><ref name="Woog 55"/><ref name="LA Times 99" /> While mostly English, the albums include some Spanish and bilingual songs such as "[[Cariño (song)|Cariño]]",<ref>{{cite news|title=Latest From Lopez Made for the Mass Market|newspaper=[[The Miami Herald]]|date=January 26, 2001|page=3}}</ref> with Lopez also speaking in Spanish and asserting her Latin identity on songs like "[[Let's Get Loud]]".<ref>{{cite news|last=Tarradell|first=Mario|title=On the 6|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=June 4, 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Tarradell|first=Mario|title=Pop go the Latin acts Do artists leave heritage behind for crossover success?|newspaper=[[The Dallas Morning News]]|date=June 13, 1999}}</ref> A departure from her previous work, ''This Is Me... Then'' blends 1970s [[soul music|soul]] with "streetwise" hip hop.<ref name="Paoletta">{{cite magazine|last=Paoletta|first=Michael|title=Reviews and Previews|magazine=Billboard|date=December 7, 2002|volume= 114| issue = 49|page=65|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Og0EAAAAMBAJ|access-date=April 5, 2013}}</ref> ''Rebirth'' was noted for its "relaxing" atmosphere, while ''Como Ama una Mujer'' was characterized as "silkily sedate Spanish [[Sade (singer)|Sade]] worship".<ref name="Variety" /> ''Brave'' and ''Love?'' delved further into dance-pop,<ref name="Bernstein" /><ref name="Drew">{{cite web |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/review--jennifer-lopez-love-2011254 |title=Jennifer Lopez&nbsp;– Love? (album review) |publisher=Wenner Media LLC |work=[[US Magazine]] |last=Drew |first=Ian |date=April 25, 2011 |access-date=April 28, 2011 |archive-date=May 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502053951/http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/review--jennifer-lopez-love-2011254 |url-status=live }}</ref> while ''A.K.A.'' and ''This Is Me... Now'' saw her return to her R&B roots, though the latter eschews Latin influences.<ref name="Papi">{{cite web|title=New Music: Jennifer Lopez f/ French Montana&nbsp;— 'I Luh Ya Papi'|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2014/03/05/new-music-jennifer-lopez-f-french-montana-i-luh-ya-papi/|website=Rap-Up|access-date=March 5, 2014|date=March 5, 2014|archive-date=January 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101232127/http://www.rap-up.com/2014/03/05/new-music-jennifer-lopez-f-french-montana-i-luh-ya-papi/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Daily Telegraph Review">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/jennifer-lopez-this-is-me-now-review-slick-underwhelming/|title=Jennifer Lopez, ''This is Me... Now'', review: Rapping about prenups? How romantic|website=The Daily Telegraph|last=McCormick|first=Neil|date=February 16, 2024|access-date=16 February 2024|archive-date=February 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216144804/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/jennifer-lopez-this-is-me-now-review-slick-underwhelming/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Described as autobiographical,<ref>{{cite web|title=How Jennifer Lopez Turned Hitting 'Rock Bottom' Into A Memoir|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennifer-lopez-_n_6107300|website=HuffPost|access-date=December 26, 2021|date=November 5, 2014}}</ref> most of Lopez's music has centered around the "ups and downs" of love, often inspired by her own love life.<ref name="LoveMTV" /><ref name="Brown">{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Helen |title=Why Jenny From the Block backfired on Bennifer |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/why-jenny-from-the-block-backfired-on-jennifer-lopez/ |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=February 29, 2024 |date=February 15, 2024}}</ref> Lyrically, ''This Is Me... Then'' is largely focused on her relationship with [[Ben Affleck]]; the song "Dear Ben" was described as the album's "glowing centerpiece".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/jennifer-lopez-this-is-me-then/|title=Jennifer Lopez: This Is Me... Then|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|date=November 20, 2002|access-date=July 24, 2012}}</ref> Its sequel album, ''This Is Me... Now'', was informed by her marriage to Affleck, and Lopez's "psychological journey of the past two decade".<ref name="ThisIsMeNow_Variety">{{Cite magazine |last=Garcia |first=Thania |date=November 25, 2022 |title=Jennifer Lopez Announces First Album in Eight Years, 'This Is Me... Now' |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/jennifer-lopez-this-is-me-now-new-album-1235441065/ |url-status=live |magazine=Variety |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308082456/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/jennifer-lopez-this-is-me-now-new-album-1235441065/ |archive-date=March 8, 2023 |access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref> ''Como Ama una Mujer'' features introspective lyrics about romance, heartache and self-loathing.<ref name="CAUM">{{cite news |url=https://archive.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2007/03/27/lopez_turns_the_lights_down_low/ |title= Lopez turns the lights down low |work=[[Boston Globe]] |date=March 27, 2007 |access-date=December 26, 2021 |first=James |last=Reed |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021233216/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2007/03/27/lopez_turns_the_lights_down_low/ |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Regarding ''Love?'', Lopez stated: "There's still so much to learn and that's why the question mark."<ref name="LoveMTV">{{cite web|last=Dinh|first=James|title=J.Lo Contemplates 'Love' (And Love?) Through The Years|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2581006/jlo-contemplates-love-and-love-through-the-years/|publisher=MTV|access-date=December 26, 2021|date=May 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727042918/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/05/03/jlo-contemplates-love-and-love-through-the-years/|archive-date=July 27, 2013}}</ref> Other recurrent themes in Lopez's music have included her upbringing in the Bronx,<ref name="LA Times 99" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Video Teaser: Jennifer Lopez – ‘Same Girl’ (New Single) |url=https://thatgrapejuice.net/2014/01/video-teaser-jennifer-lopez-same-girl-single/ |website=That Grape Juice.net- Thirsty? |access-date=25 February 2026 |language=en |date=13 January 2014}}</ref> [[social class]]<ref name="Statesman" /> and [[women's empowerment]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=George|first1=Kat|title=J-Lo is the feminist celebrity icon you never knew you had|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/30372/1/j-lo-is-the-feminist-celebrity-icon-you-never-knew-you-had|website=[[Dazed]]|publisher=Waddell Limited|access-date=December 1, 2016|date=March 15, 2016}}</ref> 

Lopez has received mixed reviews for her "light" [[soubrette]] voice,<ref name="Philly">{{cite journal |last1=Amorosi |first1=A.D. |title=J-Lo's doing it well, singing and dancing in A.C. |journal=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=July 31, 2012 |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/entertainment/20120731_J-Lo_s_doing_it_well__singing_and_dancing_in_A_C_.html |access-date=February 22, 2024}}</ref> which critics have described as thin,<ref name="Daily Telegraph Review" /> and overshadowed by her music's production.<ref name=vocall>{{cite web|title=Jennifer Lopez finds her voice on new album|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/02/02/jennifer-lopez-finds-her-voice-on-new-album/#more-72798|work=[[Rap-Up]] |publisher=SpinMedia|access-date=February 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Henderling|first=Lisa|title=Revolutions|work=Vibe|date=December 2007|volume= 15| issue = 12|page=107 |issn=1070-4701}}</ref><ref name="Erlewine">{{cite web|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=love-r2142805|pure_url=yes}}|title= Love? – Jennifer Lopez |website=[[AllMusic]]|date=April 19, 2011|access-date=May 3, 2011}}</ref> With ''On the 6'', critics described Lopez's voice as a "sultry purr" and "breathy";<ref name="NME">{{cite web|title=On The 6|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/jennifer-lopez/1230|work=[[NME]]| date=September 12, 2005 |publisher=IPC Media Entertainment Network|access-date=April 8, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Considine|first=J.D.|title=Actress Jennifer Lopez can sing, but it isn't enough|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=June 3, 1999 |issn=1930-8965}}</ref> [[Rob Sheffield]] remarked: "Lopez sticks to the understated R&B murmur of a round-the-way superstar who doesn't need to belt because she knows you're already paying attention ... She makes a little va-va and a whole lot of voom go a long way."<ref name="Rolling">{{cite news |last=Sheffield|first=Rob|title=On the 6|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/on-the-6-202206/|magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=April 8, 2013|date=July 8, 1999}}</ref> Lopez, who often worried about her singing "not being as strong" as her other attributes, would later credit ex-husband [[Marc Anthony]] for helping her find her "best singing voice".<ref>{{harvnb|Lopez|2014|at=794}}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' described her voice as being "stronger than ever" on ''This Is Me... Now'', while opining that "the thinness of the voice has often been beside the point, if not a boon to her early career", which was marked by "Bronx regularness".<ref name=Pitchfork>{{cite web |last=Escobedo Shepherd |first=Julianne |date=February 22, 2024 |title=Jennifer Lopez: This Is Me... Now Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/jennifer-lopez-this-is-me-now/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=February 22, 2024}}</ref> 

Lopez has been criticized for her use of background vocals from [[demo (music)|demo]] singers, prompting rumors of [[playback singer|ghost singers]]' vocals being used in place of her own.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Myers |first1=Owen |title=Up next is ... JLo? When pop stars crash karaoke |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/15/karaoke-jlo-jennifer-lopez-pop-stars |website=The Guardian |access-date=February 22, 2024 |date=August 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gariano |first1=Francesca |title=Ayo Edebiri seemingly owns up to her Jennifer Lopez 'scam' comments during 'SNL' sketch |url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/ayo-edebiri-seemingly-owns-up-to-her-jennifer-lopez-scam-comments-during-snl-sketch/3452793/ |publisher=[[NBC Dallas-Fort Worth]] |access-date=February 22, 2024 |date=February 4, 2024}}</ref> The rumors have been debunked by writers and background singers who worked with Lopez,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Juzwiak |first1=Rich |title=Ashanti Did Sing on 'I'm Real,' Duh |url=https://jezebel.com/ashanti-did-sing-on-im-real-duh-1839609233 |website=[[Jezebel (website)|Jezebel]] |access-date=February 22, 2024 |date=November 4, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Milian">{{cite web |last1=Bell |first1=Sadie |title=Christina Milian Has No Beef with Jennifer Lopez over 'Play': 'Couldn't Believe at 19 Years Old I Wrote a Song for J.Lo' |url=https://people.com/christina-milian-no-beef-with-jennifer-lopez-over-recording-her-song-play-7972136 |website=People |access-date=February 22, 2024 |date=September 20, 2023}}</ref> including [[Christina Milian]] ("[[Play (Jennifer Lopez song)|Play]]"), who called the controversy "funny" and said: "It's no different than Michael Jackson having background singers on songs or [[Britney Spears]]. This is what music is made of."<ref name="Milian" />

===Dance, videos and stage===
{{See also|Jennifer Lopez videography}}

[[File:The opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2014 13 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Lopez performing during the [[2014 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony]] in [[Brazil]]]]

