Lopez to go on tour with husband

Anthony wrote songs on his wife's recent Spanish-language album

Singer Jennifer Lopez has announced she is to embark on her first concert tour, alongside husband Marc Anthony.

The pair will launch their joint tour on 29 September in Atlantic City - the first in a series of dates in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico.

The couple, who married in 2004, will perform together and separately in both English and Spanish.

Lopez and Anthony will soon be seen in the US in El Cantante, a film biopic of Puerto Rican singer Hector Lavoe.

The pair previously performed a duet together at the Grammy Awards in 2005.

'Joy of exercising'

Speaking to Billboard magazine recently, Anthony said he was looking forward to introducing his wife to life on the road.

"Jennifer has never toured," he said. "I've toured all my life. This is where I can step in and say, 'Oh my god, this could be fun.'"

A proportion of ticket sales will be directed towards a charitable initiative aimed at reducing childhood obesity in schools with high Latino enrolment.

"We need to be active in encouraging healthy eating and the joys and fun of exercising," said Lopez.

"Preventing childhood obesity during the school years is critical, and nowhere more so than in the Latin community," added Anthony.