December 19, 2025 • 17 mins
Today On With Mario Lopez – Jennifer Hudson joins us to talk about her Holiday album, talk show and more! Plus, Courtney's Christmas life hacks, Mario's wild #SpotifyWrapped, latest buzz and much more!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Please, You're on with Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Here we go, Mario Courtney Lopez back to hang with
you for the next few hours. A lot of festive
radio fun to get into. Get to talk Christmas music,
holiday favorites, and more with Jennifer Hudson who said to
join us later, plus.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
Another helpful holiday life hacker too from Courtney's corner. We'll
dig into our mentions to see what's on your mind,
cut you up on the buzz and more so, turn
it up and let's go. You are on with Mario
and court Tinney Lopez.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Yo, Mario Courtney Lopez. Time for Cordo to make us
think with a random question. What you got for us?
Speaker 3 (00:36):
Okay, what Christmas movie character would you want to be
your best friend in real life Christmas?
Speaker 4 (00:42):
I know for me? Okay, On, I didn't ask you, jam.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
You asked me the question. Okay, I'm gonna go with
Ebenezer SCROOGEO because he eventually ends up being very generous
with all his money. That is true. Actually, I think
he'll hook me up. I like screw because you know
the ending. So yeah, it's a guess. That's a good
What about you?
Speaker 4 (01:06):
I was gonna say, Elf, the elf buddy, the.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Elf buddy, The elf is good.
Speaker 4 (01:11):
He makes me happy.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
Coup. The countdown at Christmas continues in moments. This is
on with Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
You're a marik Courtney Lopez. Time to dig into her mentions.
Hit us up on social anytime, at Olan Mario on
X and at Alan Mario Lopez on IG. Would you
find any.
Speaker 3 (01:27):
This is from at Debbie Rowlands one and she said,
saw the trailer for your son, Dominic's new Christmas movie
coming out soon. I can't wait to see it. He
appears to work more than some adults I know. Are
you officially passing the Christmas movie torch over to him?
Speaker 2 (01:41):
Oh? Thank you Debbie for writing in. Yes, he he's
been pretty busy. Really proud of him. He's got his
first holiday film coming out this Sunday on Great American Family.
You can also stream it on Great American pure Flix,
called Chasing Christmas. And he plays the song one of
the single mom that falls for this single dad with
(02:04):
a daughter. They of course fall in love and the
kids end up being besties and they're in the pursuit
of this holiday toy Little Willy Wonka and the Golden
Ticket sort of Element Nico did a great job, so
we're really proud.
Speaker 4 (02:15):
Of me, so proud of my baby.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
Happy holidays to you and yours. This is on with
Mario Lopez.
Speaker 5 (02:20):
We'll be right back.
Speaker 4 (02:21):
Hey, it's Courtney Lopez.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
And by the way, if you miss the iHeartRadio holiday
special that Mario hosted, he got incredibly festive with Gwen Stefani,
Goo Goo Dolls and so many more, on with Mario
dot Com to relive it a more. So.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
I saw this and I thought it was interesting. Mario
and Courtney Lopez here. I think it's safe to say
that most of us wrap our Christmas lights around the tree,
but apparently that's wrong. The pros say the real magic
happens when the strands run vertically from top to bottom,
gives the tree smoother coverage, fewer lights, spares you the
tangled mess when it's time to take everything down. Huh.
I could see that. That's kind of cool looking.
Speaker 4 (02:57):
That is kind of cool. But our tree comes with
and we're good.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Almar Courtney Lopez Cordo keeping it festive, and she tries
to make us laugh with a festive holiday mom joke.
What do you got? What goes?
Speaker 6 (03:10):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (03:10):
Oh, oh what Santa walking backwards?
Speaker 2 (03:14):
Okay, that's pretty good. I squeeze it in today's celeb
birthday shortly you're on, Mario Courtney Lopez. In the meantime,
what's your holidays are celebrating?
Speaker 3 (03:23):
Honey? It is a day that you love, Honey, This
National Regifting.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
Day, Yes, I do own this day.
Speaker 4 (03:31):
You you started this day.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
Can I tell you something. I'm a really good regifter.
I'm not regifting trash out there, that is true. I'm
regifting solid stuff. So it's resourceful. And I strongly suggest
almar Courtney Lopez. Time for today's Celibt Birthday shout outs.
As always, Traders is gonna listen to mom. We're gonna
try to guess the ages. Billy Eirish, Billy Irish. She
(03:54):
I think Billy's twenty five. I want to say she's
pretty young.
Speaker 6 (04:00):
Twenty four is corract Yes, Christina Aguilera.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
What a girl wants is to always stay young. Honey,
she is forty five.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
I think she's around that age. Well, she is forty five?