Considered one of dance's "greatest success stories",<ref name="Variety July 2016" /> Lopez has received praise for her highly choreographed dancing,<ref name="Philly" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Chou |first1=Jessica |title=11 Of Pop's Most Iconic Dancers, Ranked |url=https://www.refinery29.com/2015/07/91060/best-celebrity-dance-moves#slide-10 |website=[[Refinery29]] |access-date=August 10, 2018 |date=July 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jam On: Music's Best Dancers Since Michael Jackson |url=https://www.bet.com/photo-gallery/5qrlis/jam-on-music-s-best-dancers-since-michael-jackson/cavhb3 |publisher=[[BET]] |access-date=February 22, 2024}}</ref> and is noted for her technical skill.<ref>{{harvnb|Ovalle|2011|p=130}}</ref> She has been trained in a range of dance styles, including ballet, jazz, flamenco, ballroom,<ref name="Shall We Dance? - Interview">{{cite web|last=Boccard |first=Sophia |title=Jennifer Lopez Interview for Shall We Dance? |url=http://www.thecinemasource.com/blog/interviews/jennifer-lopez-interview-for-shall-we-dance/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515014355/http://www.thecinemasource.com/blog/interviews/jennifer-lopez-interview-for-shall-we-dance/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 15, 2011 |publisher=The Cinema Source |access-date=June 30, 2013 |date=January 28, 2008 }}</ref> pole dancing,<ref name="Elena">{{cite web|url=https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a30793262/jennifer-lopez-oscars-snub-hustlers-2020/|title=The Oscars Robbed Us of a Historic Jennifer Lopez Moment—and I Can't Forgive Them |work=OprahDaily|first=Elena|last=Nicolaou|date=February 7, 2020|access-date=June 8, 2022}}</ref> breakdancing, street dance, and hip hop.<ref>{{harvnb|Ovalle|2011|pp=134–136}}</ref> Her signature movements include "clock-wise pivoting with salsa hip circles and sequential torso undulations".<ref>{{cite book|last=Potuoglu-Cook|first=Oyku|title=Night Shifts: Moral, Economic, and Cultural Politics of Turkish Belly Dance|year=2008|isbn=978-0549541301|page=167}}</ref> Described by [[MTV]]'s Madeline Roth as "some of the most memorable visuals of the 21st century",<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roth |first1=Madeline |title=Jennifer Lopez, Living Icon, Is Your 2018 VMA Video Vanguard |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3083147/jennifer-lopez-2018-vma-video-vanguard/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801111814/http://www.mtv.com/news/3083147/jennifer-lopez-2018-vma-video-vanguard/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 1, 2018 |publisher=[[MTV]] |access-date=August 5, 2018 |date=July 31, 2018}}</ref> Lopez's music videos made her a dominant figure on MTV,<ref name="Asia Pacific">{{cite magazine|title=Asia Pacific Quarterly|magazine=Billboard|date=August 7, 1999|volume=111|issue=32|page=56|publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Sexual Teens, Sexual Media: Investigating Mediás Influence on Adolescent Sexuality|year=2002|publisher=Routledge|isbn=0805834907|page=260|first1=Jane Delano |last1=Brown |first2=Jeanne R. |last2=Steele |first3=Kim |last3=Walsh-Childers }}</ref> and helped influence [[2000s fashion]] trends.<ref name="Fader">{{cite web |last1=Halabian |first1=Layla |title=Never forget that Jennifer Lopez was the queen of early-'00s style |url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/08/07/jennifer-lopez-style-music-video-style-early-aughts-early-2000s-video-vanguard |website=[[The Fader]] |access-date=February 18, 2024 |date=August 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Tschinkel |first1=Arielle |title=45 of the most iconic music video looks of all time |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/most-iconic-music-video-looks-of-all-time#jennifer-lopez-chose-to-wear-a-juicy-couture-tracksuit-in-her-video-for-the-song-im-real-2001-32 |website=[[Business Insider]] |access-date=October 4, 2025 |date=October 15, 2019}}</ref> Her music videos are known for showcasing her ability as a dancer,<ref name="Spanos" /> which [[CNN]]'s Holly Thomas said gave her a "captivating, commanding presence",<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Holly |title=Super Bowl headliner Jennifer Lopez is the star of bouncing back |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/31/opinions/super-bowl-jennifer-lopez-comeback-thomas/index.html |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=February 1, 2020 |date=January 31, 2020}}</ref> as well as themes of surveillance and fame.<ref name="Spanos">{{cite magazine |last1=Spanos |first1=Brittany |title=5 Artists Who Could Win Future VMA Video Vanguard Awards |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/5-artists-who-could-win-future-vma-video-vanguard-awards-712570/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=August 19, 2018 |date=August 18, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Sonia">{{cite magazine |last1=Saraiya |first1=Sonia |title='Rumors Got Me Laughing, Kid': Looking Back on 'Jenny From the Block,' the Bennifer Anthem That Explains 2021 |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/05/ben-affleck-jennifer-lopez-jenny-from-the-block-bennifer |magazine=Vanity Fair |access-date=February 29, 2024 |date=May 19, 2021}}</ref> Her videography and dancing have also been criticized for their provocative nature,<ref name="IBT">{{cite news |last=Costanza|first=Ashley Justine|title=Jennifer Lopez's 'Dance Again' Video Stirs Controversy: Her Five Trashiest Videos|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/jennifer-lopezs-dance-again-video-stirs-controversy-her-five-trashiest-videos-435170|work=International Business Times |access-date=June 30, 2013|date=April 9, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nobody Puts J.Lo's Booty in a Box|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/151961_jennifer_lopez_defends_her_booty_video_talks_scary_car_accident/|website=ETOnline |access-date=December 27, 2014|date=October 1, 2014}}</ref> with Lopez being described as one of the Latin performers whose work "racialized and sexualized their bodies".<ref>{{harvnb|Ovalle|2011|pp=3–4}}</ref> 

On stage, Lopez is recognized for her showmanship, sex appeal, and glamorous costumes, which often include [[bodysuit]]s.<ref name="LA Times Vegas">{{cite web|last1=D. Kennery|first1=Gerrick|title=Review Jennifer Lopez gives all she's got – and more – in Vegas|url=https://latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-jennifer-lopez-vegas-20160124-story.html|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=August 20, 2016|date=January 24, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mountford |first1=Jaye |title=Jennifer Lopez Las Vegas Residency Extended: Her Show-Stopping Stage Looks |url=https://www.latintimes.com/jennifer-lopez-las-vegas-residency-extended-her-show-stopping-stage-looks-slideshow-393241 |website=[[IBT Media|Latin Times]] |access-date=February 15, 2024 |date=July 22, 2016}}</ref> Journalists have described her as the "ultimate [[showgirl]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Atkinson |first1=Katie |title=Jennifer Lopez Is the Ultimate Showgirl in All I Have Las Vegas Residency: Live Review |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jennifer-lopez-all-i-have-las-vegas-residency-review-6851129/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=October 4, 2025 |date=January 21, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jennifer Lopez kicks off 'All I Have' opening show in Las Vegas |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2016/01/21/jennifer-lopez-kicks-off-all-i-have-opening-show-in-las-vegas/ |website=[[New York Daily News]] |access-date=October 4, 2025 |date=January 21, 2016}}</ref> While being noted to lip sync in the early stages of career,<ref>{{cite news |title=Lip syncing takes the fun out of seeing an artist live|newspaper=[[Contra Costa Times]]|date=June 21, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Woog|2020|p=56}}</ref> Lopez's Dance Again World Tour was praised for showcasing live vocals and choreography synchronously.<ref name="Philly" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Fuller |first=Bonnie |url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2012/12/05/jennifer-lopez-dance-again-tour-divorce-marc-anthony/ |title=Jennifer Lopez 'Dance Again' Tour — Why She Had to Divorce Marc Anthony |publisher=Hollywood Life |date=December 5, 2012 |access-date=May 31, 2013}}</ref><ref name="filipino">{{cite news|last=Concepcion|first=Pocholo|title=JLo enchants capacity crowd at MOA Arena concert|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/69407/jlo-enchants-capacity-crowd-at-moa-arena-concert|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |access-date=November 27, 2012|date=November 27, 2012}}</ref> In a review of her Las Vegas residency All I Have, ''Los Angeles Times'' writer Nolan Feeney remarked that her dancing is "undoubtedly the centerpiece of the show".<ref name="LA Times Vegas" />

Her provocative stage performances and costumes have also drawn scrutiny. [[Robin Givhan]] of ''[[The Daily Beast]]'' criticized the nude bodysuit Lopez wore during her performance at the [[2011 American Music Awards]], calling it "banal [[exhibitionism]]" which "cried out for attention in all the wrong ways".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Givhan |first1=Robin |title=Jennifer Lopez's Fashion Blunder at American Music Awards |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/jennifer-lopezs-fashion-blunder-at-american-music-awards |website=[[The Daily Beast]] |access-date=February 16, 2024 |date=November 21, 2011}}</ref> A number of her performances have been deemed inappropriate for television,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.com.au/british-tv/s107/britains-got-talent/news/a486003/jennifer-lopez-britains-got-talent-producers-said-to-wear-outfit.html |title=Jennifer Lopez: 'Britain's Got Talent producers said to wear outfit' |work=Digital Spy |access-date=May 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604123052/http://www.digitalspy.com.au/british-tv/s107/britains-got-talent/news/a486003/jennifer-lopez-britains-got-talent-producers-said-to-wear-outfit.html |archive-date=June 4, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Elassar |first1=Alaa |title=Over 1,300 complaints were sent to the FCC about Shakira and J.Lo's Super Bowl halftime show |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/25/us/shakira-jlo-super-bowl-halftime-show-fcc-complaints-trnd/index.html |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=March 6, 2024 |date=February 26, 2020}}</ref> including her controversial appearance at the Moroccan musical festival, [[Mawazine]], in 2015. Moroccan Prime Minister [[Abdelilah Benkirane]] called it "disgraceful" and demanded that legal measures be taken, while an education group claimed that she "disturbed public order and tarnished women's honor and respect".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shepherd|first1=Jack|title=Jennifer Lopez concert: Moroccan PM demands investigation into 'provocative' performance|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/jennifer-lopez-moroccan-pm-demands-investigation-into-provocative-performance-10304831.html|website=[[The Independent]]|access-date=November 23, 2016|date=June 8, 2015}}</ref> 

===Acting and screen===
[[File:TIFF 2019 jlo (1 of 1)-2 (48696671561) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright|Lopez at the [[Toronto Film Festival]] in 2019]]

Lopez's films often see her playing "relatable everywomen",<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Jake |title=Second Act review: Jennifer Lopez's working woman sends mixed messages |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/second-act-review-20181204-h18q4l.html |website=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=February 12, 2024 |date=December 6, 2018}}</ref> with Cady Lang of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' writing: "A longtime hallmark of Lopez's filmography is her penchant for stories about survivors. Her characters are never shrinking violets."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Lang |first1=Cady |title=The 16 Best J. Lo Movies Of All Time |url=https://time.com/6146965/jennifer-lopez-best-movies/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=February 12, 2024 |date=February 11, 2022 |archive-date=February 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217133047/https://time.com/6146965/jennifer-lopez-best-movies/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Discussing the roles she is drawn to, Lopez said in 1998: "I don't think of them as strong women ... I like characters that are really part of the story as opposed to window dressing, but I think the interesting thing is that they are real people. Nobody walks around being strong all the time."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gristwood |first1=Sarah |title=Jennifer Lopez is on her way up |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/12/11/jennifer-lopez-is-on-her-way-up/ |website=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |access-date=February 12, 2024 |date=December 11, 1998}}</ref> Like her music, a number of her film roles explore [[class consciousness]], including ''Maid in Manhattan'' (2002) and ''Second Act'' (2018).<ref name="Wilkinson">{{cite web |last1=Wilkinson |first1=Alissa |title=7 Roles That Explain Why Jennifer Lopez's Life Is Her Greatest Art |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/movies/jennifer-lopez-best-performances.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=September 15, 2025 |date=September 14, 2025}}</ref> 

