NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – Jennifer Lopez announced her first tour in five years Thursday, ahead of the release Friday of her new album, “This Is Me... Now.”
The tour of the same name will have the Bronx-born pop star stopping in more than 30 North American cities this June, July and August, including three tour dates in the New York City area in mid-August.
The concerts include UBS Arena at Belmont Park on Friday, Aug. 9; the Prudential Center in Newark on Saturday, Aug. 10; and Madison Square Garden on Friday, Aug. 16.
"It's going to be epic, I promise you that," Lopez told the Today show Thursday morning as she announced the concert series.
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Word of the tour comes on the heels of Lopez’s announcement of her ninth studio album—her first in a decade—as well as a 65-minute accompanying musical on Amazon Prime, “This is Me…Now: A Love Story.”
The film follows a hopeless romantic in search of love (Lopez) and the myriad ways she contends with repeated heartbreak, including visits to her therapist (played by Fat Joe) and sobbing through old romantic films.
At 54, Lopez said her ninth studio album and its accompanying film were the result of a sudden burst of inspiration, a large part of which she attributes to her rekindled romance with and marriage to Ben Affleck, who is also in the film.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.