--- title: Jennifer Lopez Shared the Best Tribute to A-Rod at the VMAs description: While accepting her Video Vanguard award at the 2018 MTV VMAs, Jennifer Lopez shared a touching tribute to her boyfriend Alex Rodriguez. canonical: https://time.com/5372738/jlo-arod-vmas-speech/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-08-21T03:03:13.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:54:25.807Z og:title: Jennifer Lopez Shared the Best Tribute to A-Rod at the VMAs og:description: In her speech after winning the Video Vanguard award, she shouted out to A-Rod og:url: https://time.com/5372738/jlo-arod-vmas-speech/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0a2800580425a40d/698938340a4a223b399d37cb/alex-rodriguez-jennifer-lopez-vmas.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2405 og:image:height: 1353 og:image:alt: 2018 MTV Video Music Awards - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jennifer Lopez Shared the Best Tribute to A-Rod at the VMAs twitter:description: In her speech after winning the Video Vanguard award, she shouted out to A-Rod twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0a2800580425a40d/698938340a4a223b399d37cb/alex-rodriguez-jennifer-lopez-vmas.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jennifer Lopez Shared the Sweetest Tribute to Alex Rodriguez at the VMAs > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for MTV) NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 20: Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez attend the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on August 20, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for MTV) Nicholas Hunt—Getty Images for MTV  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Aug 21, 2018 3:03 AM UTC Following a standing-ovation-worthy [performance of her greatest hits](http://time.com/5356856/jennifer-lopez-mtv-vmas-performance-2018/) at Monday night’s [MTV Video Music Awards](http://time.com/5372542/2018-mtv-music-video-awards-red-carpet-meme/) at Radio City Music Hall, 2018 Video Vanguard Award winner Jennifer Lopez returned to the stage to accept her award. After being introduced by her fellow [TIME 100 honoree](http://time.com/5246981/jlo-perform-time-100-gala/) and performer [Shawn Mendes](http://time.com/5247004/shawn-mendes-time-100-performance/), Lopez took a moment to pay tribute to her supporters. And there was one person in particular that she noted, to applause from the audience: [her boyfriend Alex Rodriguez](http://time.com/4752531/jennifer-lopez-alex-rodriguez-first-date-ellen/). Towards the end of her six-minute speech—after calling out her fans, family and the many music industry players who had helped her decades-long career grow from her Bronx roots to the stage she was on—she finally shared a sweet tribute to the famous baseball player she’s been dating for over a year. “And Alex. You’re like my twin soul,” she said. --- > “” --- Rodriguez had [already proved](http://time.com/5372653/a-rod-jennifer-lopez-photos-2018-vmas/) he is the perfect boyfriend earlier in the evening when he was photographed snapping camera photos of Lopez as she posed on the red carpet, showing himself to be the perfect parter in nailing the perfect shot for Instagram. 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