Film critic [[Stephanie Zacharek]] described Lopez as "one of the most gifted and appealing performers of the past two decades ... and yet the movies have rarely known what to do with her and her significant gifts as an actor."<ref name="Patron Saint">{{cite magazine |last1=Zacharek |first1=Stephanie |author1-link=Stephanie Zacharek |title=Why Jennifer Lopez Remains the Patron Saint of Romantic Comedies |url=https://time.com/6145415/jlo-marry-me-romantic-comedies/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=February 12, 2024 |date=February 7, 2022 |archive-date=February 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214011511/https://time.com/6145415/jlo-marry-me-romantic-comedies/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> While Lopez received acclaim for her early film work, ''[[The New York Times]]'' writer Kyle Buchanan noted that her tendency to star in romantic comedies, and her pop music career, "lowered her critical bona fides".<ref name="Kyle">{{cite web |last1=Buchanan |first1=Kyle |title=Why Did the Oscars Ignore Jennifer Lopez in 'Hustlers'? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/13/movies/jennifer-lopez-academy-awards.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=February 12, 2024 |date=January 13, 2020}}</ref> [[Taylor Hackford]], who directed Lopez in ''Parker'', said she "can really act": "She knows how to transmit nuances, to make the subtlest of shifts. Does she have humor? Yes. But at the same time she can get into the deepest dramatic areas."<ref name="Van Meter">{{cite web |last1=Van Meter |first1=Jonathan |title=Jennifer Lopez: Venus Rising |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/jennifer-lopez-venus-rising |website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |access-date=February 12, 2024 |date=March 15, 2012}}</ref> Lopez, who identifies the romantic comedy as her favorite film genre,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tapia |first1=Sara |title=Jennifer Lopez dishes on her career and marriage to Ben Affleck |url=https://www.who.com.au/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-romcom |website=[[Who (magazine)|Who]] |access-date=February 12, 2024 |date=January 26, 2023}}</ref> has been referred to as the "Patron Saint of Romantic Comedies"<ref name="Patron Saint" /> and the "Queen of Romantic Comedies".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tangcay |first1=Jazz |title=Jennifer Lopez's Rom-Coms Ranked, From 'Maid in Manhattan' to 'Shotgun Wedding' |url=https://variety.com/lists/jennifer-lopez-romantic-comedy-movies-ranked/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=February 12, 2024 |date=January 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Keates |first1=Emma |title=Jennifer Lopez is releasing a film to accompany her first album in a decade |url=https://www.avclub.com/jennifer-lopez-this-is-me-now-date-1851049046 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=February 12, 2024 |date=November 27, 2023}}</ref>

In her early films, Lopez played stereotypical roles which signified her as a "racialized, exoticized" [[Other (philosophy)|other]]. In films such as ''Blood and Wine'' and ''U Turn'', her body is fetishized "through extreme close-ups" and "framed as animalistic, primitive, and irresistibly dangerous to the Anglo American male characters."<ref name="Latina Iconicity">{{cite journal |last1=Valdivia |first1=Angharad N. |last2=Molina Guzmán |first2=Isabel |title=Brain, Brow, and Booty: Latina Iconicity in U.S. Popular Culture |journal=[[The Communication Review]] |date=2004 |volume=7 |issue=2 |pages=205–221 |doi=10.1080/10714420490448723 |publisher=[[Routledge]] | issn = 1071-4421 }}</ref> This shifted with her role in ''Selena'', which "affirmed her Latinx identity, and won her the loyalty of that significant section of the U.S. and global audience."<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Laura |title=Why Jennifer Lopez is Hollywood's most underestimated star |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220907-why-jennifer-lopez-is-hollywoods-most-underestimated-star |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=February 12, 2024 |date=September 27, 2022}}</ref> She has also been criticized for playing ethnically ambiguous parts and tapping into "the ability to perform a [[panethnic]] other" to commodify herself.<ref name="Latina Iconicity" /> Her role as an Italian woman in ''The Wedding Planner'' has been described as "a case of classic Hollywood whitewashing."<ref name="Vice">{{cite web |last1=Zaragoza |first1=Alex |title=That's Not Amore: Everything That's Wrong With 'The Wedding Planner' |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/thats-not-amore-everything-thats-wrong-with-the-wedding-planner/ |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |access-date=February 12, 2024 |date=February 19, 2020}}</ref>

==Public image==
Lopez has been a polarizing figure in popular culture.<ref name="Idol1">{{cite web |last1=Halperin |first1=Shirley |title=Secrets Behind 'American Idol's' Incredible Comeback |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/secrets-american-idols-incredible-comeback-189263/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=February 23, 2024 |date=May 19, 2011}}</ref><ref name="TWP" /> Andrew Barker of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' writes that she "exhibits a plethora of contradictions", observing: "Despite a carefully cultivated image as an imperious pop empress in ludicrously expensive outfits, her signature hits bear the titles 'I'm Real' and 'Jenny From the Block'."<ref name="Variety">{{cite news|last=Barker|first=Andrew|title=Jennifer Lopez Receives Star for Music on Hollywood Walk of Fame|url=https://variety.com/2013/scene/features/jennifer-lopez-receives-star-for-music-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame-1200493728/|work=Variety |access-date=June 25, 2013|date=June 20, 2013}}</ref> In 2002, Lynette Holloway of ''[[The New York Times]]'' described Lopez's image as including "a dash of ''ghetto fabulousness''" and "middle-class respectability" for mass appeal.<ref name="Lynette">{{cite news |last=Holloway|first=Lynette|title=Keeping J. Lo in Spotlight Has Risks for Her Career As Well as Rich Rewards|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 9, 2002|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/09/business/keeping-j-lo-in-spotlight-has-risks-for-her-career-as-well-as-rich-rewards.html|access-date=June 30, 2013}}</ref> The media discerned a shift in her public image upon joining ''American Idol'' in 2011,<ref name="Idol1" /><ref name="J.Lo 2.0">{{cite web |last1=La Porte |first1=Nicole |title=Jennifer Lopez, the People's Pop Star |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/15/fashion/jennifer-lopez-the-peoples-pop-star.html|url-access=subscription |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=February 26, 2024 |date=May 15, 2011}}</ref> with ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' writing: "Gone was her old cut-a-bitch swagger; J. Lo 2.0 is an all-embracing, [[Oprah]]fied earth ''{{Linktext|madre}}''."<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Markovitz|first1=Adam|title=Love? review – Jennifer Lopez|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/05/04/love-review-jennifer-lopez-music-ewcom|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=November 20, 2016|date=May 4, 2011}}</ref> ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' editor [[Peter Castro]] said ''American Idol'' made Lopez "a celebrity of the people" whereas before, "there was a huge distance with the American public."<ref name="J.Lo 2.0" />

[[File:Jennifer Lopez - Pop Music Festival - 23.06.2012 (7444363106) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright|Lopez performing during her [[Dance Again World Tour]] in 2012]]
Lopez is widely celebrated for her curvaceous hourglass figure,<ref>{{harvnb|Mendible|2007|p=2}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Negrón-Muntaner|2004|pp=235–237}}</ref> which earned her the nickname ''La Guitarra'' (the guitar).<ref name="Divas" /> ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' described her buttocks as "in and of themselves, a cultural icon".<ref>{{cite news|title=Marisa Meltzer:For Posteriors' Sake|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/fashion/more-women-seeking-curvaceous-posteriors.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220103/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/fashion/more-women-seeking-curvaceous-posteriors.html |archive-date=January 3, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|date=September 17, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Recounting her experience on early films, Lopez stated: "I've always had costume people looking at me a little weary and immediately fitting me out with things to hide my bottom."<ref>{{harvnb|Negrón-Muntaner|2004|p=233}}</ref> She often wears revealing outfits to accentuate her curves.<ref>{{harvnb|Marquez|2001|p=59}}</ref> Author Mary Beltrán opined that for Lopez to "unashamedly display her well-endowed posterior during this time period" could be viewed as "a revolutionary act with respect to Anglo beauty ideals".<ref name="Beltran" /> However, she was also criticized for perceived changes in her image upon launching her music career,<ref name="Beltran" /> which included "weight loss and lightening her hair".<ref name="Baez" />

Considered a fashion icon, Lopez is known for her sense of style and "breaking fashion rules".<ref name="CFDA" /><ref name="Divas">{{harvnb|Deanne|Kenyatta|Lowery|2005|pp=107–109}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Curran |first1=Amanda |title=Jennifer Lopez Just Wore a Sheer Button-Front Dress Over Pants |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/jennifer-lopez-long-button-down-shirt |website=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] |access-date=February 11, 2024 |date=January 13, 2023}}</ref> She is recognized for both her "bold" red carpet fashion,<ref name="Brookins" /> including fourteen appearances at the [[haute couture]] [[Met Gala]] in New York City, and her everyday street style, which is "discussed ad infinitum by the fashion press."<ref name="Athleisure">{{cite web |last1=Allaire|first1=Christian |title=Nobody Does Athleisure Style Quite Like J.Lo |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/jennifer-lopez-best-athleisure-style-moments |website=Vogue |access-date=February 23, 2024 |date=July 24, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Vogue CFDA">{{cite web |last1=Yotka|first1=Steff|title=Jennifer Lopez Will Receive the Fashion Icon Honor at the CFDA Awards  |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/jennifer-lopez-fashion-icon-award-cfda |website=Vogue |access-date=February 23, 2024 |date=April 6, 2019}}</ref> ''[[British Vogue]]'' said she "added megawatt glamour to every outfit she wore",<ref name=StyleRules>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/gallery/jennifer-lopez-90s-fashion|title=Every Time Jennifer Lopez Wrote Her Own Style Rules In The '90s|work=British Vogue|first=Susan|last=Devaney|date=July 24, 2021 |access-date=June 25, 2022}}</ref> with ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' describing her style as "scantily clad".<ref name="Scla">{{cite magazine|last=Savage|first=Lauren|title=J.Lo Plays Gender-Bending Boxer for V Magazine Cover|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jlo-plays-gender-bending-boxer-for-v-magazine-cover-502987/|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=December 26, 2021|date=February 29, 2012}}</ref> Lopez's style has been influenced by "women who epitomize old Hollywood glamour like [[Rita Hayworth]]", as well as her Bronx upbringing and [[Nuyorican]] identity.<ref name="Chambers">{{cite web|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/jennifer-lopez-2007-07|title=Jennifer Talks|work=Glamour|first=Veronica|last=Chambers|date=July 1, 2007 |access-date=June 25, 2022}}</ref> Described as the "ultimate [[sex symbol]]" of the early 21st century,<ref name="Greatest Pop Star">{{cite magazine |title=Greatest Pop Star of Ever Year: 1981 to 2020 |url=https://www.billboard.com/greatest-pop-star-every-year/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 15, 2024}}</ref> various publications have ranked her as the most beautiful or sexiest woman in the world, including ''People'',<ref name="Forbes2" /> ''[[People en Español]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Jennifer Lopez Named Most Beautiful |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jennifer-lopez-named-most-beautiful/ |website=[[CBS News]] |access-date=February 23, 2024 |date=April 27, 2006}}</ref> ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/big-list-issue-19-most-lustable-celebs-93-149646/ |title=The 19 Most Lustable Celebs Since '93 |work=Vibe |date=April 17, 2013 |access-date=December 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520234051/http://www.vibe.com/article/big-list-issue-19-most-lustable-celebs-93 |archive-date=May 20, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Details (magazine)|Details]]'',<ref>{{cite news|last=Halza|first=George Halza|title=Jennifer Lopez named sexiest woman of the year|newspaper=[[Reading Eagle]]|date=November 16, 1998|page=5}}</ref> and ''[[FHM]]'', with Lopez topping the latter's [[FHM's 100 Sexiest Women (UK)|100 Sexiest Women]] list twice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/jennifer-lopez |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216065613/http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/jennifer-lopez |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 16, 2008 |title=''FHM'' – Jennifer Lopez |work=[[FHM]] |access-date=March 10, 2012 }}</ref> Lopez has criticized "this funny notion in America that you can't be a mom and be sexy", stating: "The truth is that women can be sexy until the day they die."<ref name="HuffPost Latino"/> 

