Jennifer Lopez - This Is Me

About "This Is Me"

This Is Me... Now is the ninth studio album by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez. It was released on February 16, 2024, via Nuyorican Productions and BMG Rights Management, marking her first release under this partnership.

This Is Me... Now was recorded between May and August 2022 and completed on June 29, 2023; it is heavily inspired by the rekindled romance between Lopez and Ben Affleck as well as their subsequent marriage, with themes of love and self-healing throughout. It is a sequel to Lopez's third studio album This Is Me... Then (2002) and is her first studio album in almost a decade, since A.K.A. (2014). It is the first Lopez album to feature no rappers on its standard edition since J.Lo (2001). Chaka Khan recorded additional vocals for the song "To Be Yours", while British singer-songwriter Raye co-wrote and sang backing vocals on "Dear Ben, Pt. II". Lopez contributed rap verses to three of the album's songs and co-wrote every one on the album, with production primarily from Rogét Chahayed, Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman and Angel Lopez.

Part of a three-part project documenting Lopez's search for love, love life, and reunion with actor Ben Affleck, This Is Me... Now is accompanied by two further components. The second is a similarly titled, narrative-driven musical film, This Is Me... Now: A Love Story, co-written by Lopez, Affleck, Dave Meyers and Chris Shafer, with Meyers also directing. Aside from containing choreographed visuals for songs from the album, the film is a stylized and fictionalized narrative loosely based on Lopez's own life and her trials as a serial romantic. It features a cast of celebrities, including Fat Joe, Trevor Noah, Jane Fonda, Post Malone, Keke Palmer and Sofia Vergara, among others. The project's third component, a behind the scenes documentary called The Greatest Love Story Never Told was inspired by a collection of letters from Affleck to Lopez of the same name and explores the making of the music, film and documentary. It was released on February 27, 2024. All three components were produced simultaneously and were self-funded by Lopez with a budget of around $20 million.

This Is Me... Now was preceded by the lead single, "Can't Get Enough", which samples Alton Ellis's 1967 song "I'm Still in Love with You". Following its release, the song appeared on several national single charts and spawned a remix featuring rapper Latto. Alongside Latto and rapper Redman, Lopez performed the song on Saturday Night Live, where she also debuted the album's title track. The album was released with eight alternative covers for various editions across CD, music streaming, digital downloads and vinyl. The album received mixed-to-positive reviews, with praise for Lopez's matured vocals and criticism for its themes. To promote the album, Lopez will embark on This Is Me... Live, her first tour in five years.