10 music videos that earned Jennifer Lopez the MTV Video Vanguard Award

Jennifer's first single from her debut album "On The 6" is a sign of the times. The late ‘90s was when the internet started to boom, and video director Paul Hunter used this concept to the fullest. The visual showed a fan being able to see a live feed of Jennifer in her home, a concept making web cameras and cyberspace all the rage. "If You Had My Love" also featured the singer giving viewers a brief dance sequence. Check out the full video here.

The J.Lo name is born! "Love Don’t Cost a Thing" became one of Jennifer’s most popular videos on MTV, BET and VH1. The video plays into the song lyrics as the singer is seen angry at her boyfriend for never being around but showers her with lavish gifts. She worked with director Paul Hunter and choreographer Darrin Dewitt Henson, who’s created dance routines for artists such as Jordan Knight, Britney Spears and 'N Sync. Watch the full video here. 

Director Herb Ritts was widely known for videos being colorized in non-traditional tones such as Michael Jackson’s “In The Closet” and Mariah Carey’s “My All.” He kept that same eye for Jennifer’s single “Ain’t It Funny” being filmed in a sepia tone. The concept features the singer going to a fortune-teller and eventually falling in love with a man. The video's breakout scene features Jennifer performing a flamenco-style dance routine with her new man and the town people looking on. Check out the full video here.

Jennifer Lopez released two videos for her hit song, “I’m Real.” One for the original where she’s seen riding a motorcycle as kids run after her, another for the remix with Ja Rule showing life in the inner city. However, it’s the original song that gives viewers a taste of the singer’s smooth dance moves. Towards the end of the song, Jennifer along with a group of dancers break into a routine to Zapp’s “More Bounce to the Ounce.” Check out the original video here and the remix video here. 

Photographer and music video director David LaChapelle has worked with many artists, including Whitney Houston, Moby and Amy Winehouse. LaChapelle came up with the concept for “I’m Glad” as an homage to one of Jennifer’s favorite movies “Flashdance.” The video is similar to the film’s storyline as the singer plays an aspiring dancer, holding a welding job during the day, and a dancing job at night. The climax of the video is when Jennifer performs at a rousing dance routine during an audition. Check out the full video here.

Fans are used to seeing Jennifer live her life in the fast lane, but on “Jenny From The Block,” she reiterated to her fans that she’ll never forget where she came from. Although the video doesn’t have a classic Jennifer Lopez dance routine, it does include an intimate look into her personal life, which at the time, allowed fans to glimpse into her relationship with her former boyfriend Ben Affleck. Check out the full video here. 

Jennifer called on director Francis Lawrence, who she previously worked with on “Waiting For Tonight” and “Play," for the lead single on her fourth album. In “Get Right,” the singer plays a number of roles including a DJ, bartender, VIP patron, and any other character that would be seen in a nightclub. The video shows J.Lo in her natural element as a dancer and actor. Check out the full video here.

Jennifer had the quite the resurgence in 2011 with her Pitbull-assisted single “Get On The Floor,” and hot video shows the singer in a nightclub as the "queen of the night." Although there isn’t a famous J.Lo dance break in this video, she gives fans more of freestyle dance routine thanks to choreographer Frank Gaston Jr., who's known for working with artists like Michael Jackson, Usher, Rihanna and Destiny's Child. The video has amassed over 1.2 billion views on YouTube. Check out the full video here. 

Jennifer is no stranger for making head turns with her eye-catching wardrobe, and she brings her red carpet style to the visual “El Anillo,” which means “The Ring” in Spanish. In the video, she plays a queen who is looking for the right suitor to run the throne together. In addition to her royal looks, she fills the video with a water dance routine choreographed by New Zealand dancer Kiel Tutin. Check out the full video here. 

Famed director Joseph Kahn has a long resume of artist videography including Janet Jackson, The Black Eyed Peas, Aaliyah and U2, just to name a few. He helped Jennifer bring her lavish lifestyle song to the eye in the glamorous “Dinero” video. Besides eating the finest cuisine, taking trips on a private jet, and adorning herself in expensive jewelry, Jennifer brings a hip dance routine thanks to choreographer Kiel Tutin. Check out the full video here.