She is okay, Okay, yeah's two for two.
Speaker 6 (04:17):
Katie Holmes, mister or missus Tom Cruise, ex Tom Cruise.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
I want to be friends with her. Dulphiney can say
sub homes, you know what that would I think she'd
get sick of it very quick, you know what. I
guarantee she don't have many homies talk about sub homes.
Speaker 6 (04:35):
I'm saying most people probably don't because she's she's a lady,
so most people aren't like, what's she's a word.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
But it wouldn't be rud because that's literally if you're
friends with her, Yeah, yeah, it's her name. Yeah, I know, Uh,
Holmes coming in forty four.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
It's a good thing she's never she doesn't live on
the street. She'd be Katie Holmes less and she that
I don't know why I even said that.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
She's forty six, forty seven. You don't know what her
face looks like. But she's having a birthday today.
Speaker 4 (05:09):
Sea we know now it's a facelift.
Speaker 6 (05:12):
That's true. You don't know what her old face. Actually,
we don't know that she had a facelift. She could
have just said that exactly because we didn't see them,
that's true.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Why would she volunteer that, by the way, because she did.
No why would she volunteer that considering we never saw
our old face, right.
Speaker 6 (05:25):
Maybe it's because she started showing. They're like, why are
you showing it now? And she's like, I had a facelift.
Speaker 2 (05:29):
I don't know.
Speaker 4 (05:29):
She has no shamecird move.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
This Acia is forty one.
Speaker 3 (05:34):
I see a year forty one and I'm going to
top that with.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
Forty three fifty. Oh wow.
Speaker 6 (05:42):
Fifth level And finally from Moneyball, Brad Pitt, who himself.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
Had a facelift and a really good one.
Speaker 6 (05:48):
His is actually decent, really good. Bradley Cooper's is a
little off. I don't know what he did.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
Yes, ironically they had the same doctor. Really, yes, Well,
people have bad days and crazy, right exactly, and here's
a crazy You're only human? Yeah, I know. I people
have bad days, You're right, or they get too aggressive.
And Bradley Cooper is about twelve thirteen years younger than
Brad Pitt. I want to say, well, don't I get now?
Raadly it I think is coming in at sixty one,
(06:16):
sixty two, sixty two is correct. You've just been one
upping me that why? Because you've just been one upping prices?
Speaker 1 (06:22):
Write me Cabby Holidays from the entire on with Mario
fam More festive fun coming up.
Speaker 2 (06:28):
Mario Courtney Lopez here with a quick reminder to tap
that Hulu app and relive our iHeartRadio jingle Ball presented
by Capital Wan Whole show amazing a lot of special
moments like Ed Sharon creating songs live on the spot
and Nelly in Ashanti's nostalgic set.
Speaker 3 (06:44):
Hit up on with Mario dot Com Slash jingle Ball
to check out exclusive behind the scenes photos, highlights and
stories now and don't missy Guyheart Radio jingle Ball special
streaming right now on Hulu.
Speaker 2 (07:09):
You're all Marl Courtney Lopez give you the music coming
your way as we get ready to chat with the
youngest female egoy in history.
Speaker 3 (07:15):
Jennifer Hudson new holiday album is the Gift of Love.
Talking about that and more with jayhad Next, What.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
LP Maria Lopez, you're joining me now on Zoom He
got winner talk show host, singer actress Jennifer Hudson, who
just dropped her first holiday album, The Gift of Love.
Welcome to the show, Jennifer, Thank you for having me. Well,
it's my pleasure, you know'm thinking back. It all started
about twenty years ago right on island, and has it stopped?
Did you ever think like this, this kid from Chicago
would be in this position to win every major award.
Speaker 5 (07:46):
You know what. I feel like God always have a
little bit more in store than what you ask for.
I could have never imagined this. I dreamt of winning Grammys.
So to win an Oscar before Grammy and then everything
else will come be and me and Tony, I don't
think Eguy is In.
Speaker 2 (08:00):
Has blessings on blessings right there. And this thing the show,
which is a great time. I've had the honor being
honored a couple of times. And what's the secret over there?
You having I know you always having fun, but as
it are you now you found a groove you really
like it?
Speaker 5 (08:14):
I do, I do. I have found that groove. And
it's just like a family vibe around here, which is
the type of energy I love to always have around
And so the crew and the staff is amazing, like
the guests is insane. So we just have a good time.
We just want to celebrate everybody and we're blessed to
do that.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
Yeah, that's a nice team over there, all right, hay Tan,
We got more with Jennifer Hudson coming up.
