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Jennifer Lopez Announces It's My Party North American Tour

The 25-date trek kicks off on June 7 in Los Angeles and wraps up the day after her birthday, July 25, in Miami

GRAMMY-nominated pop powerhouse and dancer extraordinaire Jennifer Lopez fittingly wants to celebrate her upcoming 50th birthday, July 24, with music, dancing and all her fans. The Bronx-born star has announced a 25-date tour, her first trek in seven years, kicking off on June 7 in Los Angeles.

The It's My Party tour will then bring her killer moves and infectious energy to other huge venues across North America, including the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. on June 13, the American Airlines Center in Dallas and the United Center in Chicago on June 29. She will make two stops in Canada, in Toronto on July 7 and Montreal on July 10, followed by a July 12 show at the historic Madison Square Garden in New York. She will hold the final two concerts of the tour in Florida, in Orlando on July 23 and closing out in Miami on July 25.

In the video accompanying her social media announcement, Lopez shared her vision for the tour: "I know I'm going to give them a good show, I know I'm going to make sure that the music feels great, and the flow is right and the set is right. That's what I do…It's a party, baby!"

A press release emphasized that nothing will be held back for J. Lo's birthday extravaganza. The shows will be "a nonstop party mix of Jennifer's new and classic anthems, show-stopping choreography and dancers, dazzling wardrobe, jawdropping technology and set design, and all of the glamour and wow-factor fans have come to expect of Jenny from the Block," it said.

In addition to the excitement of celebrating J. Lo's birthday with the icon herself—fans are already freaking out on Twitter —the tour itself is a big deal. It is her first one since her first major solo tour, the Dance Again World Tour in 2012. Prior to that, she had a joint tour with Marc Anthony in 2007. Lopez' most recent concerts were during her Las Vegas residency , dubbed All I Have, from January 2016– September 2018, during which she performed 120 shows. 

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The multifaceted pop star's last LP was her eighth studio album, 2014's A.K.A. She released several singles last year, including the Spanish language "Te Guste" with rising Latin trap star  Bad Bunny in November and the bilingual " Dinero " featuring DJ Khaled and Cardi B last May. She has teased a new track, "Medicine," featuring rapper French Montana , due out April 5. 

Tour tickets go on sale Fri., March 29 at 10:00 am local time, with presales beginning March 26; more info here .

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New Music Friday: Listen To New Songs From LISA From Blackpink, Lil Nas X, Kelsea Ballerini, MC Lyte & More

Hot summer days require even hotter tunes. Here are some fresh-out-the-oven songs and albums by Hiatus Kaiyote, Lucky Daye, Headie One, Kaitlin Butts, and more.

We’ve been feeling the heat for a minute now, but summer is finally, officially, upon us.

What do you have on deck to soundtrack it? Perhaps you’re checking out Camila Cabello ’s fourth offering, C,XOXO . Or Jxdn’s expectations-bucking new album, When the Music Stops . And there are so many other worthy candidates for your playlist — from Lupe Fiasco ’s Samurai to Omar Apollo ’s God Said No .

No matter where your stylistic compass points, this Friday release day has got something for you. As you gather your sunscreen and shades, let’s breeze through a cross-section of what’s out there.

LISA — "Rockstar"

K-pop loves its solo releases , showcasing how the various members of a group can shine individually while combining with ecstatic chemistry. Enter LISA, one-fourth of Korean titans BLACKPINK , who's already turned heads with her 2021 debut album, Lalisa .

"Rockstar" is another swing outside her main gig, featuring serrated chiptune production and LISA's commanding rap flow. The gritty, urban, futuristic video is a visual treat, and the chorus's boast of "Lisa, can you teach me Japanese?" is a multilingual flex — as well as a maddeningly unshakeable earworm.

Lil Nas X — "Here We Go!" (from the Netflix film 'Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F')

"So excited to release the best song of all time this friday!," Lil Nas X proclaimed on Instagram . (And on a Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack, no less!)

"Here We Go!" comes at an inflection point for the "J Christ" singer: "sorry I've been so scared with my art lately," he added in the same post. "I'm coming around to myself again. I will make you guys very proud."

This pro forma banger certainly inspires pride: tenacious lines like "I'm livin' and livin' I wanna die/ They tryna get even/ I'm beatin' the odds" will get under your skin. As for Beverly Hill Cop: Axel F , the Eddie Murphy joint will whiz to your screen July 3 via Netflix.

Lucky Daye — 'Algorithm'

Lucky Daye picked up a win for Best Progressive Album at the 2022 GRAMMYs , for Table for Two . After a slew of nominations for work with Beyoncé and Mary J. Blige , he's investigating the Algorithm.

The single "HERicane" was just a teaser, with songs like "Blame," featuring Teddy Swims; "Paralyzed," featuring RAYE;" and "Diamonds in Teal" expanding on and honing his soul-funk-R&B vision.

"Don't know pickin' sides/ 'Cause I'm rollin' in desire," he dreamily sings in the gently roiling "Diamonds in Teal." "I don't know which lie's true/ Or maybe I do, or maybe I'm you." It's a suitable mission statement wrapped in a stealthily seductive package.

Hiatus Kaiyote — 'Love Heart Cheat Code'

A jazzy, soulful, psychedelic band of Aussies, Hiatus Kaiyote has been wowing audiences for more than a decade. Whether through sampling or features, they've crossed paths with Drake , Anderson .Paak , and Beyoncé and Jay-Z .

Love Heart Cheat Code builds brilliantly on their last three albums: their 2012 debut Tawk Tomahawk , 2015's Choose Your Weapon, and 2021's Mood Valiant . Tracks like "Telescope," "Everything's Beautiful," and "Make Friends" are burbling brooks of atmosphere, groove and vibe.

Boulevards — 'Carolina Funk: Barn Burner on Tobacco Road'

Any fans of deep, pungent funk grooves should investigate Boulevards immediately. The project of mastermind Jamil Rashad, their new album Carolina Funk: Barn Burner on Tobacco Road tips its hat to yesterday's funk with a contemporary twist, bringing a refreshing spin on the well-trod template of syncopated basslines and stabbing horns.

Across highlights like "Do It Like a Maniac Part 1&2" and "Run & Move," Boulevards shows — once again — that few can nail this gritty sound quite like Rashad and crew.

Headie One — 'The Last One'

British drill-inflected MC Headie One first made a splash overseas with his 2023 debut album, Strength to Strength . Less than a year later, he's returning with The Last One .

Back in 2022, he hinted at the existence of his sophomore album in his non-album track "50s" — "The fans calling for 'Martin's Sofa'/ It might be the first single from my second," he rapped. 

Helmed by that single, The Last One features Potter Payper, Stormzy , Fridayy , Skrillex , and more. The album is a leap forward in terms of production, scale and exploration.

Katlin Butts — 'Roadrunner!'

Any theater kid worth their salt knows at least a few bars from the musical "Oklahoma!"; country sensation Kaitlyn Butts has just unfolded it into an entire album.

"It's a love story but there's also a murder and a little bit of an acid-trippy feel to it at times; it's set in the same place where I come from," she said in a statement, noting she saw "Oklahoma!" with her parents every summer during childhood. "Once I got the idea for this album," she continued, "I couldn't believe I hadn't thought of it before, and it turned into something that completely encompasses who I am and what I love." 

A laugh riot as well as a colorful, openhearted statement, Roadrunner! does the old Rodgers and Hammerstein chestnut good.

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Amaarae — 'roses are red, tears are blue — Fountain Baby Extended Play'

Futurist Afropopper Amaarae made a gigantic splash with her second album, 2023's Fountain Baby — even Pitchfork gave it their coveted Best New Music designation.

That lush, enveloping album just got an expansion pack: roses are red, tears are blue — A Fountain Baby Extended Play is a continuation of its predecessor with six new songs. The oceanic "wanted," featuring Naomi Sharon, is a highlight, as is a remix of "Disguise" with 6LACK.

"Ooh, I'll be wanted/ I've been wanted," a pitch-shifted Sharon sings near the end, as if turning over the phrase. "Wanted" is one way to describe Amaraae's position in the music landscape.

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MC Lyte — "King King" (feat. Queen Latifah)

The 50th anniversary of hip-hop may have come and gone, but hip-hop is forever. Today, legendary hip-hop pioneers MC Lyte and Queen Latifah continue to bear the flame of the genre as an elevating force with "King King," a conscious, uplifting offering.

"This is dedicated to all the kings and all the soon to be kings/ We're counting on you/ We love  you/ This is for you, you and you and you," MC Lyte begins, while Latifah holds it down on the chorus with "This your crown hold it/ Even if it all falls down show it/ You know the world is watching now I know you get tired from keepin' it all together/ We need you."

During Women's History Month in March, MC Lyte released "Woman," the first single from her upcoming album, featuring hip-hop icons Salt (of Salt 'N Pepa), Big Daddy Kane , and R&B singer Raheem DeVaughn . MC Lyte's first new album in nearly a decade drops this summer; keep your eyes and ears peeled.

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Camila Cabello's Sonic Evolution To 'C, XOXO': How She Went From Pop Princess To Club Star

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With her fourth album, 'C, XOXO,' Camila Cabello introduces a new sound inspired by the sweaty dance floors of the Miami club scene. Here's a breakdown of the musical shape-shifting that's led the star to her hyperpop venture.

