For the first time in nearly a decade, J Lo is releasing new music. On Nov. 25, the "Marry Me" singer announced the title of her ninth studio album: "This Is Me . . . Now." The album is a follow-up to "A.K.A." (2014), which included hits like "First Love," "Booty" feat. Pitbull, and "I Luh Ya Papi" feat. French Montana.
The album is a celebration of love and will touch on her rekindled relationship with Ben Affleck. "People think they know things about what happened to me along the way, the men I was with —— but they really have no idea, and a lot of times they get it so wrong," Lopez said of the upcoming release in an interview with Vogue. "There's a part of me that was hiding a side of myself from everyone. And I feel like I'm at a place in my life, finally, where I have something to say about it."
"True love does exist and some things do last forever and that's real. I want to put that message out into the world and that does take a lot of vulnerability."
Lopez added that the album is "emotionally raw" and "the most honest work she has ever done." "We captured me at this moment in time when I was reunited with the love of my life and we decided we were going to be together forever," she said in an Apple Music interview with Zane Lowe on Nov. 28. "The whole message of the [original] album [This Is Me . . . Then] is this love exists. This is a real love. Now I think what the message of the album is very much if you were wondering if you have, like me at times, lost hope, almost given up, don't. Because true love does exist and some things do last forever and that's real. I want to put that message out into the world and that does take a lot of vulnerability."
"This Is Me . . . Now" is expected to drop sometime in 2023 and will feature tracks like "To Be Yours," "Can't Get Enough," and "Dear Ben Pt. II."