Starting in 1999, Lopez has released seven albums, including two #1 albums on the Billboard 200 charts and four Billboard Hot 100 #1 singles. She won the 2003 American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and the 2007 American Music Award for Favorite Latin Artist. She has appeared in numerous films and has won ALMA Awards for outstanding actress for her work in Selena, Out of Sight and Angel Eyes. She parlayed her media fame into a fashion line and various perfumes with her celebrity endorsement.
Media attention has also focused on her personal life. She has had high-profile relationships with Ojani Noa, Cris Judd, Sean Combs, Ben Affleck, and Marc Anthony. Her first children, fraternal twins named Max and Emme, were born on February 22, 2008.
Jennifer Lopez was born and grew up in the Bronx to Puerto Rican parents Guadalupe Rodriguez and David Lopez. She has two sisters, Lynda and Leslie.
Jennifer Lopez financed singing and dancing lessons from the age of 16. After she dropped out of college, Lopez pursued her talent for dance. She split her time between her job at a law office, taking dance classes, and dancing in Manhattan clubs at night. She got her first spot and started out in television as a video girl for rap artist MC Hammer, also a guest spot on the American Music Awards. Her first regular high profile gig was as a “fly girl” dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color in 1990 after being twice rejected. She then left the show after the second season due to friction with another dancer.
Lopez’s debut album On The 6, a reference to the 6 subway line she used to take growing up in Castle Hill was released on June 1, 1999, and reached the top ten of the Billboard 200. The album featured the Billboard Hot 100 number-one lead single, “If You Had My Love” as well as the top ten hit “Waiting for Tonight”. The album also featured a Spanish language, Latin-flavored duet “No Me Ames” with Marc Anthony (who later would become her husband). Though “No Me Ames” never had a commercial release, it reached number one on the U.S. Hot Latin Tracks. On the 6 featured guest artists such as Big Pun and Fat Joe on the track “Feelin’ So Good”, which had moderate success on the Billboard Hot 100. “Let’s Get Loud”, the final single, earned Lopez a Grammy Award nomination in the “Best Dance Recording” category in 2001 Grammy Awards. “Waiting for Tonight” was nominated for the same category the previous year. “No Me Ames” received two nominations at the 2000 Latin Grammy Awards: “Best Pop Duo/Group with Vocal Performance” and “Best Music Video”.
Lopez’s second album, J.Lo, was released on January 23, 2001 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. When her film The Wedding Planner achieved number one shortly after, Lopez become the first actress-singer to have a film and an album at number one in the same week. The lead single, “Love Don’t Cost a Thing”, was her first number-one single in the United Kingdom and took her into the top five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. She followed it up with “Play” which gave her another top twenty hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number three in the UK. Her next two singles were “I’m Real” and “Ain’t It Funny” which were quickly rising up the charts. To capitalize on this, Lopez asked The Inc. Records (then known as Murder Inc.) to remix both songs, which featured rap artists Ja Rule (on both) and Caddillac Tah (on the “Ain’t It Funny” remix). Both remixes reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for several weeks. She re-released J. Lo on her thirty-second birthday with the remix of “I’m Real” as a bonus track. Also, “Si Ya Se Acabó” was released in Spain, due to the success of “Que Ironia”.
Following the success of the re-release of J. Lo, Lopez decided to devote an entire album to the remixing effort, releasing J to tha L-O! The Remixes, on February 5, 2002. This album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first remix album in history to debut at the top on the chart. Featured artists on J to tha L-O! The Remixes included P. Diddy, Fat Joe, and 50 Cent and the album included rare dance and hip hop remixes of past singles. It is the third all-time biggest-selling remix album in the world, after Michael Jackson’s Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix (1997) and Madonna’s You Can Dance (1987).
On November 26, 2002, Lopez released her third studio album, This Is Me… Then, which reached number two on the Billboard 200 and spawned four singles: “Jenny from the Block” (featuring Jadakiss and Styles), which reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100; “All I Have” (featuring LL Cool J), which spent multiple weeks at number one; “I’m Glad”; and “Baby I Love U!”. The album included a cover of Carly Simon’s 1978 “You Belong to Me”.
After a year away from the music scene, Lopez released her fourth studio album, Rebirth, on March 1, 2005. Although debuting and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200, the album quickly fell off the charts. It spawned the hit “Get Right”, which reached the top fifteen in the U.S. and became her second Platinum hit (after “If You Had My Love”). “Get Right” was also successful in the UK, becoming her second number-one single there. The second single, “Hold You Down”, which featured Fat Joe, reached number sixty-four on the U.S. Hot 100; it peaked at number six in the UK and ascended to the top twenty in Australia. Another song, “Cherry Pie”, was slated for a release in late 2005, but the plans to make a video were cancelled as the album sales were definitely too weak and the promotion budget exceeded. It was released to radio stations in Spain. Rebirth was certified Platinum in the U.S. by the RIAA. Lopez was then featured on LL Cool J’s single “Control Myself”, which was released on February 1, 2006. It reached number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the UK Singles Chart. It was Lopez’s first U.S. top ten hit in three years.
