Shakira and J. Lo co-headlined the Super Bowl LIV halftime show held at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on February 2, 2020. The show is part of Super Bowl LIV and was televised nationally by Fox. J. Lo and Shakira were joined by J Balvin, Bad Bunny, and Lopez’s daughter Emme Muñiz. Many consider their performance as one of the best halftime shows ever. It celebrated Latina heritage and cultural diversity and was described as euphoric, high-octane and electric.
Jon Pareles of the The New York Times said the halftime show of Shakira and J. Lo was “a no-nonsense affirmation of Latin pride and cultural diversity in a political climate where immigrants and American Latinos have been widely demonized.”
In August 2019, it was announced that Jay-Z’s company Roc Nation had entered a deal with the NFL which would see Jay-Z and the company produce the halftime show. Among the producers Roc Nation enlisted include Dan Parise.
The selection of Jennifer Lopez and Shakira to headline the show was made known on September 26, 2019. The selection of Lopez and Shakira was reportedly intended to reflect the Hispanic culture of the host city of Miami. It’s the third time that Latin music artists headlined the Super Bowl halftime show, after Gloria Estefan headlined both the Super Bowl XXVI halftime show in 1992 and the Super Bowl XXXIII halftime show in 1999.
Tabitha and Napoleon D’umo served as the creative directors for Lopez’s section of the halftime show, which included approximately 130 dancers. Parris Goebel was the choreographer for Lopez’s set.
Shakira (real name Isabel Mebarak Ripoll) is a Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, businesswoman, and philanthropist. She made her recording debut under Sony Music Colombia at the tender age of 13. Her first two Colombian albums, Magia (1991) and Peligro (1993), were commercial failures. Then she rose to prominence in Spanish-speaking countries with her next albums, Pies Descalzos (1995) and Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998). Shakira broke through the English-language market with her fifth album, Laundry Service (2001), which sold over 13 million copies. The international number-one singles “Whenever, Wherever” and “Underneath Your Clothes” were taken from the said album.
She later released several Spanish albums which topped the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. Her succeeding English albums Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 (2005), She Wolf (2009) and Shakira (2014) were all certified gold, platinum, or multi-platinum in various countries worldwide.
Shakira (age 43) has received numerous awards, including three Grammy Awards, 13 Latin Grammy Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards, 39 Billboard Latin Music Awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2009, Billboard listed her as the Top Female Latin Artist of the Decade. Shakira had sold more than 75 million records worldwide, and remains one of the world’s best-selling music artists. She is ranked as the most-streamed Latin artist on Spotify and became one of only three female artists to have two YouTube videos exceeding two billion views.
Jennifer Lopez aka J. Lo (age 50) is an American actress, singer, dancer, fashion designer, producer and businesswoman. Lopez became known for her first leading role in the 1997 Selena biopic of the same name. She received a Golden Globe nomination and became the first Latin actress to earn over US$1 million for a film. She went on to star in Anaconda (1997) and Out of Sight (1998), later establishing herself as the highest-paid Latin actress in Hollywood.
Lopez ventured into music with her debut studio album On the 6 (1999), which helped propel the Latin pop movement in American music. Since then, J. Lo has released several albums including Como Ama una Mujer (2007) her fifth studio album. It received the highest first-week sales for a debut Spanish album in the United States.
Her most successful singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 include: “If You Had My Love”, “I’m Real”, “Ain’t It Funny”, “All I Have”, and “On the Floor”, which is one of the best-selling singles of all time. For her contributions to the music industry, Lopez has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Billboard Icon Award, and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award among other honors.
Jennifer Lopez’s film credits include The Wedding Planner (2001), Maid in Manhattan (2002), Gigli (2003), Shall We Dance? (2004) and Monster-in-Law (2005). Her career took a downturn for a while but in 2011, with her appearance as a judge on American Idol, and the release of her seventh studio album Love?, she got back in the game. From 2016 to 2018, she starred in the series Shades of Blue and performed a residency show, Jennifer Lopez: All I Have, at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas. Since 2017, Lopez has produced and served as a judge on World of Dance. In 2019, she received critical praise for starring as a stripper in the crime drama Hustlers, for which she earned Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.
Lopez has a cumulative film gross of US$3.1 billion and estimated global sales of 80 million records and is regarded as the most influential Latin performer in the United States. In 2012, Forbes ranked her as the most powerful celebrity in the world and the 38th most powerful woman in the world. Time listed her among the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018.
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