When Camila Cabello unleashed the singles "I LUV IT" and "HE KNOWS" from her highly anticipated fourth album C, XOXO this past spring , it was obvious that the pop superstar had completely flipped her previous sound on its head. Decidedly hyper-pop, the album is tailor-made for the club, with Cabello saying it's all sonically dedicated to the late-night culture of her home city of Miami.  

While her new sonic direction might be a bit jarring for those who were fans of her previous bubblegum flavors or Latin-inspired tracks, it's not entirely surprising that she's trying something new with this album. Since her 2016 departure from the girl group Fifth Harmony , the singer has been known to take musical chances when it comes to her career. Now, she adds frenetic club tracks to the list. 

From the innocence of her breakthrough to a more grown-up sound and every detour in between, this is how Camila Cabello's artistic voice has evolved through the years.  

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It may seem hard to believe now, but there was a time when Cabello was just another singing talent vying for her big break when she attended a cattle call audition for "The X Factor."  Cabello's interest in performing actually came as a shock to her parents. "She was so shy, so shy," her mother Sinuhe told the New York Times in 2018 . "We didn't even think music was a possibility for her."

Oddly enough, her successful audition with Aretha Franklin 's soul classic "Chain of Fools" never even aired (the show reportedly couldn't get the rights to the song). Nevertheless, you know the rest: she was grouped together with Ally Brooke, Normani , Dinah Jane, and Lauren Jauregui, and Fifth Harmony was born. The group quickly became known for powerhouse vocals on covers ranging from Elie Goulding's "Anything Could Happen, "  to Cabello belting out solo while performing The Beatles classic "Let It Be" during their stint on the show; the quintet ultimately placed third.  

Girl Group Launching Pad: Party-Friendly Anthems

As part of Fifth Harmony, Cabello's initial sound was decidedly pop-dance songs, perfect for a high school prom — a fitting style for the then teenage star. Songs like their dynamic debut single "Miss Movin' On", the playfully sexy "Work From Home," and horn-tinged "Worth It" cemented them as bona fide pop breakouts. But eventually, Cabello realized that her and her group mates were drifting apart.   

"I started distancing myself from the group vision," she admitted to the Call Me Daddy podcast earlier this year. "It felt like you know they were still really passionate and into that and so, I was just like, 'I'm not happy here anymore, it doesn't feel aligned.'"

With that, Cabello shocked fans when she departed the group in December 2016. "Fifth Harmony wasn't the maximum expression of me individually," she told Seventeen a couple months after her surprise departure, alluding to her shift to more personal songs. "My fans are really going to know me from the music I'm writing. My goal is to be brave and open up my soul."

Solo Stardom: Personal Pop Confections

By the time Cabello's self-titled debut studio album was released in 2018, it was apparent that leaving the group that made her a star would pay off. Her initial forays into solo stardom came in the form of collaborations, first in 2015 with eventual on-and-off flame Shawn Mendes on "I Know What You Did Last Summer," and then with Machine Gun Kelly for 2016's Pop Airplay-topping (and Fastball sampling) "Bad Things." But her 2017 collab hinted that she was destined to be a superstar: "Havana."

Featuring Young Thug , the salsa-inspired song earned Cabello her first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It also marked a difference from her former bubblegum sound, and proved the Cuba-born star could successfully bridge the gap between mainstream success and her own story. Meanwhile, the single "Never Be The Same" (for which she recruited Frank Dukes , known for his work with Lorde and Post Malone ) proved she could embody a more adult pop sound. 

"I feel like the best way to come up with something new and different is just to be the you - est you possible," Cabello told the New York Time s when the album was released. "If you pull from all the different little parts of yourself, nobody can replicate that."   

Cabello also embodied these hallmarks for her sophomore album, Romance , which featured a heartfelt ode to her dad, "First Man," and several songs inspired by her, well, romance with Mendes. That included "Señorita," which actually featured Mendes; the song quickly became Spotify's biggest streaming song of the summer of 2019. And with a sultry Latin flair, " Señorita " offered another nod to her roots — and the sounds that would soon be the focus of her music.  

Sonic Trip Down South: Latin Roots

With the success of songs like "Havana" and " Señorita " in mind, Cabello made her junior album a full-on salute to her Cuban heritage in the form of Familia . Each track is decidedly Spanglish, from lead single "Bam Bam ," an inspired collaboration with Ed Sheeran (who featured her on his own Latin-inspired track, "South of the Border," in 2019), to "Hasta los Dientes ,"which featured the Argneitian star María Becerra.   

"This [album] has been finding my way back," she explained to GRAMMY.com at the time. "A big part of that is my roots, and my heritage. I want to spend the most time in Latin America and in Mexico because it just makes me feel like myself."   

According to the star, the album bolstered her confidence; in turn, it helped her fully feel free to express herself. "There's no walls of any of that other, like, ego stuff up. So that's why [ Familia ] was the most fun experience, and what I think is my best work so far."  

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Latest Chapter: Hyperpop Diversion

With the first single from her fourth project, "I LUV IT" (featuring Playboy Carti ), it was obvious Cabello was about to embark on yet another complete reconstruction of her sound. The song served as a tantalizing hint that the singer's next album, C, XOXO , ventured in a hyperpop direction. In reality, it's a concept album based on long, late, wild, and sometimes melancholy nights in Miami. Second single, "HE KNOWS" with Lil Nas X , marked further proof.  

"We wanted to see how we could take these cadences that have a certain swagger and contrast it with beautiful music and pretty chords and lush guitar," Cabello told PAPER Magazine of her latest process earlier this year. But while not every song exhibits that oft-discussed Charli XCX -influenced hyperpop sound, her aforementioned lead singles arguably do."We were mixing and matching to find something new and inspiring. If it's a sweet melody, let's make the music scary. If she has a rap flow, let's make the music acoustic."   

The album's tracks also develop with an ominous aura. "Pretty When You Cry," for example, sounds like it's sung while sitting on a sidewalk outside the club one late night with mascara streaking; in the distance the listener hears the warped, low echoes of an inspired sample of Pitbull's "Hotel Room Service." As a result, the music is the starkest contrast yet from her bubblegum past — further proof that Cabello's penchant for genre-swapping has turned into a singular aspect of her superstar career.  

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7 Reasons Why Prince's 'Purple Rain' Is One Of Music’s Most Influential Albums

In honor of the 40th anniversary of 'Purple Rain,' dig into the ways Prince's magnum opus didn't just solidify him as an icon — it changed the music industry and culture at large.

"I strive for originality in my music," Prince declared in a 1985 interview with MTV. "That was, and will always be the case."   

It was this determination to do things his own inimitable way that birthed the decade's most audacious superstar project: Purple Rain .   

Prior to the album's June 25, 1984 release, Prince had scored some mainstream hits — including "1999" and "Little Red Corvette" — but hadn't fully blossomed into the prolific, world-conquering musical hero he's now immortalized as. Nor did he have acting experience. Yet, Prince somehow managed to convince his management and label into financing a big-screen hybrid of romance, drama and musical accompanied by an equally ambitious pop soundtrack.    

It was an inherently risky career strategy that could have derailed the Purple One's remarkable rise to greatness in one fell swoop. Instead, Purple Rain enjoyed blockbuster success at both the box office and on the charts, with the film grossing more than $68 million worldwide and the album topping the Billboard 200 for a remarkable 24 weeks.    

Initially conceived as a double album featuring protege girl group Apollonia 6 and funk rock associates the Time, the Purple Rain OST worked as an entirely separate entity, too. In fact, it had already sold 2.5 million copies in the States before the movie hit theaters , largely thanks to the immediacy of lead single "When Doves Cry," Prince's first ever Billboard Hot 100 No. 1.    

And a full 40 years on from its release, Purple Rain 's diverse range of power ballads, hard rockers and party anthems still possess the power to stun, whether the phrase "You have to purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka" is familiar or not. Here's a look at why the GRAMMY-winning record — and 2010 GRAMMY Hall of Fame inductee — is regarded as such a trailblazer.

It Hopped Genres Like No Album Before

While the streaming age has encouraged artists and listeners to embrace multiple genres, back in the 1980s, "stay in your lane" was the common mindset. Of course, a musician as versatile and innovative as Prince was never going to adhere to such a restriction.    

The Purple One had already melded pop, soul, R&B, and dance to perfection on predecessor 1999 . But on his magnum opus, the star took his sonic adventurism even further, flirting with neo-psychedelia, heavy metal and gospel on nine tracks which completely eschewed any form of predictability. Even its most mainstream number refused to play by the rules: despite its inherent funkiness, "When Doves Cry" is a rare chart-topper without any bass!   

As you'd expect from such a virtuoso, Prince mastered every musical diversion taken. And the album's 25 million sales worldwide proved that audiences were more than happy to go along for the ride. 

It Championed Female Talent On And Behind The Stage

Although the likes of Jill Jones, Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman had contributed to previous Prince albums, Purple Rain was the first time the Purple One pushed his female musical proteges to the forefront. On "Take Me With U," he shares lead vocals with one of his most famous, Apollonia. On its accompanying tour, he invited Sheila E. to be his opening act. And in something of a rarity even still today, two of the soundtrack's engineers, Susan Rogers and Peggy McCreary, were women.    

