Ms. Jennifer Lopez, 55, debuted six unreleased musical tracks during an exclusive listening session held in Los Angeles earlier this week, attended by a select group of approximately 30 individuals. During the event, Ms. Lopez appeared to allude to recent personal challenges through her lyrics and performance.
The artist and entertainer formally filed for dissolution of marriage from her fourth husband, Mr. Ben Affleck, in August 2024—coinciding with what would have marked their second wedding anniversary.
The breakdown of the marriage followed an extended period of public speculation and media reports suggesting that the relationship had become strained and was facing significant difficulties, ultimately culminating in its legal termination.
In February 2024, Ms. Jennifer Lopez released both an album and a musical film titled This Is Me… Now, a creative continuation of her 2002 album This Is Me… Then. Both projects were widely interpreted as artistic tributes to her relationship with Mr. Ben Affleck, whom she was romantically involved with during the respective periods of each release. Their initial relationship, which began in the early 2000s, ultimately ended, as did their subsequent marriage following Lopez’s filing for divorce in August 2024.
At the recent private listening event held in Los Angeles, Ms. Lopez appeared to revisit the subject of Mr. Affleck through a newly unveiled song titled Wreckage of You.
One attendee, Mr. Edgardo Luis Rivera, reported to Us Weekly that Ms. Lopez had shared her reflections on the term “wreck,” describing it as suggestive of destruction—but emphasizing that she herself had not been destroyed. Rather, the emotional tenor of the piece underscored resilience. According to Mr. Rivera, the song’s lyrics included the line: “I’m stronger after the wreckage of you.”
According to attendee Mr. Edgardo Luis Rivera, Ms. Jennifer Lopez revealed during the recent Los Angeles listening session that the track Wreckage of You is a pop ballad she co-wrote and recorded approximately two weeks prior. Ms. Lopez reportedly shared that the concept for the song came to her while she was lying in bed following an extended day of tour rehearsals.
Mr. Rivera further disclosed that Ms. Lopez described the previous year as a period of significant personal and professional difficulty. In 2024, she cancelled her planned This Is Me… Live tour, citing the need to focus on her personal wellbeing and family. At the time, this decision coincided with widespread media speculation regarding the deterioration of her marriage to Mr. Ben Affleck. Ms. Lopez publicly stated that she “needed to be with my kids and myself and really dig down deep into things that were happening in my life.”
Reflecting on the time since, Ms. Lopez reportedly expressed that she now feels stronger and more stable, prompting her to write a song focused on resilience and personal growth after a challenging period.
Another guest present at the listening party characterized Wreckage of You as an emotional and empowering ballad centered on leaving a relationship and emerging as a stronger individual.
In addition to the ballad, Ms. Lopez previewed five additional tracks: Birthday, Free, Up All Night, Save Me Tonight, and Regular. These songs were described by Mr. Rivera as upbeat in tone and stylistically reminiscent of Ms. Lopez’s earlier musical work. He noted that the track Birthday elicited a particularly enthusiastic reaction from the attendees.
Notably, during the promotional campaign for This Is Me… Now, Ms. Lopez suggested that the album—widely interpreted as an artistic reflection on her relationship with Mr. Affleck—might be her final full-length musical release.#newsafro_
