Though revered as a performer, it goes without saying that Jennifer Lopez‘s lack of vocal prowess has caused her to be the butt of many a joke.
Well, it appears the ultimate punch line has been delivered; a studio engineer – none too pleased with Lopez’s supposed diva behaviour while recording – has released raw audio of her trying her hand at Barbra Streisand’s ‘Enough Is Enough’. Let’s just say, the result was not pretty. Check it out for yourself below (via Perez Hilton):
Ouch! That was oh-so-embarrassing; her apparent shrugging off of the matter was not convincing in the slightest. Ol’ J.Lo was embarrassed – as she should have been. I mean, I was initially in two minds about posting this, as I legitimately felt sorry for her. However, I hit ‘post’ when I reminded myself about the fact that singers should actually be able to sing!
Granted I’m sure few artists have flawless studio sessions, the vast majority still turn in – at the bare minimum – commendable live efforts. I challenge anyone to point to one instance when Ms. Lopez has actually sounded good live – baring in mind she rarely ever sings live. I’m waiting…
We’re in a day and age where artists have to be able to, at least, try and turn in decent live + recorded vocals – something which may explain Jennifer’s lack of success in recent years. In any case…awful. Maybe this will serve as a challenge for her to better herself prior to trying to recapture her past-successes under the Def Jam umbrella.
Tidbit: I’m sure the names Janet and Ciara will come up in some capacity. However, in each of their cases, they’ve proven they can hold their own live too. I’m just saying…
LMAO! JLO=FAIL
FUNNY
WOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWW
AWWW, I FEEL BAD FOR JLO
THATS NOT RIGHT FOR THE ENGINEER TO LEAK THAT. BUT THEN AGAIN, I DONT KNOW HOW MEAN JLO IS TO PEOPLE
Sam this is evil why would u do this to her i wouldn’t have posted lmao
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cesjcivohiof; LMAOOOO OMG THIS IS SOO EMBARRASINGG!
*DEAD*, crazy no-singing b****
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWFV7O6QrXg <<<there u go. Not perfect but just as good as Ciara or Janet performing there own stuff live.
wow
Everybody knows J. Lo is a dancer who sings, not the other way around. And it IS Barbra Streisand song…most people would have a hard time cracking that. Not that I’m trying to make excuses for her, but I’m not exactly shocked at this either. Meh.
Sam, you need to look for some of Rihanna’s studio sessions. I haven’t been to the zoo since I was 11 or 12, so it’d be nice to reminisce.
FUNNY THIS B**** DONE FOR REAL
BEYONCE HELP ME
@ putt the lime
what was the point of throwing rihanna in????
you can see how rihanna sings live you dumbass on youtube.
jlo doesnt do live performances 90% of the time. so a recording session is where you can see how she really sounds.
Sam don’t put Janet in the category of J Lo and Ciara. You can look at her concert performances (see: Again- Velvet Rope Tour) and know that she blows both of them out of the water.
lmfao @ limeinthecoconut
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wow, you didnt mention Rihanna, are you on rehab or something?
@puthelime
I agree with you almost all the time but I find it sad when people still want to put down an artist that is developing in terms of creativity, vocals and etc.. you really need to check some Russian Roullete performances
Rihanna just broke another record, Rude Boy is the only song ever to get the most airplay 6 weeks in a row!
I must be the only person, but I don’t think she sounds that bad here. She hit a few bum notes, and to her credit she was not so tone-deaf that she didn’t realize it immediately, stopped herself and laughed. The tone of her voice is actually quite pleasant imho.
I’m not a Rihanna fan – not in the least – but at least she almost always sings live (I’m saying ‘almost’ to be on the safe side, but I’ve never seen her mime) – and at least she sounds practically the same live, although she isn’t the best singer.
I prefer JLO all round, but girl can’t sing.
LOL Thanks goodness for editing and lipsyncing. JLO SUX!