Speaker 1 (08:35):
Happy Holidays from the entire on with Mario fam more
Fest and fun.
Speaker 2 (08:39):
Coming up. Back to Jennifer Hudson, who's on Zoom with
us Mario Lopez. Here, let's talk about your first Christmas album,
The Gift of Love. What motivated this?
Speaker 5 (08:50):
So I was excited to be able to share my
holiday traditions now with the world through music. What better
gift to gift than music, which is why it's called
The Gift of Love. And I feel like whatever song
you like on that album is like my holiday gift
to you.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Well, there's fifteen songs on her, a lot of traditional favorites.
One of the songs Santa to Someone. It's a cool title.
Tell me about that.
Speaker 5 (09:12):
That's an original, Yes, santat Someone, That's an original song
that's on the holiday album.
Speaker 4 (09:18):
Which is like, I don't know.
Speaker 5 (09:20):
I feel like I feel like the album is from perspective,
like we all have to go through the holiday season,
whether we love it or not, you know what I mean.
And so it's like or it's different things we're experiencing,
and that one is like we get to be Santa
Claus to someone. You know, we're getting gifts for the
kids with gifts for our loved ones, So we get
to play Santa Claus and it's hectic doing those things.
So what about that energy? How about we put that
in a song. And so that's Santa for someone.
Speaker 2 (09:42):
Jeffer Hudson is on Zoom with us talking about her
new holiday album and another song you collab with a
fellow Grammy winner. Comment for another original, Almost Christmas? How
was it worry on common? Oh goodness.
Speaker 5 (09:55):
I love working with coming, Like we kind of put
our traditions together. Yeah, now our own thing. So I
wanted the homage of like holiday storytelling to be a
part of the album. I raally hear that on holiday albums.
So that's what he came in to play it, and
I'm like, why don't you do your version of tours
the night before Christmas? And so that's where Almost Christmas
(10:18):
came from.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
Okay, and Ryan Teddor from One Republic I know, served
as EP of the album and produced a lot of
the tracks. Yes, man, he's really like he's got his
hands on a lot of stuff right there. How was
that experience with him?
Speaker 5 (10:31):
Ryan Tedder? It's a dream to always work with him,
Like he's one of my favorite artists and producers. So
to have him spear hit This album was amazing, you know,
and it allowed me so much space. It's the most
fun that I have ever had doing any album, to
be honest.
Speaker 2 (10:48):
Rapping up with Jennifer Hudson. You're on with Mario Lopez,
and what famous person do you think would be the
most fun to spend the holidays with?
Speaker 5 (10:55):
Ooh, coming ah, that was Greick?
Speaker 2 (11:01):
All right? What would your elf name be?
Speaker 5 (11:04):
Oh my god, what would my elf name be?
Speaker 2 (11:07):
I don't even know what that really means. But ginger elf,
I get it, Yes, Ginger, yes, j e n I
get it. Nice. What was the what was the coolest
gift you got as a kid growing up? You know
what it was?
Speaker 5 (11:24):
I don't know if I should pick the Barbie Susie scribbles.
Speaker 2 (11:27):
Susie scribbles? Is that a dog scribbles?
Speaker 5 (11:30):
Oh my god? She had a desk, she had a
pen and she would sit.
Speaker 2 (11:34):
There and write.
Speaker 5 (11:36):
Yes, she really only scribbled.
Speaker 2 (11:39):
That was oh.
Speaker 5 (11:40):
And then the the recorder from Home Alone because that's
my favorite holiday movie.
Speaker 2 (11:45):
Yeah, okay, wait talk, won't you talk?
Speaker 5 (11:49):
Oh my god, that was the best gift too. And
then the bike, but it was too cold to ride
it in Chicago in the winter, so it's kind of
like you had to wait for the summer the rid.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
Yeah, dang, I just got your whole Christmas list. And
then my next question was your favorite holiday movie? But
Home Alone?
Speaker 5 (12:05):
Yeah, that's a classic, hands down Home Alone one and two.
And to the point to this day, we go doing
the holiday season and stand in front of the Home
Alone house.
Speaker 2 (12:19):
Oh is that it? Where's that house at Chicago? I'm
defin say that. Okay, this is Chicago where I'm from, So, you.
Speaker 5 (12:25):
Know, part of the tradition.
Speaker 2 (12:27):
Yeah, it's been great to have you join us. So
we encourage everyone to add the gift of love to
their holiday traditions. Fifteen holiday songs. Just waiting for you,
Great to see who's always continued success, sweety and hope
to see you in person soon.
Speaker 5 (12:41):
All right, come on back see you?
Speaker 2 (12:42):
Yeah, heyll tell laster and everybody said, what's up?
