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Jennifer Lopez Pregnant, Can't Help New CD

Jennifer Lopez is pregnant, even though she hasn't admitted it yet. She also has a new album, called "Brave." Coincidence? Probably not.

The only problem is, despite performing on "Good Morning America" this week, Lopez is not selling music. The appearance should have given her a big bounce. Alas, not much as happened. "Brave" moved from No. 110 to 56 on Amazon.com, a poor showing.

And so far, it hasn't registered on iTunes as a top downloaded album. It's listed neither on their Top 10 downloaded albums on the front page or on the top 100 chart inside.

In fact, according to iTunes, "Brave" is in the system but not attracting any activity, even though Sony/Epic is featuring it on the front page.

You can't help but be cynical about the Lopez pregnancy story Wednesday in US Weekly. It's been common knowledge in the tabloid world that she's been trying to get pregnant for years. So this may be one of the most miraculous coincidences in history, that the timing of this story, which probably got the OK from Lopez, comes one day after "Brave" is released. Lopez's last album, "Get Right" was a huge disaster, so "Brave" was supposed to bring her back.
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Let's hope Lopez's twins (the magazine reports she is having twins) are more original than her music. The first single from "Brave" is pretty much just a large reworking of a mid-'70s soul hit, "Do Til You're Satisfied," by B.T. Express.

The rest of the album is similarly concocted from pre-existing beats and samples. It's harmless dance music, with Lopez's strident lead vocals mixed carefully with background singers and processing. Let's put it this way: she won't be singing the national anthem at any ball parks any time soon.

As for the sales of "Brave," they augur poorly for a future Lopez music career. They don't say much either for another aging diva planning a big comeback next month, Celine Dion.