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| Length = | Label = Capitol | Producer = | Last album = ''Dance Again... the Hits'' (2012) | This album = ''A.K.A.'' (2014) | Misc = }} ''A.K.A.'' (an acronym for ''Also Known As'')〔 is the eighth studio album by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez. It was released on June 13, 2014, by Capitol Records. Lopez started working on the album in February 2013, after the end of her first worldwide tour, the Dance Again World Tour. Originally scheduled to be released in November 2013, Lopez postponed the album release to 2014. Undecided between ''Same Girl'' and ''A.K.A.'' as the album's title, Lopez eventually chose the latter as the title. Initially, ''A.K.A.'' was to be executively produced by RedOne, with the producer claiming the album was going to mix many styles, having a blend of her previous musical background: urban pop, dance-pop and Latin. However, Cory Rooney and Benny Medina, her longtime collaborators, later became the album's executive producers, along with herself, bringing a more pop and R&B sound to the album. In early 2014, Lopez released two urban-infused tracks as the album's promotional singles: "Girls" and "Same Girl". Besides frequent contributor and personal friend Pitbull, the album also features collaborations with French Montana, T.I., Iggy Azalea, Rick Ross, Nas, Jack Mizrahi and Tyga. Upon its release, ''A.K.A.'' received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who spoke unfavorably of the album's mixed styles, although some songs were singled out for praise. Commercially, ''A.K.A.'' made minor impact on the charts, peaking outside the top-forty in Ireland and the United Kingdom, whilst elsewhere it became her lowest-charting studio album. ''A.K.A.'' was preceded by the release of two singles, "I Luh Ya Papi" and "First Love", which both experienced underwhelming performance on the charts. == Background == Following the release of Lopez's single "Dance Again" in April 2012, she stated that she was unsure whether or not it was the lead single of a greatest hits album, or a new studio album. That May, she released the track "Goin' In" which was featured on the soundtrack for the film ''Step Up Revolution''; she still was unsure. She said that she had to release a greatest hits album to fulfill her contractual agreement with Epic Records, her former label: "I owe a greatest hits () to the record company...or I can go ahead and start a new album. I just haven't decided yet." Ultimately, she released her first greatest hits album ''Dance Again... the Hits'' on July 24, 2012. The release coincided with Lopez's first headlining world tour, the Dance Again World Tour which would last until the end of 2012.〔 Lopez subsequently left her position as judge on the reality television competition ''American Idol'' to focus on her tour and film career, a platform which had rejuvenated her career the previous year after a relatively unsuccessful period. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A.K.A. (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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