Melvoin and Coleman would go on to become artists in their own right as Wendy and Lisa, of course. And Prince would also help to radically transform Sheena Easton from a demure balladeer into a pop vixen; compose hits by the Bangles ("Manic Monday"), Martika ("Love Thy Will Be Done"), and Sinead O'Connor ("Nothing Compares 2 U"); and provide career launchpads for Bria Valente and 3RDEYEGIRL.

It Broke Numerous Records

As well as pushing all kinds of boundaries, Purple Rain also broke all kinds of records, including one at the music industry's most prestigious night of the year. At the 1985 GRAMMY Awards, Prince became the first Black artist ever to win Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal, beating the likes of the Cars , Genesis , Van Halen , and Yes in the process. Purple Rain also picked up Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media at the same ceremony, and was nominated in the night's most coveted Category, Album Of The Year.  

Another impressive feat was the one that had only previously been achieved by the Beatles and Elvis Presley . With the same-named movie also hitting the top of the box office chart, Prince became only the third artist in history to score a No. 1 album, film and song in the same calendar year.

It Changed How Albums Were Sold

Although it seems positively chaste compared to the likes of "WAP," "Anaconda," and "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)," Purple Rain 's tale of a "sex fiend" who enjoys pleasuring herself in hotel lobbies was deemed so provocative at the time of release that it inadvertently instigated a political taskforce.  

Appalled by the sexual lyrical content of "Darling Nikki," a track she caught her 11-year-old daughter Karenna listening to, future Second Lady Tipper Gore decided to set up the Parents Music Resource Centre with three other "Washington Wives." The organization subsequently persuaded the record industry and retailers to issue any album containing child-unfriendly material with Parental Advisory stickers. (Another Prince-penned hit, Sheena Easton's "Sugar Walls," was also included alongside "Darling Nikki" in the "Filthy 15" list of songs the PMRC deemed to be the most offensive examples.)

It Paved The Way For The Pop Star Film

Prince was the first pop superstar from the 1980s holy trinity to bridge the gap between Hollywood and MTV, with Purple Rain arriving eight months before Madonna 's star turn in Desperately Seeking Susan and four years before Michael Jackson 's fantastical anthology Moonwalker . And it spawned a whole host of similar vanity projects, too.    

You can trace the roots of everything from Mariah Carey 's Glitter to Eminem 's 8 Mile back to the tale of a troubled musical prodigy — nicknamed The Kid — who finds solace from his abusive home life at Minneapolis' hottest night spot. And while the acting and screenplay were never going to trouble the Academy Awards (as lead actress Apollonia predicted, however, it did pick up Best Score), Purple Rain 's spellbinding onstage performances captures the euphoria of live music better than any other concert film, fictional or real. 

It Helped Redefine Masculinity in Pop

"I'm not a woman, I'm not a man/ I am something that you'll never understand," Prince sings on Purple Rain 's biggest dance floor number "I Would Die 4 U" — one of many occasions in both the album and film that challenged notions of masculinity, gender and sexuality even stronger than the Purple One had before.    

Indeed, although the early '80s was unarguably a boom period for white British pop stars outside the heteronormative norm, it was rarer to find artists of color so willing to embrace such fluidity. Prince, however, had no problem — whether sporting his now-iconic dandy- ish , ruffled white shirt and flamboyant purple jacket combo, or unleashing his impressive array of diva-like shrieks and screams on "Computer Blue" and "The Beautiful Ones." André 3000 , Lil Nas X and Frank Ocean are just a few of the contemporary names who have since felt comfortable enough to express themselves in similarly transgressive fashion. 

It Added To The Great American Songbook

From the apocalyptic rockabilly of "Let's Go Crazy" ("We're all excited/ But we don't know why/ Maybe it's 'cause / We're all gonna die") and messianic new wave of "I Would Die 4 U," to the experimental rock of "Computer Blue" and self-fulfilling prophecy of "Baby, I'm A Star," Purple Rain delights at every musical turn. But it's the title track that continues to resonate the most.   

Following Prince's untimely death in 2016, it was "Purple Rain" — not "1999," not "Kiss," not "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" — that many fans gravitated toward first. Initially conceived as a country duet with Stevie Nicks , the epic power ballad was described by Prince as pertaining "to the end of the world and being with the one you love and letting your faith/ God guide you through the purple rain."   

The superstar acts every inch the preacher on the emotional tour-de-force. And as the final song that Prince ever performed live — on the Atlanta leg of his Piano & A Microphone tour, a week before his untimely passing — closed the curtains on a truly revolutionary career.    

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15 Avril Lavigne Songs That Prove She's The "Motherf—in' Princess" Of Pop-Punk

As Avril Lavigne celebrates a major career milestone with the release of her new 'Greatest Hits' compilation, rock out to 15 of the pop-punk icon's signature songs, from "Complicated" to "Bite Me."

"Hey, hey, you, you!" There's simply no debate: when it comes to the world of pop-punk, Avril Lavigne has always been the people's princess. Bursting onto the scene with her 2002 debut Let Go , the then-teen singer/songwriter was dubbed an overnight sensation with hits like "Complicated," "Sk8er Boi" and "I'm With You."She soon became one of the primary artists driving the pop-punk explosion of the 2000s — and remains one of the genre's primary legends more than 20 years later.

Lavigne's appeal went far beyond the mass of skaters and suburban kids who devoured her early music. Within months of Let Go 's release, she had earned five GRAMMY nominations (tying fellow newcomer Norah Jones for the most nods of 2003) and a year later, she racked up three more. 

As pop-punk's first wave began to crest, the singer broadened her sights beyond the genre she'd helped pioneer, exploring everything from power pop to confessional alt-rock to Christian rock, as well as collaborations with artists as varied as Marilyn Manson and Nicki Minaj . And when pop-punk's second wave hit at the start of the 2020s, Lavigne made a triumphant return to the genre with 2022's Love Sux and the 20th anniversary reissue of Let Go . 

Now, she's set to release her first-ever Greatest Hits compilation on June 21, spanning more than two decades, seven albums and nearly two dozen hits on the Billboard Hot 100. To commemorate the album (and its coinciding Greatest Hits Tour), dive into 15 tracks that assert Lavigne's undeniable title as the "motherf—in princess" of pop-punk — from hits like "Sk8er Boi" to deep cuts like "Freak Out."

"Complicated," 'Let Go' (2002)

What better way to begin than with the song that started it all? Released as her debut single in the spring of 2002, "Complicated" declared a then-17-year-old Avril Lavigne as a major talent to watch.

Eventually, the pop-rock ode to teenaged authenticity became one of the biggest songs of the year, and led to her debut full-length, Let Go , becoming the third highest-selling LP of 2002 in the U.S. (It's since been certified 3x platinum by the RIAA and sold more than 16 million copies around the world.)

It's hard to overstate just how influential Lavigne's breakout year was, starting with "Complicated." The track peaked at No. 2 on the Hot 100, helping the newcomer earn nominations for Best New Artist, Song Of The Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album (for Let Go ) at the 2003 GRAMMY Awards. Its runaway success also helped launch pop-punk's explosion into the mainstream, and the proliferation of artists and female-fronted bands that followed — from Paramore , Ashlee Simpson and Kelly Clarkson to Gen Z hitmakers like Olivia Rodrigo , Billie Eilish and Meet Me @ The Altar — are indebted to Lavigne's trailblazing success with the song.

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"Sk8er Boi," 'Let Go' (2002)

"He was a boy, she was a girl, can I make it any more obvious?" From those 15 words, Lavigne spun a pop-punk fairy tale for the ages.

If "Complicated" was an introduction to her talent, "Sk8er Boi" was the new star's real coronation as the reigning princess of the genre. Everything about Let Go 's second single is nothing short of iconic, from the star-crossed love story between a skater destined for punk rock greatness and the ballet dancer who wasn't brave enough to love him, to the lip ring and striped tie Lavigne sported in the music video (the latter of which you can still purchase to this day from her official store). 

"Sk8er Boi" dispelled any notion that the teenage upstart would be a flash in the pan relegated to one-hit wonder status. In fact, the song notched Lavigne a second consecutive Top 10 hit on the Hot 100, and landed her a fifth GRAMMY nomination at the 2003 ceremony, for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. But the cherry on top of it all? The eleventh hour twist in the track's bridge that the ballet dancer's loss was Avril's gain.

"My Happy Ending," 'Under My Skin' (2004)

After all the commercial success and critical acclaim showered on her in the wake of Let Go , Lavigne chose to forgo taking the easy road with another pop-infused mainstream win. Instead, she plunged into the darkness for 2004's Under My Skin , exploring post-grunge, nu metal and even hard rock influences on the punk-infused LP. The biggest hit from the album was second single "My Happy Ending," which became Lavigne's fourth No. 1 at Top 40 radio and spent four weeks in the Top 10 of the Hot 100, peaking even higher on the latter than "Sk8er Boi" had two years prior.

The downcast breakup anthem was the first time Lavigne put her broken heart on display ("All this time you were pretending/ So much for my happy ending," she lamented as the piano-driven verses swirled into a guitar-heavy chorus), and the result was an electric kiss-off delivered with equal parts anger, shock and a tinge of bitter sarcasm. 

The singer may not have gotten her happily ever after, but turning the doomed relationship into a scathing goodbye certainly earned her the last laugh: the song helped propel Under My Skin to becoming one of the top-selling albums of the year worldwide.

