Jennifer Lopez is so sick of her "J.Lo" stage name, she nearly titled her upcoming album Call Me Jennifer.
The singer -- who ultimately settled on Rebirth as the name for her new disc -- is desperate to ditch her J.Lo tag so she can propel the true Jennifer into the spotlight, and bury the reputation attached to her alter-ego.
She says, "I'm not J.Lo, she's not a real person. She was just a bit of fun that got really crazy. I've never been anyone but Jennifer.
"I was going to call the album Call Me Jennifer because that would be my way of saying goodbye to the whole J.Lo thing. But Rebirth is perfect because it means so much more."
Sneak Peak of New Video "Get Right" on New Year's Eve on MTV
Coming March 1, 2005 Jennifer Lopez – who has sold over 35 million records worldwide - emerges with the highly anticipated new album entitled Rebirth. This is Jennifer's first new music since This is Me...Then, which spawned the smash hit "Jenny From the Block."
Rebirth blasts off on New Year's Eve when MTV gives the first sneak peak of the video for first single "Get Right" (produced by Rich Harrison). Then, after AOL's "First Listen" on January 2nd, "Get Right" will be on radio airwaves everywhere! Fans will be able to purchase the single at their favorite online music store starting January 3rd. On January 4th, Jennifer will log on to MSN.com for a worldwide online chat at 7PM ET. On Wednesday, January 5th, MTV will premiere the Making the Video episode. The video in its entirety will air on MTV's TRL, BET and FUSE on January 6th. Also on January 6th, Yahoo! Launch will online premiere the full-length "Get Right" video.
Recorded over the last year, Rebirth was co-Executive Produced by Jennifer's longtime producing partner Corey Rooney. Other guests on the album include Fat Joe, Marc Anthony and Fabolous who joins Jennifer on a special version of "Get Right". Other song titles include "Hold You Down", "Step Into My World", "Still Around" and "Cherry Pie".
Jennifer Lopez has announced that she can be referred to as 'Jennifer', 'J-Lo' or 'Jenny'.
Speaking on 106.1 BLI Long Island she said said that the name-changing issue was blown out of proportion when she made a flippant comment in an interview about the name of upcoming album Rebirth. She said at the time that she was tired of being called J-Lo and was considering calling the album Call Me Jennifer to get the point across.
However, speaking to the Long Island station she declared: "You can call me J-Lo or you could call me Jennifer or you could call me Jenny - I don't care!"
J-Lo has movie Monster-In-Law coming in May and the new album Rebirth will be released in March.
Jennifer Lopez's bid to revive her pop career has been dealt a major blow - her latest album is rapidly falling down the US album charts. The sexy singer's movie resume has suffered in recent years under the strain of box office flops and scathing reviews, but the star was hoping her new disc Rebirth would bolster her profile. However the album has failed to entice US music buyers into parting with their money - it's reportedly sold just 400,000 copies in three weeks on release.
A source tells British newspaper the Daily Record, "Jennifer is devastated by these numbers. It shows that her grip on the public's imagination is slipping and, let's face it, the album isn't that good. With the amount of flops she's had in her recent movies, she's pretty upset."
I have only heard Get Right and I llike that song, but I have heard from other people it's the only decent song on the album, so I'm not surprised it's not selling well.
Jennifer Lopez's new album, Rebirth, has hit a further snag -- the marketing campaign has gone $150,000 over budget.
Rebirth is believed to have only sold a disappointing 400,000 copies in its first three weeks on release.
But attempts to raise the record's profile look doomed as cash has run out. An insider tells Page Six the marketing over-spend has also led to some of J.Lo's dancers walking out. The source says, "They haven't been paid in like a month. You won't be hearing much more of the album after the budget crisis."
01-04-2005 05:40 AM