She has a large following on social media, being the [[List of most-followed Instagram accounts|14th most-followed individual]] on Instagram and having one of the [[List of most-followed Twitter accounts|50 most-followed accounts]] on Twitter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vogl |first=Michaela |date=February 28, 2024 |title=The Top 20 Most Followed Instagram Accounts |url=https://www.brandwatch.com/blog/top-most-instagram-followers/ |access-date=November 5, 2024 |publisher=[[Brandwatch]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 50 Twitter Users by Followers |url=https://socialblade.com/twitter/top/50/followers |access-date=November 5, 2024 |work=[[Social Blade]]}}</ref> On the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA)'s "Music Fuels" ranking, Lopez is the eighth-most-followed musician across Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Music Fuels the Internet |url=https://musicfuels.com/ |access-date=November 5, 2024 |website=Music Fuels |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) |at=Fifth and right-most tab: Top Musicians across Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook}}</ref> She is the richest Latin actress, with an estimated net worth of US$400{{&nbsp}}million.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Falk |first=Graham |date=March 11, 2024 |title=World's Richest Actresses 2024: Who is the richest actress in the world? Top 15 richest film stars in the world |url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/who-is-the-richest-actress-in-the-world-2024-richest-film-stars-in-the-world-lady-gaga-net-worth-4550203/ |access-date=November 5, 2024 |work=[[The Scotsman]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Burtt |first1=Kristyn |last2=Gelhoren |first2=Giovana |date=July 8, 2024 |title=These 35 Celebrity Women Are Some of the Richest People in the World |url=https://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/slideshow/2617280/celebrity-women-highest-net-worth/15/ |access-date=November 5, 2024 |website=She Knows |publisher=[[SHE Media]]}}</ref>

Described as "one of the most photographed women in the world",<ref>{{cite web |title=Jennifer Lopez Walks Us Through 15 of Her Favorite Beauty Moments |url=https://www.allure.com/gallery/jennifer-lopez-best-beauty-moments |website=[[Allure (magazine)|Allure]] |access-date=February 17, 2024 |date=February 16, 2021}}</ref> Lopez has long been a tabloid fixture, and admits to having a "less-than-perfect" public image.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Steve|title=Will Lopez, Tyler be good for 'American Idol'?|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-xpm-2010-09-22-chi-100922-american-idol-judges-strengths-story.html|access-date=January 28, 2015|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=September 22, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Saney|first=Daniel|title=J.Lo blames films for bad public image|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a19076/jlo-blames-films-for-bad-public-image/|work=Digital Spy|access-date=December 26, 2021|date=February 8, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920183528/http://www.digitalspy.com.au/showbiz/news/a19076/jlo-blames-films-for-bad-public-image.html|archive-date=September 20, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Frances Negrón-Muntaner]] wrote that by 1999, "Internet chat rooms exploded with anti-Lopez babble" and she became "one of the easiest moving targets for cheap laughs as well as anxieties about working-class 'loud' sexuality and specifically Latino visibility."<ref>{{harvnb|Negrón-Muntaner|2004|p=243}}</ref> Much of the media coverage surrounding Lopez in the 2000s "focused on her dramatic private life",<ref name="Parish2" /> with several writers describing her as overexposed at the time, despite her continued success.<ref name="Lynette" /><ref>{{harvnb|Riley|2010|p=242}}</ref> Media outlets often liken her to actress [[Elizabeth Taylor]], due to her numerous failed relationships and glamorous public persona.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vibe Media Group|date=July 2003|work=Vibe|issue=7|volume=11|issn=1070-4701}}</ref><ref name="W2013">{{cite web|last=Hirschberg|first=Lynn|title=Jennifer Lopez: Dream Girl|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/jennifer-lopez-august-2013-cover|work=W|access-date=December 26, 2021|date=July 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130711103336/http://www.wmagazine.com/people/celebrities/2013/07/jennifer-lopez-august-2013-cover|archive-date=July 11, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Lopez doesn't mind Liz link |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/lopez-doesnt-mind-liz-link-20021227-gdg0xm.html |access-date=February 23, 2024 |work=[[The Age]] |date=December 27, 2002}}</ref> Her high-profile relationship with Combs was described as having "defined an age",<ref name="Observer" /> with ''Vanity Fair'' writing that they entered "the pantheon of slightly notorious celebrity couples: [[Elizabeth Taylor|Liz]] and [[Richard Burton|Dick]], Frank and Ava."<ref name="Zeman" />

Throughout her career, she has also received a bad reputation as being a demanding and outspoken "diva",<ref>{{cite news |title=Demanding diva Jennifer Lopez bans domestic staff from speaking to her|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/demanding-diva-jennifer-lopez-bans-domestic-staff-from-speaking-to-her-8134190.html|work=[[London Evening Standard]]|access-date=January 8, 2013|date=September 13, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Beltran" /> something which she denies, stating: "I've always been fascinated by how much more well-behaved we have to be than men."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Esther |title=Jennifer Lopez Addresses Sexism in Hollywood, Being Branded a Diva: 'Am I Difficult Because I Care?' |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jennifer-lopez-on-sexism-in-hollywood-being-branded-a-diva-w207010/|website=[[US Magazine]] |access-date=June 6, 2022 |date=May 18, 2016}}</ref> Some of the backlash and fabricated tabloid stories surrounding Lopez have been attributed to her 1998 interview with ''[[Movieline]]'', in which she was quoted as criticizing various actors and directors. Lopez, who "cried for hours" after the article was published, said the comments were made in jest and she was "so misquoted and so taken out of context".<ref name="Zeman">{{cite magazine |last1=Zeman |first1=Ned |author1-link=Ned Zeman |title=Every Move She Makes |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2001/06/jennifer-lopez-200106 |magazine=Vanity Fair |access-date=February 26, 2024 |date=August 2001}}</ref> In 2003, [[Lawrence Donegan]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' posited that "indefensible" misogyny and racism were to blame for her position as "the most vilified woman in modern popular culture".<ref name="Observer" /> In 2021, [[Ben Affleck]] said: "People were so fucking mean about her; sexist, racist, ugly vicious shit was written about her in ways that if you wrote it now, you would literally be fired for saying some of the things you said."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Scott|last=Feinberg|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/awards-chatter-podcast-ben-affleck-the-way-back-4115884/|title='Awards Chatter' Podcast — Ben Affleck ('The Way Back')|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 14, 2021|access-date=January 1, 2023}}</ref>

==Legacy and cultural impact==
{{Main|Cultural impact of Jennifer Lopez}}

===Entertainment industry===
[[File:Jennifer Lopez (Hollywood Walk of Fame stars).jpg|thumb|right|upright|Lopez's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame]]

Regarded as one of the most influential performers of her time,<ref>Sources:
*{{cite web |last1=Grant |first1=Shawn |title=Jennifer Lopez Announces 'This Is Me...Now The Tour' |url=https://thesource.com/2024/02/15/jennifer-lopez-announces-this-is-menow-the-tour/ |quote=Jennifer Lopez, one of the most influential entertainers of our time... |website=[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]] |access-date=March 4, 2024 |date=February 15, 2024 |archive-date=March 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304052410/https://thesource.com/2024/02/15/jennifer-lopez-announces-this-is-menow-the-tour/ |url-status=live }}
*{{cite web |last1=Murden |first1=Kiana |title=Jennifer Lopez's Guide to Glowing Skin and 'Lightbulb' Contouring |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/beauty-secrets-jennifer-lopez |website=Vogue |access-date=September 29, 2025 |date=February 9, 2023}}
*{{cite web |last1=Dove |first1=Steve |title=International Superstar Jennifer Lopez to Perform at the "2018 American Music Awards" |url=https://abc.com/news/83fc2a79-00b0-42e1-bc09-16d1326f5bfa/category/1098322 |website=ABC News |access-date=September 29, 2025 |date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> Lopez is often cited by journalists and academics as the most influential entertainer of Latin descent,<ref>Sources:
*{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSN0417833620070105|title=J.Lo tops list of most influential Hispanics|access-date=February 12, 2007|work=Reuters |date=January 4, 2007}}
*{{cite book |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Michelle |editor1-last=Cassidy |editor1-first=Laurie |editor2-last=O'Connell |editor2-first=Maureen H. |title=She who Imagines: Feminist Theological Aesthetics |date=2012 |publisher=[[Liturgical Press]] |isbn=9780814680278 |pages=87–102 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y5DhNDOS1rYC |access-date=March 1, 2024 |chapter=The Jennifer Effect: Race, Religion, and the Body}}
*{{cite web |last1=Elkind |first1=Elizabeth |title=Here are the celebrities joining Biden's star-studded inauguration |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-inauguration-celebrities-jennifer-lopez-lady-gaga-garth-brooks/ |website=[[CBS News]] |access-date=March 4, 2024 |date=January 19, 2021}}
*{{cite web |last1=Nilles |first1=Billy |title=50 Fascinating Facts About Jennifer Lopez |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1059233/from-the-dress-that-birthed-google-images-to-the-groundbreaking-career-50-fascinating-facts-about-jennifer-lopez |website=[[E! Online]] |access-date=September 29, 2025 |date=July 25, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Run the World">{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/run-the-world-jennifer-lopez-brought-latin-culture-center-stage-for-two-decades|title=Run The World: How Jennifer Lopez' Triple-Threat Superstardom Brought Latin Culture To Center Stage|publisher=[[The Recording Academy]]|first=Carena|last=Liptak|date=October 7, 2022|access-date=October 11, 2022}}</ref> credited with breaking racial barriers in the entertainment industry.<ref name="Parish 5">{{harvnb|Parish|2009|pp=4–5}}</ref><ref name="Forbes3">{{cite web |last1=Sehdev |first1=Jeetendr |title=What JLo Can Teach You About Personal Branding |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/onmarketing/2013/08/27/what-jlo-can-teach-you-about-personal-branding/ |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=March 5, 2024 |date=August 27, 2013}}</ref> She was described as "the first Latina superstar" by writer [[Ned Zeman]],<ref name="Zeman" /> and the "embodiment of the [[American Dream]]" by Robert C. Cottrell in ''Icons of American Popular Culture'' (2009).<ref>{{harvnb|Cottrell|2009|pp=221}}</ref> [[Maer Roshan]], editor-in-chief of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', said "Lopez has broken barriers and redefined what’s possible for women and Latinos in entertainment."<ref>{{cite web | title=Jennifer Lopez to Receive Equity in Entertainment Award at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Breakfast Gala | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=November 11, 2025 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jennifer-lopez-award-hollywood-reporter-women-in-entertainment-1236423737/ | access-date=November 13, 2025}}</ref> Often dubbed the "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music|Queen of Dance]]" by media outlets,<ref>Publications referring to Lopez as the "Queen of Dance":
* {{cite web |last1=Al Saafin |first1=Aziz |title=Jennifer Lopez on love, heartbreak, and her new musical film |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/02/15/jennifer-lopez-on-love-heartbreak-and-her-new-musical-film/ |website=[[1News]] |access-date=March 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214221219/https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/02/15/jennifer-lopez-on-love-heartbreak-and-her-new-musical-film/ |archive-date=February 14, 2024 |date=February 15, 2024 |quote=Lopez, frequently dubbed the Queen of Dance...}}
* {{cite web |last1=Carras |first1=Christi |title=Dance to Jennifer Lopez and Maluma for a good cause with the #PaTiChallenge |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-09-29/jennifer-lopez-maluma-pati-dance-challenge |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=September 30, 2020 |date=September 29, 2020 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117134745/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-09-29/jennifer-lopez-maluma-pati-dance-challenge |url-status=live }}
* {{cite web |last1=May |first1=Naomi |title=Jennifer Lopez Is Officially The Queen Of Dancing Like Nobody's Watching |url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a44710648/jennifer-lopez-birthday-dancing/ |website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |access-date=March 6, 2024 |date=August 2, 2023}}</ref> she is considered a [[Triple threat (entertainer)|triple threat]] performer,<ref name="BBC" /><ref>{{cite web|last1=Steiner|first1=Amanda Michelle|title=PEOPLE Magazine Awards: Jennifer Lopez Wins Triple Threat Award|url=http://people.com/awards/jennifer-lopez-at-the-people-magazine-awards-wins-triple-threat-award/|website=People|access-date=January 10, 2020|date=December 18, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Feeney|first1=Nolan|title=Review: Jennifer Lopez's New Residency Turns Las Vegas Into Destination Diva|url=https://time.com/4217043/jennifer-lopezs-new-show-turns-las-vegas-into-destination-diva/|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=January 10, 2020|date=February 11, 2016|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804111806/https://time.com/4217043/jennifer-lopezs-new-show-turns-las-vegas-into-destination-diva/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was one of few actors to successfully cross over into music.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Bronson |first1=Fred |title=Actress Lopez Out of Sight on Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |date=June 12, 1999 |volume=111 |issue=24 |page=90 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uw0EAAAAMBAJ |access-date=February 19, 2024 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> [[Rachel Sklar]] of ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' called Lopez a trailblazer, writing: "[[Beyoncé]], [[Miley]], Gaga, any actress who's ever released an album — they are all standing on the shoulders of J.Lo. She was a true triple threat — actress, singer, dancer ... and packaged it sometimes outrageously but always sexily."<ref name="Sklar">{{cite web |last1=Sklar |first1=Rachel |author1-link=Rachel Sklar |title=The J. Lo Decade |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-j-lo-decade_b_409078 |website=[[The Huffington Post]] |access-date=February 19, 2024 |date=March 18, 2010}}</ref> Lopez is considered a [[pop icon]],<ref name="Cottrell1">{{harvnb|Cottrell|2009|pp=219}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lloyd |first1=Sophie |title=Jennifer Lopez's New Career Move Mocked |url=https://www.newsweek.com/jennifer-lopez-career-move-mocked-bob-builder-puerto-rico-film-1864300 |website=[[Newsweek]] |access-date=February 9, 2024 |date=January 26, 2024}}</ref> with [[VH1]] ranking her at number 15 on their list of [[The Greatest (VH1 TV series)|200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons]],<ref>{{cite news|title=The 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons Complete Ranked List|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-200-greatest-pop-culture-icons-complete-ranked-list-70807437.html|agency=PR Newswire|access-date=June 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501100900/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-200-greatest-pop-culture-icons-complete-ranked-list-70807437.html|archive-date=May 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> number 16 on 100 Greatest Women In Music,<ref>{{cite web|last=Graham |first=Mark |title=VH1's 100 Greatest Women In Music |url=http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/vh1s-100-greatest-women-in-music-complete-list/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214233543/http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/vh1s-100-greatest-women-in-music-complete-list/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 14, 2012 |publisher=[[VH1]] |access-date=February 29, 2012 |date=February 13, 2012 }}</ref> and number 21 on 50 Greatest Women of the Video Era.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/the_greatest/episode.jhtml?episodeID=66355 |title=Ep. 071 &#124; 50 Greatest Women of the Video Era |publisher=VH1 |access-date=August 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629061423/http://www.vh1.com/shows/the_greatest/episode.jhtml?episodeID=66355 |archive-date=June 29, 2011 }}</ref> 