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"Girlfriend," 'The Best Damn Thing' (2007)

It wasn't all doom, gloom and angry tears on Under My Skin , however. Lavigne proved she was equally adept at bouncing back from a particularly disappointing Sk8er Boi with a devilish grin and a chip on her shoulder on the bouncing "He Wasn't."

While the brash ditty wasn't officially released as a single in the U.S. — instead being pushed to radio in Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, and her native Canada — it quickly became a fan favorite from the album. Nearly 20 years on, the song and its rowdy music video (come for Avril wearing fairy wings and a bright pink tutu, stay for her shattering a camera with the butt of her guitar) rather perfectly encapsulate the singer's place as one of the rare female voices at the forefront of the second-wave post-grunge movement. 

"Freak Out," 'Under My Skin' (2004)

Giving authority figures the middle finger has long been a hallmark of Lavigne's brand, and nowhere is that more clear than on Under My Skin deep cut "Freak Out." "Try to tell me what I shouldn't do/ You should know by now I won't listen to you," she scowls before ratcheting up the lyrical drama on the booming chorus. 

The track's second verse serves as a veritable manifesto for an entire generation of emo kids, as Lavigne offers the following advice to her fans: "You don't always have to do everything right/ Stand up for yourself and put up a fight/ Walk around with your hands up in the air/ Like you don't care." When in doubt? "Just freak out, let it go."

In retrospect, Under My Skin is often rightfully credited as one of the defining albums of pop-punk's 2000s heyday. And it's clear Lavigne is proud of the album's impact on both her career and the genre she helped pioneer, considering four of its singles — including "Don't Tell Me" and "Nobody's Home" — are included in the 20 tracks featured on her upcoming Greatest Hits compilation.

Lavigne turned the power pop up to 11 for her third album, 2007's The Best Damn Thing , and traded the myopic grunge of her previous era for a blast of sugar-coated, self-confident sass. Lead single "Girlfriend" let the singer unleash her inner pop-punk princess like never before, as she played a mean girl with a flirtatious streak who somehow made stealing another girl's man seem lovable.

The unabashed bop was the first time Lavigne proudly declared herself "the motherf—in' princess," and the song's relentless sing-song hook was so addictive that it became the star's first single to top the Hot 100. Lavigne broke several records with "Girlfriend," which became one of the best-selling songs of 2007 and the most-viewed YouTube video of 2008 — as well as the first to ever reach 100 million views on the platform. 

Still can't get enough of "Girlfriend"? Hardcore fans know that the official remix with Lil Mama might even outdo the fizzy perfection of the original. 

"The Best Damn Thing," 'The Best Damn Thing' (2007)

For the title track off The Best Damn Thing , Lavigne doubled down on the bright and bubbly persona she'd donned on "Girlfriend." In fact, the song's opening rallying cry of "Let me hear you say hey, hey, hey!" and a call-and-response bridge are so downright peppy that it seems almost hard to believe they came from the same artist who thrashed her way through Under My Skin .

Released as The Best Damn Thing 's fourth and final single, the song of the same name is more melodic than its chart-topping predecessor, with Lavigne unapologetically laying out the type of treatment she expects from a man in cheerleader fashion ("Gimme an A! Always give me what I want!/ Gimme a V! Be very, very good to me!"). After all, a pop-punk princess deserves a Cinderella story of her own. 

"What the Hell," 'Goodbye Lullaby' (2011)

Riding high off the commercial success of The Best Damn Thing , Lavigne kicked off the rollout for her fourth studio album, 2011's Goodbye Lullaby , with "What the Hell," a playfully bratty banger that found her toying with a love interest and vowing, "All my life I've been good/ But now I'm thinking, 'What the hell!'"

Produced and co-written by pop impresarios Max Martin and Shellback , "What the Hell" melded Lavigne's snarky songwriting sensibilities and penchant for bucking authority with a catchy, singalong refrain. But the lead single actually proved to be something of an outlier on the pop-punk princess' fourth go-around, as the rest of the album utilized a stripped-back sonic palette to lay her heartbreak bare in the wake of divorcing Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley .

"Bad Reputation," ' Goodbye Lullaby' (2011)

Goodbye Lullaby may have been Lavigne's first foray into a more acoustic sound — complete with introspective lyrics and surprisingly sincere song titles like "I Love You" and "Everybody Hurts" — but she couldn't resist adding a little snarl to the album's softer, more sensitive proceedings. So for the deluxe edition of the album, she featured her take on Joan Jett 's classic 1980 single "Bad Reputation" as a bonus track. 

Lavigne had originally recorded "Bad Reputation" for the soundtrack to the Japanese anime feature film One Piece Film: Z (it even reached the top 10 on Japan's Hot 100!). But she apparently liked the cover so much that it ended up on the track list of not one, but two of her albums, as the song was also included on 2013's Avril Lavigne .

"Here's to Never Growing Up," 'Avril Lavigne' (2013)

Even as she approached her thirties, Lavigne wasn't about to give up her spot as pop-rock's resident wild child. Case in point: "Here's to Never Growing Up," the lead single off her fifth album, 2013's Avril Lavigne . Over a peppy stomp-clap rhythm, the singer shouts out an undying love of Radiohead , dancing on bar tops and making late-night memories with your best friends as the boombox blares all your favorite songs.

There's a thread of bittersweet nostalgia running through the midtempo jam — one that's sure to pierce the heart of any millennial listening as Lavinge sings, "Say, won't you say 'forever'?/ Stay, if you stay forever/ Hey, we can stay forever young." It's not that the singer's refusing to acknowledge the cruel act of getting older on the track, she's just rebelling against the notion that adulthood should be a dreary slog of, you know, taxes and laundry and all of those lame adult responsibilities. 

"Rock N Roll," 'Avril Lavigne' (2013)

Lavigne once again put her middle finger to the sky and re-upped her rock star credentials on the appropriately titled "Rock N Roll," the second single off her self-titled album. The spirited singalong finds the singer reveling in her eternally bad attitude as she wails, "I don't care if I'm a misfit/ I like better than the hipster bulls–/ I am the motherf—in' princess/ You still love it."

Though "Rock N Roll" didn't make quite as much of an impact on the charts as some of the other hits on this list, it remains one of the most underrated bangers in her entire discography. Plus, the song gifted fans with the campy, comic book-inspired music video starring Lavinge, Danica McKellar, a drunk-driving Doberman and one very unlucky lobster as they race across a dystopian wasteland to save rock and roll from the clutches of an evil bear-shark. (Billy Zane shows up on a rocket-powered Segway at some point, too — just go with it.)

"Head Above Water," 'Head Above Water' (2019)

Proving that pop-punk doesn't always have to come with an in-your-face, "f— you!" attitude, Lavigne released "Head Above Water" — the lead single and title track to her 2019 album — five years into an often confusing, devastating and all-consuming battle with Lyme disease.

"One night I thought I was dying, and I had accepted that I was going to die," she revealed at the time of the song's unveiling. "My mom laid with me in bed and held me. I felt like I was drowning. Under my breath, I prayed, 'God, please help to keep my head above the water.' In that moment, the songwriting of this album began."

Lavigne taps into a truly admirable well of resilience and hope on the spiritual ballad as she sings, "Yeah, my life is what I'm fighting for/ Can't part the sea, can't reach the shore/ And my voice becomes the driving force/ I won't let this pull me overboard." Unlike anything that's come from the singer's catalog either before or since, "Head Above Water" remains a powerful testament to the beloved pop-punk princess' inner strength.

"Bite Me," 'Love Sux' (2022)

As the 2010s gave way to a new decade, pop-punk made a surprise resurgence in popularity while Lavigne was making major moves of her own; she left BMG after just one album to sign with Travis Barker 's DTA Records in 2021 (about which she fittingly declared , "Let's f— s— up!"). Partnering with the blink-182 drummer sparked some serious magic in the studio, as her seventh studio album, 2022's Love Sux was a wildly entertaining return to her pop-punk roots after the emotional catharsis of Head Over Water .

On lead single "Bite Me," Lavigne effortlessly dusted off her crown and reclaimed her throne with an octave-jumping vocal performance. Along with proving she still has the chops, the singer simply sounds like she's having a hell of a lot of fun as she snaps back at an ex-flame who made the mistake of crossing her. Pop-punk's reigning princess? Try queen.

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"All I Wanted" feat. Mark Hoppus, ' Love Sux' (2022)

Lavigne collaborated with plenty of special guests on Love Sux , from blackbear (on love-drunk single "Love It When You Hate Me") to eventual tourmate Machine Gun Kelly (on delicious battle of the sexes "Bois Lie"), but no other duet on the album holds a candle to "All I Wanted" featuring blink-182's Mark Hoppus . 

The supercharged deep cut features the two trailblazers rocking out in a whirling dervish of escapist bliss, playing a sort of pop-punk Bonnie and Clyde as they bust out of the town they're stuck in. And in doing so, they proved they're more than happy to show the new kids at the rock show just how it's done.

"Breakaway," 'Let Go (20th Anniversary Edition)' (2022)

And finally, a proper celebration of Lavigne's status as pop-punk royalty wouldn't be complete without including the biggest song she ever gave to another artist. As the story goes, the singer/songwriter originally penned "Breakaway" for her debut album, but the hope-filled anthem didn't quite fit with the vibe of Let Go tracks like "Complicated," "Sk8er Boi," "Losing Grip," and "I'm With You." So instead, she gave it to a fresh-faced newcomer by the name of Kelly Clarkson , who had just come off of winning a little reality TV experiment called "American Idol."  

