Jennifer Lopez's ninth album has been a whopping decade in the making and is a direct follow-up to her third album
This Is Me... Then (2002). The album is part of a three-part multimedia project that includes, in addition to this album, a musical film based on Lopez's love life and a documentary offering a behind-the-scenes look at that film. This Is Me... Now leans heavily on Lopez's reunion with
… actor Ben Afleck, with whom she remarried in 2022. Plenty of inspiration, then, for an album revolving around the love woes of this big star. She herself calls it an emotional, spiritual and psychological journey she has been on for the past 20 years. Musically, you hear a slick production in which pop and R&B dominate. The songs are danceable and sultry. Unlike on previous albums, Lopez did not work with guest artists this time. This Is Me... Now is less hit-sensitive than A.K.A. (2014), but it also lacks real excitement. (YvQ)more
