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Jennifer Lopez in concert.

Jennifer Lopez performs at the Colosseum on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, in Caesars Palace.

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In a Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014, photo, Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick Jr. arrive on the set of "American Idol" in Los Angeles. Fox announced Monday, May 11, 2015, that "American Idol" will end after its 15th and final season next spring.

One day after her Fox series “American Idol” was canceled (Season 15 next spring will be the last), judge and pop superstar Jennifer Lopez has officially confirmed our numerous rumors we first hinted at last October here that she has signed on for a residency on the Strip.

On tonight’s episode of the Ryan Seacrest-hosted “Idol, ” J.Lo confirmed that she goes from a TV pink slip to a run of at least 20 shows starting Jan. 20 at Axis at Planet Hollywood.

I’ve learned that tickets will go on sale Saturday for weekend dates and midweek shows in January, February, May and June. J.Lo’s concerts will play when Britney Spears is away on breaks from her hit residency “Britney: Piece of Me.”

The 45-year-old singer, dancer and actress, a judge on “Idol” with fellow singers Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr., made the news official tonight.

“I’ve been preparing for this moment my entire life, ” said J.Lo. “The show is going to be a multifaceted, high-energy Jenny from the Block party mixing all aspects of what my fans and I love — dance, hip hop, Latin and pop. It’s going to be the show I’ve always dreamed of creating.”

She says the show will be created specifically for her Las Vegas stage at Planet Hollywood. “It will be a must-see show that will further elevate Las Vegas as an entertainment destination, ” she added.

There were other rumors about Jenny from the Block on Monday that an engagement is near with her “man crush” Casper Smart, a dancer and choreographer she nicknamed “Handsome Bear” in her Instagram photos and a video of themselves on a bike ride together on the beach in Santa Monica, Calif.

The couple was here for the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight May 2 at MGM Grand Garden Arena and shared a romantic dinner at Hakkasan in MGM Grand. She was a regular Las Vegas visitor with former flame actor Ben Affleck, and they were known for gaming late night at the Mirage.