Gaga Producer RedOne Tries to Revive J.Lo's Music Career

By Simone Hilliard

Looks like Jennifer Lopez isn't letting her American Idol gig distract her from her own musical ambitions. Lopez, who will judge contestants on the next season of Idol, is back in the recording studio working on her seventh studio album, Love?, with Lady Gaga super-producer RedOne.

RedOne, who is responsible for such Gaga hits as "Just Dance" and "Bad Romance," told BlackBook magazine that he's already collaborated with J.Lo on eight tracks.

"Musically, I'm trying to combine all the elements that makes her who she is," RedOne said. "We connected, and it was easy to work together."

The album suffered a major delay in February after Lopez parted ways with her longtime record label, Sony Music's Epic Records. Since then, a number of tracks have circulated online, including the recently leaked track "Run the World," featuring Rick Ross, and a snippet of a song called "Good Hit."

"She's in another headspace," RedOne told BlackBook. "She's very positive and content. She knows what she wants to do."

In the meantime, Jennifer started her new Idol gig with fellow newbie judge Steven Tyler.

"We've put a bunch of people through — probably more than they have in the past," Lopez said during a recent break from auditions. "We are confident that we have, I would say, 15 to 20 real superstars, I think. Really, really good people. ... That's a big word to use, but definitely people with a lot of talent who could be recording artists for sure."

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Tags American Idol, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Love, Love? Album, RedOne, Rick Ross