J Lo steals the show at VMAs with epic greatest hits medley
FORGOT Jennifer Lopez had a lot of hits? She just reminded the world with an incredible, rapid-fire medley of her biggest singles that put artists half her age to shame.
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YOU can always count on a lifetime achievement award to remind people you’ve still got it.
Jennifer Lopez hasn’t had a hit single for at least half a decade now, but the ageless star (note: actually 49, but looks about two decades younger) reminded everybody she’s got a back catalogue full of them in a dazzling, rapid-fire medley of her biggest hits before accepting the annual Video Vanguard award, given to artists with particularly impressive music video back catalogues.
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Love Don’t Cost A Thing. Waiting For Tonight. Get Right. On The Floor. The hits kept coming — there was even a cameo from rapper Ja Rule for their chart-topping collaboration Ain’t It Funny (Remix).
All the while, J Lo delivered costume changes and flawless choreography and didn’t miss a note (even if she did likely have a little help with a backing track as she tackled the demanding dance moves). Watch her full, 10-minute performance below:
In her acceptance speech — delivered by the slightly breathless star mere seconds after she’d finished the performance — she paid tribute to her two children and her partner Alex Rodriguez, as well as the people who’d helped her throughout her music career.
It all served as a perfect reminder that Lopez, approaching 20 years since she released her debut single, is one of pop’s best singles artists of the 21st century — and viewers ate it up:
A-Rod watching JLo was the best part of the whole show #VMAs pic.twitter.com/6JUGg6d2eh
— Alyssa Lyons (@alyssagrace22) August 21, 2018
Bitch J.Lo got 20 years worth of hits!!!! #VMAS
— Kevin Simmons (@TheSkorpion) August 21, 2018
J LO IS 49. HOW. #VMAs pic.twitter.com/DNeNtIy6kC
— Sarah Rosonke (@sarahrosonke) August 21, 2018
me and other older millennials enjoying this J.Lo performance while realizing we're slowly aging out of MTV's target demographic #VMAs pic.twitter.com/5w8oHVHuLl
— Michael Blackmon (@blackmon) August 21, 2018
J Lo is a great entertainer. No one can deny that. #VMAS
— Riley Freeman (@TrillaryBlinton) August 21, 2018
#VMAs
— 👽🛸 (@torialyse) August 21, 2018
JLo: Dont be fooled by the rocks that I got
Me: I’M STILL I’M STILL JENNI FROM THE BLOCK pic.twitter.com/tpsbzz89e0
No shade, but J Lo was up there dancing her ads off better than these so-called artist more than half her age #VMAs
— Where Is Yo Scoota? Where Is It?! (@AshleyShyMiller) August 21, 2018
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