Speaker 1 (12:45):
Happy holidays to you and yours. This is on with
Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (12:49):
We'll be right back, Maria Lopez. Here was some quick
buzz for you. Congrats to Taylor Swift and Pink. Both
are among the nominees for the twenty twenty six Songwriters
Hall of Fame class. The word recognizes and sell the
rates the exceptional work in lives of composers and lyricists
all around the world. Other artists who have been nominated
include Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Kenny Loggins, Dave Byrne, Ello,
(13:09):
Cool Jay, among others. Really impressive when an artist is
also nominated for songwriting, because just means they're that much
more talented. Ohmr dot com find out more Joon Mario
Courtney Lopez. The more music they're going to make a
quick pit stop in the Quartos corner for a fresh
holiday life hacker too, So I ain't time for that.
Speaker 3 (13:30):
In the meantime, you got a song you want to hear,
just drop into our mentions on Facebook or xat on
with Mario.
Speaker 2 (13:38):
Yon Mario Courtney Lopez. Time to take a little trip
in a quartos corner where Quorto's hooking us up with
some life hacks to hopefully make things a little easier.
Speaker 3 (13:45):
Well, this is a way to make holiday shopping easier
and spread out the expense of it. Right, So it's
too late to start for this Christmas, but the new
year is just around the corner, So buy your gifts
for people throughout the years.
Speaker 2 (13:57):
Oh I like this movie.
Speaker 4 (13:58):
Gift a gift here.
Speaker 3 (13:59):
Or there, spread out over the year helps cut down
the expenses during the holidays for you. It gives you
more time to think of thoughtful gifts. Make sure, though,
you put them in a safe place that you'll remember
with a little post it note of who it's for. Yes,
I have done that before, where I bought for somebody and.
Speaker 2 (14:17):
I forget gift law.
Speaker 3 (14:19):
And then by the time the holidays arrive, you're pretty
much already done.
Speaker 2 (14:22):
And when you're getting gifts, all you're receiving them same thing.
Regift put it in the pile. I've got that. Regifting on.
Speaker 1 (14:30):
The countdown at Christmas continues in moments. This is On
with Mario Lopez.
Speaker 3 (14:36):
Courtney Lopez here reminding you that our twenty twenty six
iHeartRadio Alter Ego presented by Capital One is back Saturday,
January seventeenth at the Kia Forum in La Green Day
twenty one Pilot's Cage at the Elephant, Sublime Good Charlotte
Miles Smith Almost Monday and more. Tickets are sold out.
People now your only way in is to win. On
(14:57):
with Mario dot com slash Alter Ego to find out
how to win yours and good luck.
Speaker 4 (15:02):
All right, let's get back to the music.
Speaker 2 (15:05):
All a few more songs than'm going to get to
a fun Christmas inspired one last thing, Mario Courtney Lopez.
Speaker 3 (15:10):
Here in the meantime, slide those requests into our DMS
on X and Facebook at Alma Mario, what's.
Speaker 2 (15:18):
Up You're on? Marion Courtney Lopez. Time for one last thing.
The other day we talked about the iHeart Rewind, but
I wanted to tell you all about my Spotify rap,
where it pretty much logs in all the music you
listen to and tells you your listening age, how long
you listened to. I was pretty blown away, so I
listened for forty five thousand minutes, which is thirty two days.
(15:40):
They said, nice, it's a lot of music, and they
said taste like yours can't be defined, but let's try anyway.
I listened to two hundred and fifty seven genres. Okay,
I didn't know that much. My top genres any yeses
yacht rock. Yacht rock was number two, number coming in
number five, funk okay, number four, dance number three, soul
(16:03):
number two, yacht rock, number one, Pop rap okay, pop
crazy rap, pop rap, right, hop rap. Best part. My
average listening age twenty eight years old. Look at that, people,
twenty eight. Y'all thought I was gonna be abut to
be like sixty eight or something, twenty eight years old.
Speaker 6 (16:19):
And I'll tell you why it is puzzling with all
the yacht rock that it would be twenty eight, because
I tell you.
Speaker 2 (16:23):
It's for certain occasions the yat rock. As you're outside,
you're maybe hanging by the pool playing some bochi chilling
like that. But most of the time I'm listening to
the music while training, and I gotta have up be
quit music, So I'm either listening to like dance or
EDM or rap.
Speaker 6 (16:38):
Yeah, no, I get so it's different music for different things,
and you're spending more time doing those things than just
hanging out listening to yacht rapp.
Speaker 2 (16:46):
Yeah, Latin buttons like all that sort of thing. Yours. No, No,
you're probably like in your fifties.