LMAO AND DIDNT U AND THAT M*********** SAY THAT RIHANNA SOUNDS WORSE
AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
IM ON THE FLOOR
THIS IS HORRIBLE S*** RIGHT HER
RIHANNA SHITS ON THIS CHICK + JANETS WHIPERING SHAKY NESS ::::SHE SOUJND STERRIBLE ON NOTHING AND THATS GOOD SINGING
AND CIARA SHE AIGHT BUT WAY TO THIN
RIHANNAS REIGN WONT LET UP
THATS WHY RIHANAN WOTN FLOP BC SHE SINGS LIVE UNLIKE JLO
M*********** TRENT
This sounds like pure sh*t! J.Lo should never sing. I mean NEVER!!!! It’s one thing when you don’t have a strong and powerful voice, but when you can’t even stay on key on even begin on key??? That’s just beyond sad! She should stick to acting and being a “Fly Girl” on “In Living Color”
hihihihi… is it really that serious? o_0
She kept messing up but I think she actually showed that she has a nice tone and can actually do it when she gets it right. (*did that make sense???) Perhaps she needed to learn the song a little better or adjust better to her voice. Anyway. Something else I feel the need to comment on… I love me some Janet but why are we talking about Janet singing. I can’t tell you the last time I heard Janet actually sing live (and I mean undisputed LIVE singing). Was it during the “Control” era??? Was it even then? I’m not trying to hate but just be honest. We give flack to a ton of artists who lipsync the songs live but never mention a select few (like Ms. Jackson). I would definitely put Ciara and J. Lo in the same category in that I have no doubt that they COULD do it when necessary. They just tend to lose it often enough in live showings. Janet, on the other hand… I know she can do it in my heart. I just have no proof as I really can’t remember the last time I heard her sing live. True??? I’m just saying.
JENNIFER LOPEZ SINGING BARBRA STREISEND “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH” I THINK THATS GOING TO BE A DUET WITH RIHANNA, RIHANNA FILLING IN DONNA SUMMERS ROLE. OMG JENNIFER COULDN’T SING, THE LEAKED FOOTAGE IS ON PEREZ HILTON! LMAO!!!
she sound good !
I agree with Miles… while she hit some bad notes… it was not the train wreck I was expecting… when she was on…s he was on… has decent tone and pleasant sounding voice… this post is pretty much stating what we already know… JLo is NOT a vocalist… she’s a dancer who sings… she can carry a tune when needed… but is not likely to blow anyone away with vocal prowess (although I do think that one of her best vocals EVER is on her first album in the song “No Me Ames” w/ (coincidentally?) Marc Anthony)
Sam, i’m no longer confused on how you feel about Jennifer Lopez. Jennifer did not become famous for her signing (she’s toured once with her husband and done one concert dvd…). She has got to where she peaked because of her charisma, just as Britney Spears, Madonna or singers who aren’t known for their voices sell millions of records.
That was horrible. But that’s really unfair for the audio engineer to do that when i’m sure there would be other singers who have had just as bad moments. Everybody thinks this is American Idol. Jennifer Lopez can sing – she’s nowhere the powerhouse you guys almost expect her to be, but she can sing to be a performer. In fact, I could imagine hearing the last bit of that audio on the CD – that’s how she sounds and her music is obviously making at least some people happy. Nobody said you have to listen to it – just don’t press play – so i’ll just assume people are going out of their way to pass judgment to attain some perverse consolation for their own insecurities and weaknesses.
What’s probably worse, Sam, is that you try to cover it up as if you’re taking some objective, middle-stance, but every time you make a post on her you always point out her vocals (despite cleverly stating that she’s not known for her vocals) or her failure as if to provoke negative conversation.
@miles I agree WHOLE HEARTEDLY. you act like the girl sounded horrible. she crazked the first couple of times, and she wasent even serious about it to begin with. when she got it together, she sounded decent.
you are a straight hater sam. go check out some of whitneys performances that you claim to be great compared to her old days (i love you whitney) . they are not good at all. you are so biased
@mr. president preach
huh? it wasn’t THAT bad. her voice has a decent tone and vibrato. i was expecting a flat, off-key, out-of-breath session. which it wasn’t.
stop exaggerating s***. seriously.
This is pretty harsh!
I mean she didnt hit the notes correctly, but maybe this was her first time trying in the studio…its difficult to sing the right note without practice, so im gonna give her the benefit of the doubt here.
