{"id":1432,"date":"2025-05-23T01:27:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T01:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/jennifer-lopez-interview-hosting-2025-american-music-awards-1235979441\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T01:27:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T01:27:14","slug":"jennifer-lopez-interview-hosting-2025-american-music-awards-1235979441","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/jennifer-lopez-interview-hosting-2025-american-music-awards-1235979441\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Lopez Reflects on Her AMAs History & Returning as Host \u2013 Even as She Admits: \u2018I Don\u2019t Love Being a\u00a0Host\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tJennifer Lopez<\/a> is set to host the 2025 American Music Awards<\/a>, which will air live coast-to-coast on Memorial Day, Monday (May 26), and she\u2019ll also open the show with a musical performance.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn Thursday (May 22), Lopez took a break from rehearsals to chat with Billboard <\/em>about hosting and performing. She had a surprising revelation \u2014 \u201cI don\u2019t love being a host, to be quite honest\u201d \u2014 but she will no doubt give the hosting gig everything she\u2019s got, which is a signature J.Lo trait.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tJennifer Lopez’s AMAs History: From New Kids on the Block Backup Dancer to Two-Time\u00a0Host\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n

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\n\tWe discussed her debut performance on the show in 1991, as a backup dancer behind New Kids on the Block<\/a>, a mid-performance slip in 2009 (ever the trouper, she was back on her feet instantly), and a tribute performance to salsa legend Celia Cruz<\/a> in 2013 that she regards as one of her favorite performances she\u2019s ever done.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis year\u2019s show will be held at Fontainebleau Las Vegas. It\u2019s Lopez\u2019s second time hosting the AMAs; she first hosted the show 10 years ago. Other performers<\/a> on this year\u2019s show include Janet Jackson (who is set to receive the ICON Award), Rod Stewart (who is set to receive a lifetime achievement award), Benson Boone, Blake Shelton, Gloria Estefan, Gwen Stefani, Lainey Wilson and Rene\u00e9 Rapp.<\/p>\n

\n\tHere\u2019s our conversation, with just light edits.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe AMAs went on the air when you were 4 and a half. Did you grow up watching the AMAs and the Grammys?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tAbsolutely.<\/p>\n

\n\tDid they kind of feed your dreams?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tYes, they did, absolutely. You can\u2019t help but watch those [shows], being an artist or not even knowing you\u2019re an artist yet, and just be pulled in by the performances and the incredible moments that you see, and people kind of being celebrated for what they do. It was just always amazing to see which moments kind of put a mark on your mind when you\u2019re watching TV and those awards shows. And I do think it makes people who are young artists believe that it\u2019s something you can actually accomplish.<\/p>\n

\n\tDo you remember specific artists who had that effect on you when you were a kid?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tI remember watching with my mom. She was a huge Diana Ross<\/a> fan, and I remember seeing Diana Ross on the AMAs and the Grammys. I remember seeing all the Motown artists. Tina Turner<\/a> was also a big one for me.<\/p>\n

\n\tYou\u2019re the fourth music star to solo-host the AMAs twice, following Lionel Richie, Diana Ross and Pitbull. I\u2019d say you\u2019re all in good company.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tOh wow. Yeah, that\u2019s good company. That\u2019s a nice group.<\/p>\n

\n\tI watched all 10 of your previous AMAs performances the other day \u2013 nice work if you can get it \u2013 and you really commit. You go all out. It\u2019s like one of your songs says, \u201cGo hard or go home.\u201d You go hard.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tI do go hard. I enjoy performing and I enjoy kind of pushing myself out of my comfort zone to do different things. I started as a dancer, so my performances are very kind of dance-oriented because that\u2019s who I am at heart. I feel like I am a singer and I am an actress and I love doing those things, but I think I came out of the womb dancing. And my mother was a dancer, so I think I picked that up from her.<\/p>\n

\n\tI grew up watching variety shows and specials headlined by people like Ann-Margret and Mitzi Gaynor. There aren\u2019t many places anymore for that kind of all-around entertainer. Awards shows are about it. Just about all 10 of your AMAs performances were big production numbers with big production values. They gave you a showcase to show what you can do.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tYeah, that is true. There\u2019s different things as an artist. I do films as an actor and I do my shows and my touring for my music. Trying to kind of bring those things together is never an easy thing and you don\u2019t get to do that, but I think when you\u2019re hosting an awards show, you get to sing a little bit and dance a little bit and people get to feel your personality and your energy.<\/p>\n

\n\tI don\u2019t love being a host, to be quite honest. I think that\u2019s why it\u2019s taken me 10 years to do it again. I do get \u2013 believe it or not \u2013 shy and nervous, but I do remember having a great time doing it back then [in 2015]. I felt like it was a good time to give it another try.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhat do you remember about the 1991 show when you were a dancer behind New Kids?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tOh my God, I remember that was such an exciting moment for me. I had been hired as a dancer. This is before I was acting and singing and doing my own music. I was hired to be a backup dancer for New Kids. Just the idea of being part of that was such a big deal. I was right in the middle, in the center, and it was exhilarating, to be quite honest. It was amazing. I couldn\u2019t believe it and being around all the other artists and seeing some of the stars that I liked. It was so much fun.<\/p>\n

\n\tYou were just 21, and that was back when awards shows reached a massive audience.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tYeah, everyone in my neighborhood saw it. They couldn\u2019t believe it was me. It was so much fun. It was a great moment.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn 2009, performing \u201cLouboutins,\u201d you did a dismount and fell on your backside, but what impressed me watching it was how quickly you were back on your feet. It was a split second. Do you remember that?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tOf course I do. I just slipped and fell down for a second, but yeah, I got right back up. And it wasn\u2019t as big a deal as everybody made it, but yes, I was a little bit hurt for a couple of days. That whole day I didn\u2019t feel it because I had so much adrenaline, and the performance went so well.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn 2013, you did a tribute to Celia Cruz, in which you performed \u201cQu\u00edmbara,\u201d \u201cCarnaval\u201d and \u201cBemba Color\u00e1.\u201d Did you know her?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tI did not know her very closely, but I had met her. I was always such a huge fan of hers. Like the minute they asked me to do the Celia Cruz tribute, I knew exactly what songs I wanted to do. I knew exactly the type of number that I wanted to do. It was an amazing moment. I felt kind of her energy flowing through me. That\u2019s probably one of my favorite performances of all time that I\u2019ve done.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe American Music Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge Industries and Billboard parent company Penske Media.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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