Overview

• Lopez opened the 2025 American Music Awards as host with a six-minute medley of this year’s top radio hits.
• Midway through her routine she surprised viewers by kissing both a male and a female backup dancer on stage.
• The ceremony came shortly after her recent divorce from Ben Affleck, which she says has left her feeling ‘really healthy and good.’
• Earlier in May she suffered a facial injury during rehearsals and returned to the stage after receiving stitches and icing the wound.
• Comedian Tiffany Haddish quipped about Lopez’s bold kiss while presenting one of the night’s first awards.