Shakira’s tribute to Michael Jackson - 2009-06-29
 Shakira was among the artists worldwide that paid tribute to Michael Jackson, who passed away on Thursday (June 25). The Colombian star acknowledged that the King of Pop’s legacy will remain forever. She said, "Michael Jackson was the king of artistic brilliance." "With his death ... a legend is born that will last until the end of time."
Shakira filming She Wolf music video - 2009-06-22
 Shakira is hard at work with the promotion of her upcoming single She Wolf, to be released on June 29 . The Colombian star is currently in Los Angeles, filming the music video for the much-awaited song. The lyrics follows, “There’s a wolf in the closet, What ‘s she going to do? That wolf in the closet. I believe it comes to catch you…open the closet and let her free, let her out so she can breathe…”
Shakira releases new single She-wolf - 2009-06-17
 Shakira kicked off this week with the promotion of her new single called, She-wolf. In the promos, the singer is featured like a wolf woman attacking in different parts of the world. She-wolf is the first single of her upcoming album “We´ll never know,” which is supposed to hit stores on June 26. Shakira’s latest album Oral Fixation was released in 2005.
Shakira not leaving record label - 2009-06-09
 Shakira has denied rumors she is leaving her record label Epic amidst speculation of a rift with bosses. Reports circulating were claiming the singer was unhappy with executives at Epic records, and she feels "neglected" by her current managers and has been eyeing other labels. However, a rep for Shakira told the New York Daily News, "(The rumors are) not true. She’s very happy at Epic.”
Shakira and Bono invited to Mexico City to restore its image - 2009-05-22
 Shakira and Bono have been invited to Mexico City in a way to restore the city’s image after the swine flu breakout. According to reports, the Mayor’s city, Marcelo Ebrard has written to the Colombian songstress, U2 frontman and billionaire Bill Gates to join a campaign to attract tourism back to the country. "We are facing the worst economic emergency in the recent history of Mexico City. Its results may be tragic for thousands of families whose incomes, jobs and investments are at risk," Ebrard said in the letters. Mexico City receives 12 million tourists every year, 25 percent of them foreigners loaded up with foreign currency.
Shakira mourns the loss of Colombian Escalona - 2009-05-18
 Shakira mourns the death of Vallenato legend Rafael Escalona. The singer shared her grief over the loss of the Colombian star, who passed away on Wednesday. Shakira said, "all Colombians today mourn the demise of master Escalona, one of the great and unforgettable Vallenato composers, who has marked the hearts every single one of our hearts." "We do not just owe our only and great Vallenato Festival to master Escalona, but also the hundreds of magical histories, like those of Garcia Marquez; about loves, people and the travels that are the pride of our country," she followed. "Master Escalona, with his composition 'Elegia a Jaime Molina', dedicated his natural inspiration to his friend who died. Now every single Colombian must give a song of eternal memory to immortalize his work," the singer concluded.
Shakira getting ready for new material - 2009-05-11
Shakira is going to release two new albums, one in English and the other in Spanish. Her boyfriend Antonio de la Rua revealed in an interview with a Colombian radio that the singer is preparing not one but two albums.The English version will be the first one to come out someday in June while the other one will arrive five or six months later. He also denied that Shakira and Madonna were recording together but they just frequent each other as friends. He says, “They might be seen dining together, but they don’t have plans to do something.”
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