Jennifer Lopez jokes about how technologically challenged she is as she struggles to pre-save her own upcoming single on Spotify
She announced that her new studio album would be released early next year.
But Jennifer Lopez ran into trouble on Tuesday when she tried to pre-save her advance single for the LP.
The 54-year-old singer and actress shared a humorous video on her Instagram Reels as she tried to log into her Spotify account to pre-save her copy of the song Can't Get Enough, which is due out in January. 10, 2024.
She revealed late last month that this would be the first single released ahead of her highly anticipated ninth studio album This Is Me… Now, due out on February 16 next year.
In her Instagram video, Jennifer looked hilariously annoyed as she tried to reserve the copy of her own song.
Jennifer Lopez, 54, hilariously struggled to pre-save her upcoming single Can't Get Enough on Spotify in a video she posted to her Instagram Reels on Tuesday
The age-defying beauty was dressed in a chic collarless zip-up jacket made from white leather, with statement pockets on her midriff.
She channeled classic '80s style by rolling up the sleeves to reveal her toned arms, and she wore her wavy caramel locks parted in the middle to frame her elegantly made-up face.
'What is my password?' she shouted to an off-screen assistant as she looked at the camera with her phone in front of her.
“Accept the cookies,” she mumbled to herself, looking confused by the process.
Her upcoming album is a follow-up to her 2002 album This Is Me… Then, inspired by her first relationship with Ben Affleck.
The two were briefly engaged, but eventually had to cancel their wedding due to a barrage of publicity.
But after finding love for the second time and tying the knot last year, she was inspired by the second chance at romance to create her new album.
“I don't even know how to pre-save my own data,” Jennifer admitted as she scrolled through her phone.
The actress and musician noted that when she released This Is Me… Then in 2002, she didn't have to worry about streaming, as CDs and vinyl LPs were the main formats available.
Her first obstacle was even logging into Spotify, and once she figured that out, she wasn't sure how to find the button to pre-save her song.
The first hurdle was just logging into Spotify, as she had trouble remembering her password or username.
“It's not working?” the assistant asked off camera, before the Marry Me star took a break to touch up her glamorous hair.
After refreshing herself, she was able to access her Spotify account, but then she faced more problems as she didn't know how to pre-save her song.
“And I'm done, right?” she said hesitantly, before her helper shot back, “No! You still need to pre-save your number.”
It wasn't clear how to do that from the music streaming app, so she went to her website, which conveniently had a link that allowed her to pre-save the upcoming song.
'I did it! Pre-saved! That's all you had to do,” she said with a mixture of cheer and fatigue, as her assistant shouted “Yay!” called out. on the background.
In a short video last month announcing her long-awaited announcement, Jennifer was seen throwing a letter into the fire.
The letter appeared to have been written by her future husband Ben Affleck during their first romantic spell, and was dated December 24, 2002.
“Life is hard, but you are sweet,” a close-up of the note revealed.
However, she switched to a browser to get back to her personal website, which had a handy link
J.Lo releases Can't Get Enough on January 10, 2024, followed by her full-length album This Is Me… Now, out on February 16
The album, which is again inspired by her relationship with husband Ben Affleck, will also be accompanied by an Amazon documentary, which credits him as a co-writer and appears in several scenes; pictured in March in LA
'Thanks for the gift. I hope you like the flowers. You told me you could never have enough. I believe you,” Ben seemed to have written, before closing with a simple “B.”
Fans of Lopez will get a chance to see more of her when her album drops, as she is also releasing a documentary to accompany the LP.
The film, which will be available exclusively on Amazon Prime streaming, is directed by Dave Meyers and has Ben listed as a co-writer.
The actor and director also apparently appear in several scenes in the documentary, which will show an even more explicit version of how the former lovers found each other again years later.