Rabu, 03 Desember 2008

Jennifer Lopez - Music career On the 6 (1999)

Jennifer Lopez laceJennifer Lopez's debut album On the 6, a reference to the 6 subway line J.Lo used to take growing up in Castle Hill was released on June 1, 1999, and reached the top ten of the Billboard 200. The album featured the Billboard Hot 100 number-one lead single, "If You Had My Love",, as well as the top ten hit "Waiting for Tonight". The album also featured a Spanish language, Latin-flavored duet "No Me Ames" with Marc Anthony (who later would become her husband.) Though "No Me Ames" never had a commercial release, it reached number one on the U.S. Hot Latin Tracks.

On the 6 featured guest artists such as Big Pun and Fat Joe on the track "Feelin' So Good", which had moderate success on the Billboard Hot 100. "Let's Get Loud", the final single, earned Lopez a Grammy Award nomination in the "Best Dance Recording" category in 2001 Grammy Awards. "Waiting for Tonight" was nominated for the same category the previous year. "No Me Ames" received two nominations at the 2000 Latin Grammy Awards — "Best Pop Duo/Group with Vocal Performance" and "Best Music Video".

Senin, 01 Desember 2008

Jennifer Lopez - Box office standing and record sales

Jennifer LopezJennifer Lopez is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood and the highest-paid Latin actress in Hollywood history, though J.Lo's never had a film grossing over $100 million in the U.S. J.Lo appeared in the 2007 Guinness World Records as the most powerful actress. Lopez was on the The Hollywood Reporter's list of the top ten actress salaries in 2002, 2003, and 2004.

Jennifer Lopez received $15,000,000 for her role in Monster-in-Law. J.Lo's top-grossing film domestically is Maid in Manhattan which grossed $94,011,225, and J.Lo's most successful international film, Shall We Dance?, grossed $112,238,000 at the international box office. Domestically, Shall We Dance? grossed $57,890,460 and a total of $170,128,460 worldwide.

Jennifer Lopez has sold over 48 million albums worldwide. She made the 2007 Forbes magazine's list of The 20 Richest Women In Entertainment, ranking ninth. Her wealth is estimated to be $110 million.