Injustice towards women in the music industry.

In a surprising but not shocking development, Jennifer Lopez officially announced the cancellation of her "This Is Me… Now" tour on June 1st. The tour, announced in February, was initially expected to be a major event this year. However, unforeseen obstacles turned it into a regrettable failure, reflecting many aspects of the modern music industry and the unfair treatment of female artists.

The "This Is Me… Now" tour was part of a project encompassing an album, a tour, and two films, all centered around celebrating singer Jennifer Lopez and her relationship with actor Ben Affleck. While the films achieved a certain degree of success, the album was not warmly received, and from the outset, there were reports that tour tickets sold very slowly, even poorly.

Jennifer Lopez cancels tour: An injustice to women in the music industry.

Jennifer Lopez's tour, announced in February, was initially expected to be a major event this year. However, it ultimately proved to be a disappointment. Photo: Variety.

The seating chart on the popular ticketing site Ticketmaster demonstrated the bleak state of ticket sales, but Jennifer Lopez persevered. As negative reports continued to surface, she shifted the direction of her tour, focusing more on her career hits rather than new songs from the album. While tickets sold well in some major markets like New York and Los Angeles, the overall situation in most other markets was very poor.

Ultimately, she was forced to announce the cancellation of the tour. The official reason given was that Lopez wanted to spend more time with family and friends. Variety suggests this was just an excuse; the reality the singer was facing was that tickets weren't selling and her relationship with Ben Affleck was in a very bad state.

Sources close to Lopez quickly asserted that the tour was a huge success in major markets, while avoiding mentioning its disastrous failure in most other markets. This was an attempt to mitigate criticism from the public and the press.

Jennifer Lopez's tour cancellation is not just a personal setback, but also reflects a larger issue in modern music: jealousy and exclusivity. While male artists like the rock duo The Black Keys have also faced difficulties and had to cancel their tours, the public attention and criticism directed at Lopez has been arguably more severe.

At 54, the singer is at a difficult point in her pop star career. Historically, only stars who have shaped the style of an entire generation with a massive collection of hits, such as Paul McCartney, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, and Billy Joel, have been able to tour arena shows until retirement.

It's easy to see that women are conspicuously absent from that list. Most of the top female tour artists, such as Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, and Pink, are under 45. The only exception is Madonna, who at 65 performed for a more modest audience during her recently concluded "Celebration" tour. However, it's clear that Madonna has sacrificed a great deal of her personal image to establish herself.

As a famous female artist, Lopez faced jealousy not only from men but also from other women. The online envy and hatred surrounding her failures was immense, reflecting society's scrutiny of strong and successful women.

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