Lady Gaga would always be hard for Jennifer Lopez to follow. And if the inauguration day was a battle between the belters, there was no competition.
Still, J.Lo – who looked stunning in an all-white Chanel with her $ 1 million Alex Rodriguez diamond ring in full display – held her own in a medley of “ This Land Is Your Land ” and “ America the Beautiful, ” from which turned out she can really sing something other than ‘Waiting for Tonight’.
There was a simple sincerity to the 51-year-old’s performance, unadorned by all the booty-shaking showmanship we’ve come to expect from The Bronx’s own Jenny from the Block. And it was a nice touch when she added a little Spanish – and a splash of “Let’s Get Loud” – to everything. (In Spanish she said, “One nation, with freedom and justice for all.”)
Like Gaga, Lopez supported President Joe Biden during his campaign. And this performance concludes a whirlwind year where La Lopez seemed to be everywhere, starting with her Super Bowl halftime show last February and ending 2020 with her headline performance on ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. ‘