Shakira On MTV For New Year's Eve

Rumors abound that Shakira may debut a new song calling for peace in a troubled world during MTV's New Year's Eve televised party.

John Lennon had children singing 'WAR IS OVER' in his still popular Christmas song Happy Christmas in 1969. The fall of Saigon effectively brought an end to the Vietnam War in 1975. Happy New Year.

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Shakira May Perform At The Taj Mahal

Farooq Singh, co chairman of the 8th Wonder of the World Concert series says, “Ricky Martin has confirmed his performance at the Taj Mahal concert and hopefully Shakira may end up sharing the stage with him.”

Singh adds that both the singers are quite excited about the trip. He says, “Talks are on with Shakira. We have our fingers crossed.

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Shakira Named UNICEF Ambassador

Shakira has been appointed a global Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, the world’s leading organization for children, UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy announced today.

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Latin Music Is the Only Genre To Grow In The US this Year

Latin music was the only genre to register growth from 2004 into 2005, with figures from Nielsen SoundScan and the Recording Industry Assn. of America reflecting substantial sales jumps.

This is thanks in large part to Shakira,who set a new record for No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs, ruling the chart for more than 21 consecutive weeks with "La Tortura".

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Shakira's Home In The Bahamas

Shakira has taken up residence in the Caribbean, after buying property in the Bahamas.

The sexy singer, 28, and her fiancé Antonio De La Rua bought homes in the Bahamas two years ago, and they're now spending much of their time on the islands.

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Shakira Drinks Too Much Coffee

"In Colombia, from the time you can grab a cup, you start having coffee. They put it in the baby bottle sometimes. So sometimes it doesn't do anything to me. At four in the morning, if I want to keep working in the studio, I have to to drink 20 cups to keep myself awake," Ratethemusic quoted Shakira as saying.

Shakira fans, please don't try this at home. Drinking more than 3 cups a day is bad for your health. And make sure it's FAIR TRADE coffee

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What Kind Of Shakira Stuff Is On Google Video?

I did a search for you, there's cam show lapdances gone badly with Shakira music. There's TV parodies of Shakira videos. There's paparazzi footage of Shakira out in public. It was worth a look, I'm sure there will be even more there soon.

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Critic Enjoys Shakira Album, And Then Calls It Bland

Some critics are accusing Shakira of pulling her punches with her latest album.

Usually, Shakira errs on the side of caution, and the results are bloodless ballads like ''Your Embrace," although there's a certain amusement to be found in such odd lines as ''Tell me what's the use/ Of a 24-inch waist/ If you don't touch me?"

These critics miss the point that her two albums are a combined concept, if something seems to be missing to them, maybe what they are expecting is on 'Fijación Oral Vol. 1'

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Psychoanalyzing Shakira's Album Covers

"From a psychoanalytical point of view, we start discovering the world through our mouths in the very first stage of our lives, when we're just born," she continued. "The first album cover is more Freudian, and the second one more resembles Jung, because Eve is a universal archetype."

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Shakira Is Shy

No, really she is. This is what she has to say on the subject:

When they watch my videos, people might think that I'm very sexually aggressive person, but I am completely the opposite. I'm very shy of my body. The most I can show is my belly. I admire people who can do nudes for the love of art. I can't. And I wear enough to cover what my mother wishes I cover."

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Shakira's Grandmother Taught Her How to Shake It

Colombian born Shakira learned her distinctive hip-shaking belly-dance moves from her Lebanese grandmother. Thank you so much grandma. It's interesting to note that in much of the Arab world, belly dancing was traditionally an entertainment exclusively for the enjoyment of other women. I think Shakira is really exploiting the traditional dance, and I don't care.

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MTV Contest Winner To Tour With Shakira

One lucky Shakira fan is about to go on tour! MTV announced today the “Dirty Little Secrets” contest, where one grand prize winner will win the chance to go on tour with Shakira in 2006 as the official “fan correspondent” for MTV. In addition, the fortunate winner will work as a guest reporter for Teen People Magazine.

I think a better name for this contest would have been 'Almost Almost Famous'.

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Shakira To Perform On MTV Europe Awards

Shakira is confirmed as a performer at the MTV Europe Awards November 3 in Lisbon.

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Win Passes To Shakira Performance

SHAKIRA is filming a gig in a secret East London, England on October 30 location for MTV - and the 3 am Girls are giving you the chance to be there.

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Shakira Reveals Herself to Herself

Shakira talks about the new album:

"This album is so personal," she explained. "It's very honest, and it's revealing so much of myself that it's also acting like a mirror. I can see my own reflection in each one of the songs. And through the lyrics, I am also learning to know a little bit more about myself."

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Shakira's English Album To Come Out Next Month

Shakira has set a Nov. 29 release for her second Epic album of the year, "Oral Fixation." First single "Don't Bother" was premiered via AOL Music's First Listen initiative over the weekend. The set also includes "Illegal" featuring Carlos Santana.

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Shakira - 'La Tortura' is Number 5 Song in Worldwide Survey

Sony Corporation surveyed some 700,000 people across a whopping 66 countries to find 'the world's favourite song' The top ten looks like this:

1. Queen - 'We Are The Champions'
2. Britney Spears - 'Toxic'
3. Michael Jackson - 'Billie Jean'
4. The Eagles - 'Hotel California'
5. Shakira - 'La Tortura'
6. Nirvana - 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'
7. The Beatles - 'Yesterday'
8. U2 - 'One'
9. John Lennon - 'Imagine'
10. Dire Straits - 'Sultans Of Swing'

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Shakira Funding New School In Colombia

Big-hearted Latin star Shakira is paying to have a brand new school built in her home town Barranquilla, Colombia.