After being featured on the soundtrack to The Princess Diaries 2 , " Breakaway " became the centerpiece and title track of Clarkson's 2004 sophomore album, which helped turn her into a bonafide superstar — and the rest, as they say, is history. 

Lavigne started performing the song live for the first time on her 2019 Head Above Water Tour, which naturally left fans clamoring for a studio version. Blessedly, the pop-punk icon gave them exactly what they wanted by revisiting "Breakaway" in the recording studio for the 20th anniversary edition of Let Go in 2022. She even reinstated her original lyrics in the opening stanza ("Grew up in a small town/ And when the snow would fall down/ I'd just stare out my window") for a personal touch that connected back to her roots in Greater Napanee, Ontario. 

Clarkson may have made the song famous, but the beating heart of "Breakaway" will always be Lavigne's story — one of a small-town girl who bet on herself, only to become a trailblazing artist whose legacy is forever cemented in the pop-punk history books. 

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Jennifer lopez throws her own extravagant birthday bash for the ‘it’s my party’ tour.

The triple threat hosts a lavish celebration at second sold-out show in Los Angeles for her upcoming 50th birthday.

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Two decades ago, Jennifer Lopez made her official foray into music with her debut album On The 6 . After heightened success as the star in the 1997 biopic Selena , she released the album — an amalgamation of chart-friendly pop mixed with dance floor-ready R&B and Latin soul — on June 1, 1999. Its title and sonic influences were nods to her roots, specifically the 6 train which runs from her native Bronx to other parts of New York City. On the second night of her sold-out stint at Los Angeles’ The Forum (June 8), the triple threat not only celebrated twenty years of infectious earworms with a two-and-a-half-hour set but hosted a lavish birthday celebration as proof of how far Jenny from the block has come.

A montage of J.Lo ’s iconic career opened the show, depicting the former Fly Girl from In Living Color reminiscing on her milestones from humble beginnings to motherhood. “I was just a dancer from New York and I was trying to make it,” she said in the video. That hustle manifested into superstardom as she pumped out albums, tours, movies, fashion and beauty franchises that have kept her brand — and cash flow — from going stagnant.

As a summer-long pregame for her real-life birthday, Lopez set the Party off with a decadent Moët & Chandon champagne bottle parade and 20 dancers in tow (including finalists from her dance show World of Dance , Swing Latino, season two winners The Lab and dancer Briar Nolet). “Everyone’s a VIP member,” her DJ proclaimed as Lopez proceeded to host an extravaganza that could only be described as balling with no budget. With roughly eight wardrobe changes, cinematic vignettes that provided opportune moments to switch ‘fits, elaborate sets, and enough confetti showers to rival New York’s Times Square on New Year’s Eve, Lopez made every attendee feel like it was his or her life’s anniversary, too.

For those still hung up on the 2000s, J.Lo catered to the day-ones with updated versions of her early hits. Her inaugural hit “If You Had My Love” set the mood for a burlesque performance that included a sultry lap dance from her and two dancers for a lucky male audience member. She also worked a hefty, black chaise chair with a steamy striptease that quenched the thirst of anyone at the show without a beverage. This later transitioned into a candlelit performance of Drake’s Scorpion slow jam “Teenage Fever,” which sampled the 1999 song and perhaps, served as a gratuitous thank you to the 6 God for showing love. “Waiting For Tonight” ditched the green laser aesthetic from the iconic video for a more vibrant, Pride Month-friendly set-up as Lopez slipped into a lime green catsuit and her dancers vogued ball-style in neon colored outfits that exposed their taut bods.

Never shying away from her hip-hop swag, several numbers saluted her rap ties like the J.Lo and Ja Rule collaborations “I’m Real” and “Ain’t It Funny” triggered instant nostalgia of Juicy Couture velour suits and dog days at the local park. The LOX-assisted “Jenny From The Block” featured Lopez in a cheeky jumpsuit and shimmery New York fitted cap. She broke it down to French Montana’s “Shot Caller” and the song’s sampled classics: 20th Century Steel Band’s “Heaven and Hell is on Earth” and Boogie Down Productions’ “South Bronx.” More contemporary jams like the money-loving anthem “Dinero” (with featured guest and fellow Bronx boo, Cardi B, projected against a backdrop of a golden bank vault) the rump-shaker “Booty,” and a random but here-for-it dance performance to Blueface’s “Thotiana” also got the crowd hype.

Any J.Lo set would be remiss without an emotional segment that harps on her incessant campaign of positivity. After slipping on a voluminous red gown, Lopez slowed down the tempo to deliver a rendition of “Limitless” off the soundtrack for her 2018 rom-com Second Act mashed up with David Guetta and Sia’s powerhouse number “Titanium.” To tug at heartstrings even more, Lopez’s daughter Emme joined her mother onstage and flaunted her vocal chops in an impressive sing-off. The night’s leading lady also admitted that birthdays, especially big ones (she turns 50 in July), often prompt deep self-reflection.

  View this post on Instagram   I can’t take it! #Emme #Limitless #ProudMama #JLoItsMyParty A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo) on Jun 8, 2019 at 8:59am PDT

After covering one of her favorite songs “Gravity” by Sara Bareilles, Lopez launched into a mini-TED Talk on perseverance. “Even though [“Gravity” is] a love song, it’s about a struggle. Life is like that,” she said. “But somehow, we always find our way back to ourselves when we make it through its tough times. You get to a certain point in your life and people start asking you for advice. It’s like, ‘What have you learned? Give me some secrets. What do you wanna teach your children? What do you want them to know?’

“And I always say, I just want them to know they can do whatever they want to do or they can be whoever they want to be,” she continued. “Life gon’ be hard sometimes and they’re gonna fall down but they gon’ get right back up and mommy’s always gonna be right there.” She turned her attention to the fans, injecting them with the same can-do attitude. “In some of the toughest times I’ve had, when I have fallen down, you guys have helped me get right back up. I want everybody to know that because we’ve really been on this journey together, haven’t we?” she asked. “Something I’ve learned… It took a long time for me, maybe just this year, it really clicked in, is that you can really do whatever you want to do.”

With her toast-worthy speech a wrap, Lopez resumed her boogie-down bash, bringing the funk with “Hold It Don’t Drop It” before repping for all the Latinos in the house with a medley of her Spanish-language bops like her verse on Nio García, Darell and Casper Mágico’s 2017 smash “Te Bote” as well as the Bad Bunny duet “Te Guste.” While Lopez has since secured a diamond from her now-fiancee Alex Rodriguez, “El Anillo” still rang off (pun intended) in the arena.

After shaking what her momma gave her all night, Lopez brought a different type of cake for the finale. After burning what was probably several hundred calories during performances of the club bangers “Dance Again” and “On The Floor,” she returned in a nude bodysuit surrounded a flurry of showgirl feathers as the centerpiece of a three-tiered structure mirroring a wedding cake. It was a fitting encore for a 49-year-old woman who has spent her entire career chasing her passions, even if the risks yielded some type of personal loss or failure both in private and in the public eye. Being an entertainer who can pull off a soirée of this magnitude across the country (while juggling motherhood, an acting career, and other entrepreneurial endeavors) requires the type of confidence only afforded by those who know and trust themselves. As pyrotechnics lit up the stage and metallic streamers and oversized white balloons fell from the ceiling, one particular J.Lo one-liner from the night mirrored her life in that moment. “I’m from the Bronx and this is my party,” she said. “I can do what I want.”

It’s My Party Tour Set List

Medicine Love Don’t Cost A Thing Get Right Dinero I’m Real (Remix) Ain’t It Funny (Remix) Jenny From The Block If You Had My Love Teenage Fever (Drake original) Girls Booty Gravity (Sara Bareilles original) Limitless Titanium (David Guetta featuring Sia original) Ain’t Your Mama All I Have Hold It Don’t Drop It Te Bote 2 (Nio García, Darell and Casper Mágico original) Te Guste The Ring (“El Anillo”) Waiting For Tonight Dance Again On The Floor Let’s Get Loud

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Jennifer Lopez’s ‘It’s My Party’ Tour Delivers Mightily (And Daughter Emme Rocks It)

Jennifer Lopez is celebrating her 50th birthday in grand style with her It's My Party World Tour.

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Jennifer Lopez is celebrating her 50th birthday in grand style with her It’s My Party World Tour.

She is the epitome of youthful and athletic beauty, the boss of her own entertainment empire and a nurturing soul with a tireless career trajectory. The child who grew up in the Bronx dreaming of big things has become (and stayed) an icon with admirers around the world.

Friday night (June 7), as the lights dimmed at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., and a packed venue filled the air with a unified roar of anticipation from people of many cultures, ages and every imaginable color, it was more than evident that Lopez — who most affectionately refer to as J. Lo — has reached a celebrated pinnacle rarely achieved in entertainment within multiple platforms, from music to dancing and acting and producing, among many other areas. A tour of this magnitude is only possible with a unique, evolutionary career run from a beloved figure like Lopez, a modern-day renaissance woman.   