Not saying she sounded good, but i think she does have a decent voice, a nice tone, and im sure i have heard her sound decent live!
not the first time j los voice was the B*** of a joke!
Interesting to listen to!!!
Thanks for posting this!!!
You are my reference in terms of music news!!!
Thanks,
Best wishes from Spain,
Juan.
Very unprofessional of whoever leaked this.
It’s not as horrible as I thought. I’m not saying JLo is a great vocalist, but like someone else said, at least she recognized she was off key.
And, let’s not bring Janet into this. Most people think Janet lipsynchs all the time because that’s what someone told you, but you really don’t know your stuff if you think that’s true. Here are some examples and some really good ones:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4So1J0dC4L4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzlocBK52DQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZt1P4Qlhhc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgRAVdgq-XQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0iHUqIWxLg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duBW9nzn2RI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8WbnisTUkQ
HAHAHAHAHAHA.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wow
epic fail. TRAGIC!!!!
who the f*** gave her a record deal?!?!?!? she needs to go back to letting Ashanti ghosts her vocals!
PROOF LA REID IS A F****** JACKASS D***** FOR SIGNING THIS CHIC TO DEF JAM!! LA REID IS DONE. HIS HEAD WILL WILL BE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK BEFORE J LO. WELL… ABOUT A WEEK DIFFERENCE BEFORE HER ASS GETS CUT TOO!!
Wonder if Def Jam now realizes the mistake they’ve made signing her????
the engineer who released this should lose his job. She sounded good to me, I was expecting far worse. She wasnt even serious in the begining for god sake…tisk Sam your a d***** bag and a dumb ass. Im sure perez was happy to share his post with your website. what a joke…
lol some of you are overeacting, i’m not even a fan but she’s practicing and laughing at it, and doesn’t even sound bad at the end and from what i read this is from 2001.
Oh and she doesn’t sound like a diva at ll quiet the opposit.
I honestly can’t believe you posted this, not because you take shots at the girl (because at this point, nothing is too low for you), but because anyone with a brain would know that every artist goes through this while recording….even “absolutely perfect, amazing, can-do-no-wrong” singers like your darling Kelly Rowland or even Beyonce (SARCASM) 🙂 Girl pahleeze.
*Side eye*
Do you think your favorite artists just get up there and belts it perfectly? Think again. The only difference is that this audio was released and theirs was not. It will be a cold day in hell before Beyonce’s people or any other major celeb would allow their unfinished vocals to be released like this.
Mind you, i can care less about Jennifer, but girl, come on.
i agree with MIles about the Jlo , at the end her tone was nice, plus most artist have these out takes, because thats what this was, not too many artist can do it in one or two takes. she has grown alot vocally.. about Janet singing totally live, usually it’s with the ballads, too pin point specific performance The Oscars-song “again” and of course on Rosie song”i get so lonely”, Snl song “anytime,anyplace” those are indisputably live.
sounded like she was having fun.
Sounds like she was having a blast! And SO WHAT if she didn’t hit the right note, her voice sounded great whatsoever!!!
I agree with Its Me Again. The tone of J. Lo’s voice sounds pretty nice. Ok. She’s totally off key in the beginning but she realizes, laughs at herself & even apologizes. If whoever person tried to prove she’s a diva he actually failed miserably! Harm set, harm get! She seems nice & down to earth! From sec 56 onwards she sounds really good!
It wasn’t that bad. Bttr than I could anyway. Which makes her an e singer at best. bu a singer nonetheless
Omg Its not even bad she messed up a few notes so what? its what you call a recording session its clear she was working on the vocals to the song! And its proof that she actually really works on vocals etc instead of walking in singing and letting the egineers f*** with your voice and Guys this is 9 years old it was from her JLO era days in 2001… and she has actually a pretty decent voice she never claimed to be whitney or mariah but at least she sings real and had a pretty decent voice then and now 9 years laters producers have all said how Great she can actaully sing.
Im glad not every one shot her down its clear she was having joke and laughed at her self f****** up she is so down to earth thats why I cant wait for her new album she is a decent artist with alot of talent
IT WAS A DUET WITH ANASTACIA IN J TO THE LO THE REMIXES !
