Shakira talks about being a mentor on The Voice (US), her new family and what it takes to be a winner. Personally, we’d rather hear more about her plans for…
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Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born 2nd February 1977), known simply as Shakira,
is a Grammy-award winning Colombian singer-songwriter and philanthropist who has sold over sixty million records worldwide.
Back in 1991 at the age of 13 she released her first album ‘Magia‘, but her 1996 album Pies Descalzos is generally considered her debut album. In 2001 Shakira released her international breakthrough album ‘Laundry Service‘, her first album in English.
Her best known hits include ‘Whenever, Wherever’, ‘La Tortura’, ‘Hips Don’t Lie’, ‘Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)’, ‘She Wolf’ and ‘Loca’.
Pitbull ft. Shakira: Get It Started (new song)
After featuring on various of her own singles, Shakira is returning the favour by appearing on a Pitbull single. The track’s called ‘Get It Started‘ and is taken from his…
Watch: Shakira unleashes ‘Addicted To You’ video
The perpetually mesmerising Shakira today premiered a video for ‘Addicted To You‘, the fifth and reportedly final single from her ‘Sale el Sol‘ album. This era seemed to bypass the…
Listen: New Shakira song ‘Lo Quiero A Morir (Je l’aime à mourir)’
During her ‘The Sun Comes Out Tour‘, Shakira performed a cover of ‘Je l’Aime a Mourir‘, a popular French song by Francis Cabrel. She performed the song in Spanish throughout…
Watch: Shakira premieres full ‘Rabiosa’ video
Just the other day we were wondering what had happened with Shakira’s ‘Rabiosa‘ clip, seeing as the preview appeared about three weeks ago – and here it is. Better late…
Video Preview: Shakira ‘Rabiosa’ (ft. El Cata)
Unfortunately Shakira’s ‘Sale El Sol / Sun Comes Out’ album didn’t do much in the UK – in fact, we’re not entirely sure it ever got a proper release here…
Video: Shakira ‘Sale El Sol’
Shakira‘s ‘Sale El Sol‘ video has finally arrived – doesn’t December’s preview seem a long time ago? The video was sponsored by Freixenet cava, who bestowed a €500,000 donation upon…
WAPS finally counts down our 50 tracks of the year!
Everyone knows the importance of being fashionably late, which is why we’re publishing our list of 2010′s best tracks on, er, Christmas Eve. Hopefully you’re not completely list-fatigued because our…
Justin Bieber’s ‘Baby’ tops VEVO’s most watched videos of 2010
VEVO’s YouTube channel quickly became our favourite spot to watch new music videos this year (the full VEVO service is currently only available in North America), and with the majority…
Preview Shakira’s ‘Sale El Sol’ video
Shakira fans will be pleased to learn that a 50-second preview of her ‘Sale El Sol‘ video has made its way online. Unlike Lady GaGa and Kesha, our Shakira doesn’t…
2010 MTV EMA Madrid performances: Shakira, Rihanna, Katy Perry & more videos
The 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards were held in Madrid this evening, hosted by Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria. Here’s a quick round-up of the performances (winners list at the…
Watch: Shakira performs ‘Loca’ on Dancing With The Stars
Shakira swished her very swishy hips onto the set of Dancing With The Stars yesterday for a hot performance of new single ‘Loca‘, the lead single from her new album…
Listen to Shakira’s new album Sale el Sol
Shakira‘s forthcoming album ‘Sale El Sol‘ has appeared online in streaming form. We’re quite taken with ‘Addicted To You’ – give it a spin below.
Listen: Shakira covers The XX’s Islands
Shakira gave us a taster of her indie credentials earlier this year when she performed The XX’s ‘Islands‘ at Glastonbury, and fans can soon get their hands on a studio…
Video: Shakira ft. Dizzee Rascal ‘Loca’
The video for new Shakira single ‘Loca’ has finally premiered in full, and judging by Shakira’s wild hair and fresh-faced look, it could have been filmed approximately 5 minutes after…
Shakira performs ‘Loca’ on David Letterman show
Shakira has been shaking that thang again – this time for David Letterman. The Colombian cutie performed her new single ‘Loca‘ and was joined by two dancers for some major…
Shakira: Loca (video preview)
Colombian hip-shaker Shakira shows off her crazy side in this video preview for new single ‘Loca‘. The video was shot in Barcelona last month, and saw Shakira upsetting local authorities…
Album details + previews of Shakira’s new album ‘Sale El Sol’
Shakira‘s ‘She Wolf’ album was a critical smash but commercial underperformer, so it’s back to basics on new album ‘Sale El Sol‘. The record is sung mainly in Spanish and…
Listen: Shakira debuts new single ‘Loca’ ft. Dizzee Rascal
As we reported last week, Shakira has already moved on from the ‘She Wolf’ era and is now about to bring us her seventh studio album ‘Sale El Sol‘. What…
Preview: New Shakira single ‘Loca’
Although she’s never ‘been away’ as such – what with her World Cup theme ‘Waka Waka’ acting as a stop-gap release between records – Shakira will return this November with…
