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THIS YEAR SHOWED US WHAT MATTERED, WHAT DIDN’T: JENNIFER LOPEZ

Jennifer Lopez says 2020, which saw the world fighting against Covid-19, turned out to be one that showed people what mattered the most to them. On Sunday, Lopez was named The People’s Icon Of 2020 at People’s Choice Awards. “2020 was no joke right? Before 2020 we were obsessing about winning this award or getting […]

Jennifer Lopez says 2020, which saw the world fighting against Covid-19, turned out to be one that showed people what mattered the most to them. On Sunday, Lopez was named The People’s Icon Of 2020 at People’s Choice Awards. “2020 was no joke right? Before 2020 we were obsessing about winning this award or getting nominated for that award or were caught up in who sold the most records or box office opening or crazy stuff like did we get the latest drop before anybody else. But not this year. This year was the great leveller. It showed us what mattered, what didn’t. And for me, reinforced what mattered most: people, all of us, together. Helping each other, loving each other, being kind to each other. To reach people, to touch people. I believe that’s what we all want, those shared experiences to know that we’re not in this alone. Your belief and faith in me motivates me to keep going and sometimes when I’m tired or beaten down, like a lot of us have been this year, it’s my family, friends, my babies, and my fans who have lifted me up when I couldn’t lift myself. I am so grateful to have you, to have that in my life. From being a little girl in the Bronx, New York, and having the privilege of performing on some of the biggest stages in the world, and even at the Super Bowl earlier this year. I have seen and learnt a lot and am still learning. I want to thank you and tell you how much I appreciate you for letting me do that in front of you for all these years. As a Latina and as a woman, we have to work twice as hard to get the opportunities, sometimes my big dreams and my ambitions, it made the people around me nervous. ‘You can’t be an actress. You’re an actress, what you want to sing? You’re an artist, you won’t be taken seriously as a businesswoman.’ The more that they said I couldn’t, the more I knew that I had to. So now here I stand so very grateful knowing that the true measure of my success is not in box office numbers or records sold, but from the love that I feel from all of you. The true measure is inspiring girls in all ages and all colours, from all over the world, to know you can do whatever want, as many things as you want and to be proud of who you are no matter where you come from,” Lopez said during her acceptance speech.

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