I THINK SHE SOUND GOOD 🙂 THIS IS WHY STUDIO EXIST , WHAT THE PROBLEM ?
I can now see how pathetic this generation is to think that this “singing” is acceptable. Society has been conditioned with hearing so many mediocre artists that the level of singing standards are low. As far as i’m concerned, Lopez sounds terrible in and out of the studio Yes, she probably shouldn’t have tried to sing that song but quite frankly she isn’t a singer. Where are the real artists at?
She sounds like a singer learning a song. Hitting bum notes and memorizing note progressions is a part of that process. I’m not a singer myself, but know several singers in Broadway shows. Lord, you should hear them tackle a new piece of music. It sounds a lot like this. This was a low blow Sam. Judge the finished product at least and not a moment in the studio where she’s trying to sort things out.
One word comes to mind when I think of your behavior (doo-doo).
I don’t even like JLo and I didn’t find it that bad.
WTF do Janet and cici got to do w this
JLo has done live concert and filled the house. So, she can and does sing live, I know I attended in CA and then in FL concerts. The lady can sing and she is only getting better. This was not nice of that tech who is probably jealous of JLo’s success.
it does’nt sound bad !! she is learning the song and every artist do that when making a song she was just trying to hit the right notes and at the end she was good !!
@ Sam: Janet and Ciara are not better vocalists than Jennifer. To say they have proven they can hold their own live is an exaggeration. They have only proven that they are good at recreating their studio recordings when performing live. However, both the recordings and the live performances consist of weak vocals with little range. I don’t understand why the writers on this site are so easy on people like Janet and Ciara, who are mainly dancers or entertainers as opposed to credible vocalists. But then you are hard on Rihanna who may not be a great vocalists because of her harsh tone but at least has a stronger voice than Janet or Ciara. You should be consistent in your criticism.
Really @ Anne? Rihanna may have a stronger sound but you hit it right on the nose her tone is harsh which makes listening unpleasant at a show.
Janet did the whole RN1814 tour live. Check it out…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGCTjwnPXQw
this was before the head mic. Janet is not a belter but she does know how to use what she has and that’s the point of being an artist..using what you’ve been given to hone your craft because it’s art not a game to just play around with. This is why some artist have CONSISTENT longevity in the business and the rest always eventually fall off.
i don’t think she sounded THAT horrible when she finally ‘got the note’ and sang through to the end…no different to any of the other thin-voiced present day singers… **ducks**
she knows she did bad and she tried again and again… frick, leave her alone
I like J-Lo alot but I will NEVER have delusions of her being a singer. She sings about as well as any average person but most people don’t have recording contracts and have sold millions of albums. I really think you should be better than average to be considered a singer and obtaining a recording contract, but it seems as if record labels disagree. I like that she at least recognized that she sounded like s*** so at least she has an ear but she’s been doing this for far too long to not be a more competent singer.
We need to demand more from our “singers” and “performers” or the labels will continue to feed us s*** and tell us its a 5 star meal. Just because someone has a contract, sells a lot of records, etc. does not mean they are somehow an excellent ARTIST. Most people only listen for the beat of the song and will skip over the quality of the vocal that is being delivered. It’s sad we make excuses for someone’s lack of singing ability and then still listen to their music and make them a star. I kinda hate what’s going on in popular music right now, it makes me sad:(
oh BTW I like J-Lo like i said above but I have never purchased anything she has ever put out and probably never will.
The thing about Jennifer is that she doesn’t know where her voice stands. She’s not sure if she should sing low or sing high, so she usually leaves it in the middle where it sounds like she’s talking the song not singing it. She’s knows she’s not a singer, but someone who has learned to sing probably the reason why she laughed and was sure to ask the producer/engineer how to hit the note.
its was not that bad hell she had to laugh about it herself
everybody know jlo don’t have this big beautiful voice
and hell she knew she was off key hell most people who claim they are singers
would not even know that
it’s all good jlo is not known for her voice
Sam, what the hell is your problem with Jennifer Lopez? Any excuse to have a dig at the poor woman. Have you ever actually been in a recording studio? What qualifications do you have to critque vocals?
