Is it even a party if J.Lo isn’t in attendance?

The “Let’s Get Loud” singer made an appearance at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards in Brooklyn on Sunday, Sept. 12 after making a big impression on the Venice Film Festival red carpet with beau Ben Affleck on Sept. 10.

The 52-year-old pop queen flaunted her toned body in a lace-up blouse split down the middle and a matching skirt with lace-ups on each leg while presenting an award for song of the year to “Drivers License” singer Olivia Rodrigo. Designer David Koma created the outfit.

The singer wore her hair in voluminous curls with smoky eye makeup, her characteristic nude lip, and a gorgeous signature glow courtesy of J.Lo Beauty’s That Star Filter Highlighting Complexion Booster.

She said on stage, which happened to be at the Barclays Center in New York City, “Happy 40th birthday, MTV! Tonight is your party and I gotta tell you, tonight it feels so good to be here in my hometown for the VMAs.”

Lopez’s attendance at the VMAs comes after she and Affleck made their official red carpet comeback on Friday. The actress looked stunning in a form-fitting white gown by Georges Hobeika Couture, which she paired with Cartier’s gleaming diamonds. The couple’s latest red carpet outing is a significant step forward in their renewed romance. Despite the fact that they only reconnected early this year, they are focused on gradually but surely integrating their families together, according to People.

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“It’s just a natural step that they all spend time together with the kids,” a source told People. “They are not trying to rush anything, but they want all the kids to get to know each other. They are making the last few days of summer as fun as they can. Soon it’s back to school and work.”

The singer has yet to speak explicitly about their relationship in any interviews, although she did speak about how she is doing in general in July.

“I’m super happy,” Lopez stated in an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1. “I’m super happy. I know people are always wondering. How are you? What’s going on? Are you okay? This is it. I’ve never been better. And I want my people who care about me because I care about them so much, to know that I’ve really gotten to a place in my life where I’m great on my own. And I think once you get to that place, then amazing things happen to you that you never imagine in your life happening again. And so that is where I’m at. And I love all the love that’s coming my way right now and all of the, the good wishes. And I just want everybody to know that it’s the best time. It’s the best time of my life.”

Lopez first attended the VMAs in 1998, and she’s since amassed a cabinet full of Moonpeople, including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award in 2018.