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The New Madonna

Filed under: Music Minute > Shakira

Another artist is joining Live Nation.

This time, it's Latin sensation Shakira!

The pop star is close to signing a contract with the concert promoters which includes recording, touring, and merchandising.

The deal is said to be in the multi-million dollar range and should be finalized before the end of the year.

Some reports are estimating she'll be receiving $70 million, though others estimate it's closer to $90M.

Live Nation and Shakira have worked together in the past when they handled the US Leg of her Oral Fixation tour last year.

Reports were that the tour made more than $100M.

Seems like Live Nation made a good investment in Shaki!

[Image via WENN.]

Posted: July 1, 2008 at 6:59 pm

96 comments to “The New Madonna”

alexi says – reply to this

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FIRST !!
erin says – reply to this

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SECOND!!
sweet says – reply to this

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FIRST??
Wendy Testaburger says – reply to this

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Don't really care……
emily says – reply to this

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cool.

5th?
emily says – reply to this

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yeah!!!

i've never been above 10 on this thing.

6th!
p says – reply to this

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5
whoa says – reply to this

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love this bitch
s says – reply to this

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All that money….her voice is annoying as hell.
But i don't hate her she seems to be nice contrary to MANdonna so good for her.
lady says – reply to this

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the new madonna? That is comparing apples with oranges.
wjah says – reply to this

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TOUR OF THE MONGOOSE WAS 20 TIMES BETTER THAN THE ORAL TOUR!!
pepe says – reply to this

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shakira and madonna r my friends , guy ritchie too
danie says – reply to this

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woo top 10!!! i love shakira shes a real woman!!!
ugh says – reply to this

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12 liar lair
Steph22 says – reply to this

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Very cool! Love her and her music!
betch says – reply to this

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Re: danie –
FAIL!
Nubian Goddess says – reply to this

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I've always loved her dancing moves. I've never seen anyoone dance like that. It's beautiful and shocking all at the same time.
Angie says – reply to this

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Yay! Good for her, she's my favorite singer!!! SEXY, TALENTED, KIND, & SMART.
aneur says – reply to this

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noone should make that kind of money, particularly "an entertainer". is she worth that amount as a person, is anyone? it's sickening.
Kelli says – reply to this

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There's only one MADONNA, bitches! Get it right, Mario!
There's only one MADONNA, bitches! Get it right, Mario!
There's only one MADONNA, bitches! Get it right, Mario!
There's only one MADONNA, bitches! Get it right, Mario!
There's only one MADONNA, bitches! Get it right, Mario!
There's only one MADONNA, bitches! Get it right, Mario!
Lala says – reply to this

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When are WE Fans going to stop supporting These over paid Singers/Actors?????????????????????????????????
Micha says – reply to this

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PEREZ… MADONNA IS STILL AND ALWAYS WILL BE MADONNA..AND BY THE WAY SHE IS VERY ALIVE..A REFERENCE TO THE NEW MADONNA WAS IN PORE TASTE…..BUT I STILL LOVE YOU MAN….LOOK ME UP WHEN YOU ARE IN TOWN BIG GUY…XO
pepe says – reply to this

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rocco ritchie is my friend
pepe says – reply to this

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david banda and chuck from gossip girl are both my friends
Jane Doe says – reply to this

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Oh come on-no one is worth that much!
How much are The tickets and CD's going to be?!
sugar says – reply to this

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if i never have to hear that nasally cunt again, it'll be too soon!!

i'll pay $70 mil to shut her the fuck up!

i'd rather listen to my parents fuck-god i hate her.
karlo says – reply to this

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Shakira is the best!! She is really a great singer, composer, a complete artist!! good for her!!
shell says – reply to this

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janet says – reply to this

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and mariah carey….how much she worth?……is she good investment? is there a payola like in concert circuit business like in radio?
jeffy says – reply to this

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Nah, thanks. I'll take the old Madonna, please.
Mop says – reply to this

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Re: shell – FAIL
Kiki says – reply to this

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Re: aneur – I agree. What she does it not worth that kind of money. It's the same with so-called sport stars. However it has nothing to do with the intrinsic worth or what these people do. They are paid for the money they can potentially generate for the company, particularly through advertising. Signing a deal like this means the company basically owns them, and will control their artistic output and touring schedule, as well as making appearances and endorsing products of the company's choosing. She would not be free to make money or endorse products outside of her contract. If people were paid for the intrinsic value of their work, singers and other entertainers would certainly not be at the top of the list! Teachers, doctors, nurses, firemen, aide workers, medical researchers, etc, etc, do far more for the advancement and well-being of society, but their incomes are very modest compared to what top entertainers are paid. However they are of no use in terms of generating revenue for corporations so they will never be paid such outrageous sums of money. It's a strange world we live in, but I guess that's the free market and capitalism at work, no matter how immoral it seems.
Jake says – reply to this

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OMG VERY WELL DONE SHAKIRA YOU ARE A LEGEND!!!!! THEY SHOULD PAY YOU 95 MILLIONS AT LEAST.
flor says – reply to this

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ASI BABY ASI ES PERFECTO!!!!!
Asiam says – reply to this

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New Madonna? hahaha
j says – reply to this

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Can't stand Shakira
Allen says – reply to this

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LiveNation also owns MusicToday which runs store websites for major artists. I have been a customer at the official Rolling Stones store for years. These '360' deals with Madonna, Shakira, and others (including Stones rumours) when combined with their internal order fullfillment and impending ticket sales are setting LiveNation up for a big future.

