Jennifer Lopez’s Friends Address Her Love Life Amid Keith Urban Rumors

At first glance, Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban appear to be a perfect Hollywood pairing: two global music stars who are both newly single.

Following their respective divorces—Urban, 58, from actress Nicole Kidman and Lopez, 57, from actor Ben Affleck—the pair have once again found themselves at the center of romance speculation that began more than a decade ago.

When they shared the American Idol judging panel in 2014, their apparent chemistry was hard to miss. Their playful exchanges, photographs of Urban leaning in to whisper to Lopez and her comment that he was “so cute” all helped fuel fan speculation.

At the time, however, both stars were in relationships. Lopez was dating dancer Casper Smart, while Urban was married to Kidman.

Now, with both stars single at the same time, reports of “secret” meetings have revived whispers that their long-standing friendship could turn into something more.

But fans hoping for a Hollywood romance may want to hold off on the celebrations. According to a source, the Australian country singer does not quite fit Lopez’s usual type.

“Jen always seems to be linked to relationship rumors, but Keith isn’t her type,” a source close to the stars told Our News Outlet.

For now, their strongest potential connection appears to be musical rather than romantic.

“Jen and Keith are great friends from working together several years ago, and although they have both recently gone through major breakups, that is not currently bringing them together romantically,” the insider said.

“They will be together for work purposes only.”

Lopez once said that recording a duet with Urban would be a “dream come true.” After seeing Beyoncé embrace country music on her 2024 album Cowboy Carter, the source said Lopez is considering stepping away from her usual dance-pop sound to explore Nashville-inspired music—and Urban could be the ideal collaborator.

“Jen has been interested in doing something like Beyoncé and is looking to record country songs. She wanted to see how that might work, and she has been speaking with Keith about whether they could collaborate on a few tracks,” the source said.

Any talk of a reunion was likely to bring their American Idol days back into the conversation. More than 10 years later, their personal circumstances have changed considerably, although the source maintains that the nature of their friendship has not.

Urban’s separation from Kidman, 59, last September ended what had long been viewed as one of the entertainment industry’s most enduring marriages.

After the initial surprise faded, reports indicated that the split was far from simple.

The pair were reportedly communicating through lawyers, while Urban was said to be struggling with the distance from their daughters, Sunday Rose, 18, and Faith Margaret, 15.

Under their divorce settlement, Kidman has the girls for 306 days a year, with Urban allotted the remaining 59 – or every other weekend.

In March, a source told Our News Outlet that the singer was feeling lost without his family. Kidman had taken their daughters to Australia for Christmas before the divorce was finalized the following month, while Urban remained in the United States.

Then came Sunday Rose’s Elle Australia cover interview, in which the aspiring model described her mother as her ‘biggest inspiration in life,’ without mentioning her father. At the time, a source complained to Australian magazine New Idea: ‘It’s like he doesn’t exist.’

Sources who spoke to Our News Outlet at the time rejected any notion that Kidman had turned her daughters against their father. Instead, one insider said, the girls are in Kidman’s ‘corner,’ and are ‘hurt and angry on her behalf.’

Since the split, Kidman, for her part, has been linked to businessman Michael Reinstein and is said to be ‘enjoying this time of discovery and what “single” life looks like in this day and age,’ a source previously told Our News Outlet.

In the wake of the split, Urban was rumored to be linked to musicians Maggie Baugh, 25, and Karley Scott Collins, 26, though the claims were later refuted.

‘Keith, surprisingly, has been the more emotional one post-divorce. I don’t think he ever thought he’d find himself divorced at 58. It’s kind of like he’s having a midlife crisis,’ a source told Our News Outlet last month. ‘He’s Keith Urban. Girls are literally still throwing themselves at him, yet now he’s single.’ 

A possible spark with Urban is only the latest romantic speculation Lopez has faced since her divorce from 54-year-old Affleck two years ago.

Their marriage, too, was seen as a long-awaited happy ending for the pair, having reunited nearly two decades after their engagement unraveled in 2004.

In 2021, they rekindled their relationship, marrying in Las Vegas the following July and following with a second celebration in Georgia a month later. But the much-celebrated second act did not last: Lopez filed for divorce in August 2024, and it was finalized in January 2025.

Following the split, whispers of a possible romance between Lopez and her Office Romance co-star Brett Goldstein, 46, swirled amid cozy red carpet appearances and reports of ‘undeniable’ chemistry. The actors, however, shut down dating rumors while appearing on the Today show in June.

And even before tying the knot with Affleck, Lopez was married to actors Ojani Noa and Cris Judd, as well as singer Marc Anthony, with whom she shares 18-year-old twins Max and Emme. She was also engaged to former baseball star Alex Rodriguez, but the pair split in 2021.

Yet even after four failed marriages, Lopez is hardly ready to retire Cupid.

During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in May, she made clear that any future suitor would have to meet her standards: ‘I’ll meet somebody somewhere one day if they’re good enough.’

For now, our insider says that although ‘she wants to find love again,’ Urban is not the man to fill that vacancy.

Our News Outlet has contacted representatives for Lopez and Urban for comment.