It sounded like she was just learning the song, she knew she was off on the first take. The rest was fine, except she was understandably giggly after messing up. Ww have no idea of knowing what else was going on in there.
The whole point in a recording is that you can change the mistakes, no? Just sounds like a typical recording session to me.
If you don’t like her that’s fine, but this bullying of her by you is disgusting.
She recorded this a while back a believe. It was intended to be a duet with Anastasia. JLO’s voice is pretty when she’s on key. She sang live a lot while promoting Brave. She sang Hold It,Don’t Drop It on Good Morning America and she sang live on Saturday Night Live recently but didn’t sound great.
it is so sad for her
her voice never really strong even for pop she should stay home with the twins her time has passed
I Love her, damn diva where u hear diva this girl is mad cute wit that typical Puerto Rican sound and flava i love so much about her. I love how she seems to have the giggle the whole way thru sounded great in No me Ames and What Is Love she will begin working on a spanish album next month to be released next year her english cd still gonna be called love her Movie the Back Up Plan getting good reviews dispite being a romantic comedy which most critics hate cuz they feel that they are always so typical but this one had an excellent screen writer. Baby gurl te quiero muchisimo throw a few salsa inspired songs on the next spanish album similar to the outtakes from On the 6 they were great and throw Don Omar or Arc Angel on a track interesting u wont be working with marc on the spanish album this time. go find some rare big pun joint and put it on der to mama
She is soooo full of herself to think that she can sing that song. She is SOOOO ANNOYING AND SOOOO IN DENIAL!!! OMG I can’t stand it – she just WON’T GIVE UP! GO HOME AND STAY THERE, TALENTLESS ….!!!!
S***t happens, hey!, many singers aint good at live singing, not only JLO. The Engineer ,wasnt supposed to leak that, thats down- playinng her. But i think she must concerntrate more on acting, she is good. Wish her good luck in her next featurings.
ARE YOU FKING SERIOUS. MOST PEOPLE WOULD CRINGE IF A SINGER EVEN STEPPED TO BARBRA STREISAND ON A POP SONG. SHE IS A DIVA AND NO ONE CAN TOP HER BUT POSSIBLY CELINE DION OR SARAH BRIGHTMAN. J-LO. ARE YOU SERIOUS? NOT A MISTAKE……..LEAST SHE HAS THE BALLS BUT TO FK UP A STREISAND SONG……………..THAT IS AN EMBARRASSMENT. CAUSE WHEN I WAS A KID ONLY ONE TIME DID I EVER HOLD A NOTE TO HER”BEING ALIVE” SONG ON HER BROADWAY ALBUM AND MOMMA RAISED ME ON STREISAD. J’LO HAS STIFF COMPETITION SO SHE HAD BETTER GET MOVING AND DO IT WELL. 10 YRS IS A WHILE TO HAVE A CARREER AND TO BE LEFT BEHIND…NOT GOOD. STEP UP OR GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN. HER MUSIC WAS THE BOMB WHILE IT LASTED BUT MAYBE SHE SHOULD BOW OUT GRACEFULLY LIKE CHRISTINA AGUILERA. SHE MADE SO MUCH MONEY SHE CAN RETIRE………XO WISH YOU LUCK J-LO BUT IF YOU DONT DO IT WELL.. IT WAS NOT A DISSAPOINTMENT.
This is not fair, no do this…In a professional world, this thinks have to stay behind walls and the sound ingenieer should be ashamed of himself for doing this…This happens because it is a Barbra Streisand song…We will always compare and even if you like Barbra or not, she IS Barbra, and no voice comes close to the things she can do with her voice, there is no way to sing a song the way she does….
SHE CANT EVEN SING BUT SHE CAN DANCE BUT IF HER AND CIARA WAS 2 HAVE A DANCE OFF Ciara would win
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I can’t stand this diva b****. Who said she was the world’s most beautiful.? nuts
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Except, ..yeah it really is that bad and tone deaf. Not only does she have very little control that her voice cracked (does not happen to real singers), at one point she sang the note before she was supposed to come in so she can find her placement. She should be able to hit the note on cue without a practice note in front of it! VERY amateur.