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After a successful Las Vegas residency with her All I Have show, Lopez has introduced the It’s My Party Tour as a creator, producer and creative director along with her longtime manager Benny Medina. Together, with show directors Napoleon and Tabitha Dumo (the choreography team also known as Nappytabs), Lopez is taking the tour to more than 30 cities across the U.S. this summer, completing the North American portion with several shows in Miami on July 25, 26 and 27.

It’s My Party is a gracious and supersized fête that has all that dazzle, glitz and bravura that only Lopez can dream up. Here’s some of that magic that J. Lo brings to the stage:

This Is Your Life:  Before J. Lo appears on stage, you see images of her as a child with family and growing up in the Bronx. You hear the subway train approaching and see Lopez standing tall and strong on a subway platform. “I was just a dancer in New York and I was trying to make it,” Lopez is heard saying during the video. You see Lopez go from Fly Girl to actress ( Selena ) to earning her top Billboard chart accomplishments. But matters of the heart also reign, as seen photos of Lopez with Marc Anthony and her children, as well as challenging emotional moments. This may be a concert, but it is full of passion, heart and all that J. Lo charm.

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The Chaise:  This is generally a family show (even Lopez’s daughter has a cameo), but after a male member of the audience is sweetly seduced by J. Lo and two of her female dancers, she takes to a chaise (one of the biggest ever) and she goes for it. She’s sensual and sexy, but really … J.Lo shows us she is stronger than ever, physically fit to work that chaise that highlights her body and moves. Dancers are part of the chaise spectacle, but only women, resulting in a mesmerizing choreographed set.

All She Has:  This is a birthday party, and J. Lo and her team do not let you forget that from the moment you walk in. A massive DJ setup gets everyone in the party mood, the World of Dance acts amaze with their stealth and precise formations and J. Lo is the boss who welcomes everyone in special moments when she addresses her fans for all their years of support. Divided into seven musical sections, It’s My Party includes musical acts themed around the birthday bash, and onward the show is peppered with a throwback vibe and a funk, Latin and rave/EDM party in addition to an encore that includes a major confetti and massive white balloon drop, only adding to the spectacula show that intensifies with every beat.

Jenny From the Block:  Lopez looks glamorous and gorgeous in gowns, whether she’s dancing on the stage or hanging from specially-designed sets that keep her hovering above the audience (a must-see), but she knows how to keep the momentum going strong by giving fans music they love. From “Ain’t Your Mama” and “El Anillo” to “Let’s Get Loud” and “Live It Up,” the musical pulse of It’s My Party showcases the best of the J. Lo catalog and gets hotter by the step until the final moments of the tight and robust two-hour show.

Jennifer Lopez Duets With Daughter Emme During Tour Opener: Watch

Proud Mom:  It’s no surprise that Lopez’s children are her pride and joy, so when daughter Emme (whose father is Marc Anthony) showed up to sing “Limitless” with her, it was the high point of the show’s emotional arc. Fans applauded as Lopez tried to contain her tears. Emme was a natural as she sang and looked into her mother’s eyes. And yes, many in the audience tried to control their tears as well.

J. Lo on Ice:  Backstage and behind the scenes, Lopez was celebrated with cake and an ice sculpture with the three famous letters: J. Lo. Inside this venue there was also a wall featuring a timeline of J. Lo’s life, from a childhood school photo with Lopez in a ponytail to mark her birth date — July 24, 1969 — to her album releases and the two-day debut of It’s My Party at the Forum, June 7 to 8. The merchandise on this tour, by Guess, includes T-shirts, caps, fanny packs and a tour book with Lopez modeling, dancing and giving her best glam moments.

The Cake:  Lopez’s music reigns, the dancing is extraordinary and the huge cake on stage is part of the final act of It’s My Party, showcasing J. Lo in full glory. The spectacle moves quickly, and the digital/laser effects are a must-see. Lopez does something awesome as she closes her show: she slips into a glittery black and silver boxer’s robe and she owns it. It’s as if she’s just knocked out the biggest challenger of her life. In many ways, she has. Bravo.

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How jennifer lopez remixed her stage show with high fashion and a million crystals.

Jennifer Lopez's longtime stylist, Rob Zangardi, opened up to The Hollywood Reporter about creating 19 custom designer looks for the superstar's It's My Party tour, which kicked off over the weekend at The Forum in Los Angeles.

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Hours before one last dress rehearsal on Thursday, stylist Rob Zangardi and his longtime client Jennifer Lopez were still mulling over the final lineup of costumes for the pop diva’s It’s My Party tour. “Things could change last minute,” Zangardi told The Hollywood Reporter by phone on that hectic day. “In fact, I know they will. This is such a special show for Jennifer, so the looks have to be perfect.”

Lopez’s anticipated set of concerts — which kicked off over the weekend at The Forum in Los Angeles — will span more than 30 dates across multiple continents, marking her first world tour in seven years. The tour also serves as an extended celebration of the singer’s upcoming 50th birthday on July 24. With the help of Zangardi, Lopez is ringing in another year in style and with major sparkle.

For the It’s My Party tour, Zangardi pieced together 195 costumes in total, including 19 for Lopez herself and 176 more for the dancers and band that are covered in hundreds of thousands of Swarovski crystals. (The Swarovski crystal count tops one million, as the tour’s set — including a dazzling piano and giant chandelier — is also blanketed in bling.)

“Sparkle is incredibly effective for a big show like Jennifer’s. On stage, things translate so differently. When you have an intimate setting or a smaller venue, it’s important to see the artist’s face, what they’re doing and not distract too much with the costumes,” said Zangardi. “But when you’re performing for 20,000 people in an arena, the people way in the back need to see you and nothing’s more exciting than seeing J.Lo shining like a diamond onstage.”

He added, “And that’s a J.Lo staple. Jennifer has always loved the sparkle, the jewelry and the more-is-more mentality — for everything that she does.”

Another J.Lo staple? Versace. Nearly two decades after donning that impossibly low-cut green dress at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards — which ultimately inspired the advent of Google Images and cemented Lopez’s status as a style icon — the superstar routinely turns to the Italian fashion house before hitting the red carpet and, of course, the stage. It’s no surprise then that the It’s My Party show begins with Lopez garmented in a silk lavender jumpsuit paired with ruffled tulle wings by Atelier Versace, descending from the ceiling seated in a glittering ring before launching into an energetic performance of her latest hit, “Medicine.”

“We put together mood boards, based on Jennifer’s idea for each section with color palettes and an overall vibe. She’s super involved,” Zangardi said of his creative collaboration with Lopez. “And then what we do next is reach out to the designers who make sense for each one of those sections, ones who we have relationships with or who Jennifer wants to make sure are in the show. One of them always is Versace, so we’ll reach out to their team and give them the concept.”

The stylist — who works with more A-listers, including Gwen Stefani and Jessica Biel, among others — continued, “Then we go back and forth with the design process. There’s a couple of sketches. I will make tweaks before we get it to a place where we can then pitch it to Jennifer again. And then she has the final say.”

Along with Versace, Zangardi and Lopez eventually settled on an eclectic assortment of custom creations from the likes of Namila, The Blonds, Michael Costello, Guess, Zuhair Murad, Nicolas Jebran, Giambattista Valli, Balenciaga and Marchesa. The latter designed matching red gowns for both Lopez and her 11-year-old daughter, Emme, who performed a touching duet of mom’s 2018 power ballad “Limitless” at Friday night’s sold-out concert in L.A. 

The summer tour contains many of the same elements from Lopez’s All I Have Las Vegas residency, which wrapped at Planet Hollywood’s Zappos Theater in September following 120 performances. But Zangardi — who also styled the Sin City project — told  THR that Lopez made a concerted effort to remix her stage show, not only with a new setlist but with unexpected sartorial choices for her on-the-road party.

“In Vegas, for her hip-hop section, it was sweatpants, jerseys and graffiti print. And for this round, we decided to go with a more sleek bank robber vibe. So we’re taking twists like that throughout. J.Lo really understands the impact of fashion in a show like this,” Zangardi said of the recent CFDA Fashion Icon Award winner . “In what she does as an artist, she is always telling a story — with every film, with every music video, with every performance, with every red carpet. She always wants to deliver on the fashion front, and with this tour, she is doing just that.”

Lopez’s It’s My Party tour will next make its way to San Diego tonight at Pechanga Arena. The North American leg will conclude at Miami’s American Airlines Arena on July 27. Its international run begins on Aug. 1 in Tel Aviv and ends on Aug. 11 in St. Petersburg, Russia. See more looks from the show below.

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Jennifer Lopez North American It's My Party tour dates released

Music and entertainment powerhouse Jennifer Lopez has revealed details of her highly anticipated It's My Party Tour, her first ever US headlining tour.

To celebrate her birthday, the entertainer will bring an all new show to fans in 25 cities across North America this summer. Produced by Live Nation, the It's My Party Tour will kick off June 7 in Los Angeles, CA and make stops in Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, New York and more, before wrapping July 25th in Miami, FL. 

Fans can anticipate a signature Jennifer Lopez show each night -- the It's My Party Tour will feature a nonstop party mix of Jennifer's new and classic anthems, showstopping choreography and dancers, dazzling wardrobe, jawdropping technology and set design, and all of the glamour and wow-factor fans have come to expect of Jenny from the Block.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, March 29 at 10am local time at LiveNation.com. American Express Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Tuesday, March 26 at 10am local time through Thursday, March 28 at 10pm local time. A limited number of LaneOne Premium Packages will also be available, including amazing seats, transportation, preferred entrance and more.  