Lopez officially released her first full Spanish-language album, called Como Ama Una Mujer, on March 27, 2007 in the U.S. and March 23, 2007 in Europe. Her husband, singer Marc Anthony, produced the album with Estefano, except for “Qué Hiciste”, which Anthony co-produced with Julio Reyes. The album peaked at number ten on the U.S. Billboard 200, number one on the U.S. Top Latin Albums (for four straight weeks), number one on the U.S. Latin Pop Albums (for seven straight weeks) and number one hundred and thirty-one in the UK. The album did well in Europe peaking at number three on the albums chart, mainly due to the big success in countries like Switzerland, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Greece, Germany, Austria, and Portugal. The lead single, “Qué Hiciste” (Spanish for “What Did You Do”), was officially released to radio stations in January 2007. Since then, it has peaked at eighty-six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot Latin Songs and the Hot Dance Club Play. It also went top ten on the European chart. The video for the song was the first Spanish-language video to peak at number one on MTV’s Total Request Live daily countdown. The second single released is called “Me Haces Falta”. Lopez won an American Music Award as the Favorite Latin Artist in 2007. Como Ama una Mujer according to the United World Chart, it is #3 on the best selling Spanish albums of 2007 and #37 on the best selling albums so far of 2007. Como Ama una Mujer holds the record for the best opening week internet sales for a Spanish album. With Como Ama Una Mujer, Jennifer Lopez is one of the few performers to debut in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 with a Spanish album.
Just over six months later, on October 9, 2007, Lopez released her fifth English studio album (sixth studio album overall), called Brave. She collaborated with producers such as Midi Mafia, J. R. Rotem, Lynn and Wade and Ryan Tedder with Rotem working on some tracks with writing partner Evan "Kidd" Bogart. Earlier, on August 26, 2007, ABC premiered a promo for the fourth season of Desperate Housewives, featuring a snippet of the song "Mile In These Shoes". "Do It Well" was released as the lead single and reached the top 20 in many countries. "Hold It, Don't Drop It" was released as the second single in only some countries from Europe.
Billboard Magazine reported, on July 24, 2007, that Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony would "co-headline" a worldwide tour called "Juntos en Concierto" starting in New Jersey on September 29. Tickets went on sale August 10. The tour was a mix of her current music, older tunes and Spanish music. In a later press release, Lopez announced a detailed itinerary. The tour launched September 28, 2007 at the Mark G. Etess Arena and ended on November 7, 2007 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida.
At the end of their last concert in Miami on November 7, 2007, Jennifer and Marc proudly announced that they were expecting a child, officially putting to rest the widespread speculation that she was pregnant. Rumors of the pregnancy involving twins soon erupted and were finally confirmed with the birth of twins, Max and Emme in New York on February 22, 2008.
Lopez released "Louboutins", a song written and produced by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, as the project's lead single in November 2009. However, upon release, the song failed to garner enough airplay to chart, despite topping the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. Lopez subsequently left Epic Records in February 2010, citing that she had fulfilled her contractual obligations and now wished to release Love? under a new label.
In June 2010 following the departure of Ellen DeGeneres from American Idol, it was reported that Lopez was in talks to join season ten’s judging panel. During this same time, Lopez and her husband Marc Anthony were being considered for a role on The X Factor for their appeal to Latin and International markets. It was officially announced on September 22, 2010 that Lopez would be joining the tenth season of American Idol. MTV stated that “the deal was mutually beneficial to all those involved”, whilst CNN reported that Lopez was viewing it as a decision to revive her career while Idol producers believe Lopez and Steven Tyler’s appointments will strengthen viewing figures.
Lopez released her seventh studio album, Love? in May 2011. The lead single from the album called "On the Floor" was officially released February 8, 2011 and it featured the American rapper Pitbull. The video for On the Floor was premiered on American Idol March 3. Lopez later performed the song on American Idol, including Pitbull. She was dressed in a "glimmering ensemble" while the set included lasers and pyrotechnics. The song charted in 27 countries at #1 and it was certified 3x Platinum in the United States. Love? was officially released May 3 and it reached the fifth place in the US Billboard 200. On the Floor is the most viewed video by a female artist in YouTube with almost 550 million views. Lopez also released two other singles from the album, the hip hop jam "I'm Into You" which featured the rapper Lil Wayne and the latin influenced "Papi".
