[35] Elsewhere, she appeared on Live! [53], On June 20, 2001, the Latin pop inspired "Ain't it Funny" was released as the third single from J.Lo. Drawing from her own experiences, Lopez included more personal songs on … She appeared in comedy sketches as well as performing songs from the album, in her second appearance on the television series. The 44-year-old "American Idol" judge revealed the art for her upcoming album "A.K.A." "From bananas to buttocks: the Latina body in popular film and culture". [72] For the Billboard issue of March 17, 2001, J.Lo dropped out of the chart's top ten, falling to number 17. However, Adam Shankman, the director, chose not to include it in the film because it had too much Latin influence, and "Love Don't Cost a Thing" was used instead. [96] By 2011, the album had sold a reported 8 million copies worldwide. To further its success, record executives at Epic recruited Ja Rule of Murder Inc Records to create a remix of the song, "I'm Real (Murder Remix)". It was her second consecutive single to reach number three there, after "Play". The album cover for Jennifer Lopez’s new release ‘This Is Me… Then’ is now posted online. [54] Although "Ain't it Funny" did not chart on the Hot 100, it was a success worldwide, reaching the top ten in multiple countries, including the United Kingdom where it peaked at number three. [105][106] Writing for MTV News on the twentieth anniversary of the album's release, Yasmine Shemesh stated: "She’s an icon — an important one. Before releasing her suggestive cover art, Jennifer Lopez turned up the heat a little more with her performance at the 2020 American Music Awards on … [65], The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the ALMA Awards,[66] and Foreign Pop Album of the Year at the Hungarian Music Awards. [100] The album's title established Lopez's nickname as J.Lo,[101] a portmanteau which was noted to have started a trend in celebrity nicknames. The inclusion of the remix resulted in the reissue carrying a Parental Advisory warning—coupled with the fact that another song on the album, "Play", contains profanity—and a clean version of the album was also issued. However, he noted, "it has just about the same number of strong songs, all of which sounding of a piece with 'On the [6]', which makes it a success on a certain level. After this one, they gonna be expecting hot crossover R&B joints from J. Jennifer Lopez is not afraid to remind everyone that she has still got it. FREE delivery: April 13 - 21 . And J.Lo, with the reverberating impact it made, was a vital stepping stone in that path: Because of that album, those three letters are forever embedded in the vernacular of contemporary pop culture. See more. "Love Don't Cost a Thing" was released as the album's lead single on December 2, 2000, reaching number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the UK Singles Chart. This made Lopez the first entertainer in history to have a number one film and album simultaneously in the same weekend. Additionally, it debuted and peaked atop the Canadian Albums Chart. We had to do another remix to keep the momentum going. Fans could place their CD in their CD-ROM drive of a computer and go to the entertainer's website where they would "unlock" a "secret" area of the site, which would contain the features. Ten albums, and Jennifer Lopez has still got it. [6] Subsequently, Lopez along with Ricky Martin led a large group of Hispanics who had crossed over into mainstream music with English material, including Enrique Iglesias, Marc Anthony and Christina Aguilera. [80], J.Lo also experienced commercial success internationally. Jennifer Lopez: The Glory and the Dream (and the Drive) Just three letters — one for each decade of her superstardom — declare the entertainment juggernaut that is Jennifer Lopez. [11] Additionally, it was reported that Rodney Jerkins, who produced "If You Had My Love", was working with Lopez. Following her rather steamy performance with Colombian singer Maluma at the 2020 American Music Awards, the Maid in Manhattan actress took a risqué route with the cover art for her single “In The Morning.” The 51-year-old singer posed completely in the buff for the official cover art for the single. [46] It peaked at number three in the United States, making it her third top-ten hit at the time. [90] J.Lo entered the Australian Albums Chart at number two on February 4, 2001. ... On the 6 is the debut studio album by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez. Right is less than ideal". [55][56][57], That July, following the album's re-release with the addition of "I'm Real (Murder Remix)", the new track along with the original version of "I'm Real" were simultaneously released as one single. [18] "Walking on Sunshine" was considered a "techno-disco anthem",[24] while "Ain't it Funny" is a Latin pop song that returns Lopez to her Latin roots. It remained in the top ten for six weeks, and in the top forty for 26 weeks including re-entries. [70] In its third week, J.Lo sold 134,000 copies and fell to number four. [76] By February 2002, J.Lo had sold a total of 3.18 million units in the United States. "[16] The album is more personal and romantic than her previous,[21] with Lopez referring to the songs as a reflection on "what I've observed and witnessed my sisters and my girlfriends going through.