The highest-paid Latina actress in history,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Jennifer Lopez - Biography|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/304444/jennifer-lopez/biography|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 19, 2016|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202231211/http://www.billboard.com/artist/304444/jennifer-lopez/biography|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Solid as a Rock|magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|date=July 2003|page=96|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3yYEAAAAMBAJ|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728234655/https://books.google.com/books?id=3yYEAAAAMBAJ|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 28, 2020|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> Lopez's film career has been credited with paving the way for greater representation of [[Latino Americans]] in Hollywood, a historically white space.<ref>
* {{cite web |last1=Roginson |first1=Mia |title=In appreciation of Jennifer Lopez: The triple-threat star continues to break barriers and pave roads |url=https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2019/10/03/in-appreciation-of-jennifer-lopez-the-triple-threat-star-continues-to-break-barriers-and-pave-roads/ |publisher=[[USC Annenberg Media]] |access-date=February 11, 2024 |date=October 3, 2019}}
* {{cite web |last1=Barbeito |first1=Carmen |title='Selena' Movie Made J.Lo the First Latina Actress To Earn $1 Million for a Role |url=https://wearemitu.com/wearemitu/entertainment/selena-movie-turns-26-jlo-role/ |website=[[Mitú (entertainment)|Mitú]] |access-date=February 10, 2024 |date=March 21, 2023}}</ref><ref name=therecord>{{cite news |last=Pearlman|first=Cindy|title=For the record; Very hot and ambitious actress Jennifer Lopez has music on her mind|newspaper=[[The Record (Waterloo Region)|The Record]] |issn=0824-5150|date=August 14, 1999|location=Kitchener, Ontario}}</ref><ref name="Beltran">{{cite journal |last1=Beltrán |first1=Mary |title=The Hollywood Latina Body as Site of Social Struggle: Media Constructions of Stardom and Jennifer Lopez's 'Cross-over Butt' |journal=[[Quarterly Review of Film and Video]] |date=January 2002 |volume=19 |issue=19 |pages=71–86 |doi=10.1080/10509200214823 |publisher=[[Routledge]]}}</ref><ref name="Oprah Daily">{{cite web |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Irina |title=How Jennifer Lopez Paved the Way for a Generation of Latinas |url=https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a28179945/jennifer-lopez-latina-influence/ |website=[[Oprah Daily]] |access-date=February 10, 2024 |date=July 10, 2019}}</ref> Biographer Kathleen Tracy opined that "Lopez blazed a trail no openly Latin actress had gone before", noting that previous Latina stars cosmetically downplayed their ethnicity and changed their names.<ref>{{harvnb|Tracy|2008|p=ix}}</ref> Lopez, who achieved "ethnic 'blind' casting" with ''Out of Sight'' (1998),<ref name="Negrón-Muntaner, 244-245">{{harvnb|Negrón-Muntaner|2004|pp=244–245}}</ref> is noted by biographer [[James Robert Parish]] to have "helped minimize racial boundaries in show business" by deliberately avoiding stereotypical roles.<ref name="Parish 5" /> 

With her musical debut, Lopez helped influence the Latin pop movement in American music, often dubbed the "[[Latin American music in the United States#1990s Latin explosion|Latin explosion]]" of the 1990s.<ref name="Run the World" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Tarradell|first=Mario|title=Latin aftershocks Music's ethnic boom reshapes the Grammy landscape|newspaper=The Dallas Morning News|date=February 20, 2000}}</ref> [[The Recording Academy]] called her the "breakout female star" of the Latin pop movement,<ref name="Recording Academy 2017">{{cite web |last1=Haack |first1=Brian |title=1999: The Year Latin Pop Conquered America |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/1999-year-latin-pop-conquered-america |publisher=[[The Recording Academy]] |access-date=June 17, 2018 |date=October 6, 2017}}</ref> with historian [[Roger Bruns]] describing her as "an influential force in driving a growing Latin cultural influence in popular music" at the time.<ref name="Bruns 299" /> Ella Cerón of ''[[Teen Vogue]]'' wrote: "In an era of blonde, [[bubblegum pop]], there was only one J.Lo."<ref>{{cite web | last=Cerón | first=Ella | title=Jennifer Lopez Was My Guide to Being Latina-American | website=[[Teen Vogue]] | date=May 6, 2016 | url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/lifestream-jennifer-lopez | access-date=October 18, 2025}}</ref> She has been credited with paving the way for U.S.-born Latina artists including [[Selena Gomez]], [[Becky G]], and [[Cardi B]],<ref>{{cite magazine |title=50 Greatest Latin Pop Songs |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin-lists/50-greatest-latin-pop-songs-695776/jennifer-lopez-waiting-for-tonight-1999-695915/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=July 9, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Oprah Daily" /> and for Latin American artists to venture into English pop music, including [[Shakira]], [[Thalía]] and [[Paulina Rubio]].<ref name="Aida">{{cite journal |last1=Hurtado |first1=Aida |author1-link=Aida Hurtado |title=Much More Than a Butt: Jennifer Lopez's Influence On Fashion |journal=Spectator |date=Spring 2006 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=149–155 |publisher=[[University of Southern California]]}}</ref> Along with [[Ricky Martin]], she helped increase the visibility of Latin music in international markets including East Asia and Canada.<ref name="Asia Pacific" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=LeBlanc |first1=Larry |title=Martin, Lopez Help Pick Up the Pace of Canada's Latin Beat |magazine=Billboard |date=June 12, 1999 |volume=111 |issue=24 |page=41 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uw0EAAAAMBAJ |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]]}}</ref> Due to her "multi-tasking career", she has been described as "the next-generation [[Madonna]]",<ref name="Chicago Tribune 2002">{{cite web |title=From the block . . . to the top |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2002/12/15/from-the-block-to-the-top/ |website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=February 23, 2024 |date=December 15, 2002}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and "the first woman to demonstrate that a Madonna could be a Latina".<ref name="Statesman" />

Lopez's music has been credited with helping influence the trajectory of [[2000s in music|2000s]] music,<ref name="Shemesh">{{cite web |last1=Shemesh |first1=Yasmine |title=J.Lo At 20: Celebrating The Album That Made Jennifer Lopez An Icon - MTV |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3173486/jennifer-lopez-jlo-20th-anniversary-hip-hop-pop/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115215840/http://www.mtv.com/news/3173486/jennifer-lopez-jlo-20th-anniversary-hip-hop-pop/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |website=[[MTV News]] |access-date=January 25, 2021 |date=January 15, 2021}}</ref> including dance music,<ref name="Variety" /><ref name="Lockett">{{cite web|last1=Lockett|first1=Dee|title=Once overrated, Jennifer Lopez is now underrated|url=https://stltoday.com/entertainment/music/once-overrated-jennifer-lopez-is-now-underrated/article_0f7d6b7f-36f9-55da-9dc1-b96af888704d.html|website=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]|access-date=January 8, 2015|date=June 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830073703/http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/once-overrated-jennifer-lopez-is-now-underrated/article_0f7d6b7f-36f9-55da-9dc1-b96af888704d.html|archive-date=August 30, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Latin music,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jennifer Lopez |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jennifer-lopez/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122175817/https://www.billboard.com/artist/jennifer-lopez/ |archive-date=January 22, 2024}}</ref> R&B,<ref>{{cite web |title=Christina Milian: 'Things have evolved when it comes to culture, when it comes to respect, when it comes to women' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/christina-milian-interview-step-up-naya-rivera-b2202850.html |website=[[The Independent]] |access-date=February 22, 2024 |date=October 15, 2022}}</ref> and [[pop rap]] collaborations.<ref name="I'm Real ET" /><ref name="Shemesh" /> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine described her as having "helped define an era where hip-hop, R&B and pop all got more cuddly together than ever before".<ref name="greatestpop21stcentury">{{Cite magazine |last1=Atkinson |first1=Katie |last2=Denis |first2=Kyle |last3=Lipshutz |first3=Jason |last4=Unterberger |first4=Andrew |date=August 14, 2024 |title=The 25 Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: Honorable Mentions |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-pop-stars-21st-century-honorable-mentions/jennifer-lopez-9/ |access-date=October 26, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Scholar [[Miriam Jiménez Román]] suggested that Lopez, who represents the "often-suppressed" history of Puerto Ricans in hip hop culture, was "able to traverse the difficult racial boundaries".<ref>{{cite book|title=The Afro-Latin@ Reader: History and Culture in the United States|year=2009|publisher=Duke Press|isbn=978-0822391319|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mSJpaNVnazQC| page=548| first1=Miriam Jiménez |last1=Román |first2=Juan |last2=Flores |access-date=July 2, 2013}}</ref> In July 2023, [[Madame Tussauds New York]] unveiled a wax figure of Lopez inspired by her performance at the [[Super Bowl LIV|Super Bowl LIV halftime show]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://wwd.com/pop-culture/celebrity-news/madame-tussauds-jennifer-lopez-wax-figure-super-bowl-1235748069/|title=Madame Tussauds Unveils Jennifer Lopez Wax Figure Inspired by Super Bowl Performance|date=July 19, 2023|access-date=February 28, 2024|magazine=[[Women's Wear Daily]]}}</ref>

