Stars Are Blind

Jennifer Lopez will release two albums this year kicking off her first Spanish-language album, “Como Ama Una Mujer,” due in stores April 3, Lopez spoke with Billboard from her Los Angeles home about her burgeoning Latin creative side.

BILLBOARD: THIS ALBUM IS NOTHING LIKE YOUR ENGLISH-LANGUAGE FARE AT ALL. WHY?

Lopez: Because I love the music. I love the drama. It must be the actress in me. I love the deep, intense passionate way of expressing yourself in those kinds of songs. And it’s really not something that lends itself to English music, and not something Id been able to tap into before.

BILLBOARD: DO YOU FEEL THAT THERE ARE TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF YOURSELF?

Lopez: I think so. I think this is the side of me that people don’t know, and it is really a big part of who I am. This album is closer to who I am than any album I’ve ever done.

BILLBOARD: YOU DIDN’T ACTUALLY WRITE ON THIS ALBUM, BUT YOU TOLD YOUR WRITERS WHAT YOU WANTED TO SAY?

Lopez: I had to really, really express to them the kind of album I wanted to make. But it started to come very naturally to the writers when they got to know me, when I spoke about the things that were important to me. I would say, “This song needs to be about a person, and when he’s leaving,” and they would turn around and write it in Spanish. Like (the single) “Que Hiciste.” I said, “I know what this song is about. It’s this relationship that he destroys by his own hands.” And it would be in that kind of song.

BILLBOARD: “POR ARRIESGARNOS” IS A DUET WITH YOUR HUSBAND, MARC ANTHONY, BUT A VERY SUBTLE DUET, WITH HIS VOCALS ALMOST HIDDEN.

Lopez: It wasn’t supposed to be a duet at all. It was the very first song we recorded, and there was a background male voice, and Marc did the backups. I asked to put his voice up, because I think the harmony parts blended so beautifully.

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