Lopez returned as judge on the eleventh season of American Idol, reportedly earning $US20 million, compared to the $US12 million she earned last year. Subsequently, Lopez is currently unsure about returning to the show.
Lopez worked with ex-husband Marc Anthony and director-choeographer Jamie King on the talent series ¡Q'Viva! The Chosen, created by Simon Fuller. It follows Lopez, Anthony and King as they travel across 21 countries in Latin America to find new talent. It premiered on January 28, 2012 on Univision and was a ratings hit for the channel.
Jennifer released her first single from her upcoming greatest hits album "Dance Again" April 2 and it features Pitbull, who is previously collaborated with J.Lo with "On the Floor" and "Fresh Out The Oven". The video premiered on American Idol April 5 and she performed a solo version of the hit on American Idol's result show April 10. She was dressed in a skin-tight blue bodysuit and black stockings, surrounded by a dozen back-up dancers.
It was announced on April 30, 2012 that Lopez would be going on a co-headlining tour in the United States with Enrique Iglesias. Lopez has already began her Dance Again World Tour which will continue after her tour with Iglesias. It began in Panama City, Panama on June 14. The Dance Again World Tour will include legs in Asia, Europe and South America.
Lopez is involved in multiple films in 2012. She starred as Holly in What to Expect When You're Expecting. The film was released to theaters on May 18, 2012. Lopez voices Shira in the upcoming animated film, Ice Age: Continental Drift which is the fourth movie in the Ice Age series. Another film which Lopez has shot her parts for, Parker will be released in 2013.
On May 16, 2012, Forbes placed Lopez first on their "Celebrity 100 List", in turn naming her the most powerful celebrity in the world for their 2012 edition. She beat out Oprah Winfrey and Lady Gaga for the title, having earned $US52 million from May 2011.
Jennifer's single "Goin' In" featuring the rapper Flo Rida will be featured in the new Step Up movie. It was officially released in the United States in June 2012. She performed the song on American Idol's finale and it is also included on her tour setlist.
To celebrate 13 years in music Jennifer will release a greatest hits album which will include, besides her smash hits, new songs. Her upcoming Dance Again... The Hits album will hit stores in July 2012.
In 2014, Lopez released a new album, AKA, which spawned the hit single "Booty".
Wrong When You're Gone
Jennifer Lopez Lyrics
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But I had to get it out
So much for bein' headstrong
Now I'm goin' half way out my mind
I know I was out of line
No scratch that I was dead wrong
Ooh, coulda left it alone but, no, I had to be right
Swear I woulda just fell back if I knew all I'd be left with
Is these shoulda, coulda, wouldas 'cause you're gone
Now I'm out here trippin' 'cause you came up missing
And my head keeps spinning, it's gettin' out of control
I'm backin' down this time, I don't wanna fight
I don't care who's right
'Cause I'm wrong when you're gone, when you're gone
'Cause I'm wrong when you're gone, when you're gone
'Cause I'm wrong when you're gone, when you're gone
Heaven knows if you were here
I'd be all up in your ear
Least you could do is answer your phone
'Cause I realized my mistake
Baby, I'll do what it takes
If I can just get you one and one
Shoulda let it go but I just had to be right
Ooh, coulda left it alone but, no, I had to be right
Swear I woulda just fell back if I knew all I'd be left with
Is these shoulda, coulda, wouldas 'cause you're gone
Now I'm out here trippin' 'cause you came up missing
And my head keeps spinning, it's gettin' out of control
I'm backin' down this time, I don't wanna fight
I don't care who's right
'Cause I'm wrong when you're gone, when you're gone
'Cause I'm wrong when you're gone, when you're gone
'Cause I'm wrong when you're gone, when you're gone
I know I pushed you out, runnin' off at the mouth
Sayin' all the wrong things, callin' you out your name
I was unpredictable, I was so emotional
But I swear I'm gonna do better, can we get this back together again
Now I'm out here trippin' 'cause you came up missing
And my head keeps spinning, it's gettin' out of control
I'm backin' down this time, I don't wanna fight
I don't care who's right
'Cause I'm wrong when you're gone, when you're gone
Now I'm out here trippin' 'cause you came up missing
And my head keeps spinning, it's gettin' out of control
I'm backin' down this time, I don't wanna fight
I don't care who's right
'Cause I'm wrong when you're gone, when you're gone
'Cause I'm wrong when you're gone, when you're gone
'Cause I'm wrong when you're gone, when you're gone
'Cause I'm wrong when you're gone, when you're gone
'Cause I'm wrong when you're gone, when you're gone
So wrong, hear me, come back, it seems so long
In "Wrong When You're Gone," Jennifer Lopez sings about a failed relationship caused by her inability to admit that she was wrong. Lopez, in reflection, admits that she should have kept her opinion to herself instead of trying to force it on her partner. By insisting on being right, she ended up pushing her partner away, and she is now struggling with the aftermath of that decision. She laments the fact that her pride ended up destroying a relationship that meant so much to her, with the lyrics "Now I'm out here tripping 'cause you came up missing, And my head keeps spinning, it's getting out of control," signifying her current state of mind after the breakup.
