Jennifer Lopez Sings About ‘Wreckage’ In New Song Inspired By Ben Affleck

THE RUNDOWN

• Jennifer Lopez debuted a new song at an intimate listening party.
• Her new ballad “Wreckage of You” seems to be inspired by Ben Affleck.
• Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck in August 2024.

On Wednesday, July 2, Jennifer Lopez offered a listening party in Los Angeles to some lucky fans, where she sang six songs and a new ballad called “Wreckage of You,” according to People. The song reportedly touches on themes inspired by her divorce from Ben Affleck. The singer filed last year in August on what would have been their second wedding anniversary.

One lucky fan at the concert, Edgardo Luis Rivera, told Us Weekly, “‘Wreckage of You’ is a pop ballad that she told us she cowrote and recorded two weeks ago. She said she was lying in bed after a long day of tour rehearsals when the idea of the song came to her. She mentioned how last year was a very difficult time for her both personally and professionally. She had to cancel her tour and really focus on herself. Fast-forward to one year later, and she feels better and stronger than ever, so she wanted to write a song about coming out of a bad situation much stronger.”

Lopez also performed her older hits, including “Up All Night,” “Regular,” “Free,” “Save Me Tonight,” and “Birthday.”

Since her split from Affleck, Lopez has been very candid about the challenges that she faced around their break up, telling Nikki Glaser for Interview magazine that it “almost did take [her] out for good.”

“I was thinking about this time in my life, and I’m like, ‘That’s not what I thought it was going to turn out like,’” Lopez shared. “And then I thought, ‘No, this is exactly where I needed to be, to lead me to where I want to go.’”

She continued, “That doesn’t mean it didn’t almost take me out for good. It almost did. But now, on the other side of it, I think to myself, ‘Fuck, that is exactly what I needed. Thank you, God. I’m sorry it took me so long. I’m sorry that you had to do this to me so many times. I should have learned it two or three times ago. I get it. You had to hit me really hard over the head with a fucking sledgehammer. You dropped the house on me. Don’t have to do it again.’”