Happy New Year

Hello everyone. We would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year! We plan to make a lot of changes here at ShakiraDaily.com. Soon we will be expanding the website with Spanish and Portugese versions! For now, stay clicked right here for more with Shakira as her new album will be coming out this year. 2009 will be Shakira’s year! Thank you all so much for your continued support and our staff and I will be doing everything we can to make sure we give you all the latest news and support Shakira! Below, I have added photos of Shakira bringing in the año nuevo at the Emirates Hotel in Abu Dhabi. Read a concert review in the post below. If you have any photos from the show, please feel free to send them to admin@shakiradaily.com we would love to hear from you!

Shakira thrills New Year crowd

Colombian-Lebanese pop star Shakira enticed her fans during a rocking and heavily Arab-oriented performance on New Year’s Eve at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi.

Opening with Estoy Aqui (I am Here), a song from her first album Pies Descalzos (1996), the Grammy-award winning singer and songwriter arrived on stage shortly after 10.30pm, wearing her regular opening concert black outfit with tight pants, a short tank top and platform black boots, reminiscent of her Whenever, Wherever music video.

The lavish show went on despite the cancellation of all New Year celebrities in Dubai. Although promoters hoped to attract about 10,000 people, the concert was not sold out.

The Latin sensation sang mostly in Spanish to the joy of her numerous Latino fans present in the audience. Among the songs she performed were Te Dejo Madrid, Siega Sordomuda and Inevitable. She went through five costume changes including belly dancing attires with brilliant maroon and golden and skirts with tassels and matching halter tops. While she was off stage, three musicians dressed in traditional Arabic clothes played oriental music with Middle Eastern instruments.

Source: Xpress

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Happy Holidays!

We here at ShakiraDaily.com would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thanks for your continuous support of the website and we hope to bring much to you all in 2009. Have a wonderful Christmas everyone.

Obama invites Shakira to sing at inauguration

Weeks before the United States 2008 Presidential election, we reported that Shakira gave her endorsement to president elect Barack Obama. After winning the presidency in an electoral college landslide, Obama has extended an invitation to the Colombian singer to perform at his inauguration to take place January 20, 2009.

Peru-based newspaper El Comercio quoted Obama as saying, “It’s an honor to receive so much support from someone that talented and a person that generous.”

This means that Shakira would be performing at the White House. Let’s hope this is true!

Pharrell & Shakira Collaboration?

Shakira and Pharrell Williams in the studio // Photo: Rap-Up.com

Our friends over at Rap-Up.com have come across something interesting. You might remember Pharrell Williams of the Neptunes aka Skateboard P for his innovative musical beats. Recently, he was caught in the studio with Shakira. No word yet on if the two are laying down a few songs for Shakira’s upcoming album but we will let you know if we get more information about that.

Update (12/2/2008): Here is a video of Pharrell in the studio saying that he is indeed working one some new stuff. You can hear Shakira in the background. Can’t wait!

New Years Eve in Abu Dabi

Shakira, the Colombian pop singer with Lebanese roots, will star in the biggest New Year’s Eve show to be staged in Abu Dhabi — a Latino-themed extravaganza at the Emirates Palace hotel.

Ticket sales for the show have been capped at 10,000 to ensure a “more intimate occasion”, the organiser, Flash, said yesterday. Previously, 20,000 fans were expected. “Shakira’s a huge name and absolutely perfect for the event,” said John Lickrish, the managing director of Flash. “She is just the kind of artist we wanted to encapsulate the Latin feel. With Shakira being half Lebanese, she’s the perfect artist to bring here, reaching out to her fans in the region and adding the Latin twist to the evening.”

It will be the second performance in the UAE by the Colombian-born Shakira, whose New York-born father is of Lebanon descent. She sang at the Dubai Autodrome last year to an audience of 25,000.Other New Year’s Eve events in the capital will include an outdoor party at Al Bateen Marina with international DJs Saeed Murad and Artful Dodger.

Source: The National

Shakira selected as “Humanitarian of the year”

Shakira on the cover of the latest issue of People en Español.

People en Español has elected Shakira as the Humanitarian of the Year in the latest edition of the magazine which will be on shelves November 10th. She was recognized for all of her charity work with impoverished children through her own foundation Pies Descalzos and Latin America in Solidarity (ALAS).

“What’s most important is not how much we can give, it’s how,” said Shakira in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE en Español.

“There are people sometimes who help the most just by giving a few words of encouragement, a priceless gesture of love towards a child, which is more valuable than donating money with indifference.”

The singer learned about poverty early on when her family went bankrupt, and her parents showed her that they were far better off than most families who lived harsh lives and orphans who would whiff gasoline and chemicals to forget their hunger and misery. “We had a comfortable life, and then one day I was shown something else. From that day on, I became obsessed to vindicate my family, my family’s economic situation, and to one day help those kids that I saw on the streets,” says the singer.

Be sure to pick up the latest copy of People En Español on news stands November 10th!

Shakira: `I’m quite pregnant’–with her album

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 — when asked whether her foundation work on behalf of Latin American children has made her want to become a mother.

“Yes, I have plans, but not yet,” said Shakira, 31. “I’m pregnant with my songs. But someday, yes.”

The singer-activist plans to ask about 20 Latin American presidents at a regional summit in El Salvador on Thursday to direct more resources to poor children and to put early childhood development at the top of their agendas. She will appear on behalf of ALAS (Latin America in Solidarity Action) Foundation, a nonprofit coalition she helped create.

Asked whether she plans to write a song about ALAS, translated as “Wings” in Spanish, the Grammy winner and United Nations goodwill ambassador said it’s out of her hands.

“I can’t control my muses,” she said.

Source: Associated Press (AP)

Shakira: Pretty In Paris!

Shakira Pretty In Paris

Getting some fresh air in the City of Lights, Shakira was spotted on her way out of Le Hotel Meurice in downtown Paris, France earlier today (October 17).
The “Hips Don’t Lie” songstress looked cute and casual in a purple v-neck sweater teamed with a pair of vintage wash jeans and some black high-heeled boots.

Source: Here

Also, I just wanna introduce myself. I’m Minnie and I run several sites on the WWW and am now going to be helping Devin out with ShakiraDaily! Like Devin, I’m very busy with school. But I will be making updates when possible. Also, possibly this weekend I will be uploading some photos of Shakira from past events and such! So look out!

Plunge into Poverty Made Her a Better Person

Pop superstar SHAKIRA went from spoiled rich kid to hardship when her father’s jewellery business went bankrupt - and the change in fortunes gave the singer a first-hand view of a life she’d never have known if her family hadn’t failed. In a telling essay Shakira has written for the upcoming issue of Newsweek magazine, the star recalls the family upheaval, which helped to turn her into a champion for the poor in her native Colombia.

She writes, “When I was 7 years old, my hardworking father’s jewelry business went bankrupt. I didn’t know what the word ‘bankrupt’ meant, and when my parents sent me to stay with family friends in Los Angeles, while they addressed the situation, I assumed that I would return home to my normal routine.

“But, when I returned, it seemed everything had changed. Our two cars that I had ridden in to school or to play with my friends were gone. The air conditioner that cooled us during the brutally hot Colombian summers had been sold. Our color television had been traded in for a smaller, black-and-white version. Foods that I loved were replaced with the bland staples a mother buys when food becomes sustenance instead of something to be enjoyed.

Source: Contact Music

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