New J.Lo Song Causes Controversy

Releasing a record about female empowerment produced by an alleged rapist? Interesting.

Jennifer Lopez is usually flawless, but her latest move is receiving major skepticism from fans who aren’t thrilled with her decision to release a song produced by Dr. Luke.

Lopez dropped her latest song “Ain’t Your Mama” onto iTunes early Thursday morning ahead of her television debut of it on the American Idol finale Thursday night. Listen Here:

The record, written by Meghan Trainor and Jacob Kasher, is about men being ungrateful and acting like boys. “When you gon’ get your act together? I ain’t your mama.” It’s a pop hit, but nothing outstanding. Lopez has enough star power to get her hands on almost anything – why this? Why Dr. Luke?

In case you’re living under a rock, Dr. Luke is currently embroiled in a widely-publicised legal battle with Kesha, who claims the producer raped and drugged her. A judge recently dismissed all of Kesha’s claims but one, handing the fallen singer another major setback in ridding herself of a contract that forces her to work with the man she says harmed her. The judge cites there isn’t enough evidence to support Kesha’s accusations.

By releasing a song produced by Dr. Luke, is Jennifer Lopez looking away? Is she taking sides? Should the industry separate Dr. Luke’s legal trouble from his work? This just all seems a bit messy to us.

Also, serious talk aside, the single's artwork uses an image taken from a photoshoot from years ago! What's going on Jenny?