Norman Jean Roe
Jennifer Lopez’s ninth studio album finally has a release date. The full-length “This Is Me…Now” will arrive on February 16, 2024, along with a new short from Amazon’s MGM Studios acquisition.
„This Is Me…Now” is Lopez’s first studio album in nearly a decade and celebrates the anniversary of its sister album, „This Is Me…Then.” The album, written and produced by Lopez and Roget Chait alongside Angel Lopez, Jeff „Kitty” Gitelman, Hitboy, Day Keith and INK, has been described as „a mix of R&B, contemporary pop sounds and hip-hop beats. .”
As for the Dave Meyers-directed film, it is said to be „a story-driven, intimate, reflective, seductive, funny, wonderful and highly entertaining musical and visual reimagining of his publicly scrutinized love life.” Like its sister album, „This Is Me…Now” covers Lopez’s relationship with actor Ben Affleck; The track list, announced in November 2022, includes among its titles “Dear Ben Bund. II, presumably a sequel to „Dear Ben” from the previous album.
The teaser of the film was shared on Monday morning and is said to feature additional, unannounced cameos. „When I was a little girl, when someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, my answer was always… in love,” Lopez says in the clip.
The album’s first single, „Can’t Get Enough,” was released on Jan. 10, 2024 and will be available for pre-order. It will be Lopez’s first release under his new partnership with BMG. The 13-song collection lists BMG’s Brandon Reister as the album’s A&R.