Speaker 4 (16:51):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (16:54):
The countdown at Christmas continues in moments. This is on
with Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (16:59):
I'm out here. I be back tomorrow with everything new
hit in theaters and streaming. Until then, Mario Lopez said,
good night
Speaker 1 (17:06):
Come on with Mario Lopez
Please, You're on with Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Here we go, Mario Courtney Lopez back to hang with
you for the next few hours. A lot of festive
radio fun to get into. Get to talk Christmas music,
holiday favorites, and more with Jennifer Hudson who said to
join us later, plus.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
Another helpful holiday life hacker too from Courtney's corner. We'll
dig into our mentions to see what's on your mind,
cut you up on the buzz and more so, turn
it up and let's go. You are on with Mario
and court Tinney Lopez.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Yo, Mario Courtney Lopez. Time for Cordo to make us
think with a random question. What you got for us?
Speaker 3 (00:36):
Okay, what Christmas movie character would you want to be
your best friend in real life Christmas?
Speaker 4 (00:42):
I know for me? Okay, On, I didn't ask you, jam.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
You asked me the question. Okay, I'm gonna go with
Ebenezer SCROOGEO because he eventually ends up being very generous
with all his money. That is true. Actually, I think
he'll hook me up. I like screw because you know
the ending. So yeah, it's a guess. That's a good
What about you?
Speaker 4 (01:06):
I was gonna say, Elf, the elf buddy, the.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Elf buddy, The elf is good.
Speaker 4 (01:11):
He makes me happy.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
Coup. The countdown at Christmas continues in moments. This is
on with Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
You're a marik Courtney Lopez. Time to dig into her mentions.
Hit us up on social anytime, at Olan Mario on
X and at Alan Mario Lopez on IG. Would you
find any.
Speaker 3 (01:27):
This is from at Debbie Rowlands one and she said,
saw the trailer for your son, Dominic's new Christmas movie
coming out soon. I can't wait to see it. He
appears to work more than some adults I know. Are
you officially passing the Christmas movie torch over to him?
Speaker 2 (01:41):
Oh? Thank you Debbie for writing in. Yes, he he's
been pretty busy. Really proud of him. He's got his
first holiday film coming out this Sunday on Great American Family.
You can also stream it on Great American pure Flix,
called Chasing Christmas. And he plays the song one of
the single mom that falls for this single dad with
(02:04):
a daughter. They of course fall in love and the
kids end up being besties and they're in the pursuit
of this holiday toy Little Willy Wonka and the Golden
Ticket sort of Element Nico did a great job, so
we're really proud.
Speaker 4 (02:15):
Of me, so proud of my baby.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
Happy holidays to you and yours. This is on with
Mario Lopez.
Speaker 5 (02:20):
We'll be right back.
Speaker 4 (02:21):
Hey, it's Courtney Lopez.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
And by the way, if you miss the iHeartRadio holiday
special that Mario hosted, he got incredibly festive with Gwen Stefani,
Goo Goo Dolls and so many more, on with Mario
dot Com to relive it a more. So.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
I saw this and I thought it was interesting. Mario
and Courtney Lopez here. I think it's safe to say
that most of us wrap our Christmas lights around the tree,
but apparently that's wrong. The pros say the real magic
happens when the strands run vertically from top to bottom,
gives the tree smoother coverage, fewer lights, spares you the
tangled mess when it's time to take everything down. Huh.
I could see that. That's kind of cool looking.
Speaker 4 (02:57):
That is kind of cool. But our tree comes with
and we're good.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Almar Courtney Lopez Cordo keeping it festive, and she tries
to make us laugh with a festive holiday mom joke.
What do you got? What goes?
Speaker 6 (03:10):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (03:10):
Oh, oh what Santa walking backwards?
Speaker 2 (03:14):
Okay, that's pretty good. I squeeze it in today's celeb
birthday shortly you're on, Mario Courtney Lopez. In the meantime,
what's your holidays are celebrating?
Speaker 3 (03:23):
Honey? It is a day that you love, Honey, This
National Regifting.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
Day, Yes, I do own this day.
Speaker 4 (03:31):
You you started this day.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
Can I tell you something. I'm a really good regifter.
I'm not regifting trash out there, that is true. I'm
regifting solid stuff. So it's resourceful. And I strongly suggest
almar Courtney Lopez. Time for today's Celibt Birthday shout outs.
As always, Traders is gonna listen to mom. We're gonna
try to guess the ages. Billy Eirish, Billy Irish. She
(03:54):
I think Billy's twenty five. I want to say she's
pretty young.
Speaker 6 (04:00):
Twenty four is corract Yes, Christina Aguilera.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
What a girl wants is to always stay young. Honey,
she is forty five.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
I think she's around that age. Well, she is forty five?
