AP - Dec 7, 2009
Michael Jackson and Mother Teresa. Stephen Hawking and the Dalai Lama. And now Shakira. The Colombian pop singer — famous for hits like Hips Don t Lie and Whenever, Wherever — joined a diverse...
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All the single ladies — Shakira is looking out for you! The Colombian-born singer says the songs on her new album She Wolf, out this week, is a reflection of a woman who is looking for her prince...
More »Reuters - Oct 13, 2009
In Shakira's hometown of Barranquilla, Colombia, there's a 15-foot metal statue of her, wearing bell bottoms and strumming a guitar. It was donated by a German sculptor in 2006, in the midst of...
More »AP - Jul 16, 2009
Judging from the way she moves, you wouldn t think Shakira is inhibited at all. But the hip-swiveling bilingual singer says she s just now starting to get in touch with her desires as a woman, and that...
More »AP - Feb 5, 2009
As a teenager, the pop star Shakira fought illiteracy, teaching reading at a parochial school in the humble La Playa district of her hometown on Colombia s Caribbean coast. Her gift to La Playa is now...
More »AP - Oct 29, 2008
Shakira revealed Wednesday that she is, in fact, expecting. But it s not what you may think. I m quite pregnant with my album, the Colombian pop star told a reporter by phone between laughs ...
More »AP - Oct 4, 2008
Colombian superstar Shakira says Democrat Barack Obama is the best candidate for president, citing his leadership skills. In a statement Saturday, the Grammy-winning pop artist said Obama can restore...
More »AP - Jul 20, 2008
PARIS (AP) Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt took the stage and shook her hips to a Colombian superstar s guitar riffs, leading the crowd in chants of Freedom for all! at a concert Sunday dedicated...
More »Reuters - Jul 1, 2008
Latin music pop star Shakira is in talks with concert promoter Live Nation for a contract that will include touring, merchandising and recording, according to people familiar with the talks. The...
More »Reuters - May 16, 2008
Colombian pop singer Shakira is using her fame to help poor Latin American children, but she also has her heart set on a new role -- mother to her own offspring. I want two, the hip-swiveling siren told...
More »AP - Oct 1, 2007
After getting hundreds of pledges to tackle the world s problems at his philanthropic summit, former President Bill Clinton did what any good host would: He threw a party. Music, celebrity and politics...
More »AP - Nov 15, 2006
Fans unveiled a six-ton statue of Colombian pop diva Shakira in this port city on Wednesday, hours before a festive benefit concert organized by its favorite daughter. Proceeds from the show, part of...
More »AP - Nov 2, 2006
New York City intends to showcase its diverse Latin community as it plays host for the first time to the Latin Grammy awards. We are the true Latin capital, said Maureen J. Reidy, the president of NYC...
More »E! Online - Sep 26, 2006
The folks behind the Latin Grammys are apparently fixated by Shakira s oral fixation. The Colombian songbird leads the nomination list for the seventh annual installment of the music awards with...
More »Reuters - Sep 26, 2006
Colombian pop sensation Shakira collected six Latin Grammy nominations on Tuesday, including record and album of the year, vying with newcomers and established stars of the Spanish language music world...
More »AP - Sep 26, 2006
Shakira led the Latin Grammy pack Tuesday with five nominations, while Ricardo Arjona, Gustavo Cerati and Julieta Venegas received four each. Shakira, the hip-shaking international superstar from Colombia...
More »AP - Aug 4, 2006
Shakira dedicated her seven MTV Video Music Awards nominations to the Latino community in the United States. I too am one of them, the 29-year-old singer said Thursday as part of her Oral Fixation...
More »E! Online - Jul 31, 2006
The 2006 MTV Video Music Awards are gonna rock. And shake. And, um, disco. The Red Hot Chili Peppers Dani California and Shakira s Hips Don t Lie nabbed a leading seven nominations apiece from the...
More »AP - Jul 31, 2006
The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Shakira are front and center at this year s MTV Video Music Awards. The rock band and the pop superstar got seven nominations each for the videos Dani California and Hips...
More »USRN - Oct 10, 2005
Shakira is out with Don t Bother, the first single from her upcoming English CD, Oral Fixation - Volume 2. In the song, Shakira insists that she s not going to let a former lover upset her, now that he...
More »USRN - Aug 8, 2005
Shakira is releasing two albums this year, the Spanish-language Fijación Oral Volumen 1, which came out in June and the English-language Oral Fixation Volume 2, which is due in November. The Colombian...
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