Jennifer Lopez’s tour, announced in February, was initially expected to be a major event this year. However, in the end it was just a disappointment.

In an unexpected but not shocking development, Jennifer Lopez officially announced the cancellation of her “This Is Me… Now” tour on June 1. The tour, announced in February, was initially expected to be a major event this year. However, unexpected obstacles turned it into an unfortunate failure, reflecting many aspects of the modern music industry and the unfair treatment of female artists.

The “This Is Me… Now” tour is part of a project that includes an album, tour and two films, all focused on celebrating singer Jennifer Lopez and her relationship with the actress. Ben Affleck. Although the films achieved a certain level of success, the albums were not well received and from the beginning there was information that tour ticket sales were very slow, even “sluggish”.

Jennifer Lopez cancels tour: Injustice for women in the music industry

Jennifer Lopez’s tour, announced in February, was initially expected to be a major event this year. However, in the end it was just a disappointment. Photo: Variety.

Popular ticketing site Ticketmaster’s seating charts demonstrate the dismal state of ticket sales, but Jennifer Lopez persists. As negative reports continued to emerge, she changed the direction of the tour, focusing more on the “hits” of her career instead of new songs from the album. Although tickets sold well in some major markets such as New York and Los Angeles, the overall situation in most other markets was very bad.

In the end, she was forced to announce the cancellation of the tour. The official reason given is so Lopez can spend more time with family and friends. Variety commented that this is just a defensive reason, the reality that the female singer is facing is that tickets cannot be sold and her relationship with Ben Affleck is in a very bad state.

Sources close to Lopez were quick to confirm that the tour was very successful in major markets, while avoiding mentioning that the tour failed miserably in most other markets. This was an attempt to reduce criticism from the public and press.

Jennifer Lopez’s tour cancellation is not only a personal failure but also reflects a larger problem in the modern music industry: jealousy and exclusivity. While male artists such as rock duo The Black Keys also encountered difficulties and had to cancel their tours, public attention and criticism towards Lopez was somewhat more serious.

At age 54, the singer is at a difficult point in her career as a pop star. Historically, only stars who shaped the style of an entire generation with huge collections of “hits”, such as Paul McCartney, Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Billy Joel, were able to perform arena tours until their age. retirement.

It’s easy to see that there is a lack of women in that list. Most female artists with top tours such as Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Pink are under 45 years old. The only one who’s different is Madonna, who at 65 performed to a middling crowd on her just-concluded “Celebration” tour. However, clearly, Madonna had to sacrifice a lot of personal image to assert herself.

As a famous female artist, Lopez faces jealousy not only from men but also from women. The online jealousy and hatred surrounding her failure was immense, reflecting society’s scrutiny of strong and successful women.