Celebrated as more of an entertainer than a vocalist, the world has long made peace with Jennifer Lopez‘s “ability” as a singer. However, it appears such acceptance wasn’t as easy for the 44-year-old herself.
Speaking in the latest issue of Cosmopolitan, the premium diva revealed that – even at the height of her success – she was insecure about her vocal chops and often questioned “why” she has become so revered.
Her words on the matter and how she overcame it await after the jump…
“It was after I had kids to be honest (that I let go of it)… The biggest insecurity I had was my singing. Even though I had sold 70 million records, there was this feeling like, I’m not good at this.
“(However) while I was married to Marc (Anthony), he helped me get over it. He kept telling me, ‘You’re the only one holding yourself back from reaching your full potential as a singer. You have to let go’.
I was always so insecure and just kind of going along. Then I grew, little by little, and realised, wait a minute, this is not a fluke. I’m not a mistake – I work my ass off. And I know what I’m doing.”
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To a degree, the “LOL”s write themselves. However, all of that aside, we appreciate this brand and strand of honesty from an artist as seasoned and successful as J.Lo.
Regular readers will know we love us a SANGER here at That Grape Juice, however we’re equally as excited about artists that bring anything tangible to the table. In La Lopez’s case, she’s very much a “package” – and a potent one at that. Hence, like the Janet Jackson‘s of the world, she is a reputable part of music history and has created a narrative that will be imitated and adapted for years to come. More power to her.
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Well it got her this far so…She did somethin’ right.
I guess chile.
She only famous because she is EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL & is an ok performer/actress. Nothing is spectacular about
J – Lo… Besides her beauty & booty
And f***** the right guys, Diddy for her music, Ben for her hollywood status, that one guy for dance, Mark for the Latin market. Let’s not forget she was the Kim Kardashian of the 2000’s.
b**** please, J.Lo was NEVER anything near Kim Kardashian, she was a serious actress before she even met Diddy who made her a star! get your facts straight!
Her LOOKS and her serial dating/f****** has gotten her this far. She is NOT a good singer. She’s a pretty w****. That’s all.
Long live Queen Mariah…Heir of The Voice
So she should be.
Said the Rihanna stan.
F*** azilias dark skin ugly basic rapping ass rih can SANG butch
She sings like a Hispanic cat.
Ironically the only p**** here is you.
I LIVE FOR THE COME BACK!!!…I LIVE
*Files nails. Pops gum.
as racist and wrong as this post was, i have to admit; it cracked me up. lol
She wasn’t insecure when it came to stealing Mariah’s work though was she?
SHE DIDNT HAVE NOTHING 2 DO WITH THAT. TOMMY MOTTOLA STOLE THE IDEAS FROM MARIAH & GAVE IT TO JLO
Lol she should still be insecure about it her voice is lifeless
Coming from a Ciara Stan?
J.Lo > Ciara.
Ciara a better singers then j.flop
h** hush you stan for flopara, that h** could never sing. deal!!!!!!!
Yet your fav is a Madonna reject sit down f**
How f****** ironic seeing as though you stan for that non singing trick Ciara
Flopara is the most untalented b**** in music industry!!!! Her voice is disaster, annoying tiny trash mess. J. LO >>>> Flopara
B**** bye cici is better at everything then j .h**
Keep dreaming you ugly flop w****!!!! Jennifer Lopez, the most beautiful woman in the world >>> Trannyara with his d*** between his legs and flop career. J.Lo’s 1st album has outsold all Flopara’s albums combined, so bye.
Understandably so… But its better than S*** Del Ray’s and T*********’s voices..
OKAYYY…ITS OFFICIAL! YOU’RE DELUSIONAL B****!!!! KIII
You stan for a thieving lessor, so your opinion of anything or anyone is rendered null & void. Grab a seat sis
Kiiiii THIEVING AND LESSOR???? Lessor and Beyonce dont go together and secondly GAGA has been called out PLENTY of times for “thieving” Queen Madonna has even called her out herself..THE MF IRONY! Lastly bxtch, anytime someone claims JHo sings better than Beyonce makes any other opinion they have NULL AND VOID!! STAY DELUSIONAL H**!
b**** jlo will die be born again and die again be born again she will never have beyonc’es flawless vocals DEAL WITH IT AND I WILL NOT BOTHER TO COMMENT ON LANAL VOCALS THEY RE NON EXISTANT BWAH AHAHAH
Jennifer Lopez is L E G E N D A R Y! Your fav can’t keep up with her slayage!!!