===Cultural influence===

[[File:Jennifer Lopez with Flag.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Lopez waving the [[Flag of Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican flag]] in 2009 at the [[Puerto Rican Day Parade]] in [[Manhattan]]]]

In 2012, ''[[Forbes]]'' ranked Lopez as the [[Celebrity 100|world's most powerful celebrity]] and the [[Forbes list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women|38th most powerful woman]].<ref name="Forbes2" /><ref>{{cite web|last1=Goudreau|first1=Jenna|title=The World's Most Powerful Women: 16 New Faces|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagoudreau/2012/08/22/worlds-most-powerful-women-new-faces-jennifer-lopez-laurene-powell-jobs/|website=[[Forbes]]|access-date=November 23, 2016|date=August 22, 2012}}</ref> She was named one of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''{{'}}s [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] in 2018.<ref name="Time 100">{{cite magazine|last1=Reilly|first1=Katie|title=Jennifer Lopez and Shawn Mendes to Perform at the 2018 TIME 100 Gala|url=https://time.com/5246023/time-100-2018-jennifer-lopez-shawn-mendes/|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]].|access-date=April 30, 2018|date=April 19, 2018|archive-date=April 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424104224/http://time.com/5246023/time-100-2018-jennifer-lopez-shawn-mendes/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lopez's influence has been attributed to her bicultural identity and ability to [[code-switch]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Acevedo | first=Nicole |title=The enduring power of J.Lo: How Jennifer Lopez marks our lives then … and now | website=NBC News | date=March 12, 2024 | url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jennifer-lopez-critics-fans-latest-project-rcna141502 | access-date=October 18, 2025}}</ref> According to ''[[Latina (magazine)|Latina]]'' magazine founder [[Christy Haubegger]], Lopez was "the first icon that generationally fits" young Latino Americans who followed [[celebrity culture]].<ref name="TWP">{{cite news |last1=Fernandez |first1=Sandy M. |title=Jenny's Image On the Block: Latinos Say Lopez Is Selling a Shift in Culture |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=May 21, 2005 |page=4}}</ref> Lopez was featured on the first cover of ''Latina'' in 1996, with editor Galina Espinoza writing in 2011 that there is "no recounting of modern Latina history without Jennifer".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Espinoza|first1=Galina|title=Lessons Learned From 15 Years of Jennifer Lopez|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lessons-learned-from-15-y_b_957796|website=HuffPost|access-date=December 26, 2021|date=September 12, 2011}}</ref> She has been credited with empowering Puerto Ricans, a group "which has been subdued to different forms of discrimination" since Puerto Rico was [[Puerto Rican campaign|annexed by the U.S.]]<ref>{{cite journal |last=Fernández Jiménez |first=Mónica |title=Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyoricanness: Ethnic Dissent in American Popular Culture |journal=Latinx Representation in Contemporary Popular Culture and New Media |publisher=Brill |year=2021 |url=https://brill.com/display/book/9789004708693/BP000013.xml |access-date=November 14, 2025}}</ref>

Jonathan Van Meter of ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' described Lopez as having "changed the face of modern celebrity."<ref name="Van Meter" /> Her ability to start trends has prompted the usage of the phrase "the J.Lo effect" in popular culture, which has been used in various different contexts,<ref name="Allure">{{cite journal |last1=Hauser |first1=Brooke |title=The Lopez Effect |journal=[[Allure (magazine)|Allure]] |date=November 2007 |pages=196–201 |url=https://www.brookehauser.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Jennifer-Lopez-ALLURE-NOVEMBER-2007.pdf |access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bakar |first1=Faima |title=What Is The J-Lo Effect And How Can You Channel It? |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/what-is-the-j-lo-effect-and-how-can-you-channel-it_uk_61164766e4b07c140313d3de |website=[[The Huffington Post]] |access-date=February 13, 2024 |date=August 17, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Bahr">{{cite web |last1=Bahr |first1=Sarah |title=What Is the 'J. Lo Effect'? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/style/j-lo-effect.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=February 13, 2024 |date=August 5, 2021}}</ref> including the trend of networks hiring "big name" judges for reality competition programs after Lopez's successful casting on ''American Idol''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The J.Lo Effect: $15 Million Becoming the New Standard as Reality Salaries Soar|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/reality-salaries-american-idol-jennifer-lopez-howard-stern-290871|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=July 4, 2013|author=Lacey Rose, Shirley Halperin|date=February 15, 2012}}</ref> With her moniker J.Lo, Lopez started a trend of celebrities being given abbreviated nicknames, while "[[Bennifer]]" began the convention of celebrity couple [[name blending]].<ref name="Statesman" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Pattinson disdains 'hypocritical' activist celebrities |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/robert-pattinson-disdains-hypocritical-activist-celebrities-20120613-2095m.html |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=February 15, 2024 |date=June 13, 2012}}</ref>

Described by scholar Helene A. Shugart of the [[University of Utah]] as "arguably the most visible Latina in contemporary mainstream popular culture", Lopez has been the subject of considerable [[Academic writing|academic analysis]], including in relation to ethnicity, class, "body politics",<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Shugart |first1=Helene A. |title=Crossing Over: Hybridity and Hegemony in the Popular Media |journal=Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies |date=May 8, 2007 |volume=4 |issue=2 |pages=115–141 |doi=10.1080/14791420701296505 |publisher=[[National Communication Association]]}}</ref> race, Latin culture, and gender.<ref>{{harvnb|Negrón-Muntaner|2004|p=232}}</ref><ref name="Baez">{{cite journal |last1=Baez |first1=Jillian M.|title=Speaking of Jennifer Lopez: Discourses of Iconicity and Identity Formation Among Latina Audiences |journal=[[Media Report to Women]] |date=Winter 2007 |volume=35 |issue=1 |pages=5–11}}</ref> While credited with opening "the door to [Latino culture having a] broader appeal",<ref name="BBC" /> Lopez has also been a polarizing figure, generating "often vehement disagreement about what is and isn't Latino."<ref name="TWP" /> According to journalist Jesús Triviño Alarcón, Lopez "widened the scope of what it means to be Latina by simply being her. You don’t have to speak perfect Spanish, or Spanish at all, to be proud of your roots."<ref name="Oprah Daily" />

As a result of the [[#Public image|public emphasis on]] her curvaceous figure, Lopez has been credited with influencing a shift in cultural [[Feminine beauty ideal|beauty standards]].<ref name="Statesman" /><ref>{{cite book|title=Mi Voz, Mi Vida/ My Voice, My Life: Latino College Students Tell Their Life Stories|year=2007|publisher=[[Cornell University Press]]|isbn=978-0801473869|page=179|first1=Andrew |last1=Garrod |first2=Robert |last2=Kilkenny |first3=Christina |last3=Gómez }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sayej |first1=Nadja |title='Halftime' Director Amanda Micheli on Capturing Jennifer Lopez's Resilience |url=https://www.shondaland.com/inspire/a40437720/halftime-director-amanda-micheli-on-capturing-jennifer-lopezs-resilience/ |publisher=[[Shondaland]] |access-date=February 21, 2024 |date=June 28, 2022 |quote=[[Amanda Micheli]]: She practically redefined our cultural ideal of beauty by embracing her body when it didn't fit the mold. |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221010846/https://www.shondaland.com/inspire/a40437720/halftime-director-amanda-micheli-on-capturing-jennifer-lopezs-resilience/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Ovalle|2011|p=131}}</ref> The surge in popularity of [[buttock augmentation]] surgery in the early 2000s was attributed to Lopez.<ref>{{harvnb|Mendible|2007|p=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Studeman |first1=Kristin Tice |title=Cultural Obsession With Butts |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/butts-vma-doctors-weigh-in |website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |access-date=February 17, 2024 |date=August 27, 2014}}</ref> In ''Latin Sensations'' (2001), Herón Marquez wrote: "Because she wasn't rail thin, Lopez had broken the mold ... Suddenly, it was okay for women to have hips, curves, and a big backside."<ref>{{harvnb|Marquez|2001|p=47}}</ref> This has been considered a sign of Lopez's social power in "changing cultural standards within the mainstream media as a whole".<ref>{{harvnb|Redmond|2007|pp=282–283}}</ref>

In 2014, scientists named a species of aquatic [[mite]] found in Puerto Rico, ''[[Litarachna lopezae]]'', after Lopez.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/17/scientists-name-new-species-of-water-mite-after-jennifer-lopez |title=Scientists name new species of water mite after Jennifer Lopez |first=Harriet |last=Gibsone |date=July 17, 2014 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=July 19, 2014 }}</ref> In [[Tok Pisin]], a language spoken in [[Papua New Guinea]], the term ''[[palopa]]'' is used to describe non-heteronormative people whose identities may correlate with those who, in Western contexts, identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community. The term is a contraction of Jennifer Lopez, which was used as a coded expression within the community.<ref name=":12">{{Cite book |last1=Besnier |first1=Niko |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TTAEEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Palopa%22&pg=PA327 |title=Gender on the Edge: Transgender, Gay, and Other Pacific Islanders |last2=Alexeyeff |first2=Kalissa |date=December 31, 2014 |publisher=University of Hawaii Press |isbn=978-0-8248-4019-8 |page=327}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Stewart |first=Christine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LsbjBgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Palopa%22&pg=PA33 |title=Name, Shame and Blame: Criminalising Consensual Sex in Papua New Guinea |date=December 2, 2014 |publisher=ANU Press |isbn=978-1-925021-22-6 |pages=xxi}}</ref> In 2019, she was presented with keys to the city of [[Miami Beach]], where July 24 was declared "Jennifer Lopez Day".<ref>{{cite web |title=Miami Beach Honors J-Lo On Her 50th Birthday, Making July 24th 'Jennifer Lopez Day' |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/miami-beach-jennifer-lopez-day-50th-birthday/ |website=[[CBS News]] |access-date=February 15, 2024 |date=July 24, 2019}}</ref>

