Jennifer Lopez is getting ready to dance again for her next big gig.
The “On The Floor” singer revealed how she’s been preparing to return after a decade as the host of the 2025 American Music Awards at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas on May 26.
In fact, Jennifer exclusively told E! News’ Francesca Amiker that she’s been “rehearsing for a couple of weeks” on her first “big television performance in a while.”
“I took last year off and I went back in [and] my first thing was doing a movie,” she explained. “So, this is getting back into my performance mode in a way.”
Emphasizing that she’s “excited about that,” she added, “We’re going to be celebrating all the music of the year.”
And while Jennifer—who first hosted the American Music Awards back in 2015—wouldn’t offer any more “spoilers” on her upcoming performance, she provided further insight into how she comes up with the concepts for her live gigs.
Usually, the process begins with the Wedding Planner star throwing out some ideas to her longtime creative director Tabitha Dumo.
“I tell her what I want to accomplish,” Jennifer, 55, explained. “And then she comes with 1,000 ideas, and we sift through them and then we kind of wind up crafting exactly what I had in my mind.”
But not all of her concepts end up entirely the way they started. After all, Jennifer shared that her opening number for the ceremony has already transformed since they initially started practicing it.
“It evolves as well over time,” she noted. “Over the past couple of weeks, [it] started here, and it’s now—it’s at a different spot.”
Of course, Jennifer isn’t only excited for her own return to the stage during the annual award show. The Shotgun Wedding actress is also thrilled to honor Janet Jackson with the Icon Award for her many achievements in the entertainment industry.
“I’ve been a fan of hers for so many years,” Jennifer gushed. “I had the privilege to work with her early in my career as a dancer, and she’s just wonderful and has influenced me so much.”
And she’s equally amped about watching Gloria Estefan celebrate five decades of her trailblazing contributions to music by performing at the event for the first time in more than 30 years.
“She was such a pioneer for Latin music, and Latin music is now having probably its biggest moment in history, as far as crossing over and taking over the global market,” Jennifer said. “So, it’s a perfect time to honor a pioneer like her.”
While you wait for Jennifer to make her big return to the American Music Awards, read on to revisit her evolution through the years.
