Enrique Iglesias and Jennifer Lopez to heat up the stage in Newark
Thursday, July 19, 2012
BY ALEXIS TARRAZI
STAFF WRITER
The Record
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WHO: Enrique Iglesias with Jennifer Lopez and Frankie J.
WHAT: Latin pop/rock
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Prudential Center, 25 Lafayette St., Newark; 973-757-6600 or prucenter.com
HOW MUCH: $29.50 to $250.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: enriqueiglesias.com, jenniferlopez.com
This may be perfect timing for Jennifer Lopez. She left "American Idol" to focus on her singing career, which will be on display this week as her tour with Enrique Iglesias comes to Newark.
Lopez made her "Idol" announcement last week, a day after fellow judge Steven Tyler announced his departure, to rededicate himself to Aerosmith.
During a recent telephone interview with Lopez and Iglesias, conducted before Lopez's announcement, she said her time on the show had impacted her own performances.
"I think it's not about being hard on yourself. It's about remembering all the things that you're teaching, you know what I mean – like all the things that you say. And it's a really great experience because it's this exchange where you're actually learning more and more as you're teaching, and trying to help," said Lopez. "And so you definitely walk away with – I know I do – just thinking, like, about all the things that you have spoken about through the year, of how to be a good performer, a good live performer, and a great singer, and how do you do all those things, and so it's pretty – it's pretty great."
Lopez and Iglesias, speaking before the start of the tour – which kicked off Saturday in Montreal – said performing together this summer was a no-brainer. They have been each other's fans for years; Iglesias said his favorite Lopez song is "If You Had My Love," while Lopez cited Iglesias' "Bailamos" as hers.
"I just loved it," Lopez said. "I just always remember him. That's a very iconic moment for me for Enrique, maybe because it was his big kind of entrance into the market. … But it's those moments that, like, stay stuck in your head, that the person just becomes a part of pop culture."
Both singers say co-headlining should work out well for them and their fans.
"That's really what we're there for, in the sense that Jennifer has her fans. I have my fans. And hopefully, by the end of the show, you know, Jennifer's fans will be my fans, and my fans will be Jennifer's fans," Iglesias said. "And at the same time, we know that economically, you know, the U.S. and around the world is not – it's not the best of times. So fans do get to see two acts for the price of one, which is also a great thing."
In Montreal, Lopez took the stage first, clad in a skin-toned rhinestone-covered outfit, according to the Montreal Gazette. Surrounded by buff dancers, she performed hits "Get Right" and "On the Floor," old favorites like "Jenny from the Block" and an acoustic rendition of "If You Had My Love."
After an hour-long intermission, Iglesias came out in a hoodie and baseball cap to perform "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" "Hero," "Dirty Dancer" and "Bailamos."
"Well, Jennifer's show [is] a little more synchronized, a little more – I don't want to say elaborate in a way, but obviously more dancers, more costume changes," Iglesias said. "I'm a guy, so when it comes down to costume changes, I get a little more lazy.
"I guess one's more a Madonna show," he added. "The other one's more a U2 show."
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I figured I would include both dates in this forum since the other forums (1st show, 2nd show) have been dead so why not combine both dates from now on !!
Anyway...IM SEEING HER ON THE 21st !!!! I CANT BELIEVE IT IS ALREADY HERE !! My excitement level isn't normal, I could cry thinking about it !! I will be sure to give you a full review and try taking videos even though it will be hard because i will be jumping and screaming !!!!