===Fashion and branding===
[[File:Donatella Versace and Jennifer Lopez in 2019.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Lopez (''left''), wearing an updated version of her iconic [[Green Versace dress of Jennifer Lopez|green Versace dress]], and [[Donatella Versace]] (''right'') in 2019]]
The [[Council of Fashion Designers of America]] presented Lopez with its Fashion Icon Award in 2019 for her "long-standing and global impact on fashion".<ref name="CFDA">{{cite web |last1=Bateman |first1=Kristen |title=CFDA Fashion Awards 2019: Jennifer Lopez and Barbie among winners |url=https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/cfda-fashion-awards-2019/index.html |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=July 20, 2019 |date=June 4, 2019}}</ref> Her [[Green Versace dress of Jennifer Lopez|green Versace "Jungle Dress"]] was voted the fifth most iconic red carpet dress of all time in a poll run by ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''.<ref name="Telegraph08">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/3167702/Liz-Hurley-safety-pin-dress-voted-the-greatest-dress.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/3167702/Liz-Hurley-safety-pin-dress-voted-the-greatest-dress.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|first=Urmee|last=Khan|title=Liz Hurley 'safety pin' dress voted the greatest dress |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=October 9, 2008|access-date=May 1, 2011|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The dress had a significant impact on the fashion industry, celebrity endorsements, and the evolution of [[red carpet fashion]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fury |first1=Alexander |title=Alexander Fury: How JLo's Green Versace Dress Changed History |url=https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/12205/alexander-fury-jlo-jennifer-lopez-green-versace-jungle-dress-grammy-show |website=[[Another Magazine]] |access-date=February 13, 2024 |date=January 28, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Brookins">{{cite web |last1=Brookins |first1=Laurie |title=Jennifer Lopez Is CFDA's 2019 Fashion Icon |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jennifer-lopez-is-cfdas-2019-fashion-icon-1202559/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=February 13, 2024 |date=April 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Why Jennifer Lopez's Grammy's Dress Was Responsible For Google Images |url=https://nz.news.yahoo.com/why-jennifer-lopezs-grammys-dress-was-responsible-for-google-images-27027625.html |website=[[Yahoo! News]] |access-date=February 16, 2024 |date=April 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Riley 241">{{harvnb|Riley|2010|p=241}}</ref> The images of Lopez wearing the dress became the most popular search query of all time at that point, and subsequently led to the creation of [[Google Search|Google]]'s [[image search]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schmidt|first1=Eric |author-link=Eric Schmidt |title=The Tinker's Apprentice|url=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/google-european-commission-and-disruptive-technological-change-by-eric-schmidt-2015-01 |publisher=[[Project Syndicate]]|access-date=January 25, 2015|date=January 19, 2015}}</ref> Lopez has been credited with popularizing various fashion and beauty trends throughout her career.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Keeler |first1=Janet K. |title=Choice words for short shorts |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2003/04/15/choice-words-for-short-shorts/ |website=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |access-date=February 16, 2024 |date=April 15, 2003}}</ref><ref name="CNN Juicy">{{cite web |last1=Cerini |first1=Marianna |title=Remember when J.Lo made Juicy Couture tracksuits cool? |url=https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/jennifer-lopez-pink-tracksuit-juicy-remember-when/index.html |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=February 16, 2024 |date=April 27, 2020}}</ref><ref name=Pitchfork /><ref name="Hats">{{cite journal |last1=Horyn |first1=Cathy |author1-link=Cathy Horyn |title=Hats Are for Hiding, Yes, but How They Can Show Off |journal=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 25, 2002 |issue=151 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=London |first1=Lela |title=Meet Makeup Artist Scott Barnes, The CEO Who Turned Jennifer Lopez Into J-Lo |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/lelalondon/2020/07/22/meet-makeup-artist-scott-barnes-the-man-who-turned-jennifer-lopez-into-j-lo/ |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=February 16, 2024 |date=July 22, 2020}}</ref> In 2003, she inspired a trend of curvier [[mannequin]]s being designed, which fuelled a rise in sales for manufacturers and retailers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dummy's guide to fashion |url=https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/dummys-guide-to-fashion-20050801-ge0m00.html |website=[[The Age]] |access-date=February 12, 2024 |date=August 1, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Big-bottomed mannequins boost profile in New York |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/big-bottomed-mannequins-boost-profile-in-new-york/FF6X5YR3UC6WLIEIKKZFQ2STIM/ |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=February 13, 2024 |date=December 13, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shapely dummy helps maker's bottom line |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/shapely-dummy-helps-makers-bottom-line-20050129-gdkl4x.html |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=February 12, 2024 |date=January 29, 2005}}</ref> Lopez's personal style and brand deals have had a considerable effect on sales in the fashion industry.<ref name="Chicago Tribune 2002" /><ref name="Hats" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Deeley |first1=Rachel |title=Why the Fashion Industry Is Betting Big on Jennifer Lopez |url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/marketing-pr/why-the-fashion-industry-is-betting-big-on-jennifer-lopez/ |website=[[Business of Fashion]] |access-date=February 17, 2024 |date=January 16, 2020}}</ref> The success of [[Louis Vuitton]]'s fall 2003 campaign, for which Lopez was the brand's model, led to more Hollywood stars "becoming image models of fashion and cosmetic labels".<ref>{{cite news |title=More Hollywood endorsers |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2qZjAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA119 |access-date=March 20, 2024 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |date=December 25, 2004 |page=119}}</ref> In 2021, ''The Daily Telegraph'' reported that she was among ten celebrities whose personal style choices drove the greatest spikes in searches and news coverage for brands.<ref name="Abraham">{{cite web |last1=Abraham |first1=Tamara |title=How Jennifer Lopez became the world's most powerful midlife style star |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/style/jennifer-lopez-became-worlds-powerful-midlife-style-star/ |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=February 18, 2024 |date=November 16, 2021}}</ref> Her appearance at [[Milan Fashion Week]] in 2019 generated over $31.8 million in total media impact value.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jennifer Lopez revives dress behind the invention of Google Images |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49780020 |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=December 30, 2019 |date=September 21, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lockwood |first1=Lisa |title=Jennifer Lopez Gives Big Boost to Media Impact Value at Milan Fashion Week |url=https://wwd.com/business-news/media/jennifer-lopez-media-impact-value-milan-1203320114/ |website=[[Women's Wear Daily]] |access-date=September 30, 2019 |date=September 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930233801/https://wwd.com/business-news/media/jennifer-lopez-media-impact-value-milan-1203320114/ |archive-date=September 30, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Described as a "branding pioneer", Lopez has been credited with ushering in a new era of [[celebrity branding]].<ref name="Riley 241" /><ref name="Adweek">{{cite web |last1=Granatstein |first1=Lisa |title=Jennifer Lopez Is Adweek's 2021 Brand Visionary |url=https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/why-jlos-star-wont-stop-rising/ |website=[[Adweek]] |url-access=subscription |access-date=February 22, 2024 |date=September 19, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Van Meter" /> Her first fragrance, [[Glow by JLo]], influenced the rise of celebrity fragrances in the 2000s.<ref name="WWD">{{cite web|last=Naughton|first=Julie|title=Getting to the Heart of J.Lo|url=http://www.wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/people/jennifer-lopez-maintains-foothold-in-fragrance-5642440?page=2|work=[[Women's Wear Daily|WWD]]|access-date=October 21, 2012|date=February 9, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instyle.com/glow-by-jlo-20-year-anniversary-6744523|title=How Glow by J.Lo Forever Changed the Celebrity Fragrance Market|work=InStyle|first=Audrey|last=Noble|date=September 28, 2022|access-date=September 28, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Riley 241" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=McIntosh |first1=Steven |title=Is this the end of celebrity fragrances? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38756997 |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=July 5, 2018 |date=February 28, 2017}}</ref> Her fragrance line became the most successful celebrity line in the world, with sales exceeding $2 billion {{as of|2012|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jennifer-lopez-and-nuvotv-announce-exclusive-creative-production-and-marketing-partnership-169416666.html |title=Jennifer Lopez and nuvoTV Announce Exclusive Creative, Production and Marketing Partnership |location=Los Angeles |date=September 12, 2012 |agency=PR Newswire |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906133814/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jennifer-lopez-and-nuvotv-announce-exclusive-creative-production-and-marketing-partnership-169416666.html |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Lopez's [[J.Lo by Jennifer Lopez|clothing brand]] was one of the first celebrity fashion lines;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kaplan |first1=Julee |title=Jennifer Lopez Exits Apparel in the U.S. |url=https://wwd.com/feature/jennifer-lopez-exits-apparel-in-the-us-2187085-1481062/ |website=WWD |access-date=February 13, 2024 |date=June 24, 2009 |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215070811/https://wwd.com/feature/jennifer-lopez-exits-apparel-in-the-us-2187085-1481062/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> scholars have credited her with redefining "how fashion is produced and entwined with other artistic endeavors",<ref name="Aida" /> and popularizing a trend of utilizing racial ambiguity for branding purposes in fashion and cosmetics.<ref>{{harvnb|Ovalle|2011|p=144}}</ref> As of 2022, her business ventures have cumulatively earned over US$5&nbsp;billion in sales globally.<ref name="Stats_2022"/>

==Achievements==
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Jennifer Lopez}}

{{as of|2022}}, Lopez has sold more than 80 million records worldwide and amassed over 15 billion streams; her films have grossed a cumulative total of {{US$|3.1{{nbsp}}billion}} while her business ventures have cumulatively made over {{US$|5{{nbsp}}billion}} in consumer sales.<ref name="Stats_2022">{{cite news |last1=Andrews-Dyer |first1=Helena |title=Jennifer Lopez is an icon. In 'Halftime,' she still has something to prove |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/06/16/jennifer-lopez-halftime-documentary/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=June 16, 2022 |date=June 16, 2022 |archive-date=June 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616132708/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/06/16/jennifer-lopez-halftime-documentary/ |url-status=live}}</ref> She remains the only female entertainer to have a number-one album and film simultaneously in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Specter |first1=Emma |title=5 Things You Didn't Know About Jennifer Lopez |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/jennifer-lopez-5-things-you-didnt-know |website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |access-date=February 13, 2024 |date=November 8, 2022}}</ref> The ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' acknowledged ''J to tha L–O! The Remixes'' (2002) as the first number-one [[remix album]] on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3186761.stm |title=Diaz tops actress pay list |access-date=April 18, 2009 |date=August 27, 2004 |work=BBC News}}</ref> and recognized "On the Floor" as the "Highest Viewed Female Music Video of All Time" in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rodriguez|first1=Priscilla|title=7 Latino Celebrities With Guinness World Records|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/celebrity/latino-celebrities-stars-guinness-world-records#6|website=Latina|access-date=December 5, 2015|date=September 19, 2014|archive-date=June 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629000316/http://www.latina.com/entertainment/celebrity/latino-celebrities-stars-guinness-world-records#6|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' named Lopez the top [[Hot 100]] female artist and the [[Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars#By year|Greatest Pop Star]] of 2001.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=2001 The Year in Music|magazine=Billboard|volume=112|issue=52|date=December 29, 2021|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sBIEAAAAMBAJ|access-date=February 18, 2024 |page=YE-32}}</ref><ref name="Greatest Pop Star"/> ''Billboard'' ranked her as the ninth-greatest dance club artist of all time in 2016, having scored 18 number-one songs on its [[Dance Club Songs]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Greatest of All Time Top Dance Club Artists|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-top-dance-club-artists|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=September 28, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Recording-Academy" /> The magazine also ranked her at number 22 on its "Top 100 Women Artists of the 21st Century" list (2025).<ref>{{cite magazine |first1=Trevor |last1=Anderson |first2=Jim |last2=Asker |first3=Pamela |last3=Bustios |first4=Keith |last4=Caulfield |first5=Eric |last5=Frankenberg |first6=Kevin |last6=Rutherford |first7=Gary |last7=Trust |first8=Xander |last8=Zellner |title=Billboard's Top 100 Women Artists of the 21st Century Chart, Nos. 100-1 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url= https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-women-artists-21st-century-chart/ |date=March 19, 2025 |accessdate=March 19, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319183615/https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-women-artists-21st-century-chart/ |url-status=live |archive-date=March 19, 2025}}</ref> She was named the top Latin touring artist of the decade by ''[[Pollstar]]'' in 2021.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Willman |first1=Chris |title=Pollstar Awards Laud Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Garth Brooks and Others as Touring Artists of the Decade |url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/pollstar-awards-touring-artists-decade-beyonce-1234998873/ |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=February 17, 2024 |date=June 16, 2021}}</ref> 