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How the Team Behind Jennifer Lopez’s It’s My Party Tour Created an Epic 50th-Birthday Bash Onstage

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Despite the fact that Jennifer Lopez appears to be aging backward, the singer-dancer-actress is actually celebrating a milestone birthday on July 24. And in honor of her 50th, she recently hit the road, performing old favorites like “Waiting For Tonight” and “I’m Real” as well as newer tunes like “Medicine” featuring French Montana on the It’s My Party tour. The show has racked up some rave reviews since opening night at the Forum in Los Angeles on June 7, proving that J.Lo can be the life of the party even on the grandest of scales.

So, what can the audience expect from this extravaganza? Much like Lopez’s 2016 Las Vegas residency All I Have, the show spans her entire two-decade music career (yes, her debut album On the 6 turned 20 this year), but her big birthday is decidedly the night’s theme. Production designer Cory Fitzgerald and lighting designer Alex Reardon of Silent House Productions weren’t sure about the exact number of balloons, which descend on the stage at the beginning and end of the show, but let’s just say that crews at arenas across the country will be cleaning up a lot of latex in the next few weeks. “The balloons were a big concept for her as far as opening the show with this big party feel,” says Fitzgerald, who designed Lopez’s set in Las Vegas as well as her blowout Super Saturday Night gig ahead of the 2018 Super Bowl in Minneapolis. And the number dropped is “sufficient to cover the stage and get into the audience,” says Reardon.

"My father is an architect, so I see the pace at which more traditional architecture operates at, and the pace we move at—and they are worlds apart," says Reardon.

The show is broken up into acts that call for various structures, all meticulously designed to the perfect size to accommodate intricate choreography. “We are one cog in this under the direction of [creative directors Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo of NappyTabs], so as soon as they have a concept for a scenic piece, they bring us in to design it, but also simultaneously they work with choreographers to work out how the physical function of the piece is going to be interpreted by those performing on it. It is very much led by them. We all collaborate together to figure out, ‘Okay, how much space do you need on this thing? Well, you need four feet. We therefore make each ring four feet.’”

Jennifer Lopez performing on the opening night of It's My Party.

An early rendering of the It's My Party stage.

Some standout set pieces include a wine-glass chandelier underneath which Lopez is suspended in a ring, a train-shaped box made of video tiles which can serve as both a New York City subway prop (she is still Jenny from the block, after all) and a DJ booth, and a chaise lounge made for a sexy number. And of course, no birthday party is complete without cake, which in this case is a three-tiered structure that serves as the B stage. “It elevates with each layer going up by three-foot-six. The cake is all LED [lights], so that can become anything—at the end it becomes a cake,” says Reardon. “Other structural elements include a kinetic lighting rig over the B stage which animates throughout the show. We have a bi-parting LED stage, which is a great reveal and very useful to bring her and the props in and out.”

Of all the different elements, Fitzgerald says, the grand finale was a favorite when he saw the show on opening night: “The ending section—the Latin or EDM section—was the most high energy, and kind of re-envisioned in a way that we had never done before. It is primarily a dance show. She is a fabulous dancer and singer. It is all about movement and choreography, but they really upped the game by bringing in other Latin dance groups and pushing the envelope.”

For Reardon, it was impossible to pick just one standout moment: “I’ve been doing this for 30 years and I can count using the fingers on one hand the artists that are able to create such an authority on stage and to hold the emotions of every audience member throughout and guide them in this incredible way. It was something that I was really blown away by.”

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Jennifer Lopez Announces 'It's My Party' Tour in Honor of 50th Birthday

Jennifer Lopez is celebrating her milestone 50th birthday in a big way, with the singer announcing [...]

By Allison Schonter - February 13, 2019 12:03 pm EST

Jennifer Lopez is celebrating her milestone 50th birthday in a big way, with the singer announcing she is hitting the road for her It's My Party tour this summer.

The 49-year-old entertainer, who will ring in her 50th birthday in July, revealed the news when she stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show for an episode set to air Wednesday afternoon .

"This summer I am celebrating. My birthday is in July so this summer I decided I want to do something big for my birthday, since it is a big birthday. I'm going on a U.S. tour. It's called It's My Party . It's the It's My Party Tour !" she said.

Although details of the tour are not yet fleshed out, she stated that it will be relatively small, with less than 30 stops.

"We're only doing 25-28 shows," she told DeGeneres and the audience. "It's just a small amount of shows, but we'll be out all through June and July, I think."

Tickets for the tour are not yet on sale, but Lopez promised that more information would be coming in the near future, promising fans a big and fun event to kick off the summer.

The announcement comes just months after she concluded her J ennifer Lopez: All I Have residency in Las Vegas, grossing $101.9 million after 120 shows and making her the highest-grossing residency by a Latin performer, and just days after she took the stage at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards to deliver the Motown tribute on Sunday night .

Lopez performed a medley of Motown classics, like "Dancing in the Street," "The Best Things in Life Are Free," "Please Mr. Postman" and "Do You Love Me," before she was joined on stage with Grammys host Alicia Keys Ne-Yo, and Motown legend Smokey Robinson for a performance of "My Girl."

The tribute, marking the 60th anniversary of the legendary record label, drew criticism from fans who thought that having Lopez do the tribute was an unusual choice. Lopez later defended herself, stating that she "grew up on all those songs and because my mom loved him so much she passed him on to us."

During her Wednesday appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show , Lopez also opened up about her relationship with Alex Rodriguez, including their 10-day no carb, no sugar diet.

"I'm a sugar and carb [addict]. That's most of my diet…It was really hard," she said. "Not only do you get a headache, you feel like you're in an alternate reality or universe. You don't feel like yourself. You realize that you're addicted to sugar. You're thinking about it all the time."

Lopez and Rodriguez, who went public with their relationship in March of 2017, recently celebrated their second anniversary .

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Jennifer Lopez's 'It's My Party' Tour Will Blend Her Classic Anthems with New Hits

Jennifer Lopez is set to ring in a very special milestone with some of the most supportive people in her life: her fans!

The “Dinero” singer, 49, revealed on Friday that It's My Party , the upcoming summer tour in honor of her 50th birthday, will bring concertgoers to their feet with electrifying dance routines, stunning set designs and glitzy wardrobe changes — all to the beat of both new and classic tunes.

Speaking of new songs, Lopez announced on Thursday that she will be releasing a collaboration with rapper French Montana titled “Medicine” on April 5.

“Wish I could give you guys a taste of my new single, Medicine, ft. @frenchmontana!! I CAN’T WAIT for you all to hear it!!!!!!” Lopez captioned an Instagram post .

View this post on Instagram Wish I could give you guys a taste of my new single, Medicine, ft. @frenchmontana 😏!! I CAN’T WAIT for you all to hear it!!!!!! Want to be the first to listen? (link in bio). 🤫💙 A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo) on Mar 21, 2019 at 8:55am PDT

Lopez first announced her tour during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in February, revealing that the trek will traverse 25 cities across North America, kicking off in Los Angeles on June 7 and ending on July 25 in Miami, the day after the superstar’s 50th birthday on July 24.

Lopez unveiled the tour after host DeGeneres asked how the singer would be celebrating her upcoming birthday. “It’s funny you ask!” Lopez responded.

View this post on Instagram It’s my party!!!! Let’s sing and dance the night away 💃🏻 !! I can’t wait to celebrate my birthday with all of you on tour this summer 🎂 info in bio. #JLOItsMyParty 🎈#summertour #birthdaytour #itsjustapartybaby A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo) on Mar 22, 2019 at 1:20pm PDT

“My birthday’s in July, and so this summer I decided I wanted to do something big for my birthday because it is a big birthday,” the pop star said.

“It’s just a small amount of shows,” Lopez added, “but we’ll be out all through June and July.”

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After DeGeneres asked Lopez how she was feeling about turning 50, Lopez responded, “It’s nuts. Anybody else still feel like you’re 16? I do! I feel like I’m 26!”

The new tour follows Lopez’ All I Have Las Vegas concert residency, which ended in September, and is her first tour since 2012’s Dance Again World tour with Enrique Iglesias .

Besides performances by Lopez, the tour will also feature “The World of Dance Experience,” including surprise guest dance performances from Lopez’ NBC dance show World of Dance.

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In the meantime, the Second Act actress is busy celebrating her engagement to former baseball pro Alex Rodriguez , who surprised Lopez with a 16-carat diamond ring on March 9 during a romantic Bahamas beach getaway.

Opening up about what makes their relationship so special, Lopez admitted that she truly has found a partner in Rodriguez.

RELATED: Jennifer Lopez Speaks Out for the First Time Since Her Engagement to Alex Rodriguez: ‘We’ re Really Happy’

“Everything that we do, we do together,” Lopez previously told PEOPLE . “We’re constantly supporting each other in our individual endeavors and then we’re thinking about all the things that we can build together.”

She added, “He knows my dreams and I know his dreams, and together we feel like we’re stronger. He is my biggest collaborator, and my biggest supporter.”

It's My Party tour tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, March 29 at 10:00am local time at LiveNation.com .

