Jennifer Lopez has been hard at work on her upcoming ninth studio album, titled This Is Me… Now.
And on Thursday, the triple threat performer was spotted moments after wrapping up an intense 14-hour recording session in Los Angeles.
She was seen making her way outside towards her parked vehicle, eager to get home to her husband, Ben Affleck and their blended family that consists of five children between the two.
Even while dressed casually, the Hustlers star still oozed a sense of style in a black and brown-patterned overcoat that tied around the waist with a built in belt, which she wore over flared blue jeans and a white top.
Her wrist was adorned with the elegance of a $34,000 Hermes Clic H diamond bracelet in 18-karat rose gold.
Long day: Jennifer Lopez, 54, still looked stylish after wrapping up a marathon 14 hour day in the recording studio in Los Angeles on Thursday
Rounding out her overall look, Lopez also wore a pair of light brown boots, and had her lightened locks styled long and voluminous, although slightly messy after her long day in the studio.
By the time she made it out of the exit doors of the studio seemed to be a bit frazzled and in a hurry to get in her SUV and leave.
While carrying a laptop under one arm, the mother of twins eventually got in the vehicle and drive off, seemingly back home.
Ben, 51, also was spotted on Thursday in Santa Monica catching up with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner, 51.
Lopez signed a new recording and publishing partnership with BMG, Billboard announced on September 11.
With the business side of her musical career now in order, this batch of new songs will be the first release under their new contract.
The new album, titled This Is Me… Now, has been described as a sequel to her third studio album, This Is Me… Then (2002), which dropped more than 20 years ago with Jenny From The Block serving as its lead single.
The new album even includes a sequel to the This Is Me… Then song Dear Ben that’s titled Dear Ben Pt. II.
This sequel album was written and produced primarily from May to August 2022, around the time of Lopez’s reunion and marriage to Ben Affleck.
Inspired time; Lopez’s new album written and produced primarily from May to August 2022, around the time of Lopez’s reunion and marriage to Ben Affleck
Styin’: Even dressed casual and down, the Hustlers star still oozed a sense of style in black and brown-patterned overcoat that tied around the waist with a built in belt, which she wore over flared blue jeans and a white top
Hollywood star: Jennifer’s husband Ben Affleck was spotted on Thursday in Santa Monica
Catching up: Ben, 51, chatted with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner, 51
Shades on: Jennifer Garner wore sunglasses while talking with Ben
Former couple: Ben and Jennifer Garner were married from 2005 to 2018
New music; Lopez, shown performing in January 2021, is poised to release her ninth studio album, This Is Me… Now, consisting of 13 new songs, sometime in 2024
Lopez describes the vibe of the new songs as an ’emotional, spiritual, and psychological journey she has taken over the past two decades’, and that the lyrics are very confessional and focused around her love life.
The upcoming release, consisting of 13 new songs, will be her first album since dropped A.K.A.(2014) nearly a decade ago. That album, produced by RedOne, peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 chart.
It was primarily produced by Rogét Chahayed, Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman and Angel Lopez, although others like Kimberly ‘Kaydence’ Krysiuk also joined the production team.
Family matters: Combined, Lopez and Affleck’s blended family consists of the movie star and director’s five children: violet, 17, Seraphina, 14, Samuel, 11, along with his wife’s twins Emme and Max, 15; the hot and heavy ciuple are seen on November 4, 2023
So far no official release date has been announced for This Is Me… Now, although it is expected to be available sometime in 2024.
Lopez is one of the most influential Hispanic entertainers in North America, due in part to her musical career that’s credited in helping propel the Latin pop movement in American music.
After releasing eight studio album, beginning with On The 6 (1999), her most successful singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 include the number one singles You Had My Love, I’m Real, Ain’t It Funny and All I Have.’
Lopez is the proud mother to 15-year-old twins Emme and Max, whom she shares with ex-husband Marc Anthony (born Marco Antonio Muñiz), 55, while she also plays the role of stepmom to Affleck’s three children Violet, 17, Seraphina, 14, and Samuel, 11.