Jennifer Lopez performed an X-r@ted scene on stage and employed some suggestive dancing movements during a stop on her European tour.
Lopez stunned fans and journalists alike with her most daring performance ever at the Cook Music Festival in Tenerife on Saturday night. The dancing was explicit and has divided fans and reviewers alike.
The 55-year-old superstar, who is now on her “Up All Night Live Tour,” her first in six years, gave a performance that went beyond what is normal for pop music.
Lopez wore a silver thong bodysuit with strategic cutouts that showed off a lot of skin. Throughout the concert, she did a series of suggestive poses with her male dancers.
There were a lot of eye-catching parts of the show that soon went popular on social media.
The show has caused a lot of arguments online. Critics say it was wrong for a mother of two to do it, while supporters say Lopez has the right to do what she wants and praise her confidence at 55.
The uproar is similar to the criticism younger pop musicians like Sabrina Carpenter have encountered lately. Carpenter has also used suggestive dance moves in her recent tour performances.
Lopez utilized the Tenerife event to unveil a profoundly personal new song that many people think is a direct response to her recent divorce from Ben Affleck. The choreography was also very provocative.
Lopez said before the song, “This is a new song that I want to sing for the first time tonight. I wrote it when I was up all night one night.” Should we sing this one for the crowd?
The sad song’s lyrics seemed to be about how she was recuperating after the breakup: The love I want and need starts with myself. Thank you for the scars you left on my heart. They showed me that stars shine brighter in the dark.
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Lopez sung, “I won’t let you say goodbye to me again, ever,” which seemed like a final word regarding her future. She also sang, “Now watch me climb out of the wreckage of you.”
She ended by thanking her anonymous ex for “the pain that you caused,” which made it sound like the experience had made her stronger in the end.
Lopez’s bold performance comes at a time when she’s trying to move on after her high-profile divorce from Ben Affleck.
The pair got back together in 2021 and got married in 2022. They filed for divorce on their second wedding anniversary, August 2024. Lopez told El Pais in May that the breakup was a “difficult time,” but she was proud of how she handled the problems.
She stated, “I’m proud of myself for that, and I’m proud that I was able to help my kids get through hard times. They’re stronger and better because of it.”
Lopez’s performance in Tenerife is part of a larger trend of pop concerts that are getting more and more shocking.
Sabrina Carpenter and Kesha have both been criticized for their graphic performances. Carpenter changed positions every night on her tour, and Kesha used banana-related dance moves that looked like an X-rated act.
There has been a lot of reaction against the tendency, especially when performers have younger fans. But proponents say that these artists are free to show their s**uality and creativity in their own way.
The Express Tribune says that Lopez was observed crawling on all fours in front of a shirtless dancer, being raised onto another performer’s shoulders in a compromising position, and straddling one dancer while putting her hands between the legs of two others.
Her backup dancers, who wore only slacks and white corsets to show off their bodies, were enthusiastic participants in the suggestive routine.
Lopez’s tour is still going on in Europe, with recent visits in Budapest and other big cities.
The tour is a big comeback for the performer, who had to cancel her summer 2024 tour of the US because of personal problems relating to her divorce.