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"This summer I decided I wanted to do something big for my birthday," she told DeGeneres. "I'm going on a U.S. tour. It's called It's My Party... It's just a small amount of shows, but we'll be out through June and July."

Tickets are on sale now at LiveNation.com . Featuring 29 shows across 25 cities, It's My Party: The Live Celebration Tour will mark her first tour in over six years. Her 2012 Dance Again World Tour sold more than 1 million tickets, and her All I Have Las Vegas residency earned over $100 million during its three-year run.

"I know I'm going to give them a good show. I know I'm going to make sure the music feels great and the flow is right and the set is right. That's what I do," Lopez said on her Instagram stories on March 22. "We've got fashion, we've got the best dancers, the best team. This is going to be the tour of the summer!"

See the full list of dates below:

• June 7, 2019—The Forum in Los Angeles, California
• June 8, 2019—The Forum in Los Angeles, California
• June 10, 2019—Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California
• June 12, 2019—Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California
• June 15, 2019—T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
• June 16, 2019—Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona
• June 19, 2019—Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado
• June 21, 2019—AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas
• June 22, 2019—Bert Ogden Arena in Hidalgo, Texas
• June 24, 2019—American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas
• June 25, 2019—Toyota Center in Houston, Texas
• June 28, 2019—Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico
• June 30, 2019—United Center in Chicago, Illinois
• July 1, 2019—United Center in Chicago, Illinois
• July 3, 2019—Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• July 5, 2019—Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan
• July 7, 2019—Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• July 8, 2019—Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• July 10, 2019—Centre Bell in Montreal, Québec, Canada
• July 12, 2019—Madison Square Garden in New York, New York
• July 13, 2019—Madison Square Garden in New York, New York
• July 16, 2019—Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts
• July 17, 2019—Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
• July 19, 2019—Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey
• July 20, 2019—Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA
• July 22, 2019—State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia
• July 23, 2019—Amway Center in Orlando, Florida
• July 25, 2019—American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida
• July 26, 2019—American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida

In addition, the tour will also feature a "World of Dance Experience," where fans will get surprise dance guest performances by stars from the hit NBC show World of Dance , which Lopez judges and executive produces.

Hot off the heels of her 2019 Grammys Motown tribute , Lopez also revealed that she doesn't feel like she's turning 50. "It's nuts. Anybody else still feel like you're 16? I do. I feel like I'm 26," she said.

Considering how youthful she looks , it's no surprise she has a regimented diet and exercise routine. A few weeks ago, Lopez and her boyfriend, former MLB player Alex Rodriguez , completed a 10-day no-carbs, no-sugar challenge. Why in the world did they do it, you might ask? Well, her trainer challenged them because she's preparing to play a stripper in her next movie, Hustlers.

“I’m a sugar and carb [person]. That’s most of my diet…It was really hard," she said. "Not only do you get a headache, you feel like you’re in an alternate reality or universe. You don’t feel like yourself. You realize that you’re addicted to sugar. You’re thinking about it all the time.”

While Lopez gets ready for her new movie, we'll patiently wait for her tour tickets to go on sale.

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Let's Get Loud, Because Jennifer Lopez Is Going on Tour For Her 50th Birthday!

Following a high-energy Grammys performance , Jennifer Lopez has some big news to share: she's going on tour this Summer! On the Feb. 13 episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show , the 49-year-old singer revealed that she'll be hitting the road from June 7 to July 26 in celebration of her 50th birthday, which is on July 24. "I wanted to do something big for my birthday since it is a big birthday," she said. "It's the 'It's My Party' tour! We're gonna celebrate."

Jennifer has always been a major force in the music industry , and the past year has been a testament to her steady popularity. She dropped some seriously sexy music videos (just look at her abs in the "Te Gusto" video and the way she glows in "El Anillo" ), spit a hot verse in the "Te Bote 2" remix, starred in the film Second Act , graced the February cover of Harper's Bazaar , and kept a loving relationship with boyfriend Alex Rodriguez . So it's only right that she revels in her achievements and brings fans along for the ride.

US Tour Dates

June 7: Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Arena

June 8: Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena

June 10: San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena

June 12: Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center

June 15: San Jose, CA @ SAP Center

June 16: Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center

June 19: Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center

June 21: San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center

June 22: Hidalgo, TX @ Bert Ogden Arena

June 24: Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center

June 25: Houston, TX @ Toyota Center

June 28: San Juan, Puerto Rico @ Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jose Miguel Agrelot

June 30: Chicago, IL @ United Center

July 5: Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena

July 7: Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena

July 10: Montreal, QC @ Centre Bell

July 12: New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

July 16: Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center

July 17: Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena

July 19: Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center

July 20: Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center

July 22: Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena

July 23: Orlando, FL @ Amway Center

July 26: Miami, FL @ AmericanAirlines Arena

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Jennifer lopez & ben affleck at his office, first time hanging out since italy, jennifer lopez & ben affleck spotted together at l.a. office .... first time since italy.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are back in the same country and hanging out ... 'cause the two hit up his office -- though photogs still couldn't snap the two together.

The actor and singer-songwriter both hit his Beverly Hills office Wednesday with Ben arriving in a chic suit around 10 AM and J Lo pulling up a couple hours later.

Check out the pics ... BA's looking dapper -- and pretty dang serious -- when arriving while his wife had her big movie star glasses on when her driver took her away, a few hours later.

Like we said, no shots of the two stars together ... Jennifer reportedly left before Ben did. Unclear why they met up at the Beverly Hills office -- but, it's still a big deal 'cause the pair haven't hung out since before Lopez's European getaway.

As you know ... Jennifer spent the last week parading around Italy -- hanging out on a boat and grabbing dinner with pals sans Affleck. It all culminated in what some have called a classic Jenny from the Block move -- flying commercial to Paris for the Dior Fashion Show .

Before her vacay, she and Ben were last seen about two weeks ago when Jenn arrived at Ben's Brentwood rental after his kid's graduation ceremony ... where they spent time together before parting ways, no sleepover.

We've followed the couple's marital strife closely over the last several weeks ... and, even broke the news the two are trying to sell their $60 million mega mansion.

Seems the two are still working through their troubles ... though the lack of pics together won't quell fans' fears.

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Jennifer Lopez enjoyed her getaway overseas during a challenging time in her personal life.

The Atlas actress recently spent time relaxing in Italy with friends and made her way to Paris, where she attended the Christian Dior Haute Couture fall/winter fashion show.

Lopez's time away comes after she canceled her summer concert tour. She's also experiencing a strain in her marriage with Ben Affleck , though neither of them has commented on that publicly.

A source says Lopez, 54, was "grateful" for time to herself. She and Affleck, 51, are "doing their own thing so far this summer," says the source.

"Jennifer's having a wonderful time in Europe. She loves Italy and visits every year. She's grateful for a break," the source adds. "The past few weeks have been emotional for her. Ben has been working in L.A. and is spending time with his kids. Everyone seems to be doing okay."

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Affleck, who shares three kids with ex-wife Jennifer Garner , recently wrapped filming The Accountant 2 , a sequel to his 2016 action film, in L.A.

The tour Lopez canceled in late May was set to kick off June 26 in Orlando, Florida. In a statement, Live Nation said the cancellation was because Lopez, a mom to 16-year-old twins, was "taking time off to be with her children, family and close friends." In her own message to fans, she said she was "completely heartsick and devastated" about the decision.

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Affleck was seen confronting photographers outside their home in Beverly Hills on June 23, telling them not to flash their camera lights at them while driving down their driveway.

In  video obtained by TMZ , the actor gets out of his car to tell the paparazzi, "You're gonna get me into an accident. Don't flash your lights when someone is driving down the driveway. Don't do that. That's dangerous."

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She’s quite literally rocking the vote.

Dr. Jill Biden sent a strong message to Americans at husband President Joe Biden’s post-debate rally in Raleigh, NC on Friday, clad in a navy blue silk crepe Christian Siriano dress with an all-over “Vote” print.

“Dr. Biden wearing my dress sends a clear message to us all. A vote for Biden is a vote for human and civil rights,” the designer tells Page Six Style in a statement.

“As a young American brand and designer, what we can do is give our clothes a voice and I hope this speaks to you. Now let’s get to work!”

The first lady, 73, accessorized with pearl drop earrings, a dainty necklace, several bracelets and coordinating navy pointed-toed pumps.

The designer’s “Vote” print has become a Hollywood favorite in recent years, with similar styles popping up on the likes of Lizzo , Julianne Moore, Julia Roberts and Sarah Hyland.

Siriano has dressed Dr. Biden in the past, as well as other White House women like former first lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris.

“When you get to dress those people, it definitely feels really great because the whole world sees them,” the “Project Runway” alum told Business Insider last week.

“You feel so great because a person who everyone’s looking up to chose to wear something. It’s kind of like the ultimate compliment.”

The Bidens had traveled to North Carolina from Atlanta, where the 81-year-old president debated former POTUS and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, 78.

The first lady isn’t one to shy away from eye-catching styles. Last May, she wore head-to-toe hot pink for an audience with the UK Prime Minister’s wife, Akshata Murthy, ahead of King Charles’ coronation.

And for a 2021 meeting with Kate Middleton, Dr. Biden picked a Barbiecore blazer by L’Agence that perfectly coordinated with the royal’s magenta Alexander McQueen dress.

And who could forget about the first lady’s head-turning fishnets ?

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