Everyone’s voice is different some can hit hight notes and some not, i have never been a huge fan of big voices, i don’t really care, after all why i should praise someone for their f****** singing skills, i prefer a soft voice ala Janet Jakcson than a big voice ala Patti Labelle but then again this is my taste, ask some queen voices why they’re not MADONNA, another clear example, ask some princess voices why they’re not RIHANNA. Madonna can’t sing a song like ‘Without You’ but Mariah can’t sing a song like ‘The Power of Goodbye’ neither. Simple as that, everybody has its magic. Side note: She looks amazing, the video its even better.
If Madonna is Queen of Pop, who is the Princess – Kylie, Janet or Britney?
Kylie, she was the first dubbed as Princess of Pop back in the early 90’s and rightfully so, she’s a Goddess. Aphrodite reincarnated in her.
D*** Me Down…
Down to your gut, horny kid.
Mmmm Sounds Big…..lLOL
I agree, I’m not a fan of BIG voices either. I like the Aaliyah’s, Monica, Beyonce and Rihanna voice. Although Mo and BEy can play both sides if they want to.
I think ciaras a better vocalist then j.lo
You’re also a Barb so your opinion holds no merit
lmao
F*** this irrelevant non singing old h**!! She has every right to be insecure with those nonexistant vocals!! Kiii
Where is Honey B’s BeyDay post Samanta????
Does anyone ever read this white trailer trash @s****** f**’s long-ass essays?
I just scroll past any comment from or that she replied to. This shemale is continuously TRYING it, but never really succeeds. She is so damn annoying.
Do you ever go a day without worrying about what color panties Beyonce has on??
Uhm I like j.lo but cici is definitely more talented then her..
Where are the lies?
So J.Lo has only sold 5 million less records than Beyonce and her last hit was not some 5 years ago but rather recent. J.Lo is also overall a better performer than Beyonce, and a better actress too.
She has nothing to be insecure about, her voice has gotten her this far and she’s only 5 million less from the most overrated thief in music history.
Clock T*********!!!!
Bxtxh pleaseeeeee! No one’s here for your delusional lies today…Beyonce is overall the better performer, vocalist, she has grossed over 700 million in movies!!! Beyonce is wayyyy more respected than JHo!! so stop it!! JHo needs AI to keep her relevant and talked about! There is NO comparison. Beyonce wins hands down f**!
beyonce is a better vocalist, but not a better performer.
I disagree^
Lol i knew that wasnt the real xxx
Same goes to RIHANNA with her 7 albums
It’s funny when you see Ci-error fans talk about vocals
Both of them “jlo cici” are NOT vocalists
but they have nice voices
J.Lo vocals improved ALOT through the years
*Plays What Is Love”
ANDDDDDD …. J.Lo >>>>>>>>>> … >>>> Cici
#TRUTH #FACT #DEAL
Lies! Those voices are not nice and neither is better
you still should be you nonsinging b****!
“Used to be” You still need to be because you are two octaves up from Cassie…..maybe one.
Lmao ok
Ciara vs J.lo who has the better vocals?
I pick Ciara.
Chiiiiile i just plead the 5th
WHATS THE POINT OF BEING INSECURE ABOUT SOMETHING NOBODY HAS EVER REALLY PAID ATTENTION TOO….
But we did pay attention, we did.
Everyone follow me on Twitter @Raneill
she is by no means a vocal powerhouse, but she has a nice tone. went to one of her concerts last year and she sang a lot of the songs live. and zo be honest, i heard a lot of worse
HILARIOUS!!!!!!
No matter how you look at it , both b****** wouldn’t have a career without Janet Jackson, that goes for Brit, Mya, Even Gaga no Janet no #ARTPOP.
Who would Beyonce rip off if there wasn’t a Janet Jackson?
Who the hell is Janet Jackson? Never heard of her.
Everything form of judgement always comes down to comparison with Beyonce to some people #HerPower
What the f*** are u talking about? Beyonce and Janet aren’t even similar artist…u mean who would ciara rip off if there was no Janet. since she’s pretty much a carbon copy. Now congratulations! U just learned something today.