She is okay, Okay, yeah's two for two.
Speaker 6 (04:17):
Katie Holmes, mister or missus Tom Cruise, ex Tom Cruise.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
I want to be friends with her. Dulphiney can say
sub homes, you know what that would I think she'd
get sick of it very quick, you know what. I
guarantee she don't have many homies talk about sub homes.
Speaker 6 (04:35):
I'm saying most people probably don't because she's she's a lady,
so most people aren't like, what's she's a word.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
But it wouldn't be rud because that's literally if you're
friends with her, Yeah, yeah, it's her name. Yeah, I know, Uh,
Holmes coming in forty four.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
It's a good thing she's never she doesn't live on
the street. She'd be Katie Holmes less and she that
I don't know why I even said that.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
She's forty six, forty seven. You don't know what her
face looks like. But she's having a birthday today.
Speaker 4 (05:09):
Sea we know now it's a facelift.
Speaker 6 (05:12):
That's true. You don't know what her old face. Actually,
we don't know that she had a facelift. She could
have just said that exactly because we didn't see them,
that's true.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Why would she volunteer that, by the way, because she did.
No why would she volunteer that considering we never saw
our old face, right.
Speaker 6 (05:25):
Maybe it's because she started showing. They're like, why are
you showing it now? And she's like, I had a facelift.
Speaker 2 (05:29):
I don't know.
Speaker 4 (05:29):
She has no shamecird move.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
This Acia is forty one.
Speaker 3 (05:34):
I see a year forty one and I'm going to
top that with.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
Forty three fifty. Oh wow.
Speaker 6 (05:42):
Fifth level And finally from Moneyball, Brad Pitt, who himself.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
Had a facelift and a really good one.
Speaker 6 (05:48):
His is actually decent, really good. Bradley Cooper's is a
little off. I don't know what he did.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
Yes, ironically they had the same doctor. Really, yes, Well,
people have bad days and crazy, right exactly, and here's
a crazy You're only human? Yeah, I know. I people
have bad days, You're right, or they get too aggressive.
And Bradley Cooper is about twelve thirteen years younger than
Brad Pitt. I want to say, well, don't I get now?
Raadly it I think is coming in at sixty one,
(06:16):
sixty two, sixty two is correct. You've just been one
upping me that why? Because you've just been one upping prices?
Speaker 1 (06:22):
Write me Cabby Holidays from the entire on with Mario
fam More festive fun coming up.
Speaker 2 (06:28):
Mario Courtney Lopez here with a quick reminder to tap
that Hulu app and relive our iHeartRadio jingle Ball presented
by Capital Wan Whole show amazing a lot of special
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and Nelly in Ashanti's nostalgic set.
Speaker 3 (06:44):
Hit up on with Mario dot Com Slash jingle Ball
to check out exclusive behind the scenes photos, highlights and
stories now and don't missy Guyheart Radio jingle Ball special
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Speaker 2 (07:09):
You're all Marl Courtney Lopez give you the music coming
your way as we get ready to chat with the
youngest female egoy in history.
Speaker 3 (07:15):
Jennifer Hudson new holiday album is the Gift of Love.
Talking about that and more with jayhad Next, What.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
LP Maria Lopez, you're joining me now on Zoom He
got winner talk show host, singer actress Jennifer Hudson, who
just dropped her first holiday album, The Gift of Love.
Welcome to the show, Jennifer, Thank you for having me. Well,
it's my pleasure, you know'm thinking back. It all started
about twenty years ago right on island, and has it stopped?
Did you ever think like this, this kid from Chicago
would be in this position to win every major award.
Speaker 5 (07:46):
You know what. I feel like God always have a
little bit more in store than what you ask for.
I could have never imagined this. I dreamt of winning Grammys.
So to win an Oscar before Grammy and then everything
else will come be and me and Tony, I don't
think Eguy is In.
Speaker 2 (08:00):
Has blessings on blessings right there. And this thing the show,
which is a great time. I've had the honor being
honored a couple of times. And what's the secret over there?
You having I know you always having fun, but as
it are you now you found a groove you really
like it?
Speaker 5 (08:14):
I do, I do. I have found that groove. And
it's just like a family vibe around here, which is
the type of energy I love to always have around
And so the crew and the staff is amazing, like
the guests is insane. So we just have a good time.
We just want to celebrate everybody and we're blessed to
do that.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
Yeah, that's a nice team over there, all right, hay Tan,
We got more with Jennifer Hudson coming up.
Speaker 1 (08:35):
Happy Holidays from the entire on with Mario fam more
Fest and fun.
