Tag: Shakira
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (Para Argentina o Cualquier Hombre)
Shakira’s first album of this decade, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, is something of a yin to the yang of El Dorado (the record she [Read More…]
Hot Centaurs Beware: Shakira and Cardi B Take Aim in Video for “Puntería”
As the first song on Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran to set the tone for Shakira’s twelfth album, “Puntería” is, thematically speaking, in direct contrast [Read More…]
“9 to 5” With An Edge (That Is To Say, “Mexican Style”): Shakira Sticks It to The Man in “El Jefe” Featuring Fuerza Regida
Inaugurating, however briefly, her regional Mexican music era, Shakira brings us yet another single designed to prepare us for her long-awaited twelfth album. And yet, [Read More…]
The 2023 VMAs Remains Reliant on Millennial Star Power (And What That Says About the Future of Music)
Perhaps it was Taylor Swift’s gushing, enthusiastic fangirl reaction to being awarded “Best Pop” (a fairly broad category and term) by none other than *NSYNC [Read More…]
“El Flow No Está a la Venta”: Karol G’s “S91”
Having previously worked with Pedro Artola on videos like “Cairo” and “Provenza,” Karol G reteams with the director to bring us the surreal stylings of [Read More…]
Shakira Is A Mermaid of the Future in the “Copa Vacía” Video Featuring Manuel Turizo
While Shakira might have reverted to “retro” 00s sensibilities in imagining “the future” with 2022’s “Te Felicito” featuring Rauw Alejandro, her latest single, “Copa Vacía,” [Read More…]
Acrostic Poems Never Die: Shakira Revives the Elementary School-Favored Poetry Method on “Acróstico,” Takes a Risk on the “Song For My Children” Genre
For those who thought Shakira was all embitterment and revenge with her song subjects of late (hear: “Te Felicito” and “Shakira: BZRP Music Sessions #53”), [Read More…]
Fire and Ice Combine For Something Nice: Karol G and Shakira’s “TQG”
Having only freshly released her fourth album, Mañana Será Bonito, Karol G’s “TQG” featuring Shakira already marks the fifth single from the record. Granted, Karol [Read More…]
Shakira Just Knocked Every Post-Breakup Diss Track Into the Toilette
If anyone ever wanted proof that you don’t fuck with a Colombiana woman, Shakira is here to provide it in the form of a new [Read More…]
J. Lo’s Halftime Is A Hodgepodge That Accents Her “Britney Treatment” in the 00s
The music documentary, or “rockumentary,” usually tends to focus on a particular tour that the musician in question is on. As a genre fine-tuned by [Read More…]