J.Lo Should Do This More Often

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Jennifer Lopez performed in front of the toughest crowd imaginable: a bunch of disappointed Swifties who realized that Taylor Swift isn’t coming to the AMAs. Nevertheless, she persisted. To open the 2025 AMAs, she, alongside her backup dancers, performed to a medley of 23 nominated songs and hits from the past year, including “Not Like Us,” “Espresso,” “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” and “Lose Control” — and during the latter song segment, she started making out with some of the dancers.