Speaker 2 (08:39):
Coming up. Back to Jennifer Hudson, who's on Zoom with
us Mario Lopez. Here, let's talk about your first Christmas album,
The Gift of Love. What motivated this?
Speaker 5 (08:50):
So I was excited to be able to share my
holiday traditions now with the world through music. What better
gift to gift than music, which is why it's called
The Gift of Love. And I feel like whatever song
you like on that album is like my holiday gift
to you.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Well, there's fifteen songs on her, a lot of traditional favorites.
One of the songs Santa to Someone. It's a cool title.
Tell me about that.
Speaker 5 (09:12):
That's an original, Yes, santat Someone, That's an original song
that's on the holiday album.
Speaker 4 (09:18):
Which is like, I don't know.
Speaker 5 (09:20):
I feel like I feel like the album is from perspective,
like we all have to go through the holiday season,
whether we love it or not, you know what I mean.
And so it's like or it's different things we're experiencing,
and that one is like we get to be Santa
Claus to someone. You know, we're getting gifts for the
kids with gifts for our loved ones, So we get
to play Santa Claus and it's hectic doing those things.
So what about that energy? How about we put that
in a song. And so that's Santa for someone.
Speaker 2 (09:42):
Jeffer Hudson is on Zoom with us talking about her
new holiday album and another song you collab with a
fellow Grammy winner. Comment for another original, Almost Christmas? How
was it worry on common? Oh goodness.
Speaker 5 (09:55):
I love working with coming, Like we kind of put
our traditions together. Yeah, now our own thing. So I
wanted the homage of like holiday storytelling to be a
part of the album. I raally hear that on holiday albums.
So that's what he came in to play it, and
I'm like, why don't you do your version of tours
the night before Christmas? And so that's where Almost Christmas
(10:18):
came from.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
Okay, and Ryan Teddor from One Republic I know, served
as EP of the album and produced a lot of
the tracks. Yes, man, he's really like he's got his
hands on a lot of stuff right there. How was
that experience with him?
Speaker 5 (10:31):
Ryan Tedder? It's a dream to always work with him,
Like he's one of my favorite artists and producers. So
to have him spear hit This album was amazing, you know,
and it allowed me so much space. It's the most
fun that I have ever had doing any album, to
be honest.
Speaker 2 (10:48):
Rapping up with Jennifer Hudson. You're on with Mario Lopez,
and what famous person do you think would be the
most fun to spend the holidays with?
Speaker 5 (10:55):
Ooh, coming ah, that was Greick?
Speaker 2 (11:01):
All right? What would your elf name be?
Speaker 5 (11:04):
Oh my god, what would my elf name be?
Speaker 2 (11:07):
I don't even know what that really means. But ginger elf,
I get it, Yes, Ginger, yes, j e n I
get it. Nice. What was the what was the coolest
gift you got as a kid growing up? You know
what it was?
Speaker 5 (11:24):
I don't know if I should pick the Barbie Susie scribbles.
Speaker 2 (11:27):
Susie scribbles? Is that a dog scribbles?
Speaker 5 (11:30):
Oh my god? She had a desk, she had a
pen and she would sit.
Speaker 2 (11:34):
There and write.
Speaker 5 (11:36):
Yes, she really only scribbled.
Speaker 2 (11:39):
That was oh.
Speaker 5 (11:40):
And then the the recorder from Home Alone because that's
my favorite holiday movie.
Speaker 2 (11:45):
Yeah, okay, wait talk, won't you talk?
Speaker 5 (11:49):
Oh my god, that was the best gift too. And
then the bike, but it was too cold to ride
it in Chicago in the winter, so it's kind of
like you had to wait for the summer the rid.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
Yeah, dang, I just got your whole Christmas list. And
then my next question was your favorite holiday movie? But
Home Alone?
Speaker 5 (12:05):
Yeah, that's a classic, hands down Home Alone one and two.
And to the point to this day, we go doing
the holiday season and stand in front of the Home
Alone house.
Speaker 2 (12:19):
Oh is that it? Where's that house at Chicago? I'm
defin say that. Okay, this is Chicago where I'm from, So, you.
Speaker 5 (12:25):
Know, part of the tradition.
Speaker 2 (12:27):
Yeah, it's been great to have you join us. So
we encourage everyone to add the gift of love to
their holiday traditions. Fifteen holiday songs. Just waiting for you,
Great to see who's always continued success, sweety and hope
to see you in person soon.
Speaker 5 (12:41):
All right, come on back see you?
Speaker 2 (12:42):
Yeah, heyll tell laster and everybody said, what's up?
