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Background
Lopez released her first all Spanish-language studio album, Como Ama una Mujer, in March 2007. Co-produced by her then-husband Marc Anthony, it became the fifth Spanish album to ever debut in the top ten of the US Billboard 200 and set a record for the largest debut sales week for an act's debut Spanish album. While promoting her eighth studio album A.K.A. in June 2014, Lopez revealed plans to begin working on her second Spanish-language studio album the next year. She said: "I got to do it with my ex Marc Anthony. How do I reinvent that; how do I reinvent him? Who do I work with to capture that same kind of magic? I don't know, but I have a couple of ideas now because I've collaborated with Wisin and Yandel and different artists in Spanish." In March 2016, it was confirmed by Billboard that Lopez had returned to Epic Records, having previously parted ways with the label in 2010. She signed a new long-term contract that saw her reunite with longtime mentor, L.A. Reid. That October, it was announced via Billboard that Lopez was working on her second all-Spanish album which was slated for a 2017 release, with Anthony acting as an executive producer through his entertainment company Magnus Media. Anthony said in a statement: "[Jennifer] has had enormous accomplishments in her career and has been representing our culture all over the world from day one (...) I am looking forward to our creative collaboration and to be part of continuing her musical legacy." In April 2017, Lopez stated: "I think it's one of the best albums I've made in a long time and i'm super proud of it."

"It [collaborating on the album] actually kind of repaired certain parts of our relationship that had been fractured from our marriage and our divorce and it kind of made us friends again," she reveals. "Like, because when we first started working together it's how we met, we met working. And so we remembered that like, oh right, we connect on this level of music. And we have that. and that's what the album came out of."

Recording
https://www.sundayworld.com/entertainment/music/jennifer-lopez-drops-new-song-ni-tu-ni-yo

http://mix1041.cbslocal.com/2017/04/17/snippet-of-jennifer-lopezs-spanish-banger-amor-amor-amor-surfaces/

Lopez teased the album's production in April 2017 by posting an Instagram clip of an orchestra playing a "lush, sweeping instrumental", which she captioned: "When [your] music is coming to life right before your eyes."

"Mírate" is described by Lopez as a "emotional song", noting: "A lot of the songs on the album are like that, even the up-tempo ones have like this beautiful lyrical content ... about love and life."

In May 2017, Lopez teased a sample of another song, "A Tu Lado" (which means "By Your Side" in English), which features fellow Puerto Rican singer Nicky Jam.

While confirming that there would be ballads on the album, Lopez described it as "happy and fun" music.

"There's just something about it that is more romantic and passionate to me (...) And that's such a core part of who I am. I feel like I sing better in Spanish."

Title
The album's title Por Primera Vez translates to For the First Time. Discussing the meaning behind it, Lopez said: "It's about how we are always kind of reinventing ourselves, experiencing things for the first time, no matter how old you are. There's always a new beginning."

"I've learned so much and I've done so much and I haven't done an album in a couple of years and I feel like I'm so different now than I was a few years back. There was like a growth spurt emotionally and kind of spiritually for me. And I said, 'You know it's different now for me,'" she says. "Everything is like the first time. Things are going to be different for me. Even when it comes to love, especially when it comes to love because, for the first time, I'm going to put myself first."

Promotion
Lopez and Anthony performed their cover version of the song "Olvídame y Pega la Vuelta" live together at the 17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards on November 17, 2016. The song was released digitally as a promotional single,  and reached number one on the Billboard Latin Digital Song Sales chart. In April 2017, Lopez held her first concert in the Dominican Republic, at the Altos de Chavón amphitheater. There she debuted a new song, "Ni Tu Ni Yo" with Gente de Zona, and performed "Olvídame y Pega la Vuelta" with Anthony.

On June 13, 2017, Lopez shared an image from the set of the music video shoot for "Ni Tu Ni Yo" with Gente de Zona, in which they are featured wearing Caribbean-styled outfits.

Lopez performed another song from the album, a ballad entitled "Mírate", at the Billboard Music Awards in April 2017. The performance, which was accompanied by a full orchestra, received acclaim. Idolator writer Christina Lee noted that "it’s her emotional, impassioned vocals that take center stage, as another handy reminder that JLo is, indeed, a seasoned diva."

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