Jennifer Lopez joined an iconic list on Monday night (Aug. 20) at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards. The pop star was honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, joining the previous recipients like Madonna, Janet Jackson, LL Cool J, Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, and Kanye West. With a shimmering gold and glamorous set, J. Lo delivered a ten-minute medley performance of hits from her long career. The show stopping show included surprise appearances by Ja Rule for “I’m Real” and “Ain’t It Funny,” and DJ Khaled as hypeman during “Dinero.”
“I grew up on MTV and this is really like a tremendous honor for me. It’s been an incredible journey of dreaming my wildest dreams and kind of watching them come true,” said the 49-year-old Bronx native during her acceptance speech. Along with her loving family, J. Lo also took time to thank her boyfriend, former baseball star Alex Rodriguez. “You’re like my twin soul,” she said. “We’re like mirror images of each other. My life is sweeter and better with you in it.”