The 'Laundry Service' singer is so proud of her modest roots, she is determined to pour much-needed cash into the poverty-stricken area through her own charity, the Barefeet Foundation.

She says, "I never want to forget where I come from."

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Shakira Among Those Recieving $26,000 Swag Bag

The performers at this Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards including Shakira, Kanye West, Green Day, and Mariah Carey will each receive a gift bag worth more than $26,000.

So, I know this guy who is in a band that was playing this showcase event during an awards show who managed to scam a swag bag. It didn't seem like a big deal...

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Shakira's Former Guitarist Releasing Solo Project

Born prematurely in a rural New Mexico hospital, Raul Midon and his twin brother Marco (now a NASA engineer) were blinded as infants after spending time in an incubator without adequate eye protection. The sounds of music became integral to Midon's life around age 4, when his father, a professional dancer, introduced him to the drum.

Midon, who is of African-American and Argentinian descent, joined Miami's multicultural musical community after college. He rose to local prominence as a studio musician, cut a Spanish language album and toured with South American superstar Shakira as a member of her band.

Midon's debut album, "State of Mind," both defies genre classification and defines the main ingredient of his success.

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Shakira Will Be First To Perform Spanish Number At MTV Awards

Shakira will make history when she performs her Spanish-language single LA Tortura at the 28 August show in Miami.

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Shakira Hates Being Mistaken For Britney

Latin singer Shakira is horrified when fans mistake her for chart rival Britney Spears.

Shakira says: "They ask me if I'm Britney Spears…what a silly comparison: Shakira would never marry a back-up dancer."

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Shakira Would Rather Be Naked

Shakira says she she has no time for fashion and is most comfortable when she's naked.

Asked if she enjoyed picking new outfits, the 27-year-old replied: "Not at all - it bores me. I only got a stylist when my family were astonished to see me in the same evening dress three Christmases in a row.

"If I could I'd live in the nude, like Eve in paradise."

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Sambas And Cha-Chas Making A Comeback, Shakira Songs Are Great For Sambas

Some of the Latin music that is popular with the younger crowd also makes for good dancing. The cha-cha, for example, goes great with Santana. Mark Anthony and Shakira are wonderful accompaniments to sambas.

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Shakira To Perform AT MTV's Latin American Awards

Shakira, Good Charlotte, Simple Plan and Foo Fighters are the first artists confirmed to perform at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards Latin America. The fourth VMALAs will be held Oct. 20 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, marking the event's first venture outside of Miami.

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Shakira Starting Family When Her Career Calms Down

SHAKIRA is desperate to have children. She says, "That's the big project of my life. I want one boy and one girl."

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Shakira At Live 8 In Paris

An afternoon crowd of 60,000 swelled to 100,000 by evening, police said, cramming the tree-lined boulevard leading up to the 17th century palace that was once home to King Louis XIV. The masses fell silent during two soaring arias by Bocelli and then danced in time to tunes by Tina Arena and Latin superstar Shakira.

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Shakira due in Cairo

Famous Lebanese /Colombian singer Shakira has finally agreed after months of negotiations to hold a concert in Cairo at the end of August.

This is the only appearance she will make in the Arab world.

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Shakira Trouble Drama

The WHENEVER, WHEREVER singer, 28, is currently embracing a new streak, after missing out on a rebellious phase when she was growing up.

"I never went though an adolescence when kids become rebels and do drugs. I was always the good girl.

"Women are all the same. We're just trouble. Trouble's my middle name, and Drama is my last name. Shakira Trouble Drama."

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Tennis Star Learning Spanish from Shakira Albums

Bulgaria's Sesil Karatantcheva is a colourful character. The 15-year-old, who is competing in her first Wimbledon Championships, has picked up the English language by listening to Spice Girls songs and is now learning Spanish thanks to the dulcet tones of Shakira.

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Shakira Makes Appearance in Mexico City

Colombian pop star Shakira drew thousands of fans to an appearance in Mexico City to promote her new album, "Fijacion Oral Vol 1."

The slender, golden-tressed singer signed autographs and greeted fans Thursday who had waited hours to see her, braving rain and long lines.

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Shakira says she's shy

The 28-year-old Colombian, who shows off her grease-painted curves as she writhes around in the video for her latest single LA Tortura, claims she's extremely inhibited.

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Music is a language on its own

A singer since she was a teen, the Shakira has long been a sensation in Latin America and in many Spanish-speaking countries, selling millions of records with her sultry voice, rock-tinged anthems and belly gyrations.

Yet mounting a campaign for similar success in the United States proved to be more taxing than even Shakira anticipated.

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Shakira Album Back On Ritmo Shelves

A dispute that has kept Shakira's top-selling new album, "Fijación Oral, Vol. 1" (Epic), out of most Ritmo Latino stores has been resolved with a handshake and a smile -- and the recording back on store shelves.

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Fijación Oral Vol. 1

No one expects pop sex symbols to be as smart or ambitious as Shakira, the 28-year-old songwriter from Colombia who regularly shows the world her navel. Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was already a superstar in Latin America when she switched to writing and singing in English for her 2001 album "Laundry Service" (Epic) which sold two million copies in the United States. Her new album, "Fijación Oral Vol. 1" (Epic), returns to Spanish, but it's hardly a retreat; in November she is scheduled to release a companion album, "Oral Fixation Vol. 2," with songs in English.

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