New Release from Jennifer Lopez

New Release from Jennifer Lopez "A.K.A."

16 June 2014, 4:32PM
Universal Music New Zealand

A.K.A is the brand new studio album from global superstar Jennifer Lopez. A.K.A features the singles 'I Luh Ya Papi' and 'First Love' as well as featuring collaborations with T.I, Iggy Azalea, Diplo, Sia and more.

Actor, entertainer, musician, film & television producer, fashion designer, entrepreneur and humanitarian Jennifer Lopez has created one of the most successful and well-known brands in entertainment.  With an unmatched global appeal, her Dance Again world tour has sold over 1 million tickets, her films have brought in over $1.4 billion in worldwide box office receipts, and her fragrances have become the most successful celebrity line in the world with sales exceeding $2 billion.

Lopez made her feature film debut in the highly acclaimed Mi Familia, which garnered her an Independent Spirit Award nomination.   She earned widespread acclaim, a Golden Globe Nomination, and an ALMA Award for her portrayal of the Latin music sensation Selena.    Lopez has had five films open at #1 which include Maid in Manhattan, Monster in Law, Anaconda, The Cell and Antz.   Other film credits include Shall We Dance?, Enough, Out of Sight, Angel Eyes, Parker, An Unfinished Life, Money Train, Jack, Blood and Wine,  El Cantante and What To Expect When You’re Expecting.   She will next be seen in the thriller Boy Next Door, and Lila and Eve, opposite Viola Davis.

Since Lopez’s first album On the 6 debuted in 1999 she has been transforming the global music scene and has sold over 75 million records worldwide.  She has had 16 top 10 hit songs and three #1 albums.  Her music achievements include winning three AMAs, three ASCAP Pop Music Awards, eight Billboard Latin Music Awards, three Billboard Music Awards, and two VMAs.  Lopez is also a two-time Grammy nominee.  She will be releasing her tenth album, A.K.A, in June 2014, which will include 'I Luh Ya Papi' and her current single 'First Love'.  On A.K.A. Lopez collaborates with French Montana, Rick Ross, TI, Pitbull, Iggy Azalea , Tyga, Sia, Chantal Kreviazuk, Kirby, Chris Brown , and producers Max Martin and Savan, Detail, RoccStar, DJ Mustard, Diplo, Harmony Pop and Oak and long-time collaborator Cory Rooney.

In 2001 Jennifer Lopez made history by being the first female artist to have a #1 movie and #1 album simultaneously.  “The Wedding Planner” was the nation’s top grossing film while her second album J.Lo was #1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.

Lopez joined the cast of American Idol in 2010 and helped make it the most watched US television series for two years in a row.  She won the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Celebrity Judge for her work on Idol as well as a Teen Choice Award for Favorite TV Personality. She was also named “World’s Most Beautiful Woman” by People Magazine in 2011.

Lopez’s career achievements continue to grow.  In 2013, Lopez received the honor of having a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, won Favorite Actress and the World Icon Award at the Premios Juventud Awards, and was honored at the amfAR Inspiration Gala.  She has received the Glamour “Woman of the Year” award, ShoWest “Female Star of the Year,” multiple Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, a Blockbuster Entertainment Award, several ALMA awards, a Women in Film Crystal Award, the March of Dimes’ Grace Kelly Award for her charitable work, and GLAAD’s Vanguard Award.  In 2012, Forbes Magazine named her as the number one Most Powerful Celebrity in the world.

Nuyorican Productions is Jennifer Lopez’s motion picture and television production company, which has produced such films as “El Cantante” and “Bordertown.”  Nuyorican has branched into scripted and unscripted television, producing the critically acclaimed, groundbreaking hit ABC Family series “The Fosters,” from creators Peter Paige and Brad Bradweg, a show about a lesbian couple raising children together and helping redefine the meaning of family.  The show has won several awards including a GLAAD Media Award for “Outstanding TV Drama Series,” the LA Gay and Lesbian Center’s Board of Directors’ Award for “LGBT Outstanding Leadership,” and “Choice TV Breakout Show” and “Choice Summer TV Show” at the Teen Choice Awards.  In non-scripted, Nuyorican’s credits include the bilingual Latin-America talent-show “Q VIVA!” for both FOX and Univision and “House of Joy” and “A Step Away” for the NUVO network, the English-language cable channel for which Jennifer is the Chief Creative Officer.  In early 2014, NuvoTV acquired Fuse TV, a channel dedicated largely to music, and features original series and specials, live concerts, and blocks of music videos.

In 2002, Jennifer Lopez joined forces with the international beauty company, Coty, to release “Glow by J. Lo.”  The fragrance broke sales records and continues to be one of the most popular scents sold in the world today.  Since that time, Lopez has released multiple fragrance lines including "Love & Glamour", "Still", "Live," "Glowing," and “JLove” generating nearly $2 billion in retail sales in 25 markets worldwide.  Lopez’s 21st fragrance, “Glowing Goddess,” was recently made available exclusively at Kohl's as part of the "Jennifer Lopez Collection," an affordable line of fashionable clothing, home goods, and accessories for the modern woman.
Her passion and commitment to making a difference in the world is highlighted through her work with children via The Lopez Family Foundation, a not-for-profit organization she started with her sister, Lynda.  The Lopez Family Foundation is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of women and children and increasing the level of medical care available to them. The organization opened its first telemedicine center in Puerto Rico in 2010 and seven new centers in Panama last year.

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