Shakira’s new album punches again after private rollercoaster

Colombian singer Shakira has launched her long-awaited new album referred to as “Women Don’t Cry Anymore,” a declaration of resilience after a public separation from long-time companion and a tax dispute in Spain.

The title quotes certainly one of her prime hits, included within the album and recorded with Argentine producer Bizarrap, a pun-filled lampoon directed at her ex-partner, Spanish former soccer participant Gerard Pique, by which she sang girls do not cry anymore; they money in.

The observe, Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53, earned the 47-year-old pop star and the 25-year-old producer two Latin Grammys final yr. It hit the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts whereas smashing 4 Guinness World Records for views on YouTube and streams on Spotify.

The two labored collectively on a extra techno dance observe, The Strong One, within the 17-song album which incorporates mixes with fellow Colombians Karol G and Manuel Turizo in addition to Mexican and Puerto Rican musicians, and observe with US rapper Cardi B.

The 14-time Latin Grammy winner, whose full identify is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, shared moments from a launch get together on social media late on Thursday. On Instagram she mentioned the album represents her “struggles, but also triumphs,” and that even in life’s hardest moments you may “transform pain into resilience, and strength and power”.

Following her breakup with Pique, the daddy of her two youngsters, the Barranquilla-born Shakira confronted a second Spanish tax probe after reaching a $15 million settlement in November to keep away from a trial in a previous case. Shakira has vowed to battle the tax fraud allegations, which she calls false.

Forbes estimated firstly of 2023 that Shakira, who has houses in Nassau and Miami, had a web price of some $400 million.