Despite acknowledging her mistakes, Lopez refuses to give up completely, stating that she will do better in a future relationship. This is evident in the lines, "I was unpredictable, I was so emotional, But I swear, I'm gonna do better, can we get this back together again." She is willing to take the blame and make amends, saying that she is wrong when her partner is gone, as she can see where she went wrong.
Overall, "Wrong When You're Gone" is a powerful reminder that sometimes it is better to admit fault, let go of pride, and try to save a relationship instead of insisting on being right.
Line by Line Meaning
Guess I should have shut my mouth
I regret that I spoke when I should have remained silent
But I had to get it out
I couldn't keep my thoughts to myself and I felt the need to express them
So much for bein' headstrong
I thought being headstrong would benefit me, but now I am suffering the consequences
Now I'm goin' half way out my mind
I am experiencing an overwhelming amount of stress and anxiety
I know I was out of line
I recognize that I crossed a boundary and behaved inappropriately
No scratch that I was dead wrong
I am admitting that my behavior was not only inappropriate but completely wrong
Know I shoulda let it go but I just had to be right
I acknowledge that I should have let it go, but my ego caused me to prioritize being right
Ooh, coulda left it alone but, no, I had to be right
I realize that I could have chosen to not argue, but my need to prove my point got the best of me
Swear I woulda just fell back if I knew all I'd be left with
I promise that if I knew it would end like this, I would have backed down and not argued
Is these shoulda, coulda, wouldas 'cause you're gone
I am left with regrets and what-ifs because I lost you due to my behavior
Heaven knows if you were here
If you were here, things would be so much easier
I'd be all up in your ear
I would be talking to you constantly and sharing all of my thoughts and feelings
Least you could do is answer your phone
I am frustrated that you are not responding to my attempts at communication
‘Cause I realized my mistake
I have come to the understanding that I made a big mistake
Baby, I'll do what it takes
I am willing to do whatever it takes to make things right between us
If I can just get you one and one
If I can just have a chance to talk to you face to face, things could be resolved
I know I pushed you out, runnin' off at the mouth
I am aware that my words and actions caused you to leave and I regret it deeply
Sayin' all the wrong things, callin' you out your name
I was being hurtful and disrespectful by using derogatory language towards you
I was unpredictable, I was so emotional
My emotions got the best of me and I was acting in an erratic and unpredictable manner
But I swear I'm gonna do better, can we get this back together again
I promise to be better and I hope we can work through this and reconcile
Now I'm out here trippin' 'cause you came up missing
I am struggling and feeling lost because you are no longer around
And my head keeps spinning, it's gettin' out of control
I am feeling overwhelmed and my thoughts are racing uncontrollably
I'm backin' down this time, I don't wanna fight
I am willing to back down and not argue this time, I just want things to be resolved
I don't care who's right
It doesn't matter who was right or wrong, I just want us to move past this
'Cause I'm wrong when you're gone, when you're gone
I am realizing that I was wrong for the way I behaved when you were still here
So wrong, hear me, come back, it seems so long
I am acknowledging that I was very wrong and I am pleading for you to come back because it feels like it has been forever without you
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: KERI LYNN HILSON, CANDICE CLOTIEL NELSON, DERRICK L. BAKER, EZEKIEL L. LEWIS, PATRICK MICHAEL SMITH
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@teebaybee123
I Love J.LO Her Music & Britney's Remind Me Of My Childhood .. I Love Her Voice .. Thank God I Had These Singer's In My Childhood/Generation Not Today's Crap
@Sandrex-po8sf
Same Tegan :*
@panahahmed
saaaame here <3
@scolbytaylor
Keri Hilson wrote the hell out of this song...
@yiorgosstathakis5715
Keri's background vocals sound like an angel!!!!!!!!!!! <3
@eduardomerino8098
Jennifer Lopez has such an amazing voice. #JloFanForever
@senia6035
yesssssss she does
@AdamsAtuke
I love this song forever..Jlo is masterclass..captivating voice..So passionate and emotional..Miss u boo
@johana007
love this song w/ JLO's voice
@trishkawome6487
I'm so in love with this song