Sorry that comment was directed to Talk that Shits dumb ass
Her voice has always given pancake teas. #Flat.
Help me out here sis. You’re a Rihanna fan yes?
Yes I am, and what the phuck is the problem?
Don’t take that tone with me you w****. It was only a question but i can tell it got you pressed and distressed because you know Rihanna sounds like a cat being fisted by Edward Scissorhands himself.
Drag ha.
@TruthAboutPink Yaasss b****, let that h** know what time it is. SHADE O’CLOCK!
Lol not a d*** pink stan coming for anyone.
Pink is irrelevant in the US so I have nothing more to say. Goodbye b****.
Pink is a local ass b****, never come for King Rih dumb c***!
These f****** stupid h*** came for king rih. Had the nerve SHUT UP AND BOW DOWN TO KING RIH
Yassssss at @shitbird clocking the fraudulent t*********..
The most basic commentator on this site. Stays running from Caca posts when shes getting dragged and ass licks the same person when they come for Beyonce LMAO
I find it quite hilarious myself!! You barely even see it promote it’s own fave besides the flop name smh kii
LOL at you saying I’m licking @Shitbird’s gay ass… Try again you d***
Yes you are.
But how can I lick his ass when I don’t even like him? :/
You are an H**+ f**, so I don’t expect anything with logic to come from you
@the fake cake like gaga
B****, u should be the last one talking about anyone’s level of intelligence…because u sound dumb as f***.And your identity thieving ass should be the last one calling anybody a fraud when you Stan for LADY LAB RAT….yeah h**, because that’s what she looks like. u stay on other artist post talking about beyonce but when ur own fave gets dragged by her big ass balls u have nothing to say? Get ur fake ass out of here!
Seriously hilarious that people cant even come to a conclusion about someone without thinking about Beyonce in the process.
Has anyone seen Mariah’s new album. Do we need to put out a search warrant? Leddabeechneaux.
worry bout nicki and all those flop singles boo.
Flop singles. All of them have sold over 200k without CC deals. Where did Triumphlop chart?
Oh that’s right beech, it did the f*** not chart. That’s why her ass PAID radio stations to play Beautiful but even that couldn’t get The Art Of Shedding Weight a release date.
Wide p**** b**** you are!
IM TOO BOOKED FOR YOUR FOOLISHNESS!!!!
Kiiiiii
>–>-o
I am dead 😀 😀
Look at Ciara being the center of attention again. She runs you f***.
The only thing she runs is the late shift at Wendy’s, so thank you and try the f*** again.
Lmao!
DEATH! Drag that flop!!! Draghaaa
Jennifer is cool better then dykes like Pink & thiefs like Beyonce & GaGa..
Too bad Katy couldn’t keep her husband ay?
Like beyonce can’t keep relevancy.
@Kim
DRAG HA!!!!!!!!!!!
Like Kim can’t keep her legs closed.
She has a limited vocal range but she knows how to use it , Her music is alright nothing great.
A bunch of haters in here jenny is fabulous she has nothing to be insecure about.
@birdshit
I like Jlo but she is not a better overall performer than Beyonce. Beyonce has a substantial amount of singing and dancing talent. As opposed to Jlo, who is pretty much just a glorified back up dancer with a mic.
Her voice isn’t bad for the type of artist she is. She’s a performer, not a vocalist and that’s ok. As long as you have your own voice, then you’re ok in my book. I’m not a fan, but there are a few songs she has that are good.
The funniest part is that she think she sold 70 million records.
I’m laughing.
She should though. She’s not really a vocalist but I still love her.
Insecure about voice? What voice b****?
Yeah… I’m still insecure about her voice but I like her and she deserves everything she has.
I DON’T CARE IF SHE CAN SING OR NOT! HER STAGE PRESENCE IS TOTALLY FIERCE! SHE IS A GREAT PERFORMER!!
LOL Have you guys seen that performance with JLo and Taylor Swift singing Jenny from the Block??? LOL It was terrible. The two nonsinging girls killed it! lol That other blog posted it. You know:
T. R. E. N. T.
this lady is a goddess she entertains me no matter what , she is a Triple threat , cant wait for Album #10