Speaker 1 (12:45):
Happy holidays to you and yours. This is on with
Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (12:49):
We'll be right back, Maria Lopez. Here was some quick
buzz for you. Congrats to Taylor Swift and Pink. Both
are among the nominees for the twenty twenty six Songwriters
Hall of Fame class. The word recognizes and sell the
rates the exceptional work in lives of composers and lyricists
all around the world. Other artists who have been nominated
include Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Kenny Loggins, Dave Byrne, Ello,
(13:09):
Cool Jay, among others. Really impressive when an artist is
also nominated for songwriting, because just means they're that much
more talented. Ohmr dot com find out more Joon Mario
Courtney Lopez. The more music they're going to make a
quick pit stop in the Quartos corner for a fresh
holiday life hacker too, So I ain't time for that.
Speaker 3 (13:30):
In the meantime, you got a song you want to hear,
just drop into our mentions on Facebook or xat on
with Mario.
Speaker 2 (13:38):
Yon Mario Courtney Lopez. Time to take a little trip
in a quartos corner where Quorto's hooking us up with
some life hacks to hopefully make things a little easier.
Speaker 3 (13:45):
Well, this is a way to make holiday shopping easier
and spread out the expense of it. Right, So it's
too late to start for this Christmas, but the new
year is just around the corner, So buy your gifts
for people throughout the years.
Speaker 2 (13:57):
Oh I like this movie.
Speaker 4 (13:58):
Gift a gift here.
Speaker 3 (13:59):
Or there, spread out over the year helps cut down
the expenses during the holidays for you. It gives you
more time to think of thoughtful gifts. Make sure, though,
you put them in a safe place that you'll remember
with a little post it note of who it's for. Yes,
I have done that before, where I bought for somebody and.
Speaker 2 (14:17):
I forget gift law.
Speaker 3 (14:19):
And then by the time the holidays arrive, you're pretty
much already done.
Speaker 2 (14:22):
And when you're getting gifts, all you're receiving them same thing.
Regift put it in the pile. I've got that. Regifting on.
Speaker 1 (14:30):
The countdown at Christmas continues in moments. This is On
with Mario Lopez.
Speaker 3 (14:36):
Courtney Lopez here reminding you that our twenty twenty six
iHeartRadio Alter Ego presented by Capital One is back Saturday,
January seventeenth at the Kia Forum in La Green Day
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People now your only way in is to win. On
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Speaker 4 (15:02):
All right, let's get back to the music.
Speaker 2 (15:05):
All a few more songs than'm going to get to
a fun Christmas inspired one last thing, Mario Courtney Lopez.
Speaker 3 (15:10):
Here in the meantime, slide those requests into our DMS
on X and Facebook at Alma Mario, what's.
Speaker 2 (15:18):
Up You're on? Marion Courtney Lopez. Time for one last thing.
The other day we talked about the iHeart Rewind, but
I wanted to tell you all about my Spotify rap,
where it pretty much logs in all the music you
listen to and tells you your listening age, how long
you listened to. I was pretty blown away, so I
listened for forty five thousand minutes, which is thirty two days.
(15:40):
They said, nice, it's a lot of music, and they
said taste like yours can't be defined, but let's try anyway.
I listened to two hundred and fifty seven genres. Okay,
I didn't know that much. My top genres any yeses
yacht rock. Yacht rock was number two, number coming in
number five, funk okay, number four, dance number three, soul
(16:03):
number two, yacht rock, number one, Pop rap okay, pop
crazy rap, pop rap, right, hop rap. Best part. My
average listening age twenty eight years old. Look at that, people,
twenty eight. Y'all thought I was gonna be abut to
be like sixty eight or something, twenty eight years old.
Speaker 6 (16:19):
And I'll tell you why it is puzzling with all
the yacht rock that it would be twenty eight, because
I tell you.
Speaker 2 (16:23):
It's for certain occasions the yat rock. As you're outside,
you're maybe hanging by the pool playing some bochi chilling
like that. But most of the time I'm listening to
the music while training, and I gotta have up be
quit music, So I'm either listening to like dance or
EDM or rap.
Speaker 6 (16:38):
Yeah, no, I get so it's different music for different things,
and you're spending more time doing those things than just
hanging out listening to yacht rapp.
Speaker 2 (16:46):
Yeah, Latin buttons like all that sort of thing. Yours. No, No,
you're probably like in your fifties.
Speaker 4 (16:51):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (16:54):
The countdown at Christmas continues in moments. This is on
with Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (16:59):
I'm out here. I be back tomorrow with everything new
hit in theaters and streaming. Until then, Mario Lopez said,
good night
Speaker 1 (17:06):
Come on with Mario Lopez
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