For her contributions to the music industry, Lopez was honored by the [[World Music Awards]] with the Legend Award in 2010,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hola.com/musica/2010051914399/world/music/awards/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626232947/https://www.hola.com/musica/2010051914399/world/music/awards/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 26, 2022|title=Jennifer López, premiada por toda su carrera en los World Music Awards|website=www.hola.com}}</ref> and was presented with the prestigious landmark 2,500th star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Reed|title=Jennifer Lopez, new Walk of Famer, cites Fonda among role models|url=https://latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-jennifer-lopez-gets-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame-20130623,0,4699689.story|newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 26, 2013|date=June 23, 2013}}</ref> At the [[2014 Billboard Music Awards|2014 ''Billboard'' Music Awards]], she became the first female recipient of the [[Billboard Icon Award|''Billboard'' Icon Award]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Ramirez|first1=Erika|title=Jennifer Lopez Receives Icon Award, Performs 'First Love' at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jennifer-lopez-icon-award-billboard-music-awards-6092051/|magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 26, 2021|date=May 18, 2014}}</ref> In 2017, she was awarded the [[Telemundo]] Star Award at the [[Billboard Latin Music Awards|''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Nicky Jam Wins Big at Billboard Latin Music Awards: See the Full Winners List|magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url= https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/billboard-latin-music-awards-2017-winners-list-7776260/|date=April 27, 2017|access-date=December 26, 2021}}</ref> Lopez received the [[Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award]] during the [[2018 MTV Video Music Awards]], making her the first Latin performer to receive the honor.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dresdale |first1=Andrea |title=Jennifer Lopez to receive Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at MTV VMAs |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2018/7/31/jennifer-lopez-to-receive-michael-jackson-video-vanguard-awa.html |publisher=[[ABC News Radio]] |access-date=August 2, 2018 |date=July 31, 2018 |archive-date=August 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802215636/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2018/7/31/jennifer-lopez-to-receive-michael-jackson-video-vanguard-awa.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> She later received the [[iHeartRadio Music Awards#iHeartRadio Icon Award|Icon Award]] at the [[2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards|iHeart Radio Music Awards]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/popculture/jennifer-lopez-drag-queens-iheart-radio-music-awards-rcna21198|title=12 drag queens join Jennifer Lopez onstage dressed in her greatest looks|first=Chrissy|last=Callahan|work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]|date=March 23, 2022|access-date=March 24, 2022}}</ref> Outside of music, [[Univision]] presented her with the World Icon Award in its [[2013 Premios Juventud|Premios Juventud]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Baida|first1=Aiyana|title=Jennifer Lopez Wins Premios Juventud's World Icon Award (Video)|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennifer-lopez-premios-juventud_n_3622993|website=[[HuffPost]]|access-date=December 26, 2021|date=July 19, 2013}}</ref> She received the [[MTV Movie & TV Awards#Generation Award|Generation Award]] at the [[MTV Movie & TV Awards]] for her contributions to film and television in 2022.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/movies/mtv-movie-and-tv-awards-2022-jennifer-lopez-accepts-the-generation-award/|title=Jennifer Lopez Thanks Those 'Who Lied to Me' and 'Broke My Heart' at 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards|magazine=People|first= Jen|last=Juneau|date=June 5, 2022|access-date=June 6, 2022}}</ref> 

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==Discography==
{{Main|Jennifer Lopez discography|List of songs recorded by Jennifer Lopez}}

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* ''[[On the 6]]'' (1999)
* ''[[J.Lo (album)|J.Lo]]'' (2001)
* ''[[This Is Me... Then]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Rebirth (Jennifer Lopez album)|Rebirth]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Como Ama una Mujer]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Brave (Jennifer Lopez album)|Brave]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Love?]]'' (2011)
* ''[[A.K.A. (album)|A.K.A.]]'' (2014)
* ''[[This Is Me... Now]]'' (2024)
{{col div end}}

==Filmography==
{{Main|Jennifer Lopez filmography|Jennifer Lopez videography}}

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'''Films starred'''

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* ''[[Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7]]'' (1993)
* ''[[My Family (1995 film)|My Family]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Money Train]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Jack (1996 film)|Jack]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Blood and Wine]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Selena (film)|Selena]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Anaconda (1997 film)|Anaconda]]'' (1997)
* ''[[U Turn (1997 film)|U Turn]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Out of Sight]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Antz]]'' (1998) (voicing)
* ''[[The Cell (film)|The Cell]]'' (2000)
* ''[[The Wedding Planner]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Angel Eyes (film)|Angel Eyes]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Enough (film)|Enough]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Maid in Manhattan]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Gigli]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Shall We Dance? (2004 film)|Shall We Dance?]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Monster-in-Law]]'' (2005)
* ''[[An Unfinished Life]]'' (2005)
* ''[[El Cantante]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Bordertown (2007 film)|Bordertown]]'' (2007)
* ''[[The Back-up Plan]]'' (2010)
* ''[[What to Expect When You're Expecting (film)|What to Expect When You're Expecting]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Ice Age: Continental Drift]]'' (2012) (voicing)
* ''[[Parker (2013 film)|Parker]]'' (2013)
* ''[[The Boy Next Door (film)|The Boy Next Door]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Lila & Eve]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Home (2015 film)|Home]]'' (2015) (voicing)
* ''[[Ice Age: Collision Course]]'' (2016) (voicing)
* ''[[Second Act (film)|Second Act]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Hustlers (film)|Hustlers]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Marry Me (2022 film)|Marry Me]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Shotgun Wedding (2022 film)|Shotgun Wedding]]'' (2022)
* ''[[The Mother (2023 film)|The Mother]]'' (2023)
* ''[[This Is Me... Now: A Love Story]]'' (2024)
* ''[[Atlas (2024 film)|Atlas]]'' (2024)
* ''[[Unstoppable (2024 film)|Unstoppable]]'' (2024)
* ''[[Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025 film)|Kiss of the Spider Woman]]'' (2025)
* ''[[Office Romance (2026 film)|Office Romance]]'' (2026)
* ''[[The Last Mrs. Parrish]]'' (2026)
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== Bibliography ==
Lopez has written a memoir and co-written a children's book.
* Lopez, Jennifer. ''[[True Love (book)|True Love]]''. Celebra, 2014. {{ISBN|9780451468680}}.
* Lopez, Jennifer and [[Jimmy Fallon]] (authors). ''Con Pollo: A Bilingual Playtime Adventure''. Feiwel & Friends, 2022. {{ISBN|9781250876362}}.

==Tours and residencies==
{{Main|List of Jennifer Lopez live performances}}

'''Headlining tours'''
* [[Dance Again World Tour]] (2012)
* [[It's My Party Tour]] (2019)
* [[Up All Night: Live in 2025]] (2025)

'''Co-headlining tours'''
* [[Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony en Concierto]] (2007)
* [[Enrique Iglesias & Jennifer Lopez Tour]] (2012)

'''Residencies'''
* [[Jennifer Lopez: All I Have]] (2016–2018)
* [[Jennifer Lopez: Up All Night Live in Las Vegas]] (2025–2026)
'''Cancelled tours'''
* [[This Is Me... Live]] (2024)

==See also==
* [[History of women in Puerto Rico]]
* [[List of artists who reached number one in the United States]]
* [[List of dancers]]
* [[List of most-followed Instagram accounts]]
* [[List of Puerto Ricans]]
* {{anl|Mami (hip hop)}}
* {{anl|Nuyorican}}

== Explanatory notes ==
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==References==
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==Sources==
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|first = Luis
|last = Reyes
|title = Hispanics in Hollywood: A Celebration of 100 Years in Film and Television
|publisher = iFilm Publishing/Lone Eagle
|year = 2000
|isbn = 978-1-58065-025-0
|url = https://archive.org/details/hispanicsinholly0000reye
}}
* {{cite book|last=Marquez|first=Herón|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q1BW88v0_zMC&pg=PA47 |title=Latin Sensations |publisher=[[Twenty-First Century Books]] |year=2001 |access-date=July 3, 2012| isbn=9780822549932}}
* {{Cite book
|first = Sarah
|last = Gallick
|title = J.Lo: The Secret Behind Jennifer Lopez's Rise to the Top
|series = From the Files of the ''National Enquirer'' Series
|editor = [[National Enquirer]]
|publisher = Ami Books
|year = 2003
|isbn = 1-932270-07-8
|url = https://archive.org/details/jlosecretsbehind00gall
}}
* {{cite book |last1=Negrón-Muntaner |first1=Frances |author1-link=Frances Negrón-Muntaner |title=Boricua pop: Puerto Ricans and the latinization of American culture |date=2004 |publisher=New York Univ. Press |location=New York |isbn=0814758185 }}
* {{cite book|title=Alicia Keys, Ashanti, Beyoncé, Destiny's Child, Jennifer Lopez & Mya: Divas of the New Millennium|first1=Stacy|last1=Deanne|first2=Kelly|last2=Kenyatta|first3=Natasha|last3=Lowery|editor-first=Kwynn|editor-last=Sanders|publisher=Amber Books Publishing|year=2005|isbn=9780974977966|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1ZGMcUEvkyEC}}
* {{cite book |last1=Mendible |first1=Myra |title=[[From Bananas to Buttocks|From Bananas to Buttocks: The Latina Body in Popular Film and Culture]] |date=2007 |publisher=[[University of Texas Press]] |isbn=9780292714939}}
* {{cite book|last=Redmond|first=Sean|title=Stardom and Celebrity: A Reader|publisher=SAGE|isbn=978-1446202388|year=2007|pages=282–283|editor-first=Su|editor-last=Holmes}}
* {{cite book |last1=Bruns |first1=Roger |author1-link=Roger Bruns |title=Icons of Latino America: Latino Contributions to American Culture, Volume 1 and 2 |date=August 30, 2008 |publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]] |isbn=9781573567961}}
* {{cite book |last1=Tracy |first1=Kathleen A. |title=Jennifer Lopez: A Biography |date=September 30, 2008 |publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]] |isbn=9780313355165 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oIDDEAAAQBAJ |access-date=February 22, 2024}}
* {{Cite book
|first = Robert C.
|last = Cottrell
|title = Icons of American Popular Culture: From P. T. Barnum to Jennifer Lopez
|publisher = [[M. E. Sharpe]]
|year = 2009
|isbn = 9780765628350
}}
* {{cite book |last1=Parish |first1=James Robert |author1-link=James Robert Parish |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lh1Y2OK-VdsC |title=Jennifer Lopez |date=2009 |publisher=[[Infobase Publishing]] |location=New York |access-date=February 22, 2024|isbn=9781438111919}}
* {{cite book |last1=Riley |first1=Sam G. |title=Star Struck: An Encyclopedia of Celebrity Culture |date=2010 |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |isbn=9780313358135 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9k3EEAAAQBAJ |access-date=February 24, 2024}}
* {{Cite book
|first = Priscilla Peña
|last = Ovalle
|title = Dance and the Hollywood Latina: Race, Sex, and Stardom
|publisher = Rutgers University Press
|year = 2011
|isbn = 978-0813548807
}}
* {{Cite book
|first = Jennifer
|last = Lopez
|title = [[True Love (book)|True Love]]
|publisher = Celebra
|year = 2014
|isbn = 9780451468680
}}
* {{Cite book
|first = Adam
|last = Woog
|title = The Great Hispanic Heritage Series: Jennifer Lopez, Updated Edition
|publisher = [[Infobase Publishing]]
|year = 2020
|isbn = 9781438197999
}}
{{refend}}

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* {{Official website|https://www.jlobeauty.com/|JLo Beauty}} – official beauty site
* {{AllMusic|artist|mn0000317865}}
* {{Discogs artist}}
* {{IMDb name|182}}
* [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jennifer_lopez Jennifer Lopez] at [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
* {{C-SPAN|71430}}
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