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American singer Jennifer Lopez performs onstage with her team of 50 performers during a concert at a hotel in Antalya, Turkiye on July 23, 2025. (Photo by Regnum Carya Hotel / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)© 'REGNUM CARYA HOTEL/ HANDOUT

BIRTHDAY BASH

How Jennifer Lopez celebrated turning 56 with a lavish party in Turkey

With Oscar buzz and a tour, JLo's birthday is wildly different than in 2024


Jovita Trujillo
Senior Writer
UPDATED JULY 24, 2025 5:21 PM EDT

Jennifer Lopez is officially 56, and she's shaking her "famous a**" to celebrate. The Latina icon is currently on her Up All Night tour, and she rang in her birthday on July 24th with a lavish party in Turkey. In honor of her special day, she also dropped a track, called "BIRTHDAY," which opens with, "Name on top of the cake, it's my birthday / I'ma make this famous ass shake, it's my birthday." Which is exactly what she did. 

JLo released a song on her birthday to celebrate© @michael_metuakore
JLo released a song on her birthday to celebrate

Lopez reposted some videos from her party, and she looked incredible. The singer rocked a silver gown that hugged her famous curves and seemed to be having a blast. She happily sang along to her new single, dropping it low.  

The singer had an epic party after her show in Turkey© @jpcastillo.music
The singer had an epic party after her show in Turkey

The singer had a birthday show in Antalya before her party, but made sure to give herself the 24th off. She will celebrate the day with a luxurious cave getaway in the Turkish Riviera. Her next show is on July 25 in Warsaw, Poland. 

It's her first birthday since her divorce was finalized with Ben Affleck© @michael_metuakore
It's her first birthday since her divorce was finalized with Ben Affleck

Inside the venue, the icon had stunning photos of herself performing, reminding guests that she is truly a star. 

JLo went all out for her party© @michael_matuakore
JLo went all out for her party

Jennifer Lopez's first post-divorce birthday 

It marks JLo's first birthday since her divorce from Ben Affleck. This year's celebration is wildly different than where she was last year on a personal level. It was around this time that rumors were flying about a possible divorce. They had just publicly listed their mansion, which they have still not been able to sell.

Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck and his son Samuel Garner Affleck attend a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Arena on March 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.© Getty
JLo was in a wildly different place in her life for her 55th birthday

Her 55th birthday was a Bridgerton-themed party in the Hamptons, New York, on July 20, and Affleck was nowhere to be seen. 

It's also a full circle moment for Lopez. She gets to celebrate her 56th birthday while on tour, a year after she canceled her 2024 North American tour.  “I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down. Please know that I wouldn’t do this if I didn’t feel that it was absolutely necessary," she told fans in June on her OntheJLo website. 

Over a year later, Lopez has been crushing it on tour. Her six-pack abs are front and center, and she looks amazing. The fun is far from over, too. She has 10 more shows in Romania, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Italy, before her final show on August 12, in Italy. 

JLo takes the stage in Turkey for her birthday show© REGNUM CARYA HOTEL/ HANDOUT
JLo takes the stage in Turkey for her birthday show

But music isn't the only thing going well for the Enough star. Her work in Bill Condon’s Kiss Of The Spider Woman remake is generating some serious Oscar buzz.  Starring Diego Luna, it's set to hit theaters on October 10, 2025. While Lopez told Deadline she didn’t “even want to begin the conversation” about the Oscars, she admitted, “Of course, I would love it to get the recognition that I believe it deserves.”

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JLo may get her first Academy Award nomination

One of the producers on the musical is her ex, Affleck, and it was one of the biggest movies for sale at Sundance, per Deadline. Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate, and LD Entertainment confirmed their acquisition of North American rights in March. 

It would be her first Academy Award nomination after what many believe was a "snub" in 2019 when she was not nominated for Hustlers.

Jennifer Lopez - BIRTHDAY (Official Vizualizer)

Happy birthday, JLo!

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