It’s not New Year’s Eve – it’s just Shakira!
About 40,000 fans rushed to see Shakira perform on the TSX Stage in Times Square on Tuesday night after she announced her pop-up show. Social media According to a few hours old account signboard.
The 47-year-old Colombian singer’s fan-favorite song “Hips Don’t Lie” blared through a crowded Manhattan street, drawing roars from the crowd as the stage doors opened around 7:30 p.m.
Wearing black pants and a top with silver embellishments, she wowed fans with hits like “TQM,” “Cómo Dónde y Cuándo,” “Te Felicito” and “Puntería.”
The three-time Grammy Award winner closed the show with her hit song “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 2.” 53″
“I’m happy to be here, surrounded by Latinx people,” Shakira told her adoring fans.
“Thank you, New York! Until next time. I love you so much!”
The pop-up concert was in celebration of the release of her new album “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran” (Women Don’t Cry Anymore), which was released on streaming platforms on Friday.
According to the paper, it was also the singer’s first LP released in seven years.
The performance came a day after Shakira appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” and Fallon said the Colombian superstar’s performance was already surreal considering it’s been less than three days since her release. He said he had achieved a great feat.
“In the first 24 hours of its release, this album has already become the most streamed album of 2024,” said the talk show host. Said.
“Already certified 7 times platinum!”
Adding to the huge success of “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran,” Fallon excitedly said the album had been played “10 billion times worldwide” as of Monday.
Shakira says she is “overwhelmed” by the enthusiastic reception to her new album, telling the talk show host that she has “the best fans in the world” who have been there for her through “the good times and the bad times” he said.
The “Waka Waka” singer spoke candidly about how she had time to release her first LP since 2017 now that her “husband is gone.”
“Well, my husband was dragging me down,” she joked. “Now I’m free! Now I can do some real work!”
She explained that while creating the album’s 16 tracks, it was “raw” and “we were working on a lot of things.”
“I felt like I was writing with a knife in my teeth at times…I was trying to rebuild myself, and music was the glue…I felt like I was writing with a knife in my teeth. into creativity, productivity, and uprightness and resilience.”
Shakira and soccer player Gerard Pique announced the dissolution 2022 after 11 years of dating.
Shakira started dating Pique in 2010. two sons together: Milan, 11 years old, Sasha, 9 years old.
They met on the set of the singer’s “Waka Waka” music video.
In January 2023, it was reported that a container of fruit jelly aroused suspicions of a Colombian singer. Allegations of infidelity among athletes.
Pique officially registered on Instagram with his girlfriend Clara Chia Martí in January, and it appears that he and his 25-year-old girlfriend are still going strong.
he claimed that April 2023 That he “doesn’t care what people think.”