I have always considered TicketBastard to be a monopoly. They've literally had no competition since the days of Ticketron. It'll be good to see them faced with the opposition.
Naughty_Baby_Harley says – reply to this

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I love Shakira! Go girl! We need more Latina artists
JJ says – reply to this

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she's great but new madonna???!!!
igual buena suerte shakiraaaa!!!!
Elton says – reply to this

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SHAKIRA IS GREAT.

She´s latin american people´s pride.
lvoeh says – reply to this

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Love this woman, full of talent! and new Madonna? no way…she is a name of herself…she is Shakira thats it.
Marco says – reply to this

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Madonna are the best!
She is the most perfect woman!!
God, no comentos about her!

Madonna i love you!!
sweetp_23 says – reply to this

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And well deserved millions. She's such a awesome singer!
Love you Shakira!
sy says – reply to this

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At least Shakira writes her own songs not like the overrated madonna.
Told says – reply to this

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Her lyrics are sheer stupidity. She's also a butterface.
david says – reply to this

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well, she's also a no-talent has been, so i guees she is the new madonna.
B'Mo says – reply to this

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when is the last time this ugly bitch had a hit? live nation is good for giving millions to washed up nobodys, i see.
whori says – reply to this

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Re: janet –

no. that's why whoriah can't go on a tour. payola doesn't work with concerts.
TJ says – reply to this

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who the hell is shakira? why have i never heard of her? she must be someone that only old people listen to.
fg says – reply to this

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Re: Told –
she isn't that bad in spanish but yeah her english lyrics suck.
Nobody cares about her anymore her last it was two years ago (hips don't lie=awful song).
And madonna can go fuck herself can't stand this old hag.
David says – reply to this

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Yay for Shakira!
hmmmm says – reply to this

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Shakira has more talent in her pinkie toe than Madonna has in her whole body. She's bi-lingual (actually she speaks French well too), writes almost in two genres for her separate linguistic audiences, is a phenomenal dancer, ten times more talented than Madonna in the dance department, has a phenomenally powerful voice, is a prolific song writer (GOOD songs, too, of all different kinds), etc, etc, etc. I understand they are both now with Live Nation but bite your tongue comparing them in any other way. Aye Carumba.
cass says – reply to this

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love ya shakira!
um, n says – reply to this

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Re: fg – nope, she is purposely dumbing herself down for her American audience because she is a shrewd business-woman, remember we are having the franchises of Hilton/Spears/Lohan no-talent garbage shoved down our throats right now and our musical brains are seeping out of our ears. You need to get Fijacion Oral and give it a listen and check out the translated lyrics then you will see. Shakira wrote an awful song because she knows Americans are retards, she is that smart, but she doesn't have to dumb herself down for her Spanish fans, thank god. Check out La Tortura from the Spanish half of that double album. And sorry, but english is clunky and monosyllabic, to use an old example, you will never hear an english song sound this lyrically melodic but that is the fault of the language:

bruta, ciega, sordomuda,
torpe, traste, testaruda,
en todo lo que he sido
por ti me he convertido
en una cosa que no hace
otra cosa más que amarte
pienso en ti día y noche
y no sé como olvidarte

cuántas veces he intentado
enterrarte en mi memoria
y aunque diga ya no más
es otra vez la misma historia
porque este amor siempre sabe
hacerme respirar profundo
ya me trae por la izquierda
y de pelea con el mundo
Ricky says – reply to this

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She Deserves It!
Go Shaki!
You're the best
(no la comparen con madonnaaaaaaa)
missy says – reply to this

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I am the biggest Shakira Fan out there….Love her!!
Leila says – reply to this

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Thank god for her Lebanese father
yeah! says – reply to this

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I L O V E SHAKI! although she had better songs before she went all blond and american but she still rocks….she can be the new madonna. Madonna was a big thing because she was different and let's face it madonna made it because of her dancing and because she was all crazy not because of her beautiful voice (cuz she doesn' have one) and shakira is different from any other girl out there right now
Eric says – reply to this

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It's great for Shakira! besides, she always helps the needed with her omney, for example, the huge school she's building in her city for her foundation, her visits to Bangladesh and China, she's very humble and she's extraordinarily talented, I have seen her on both her US tour concerts in my area and she's simply the best!
SlutM says – reply to this

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Whooo go shakira ♥ totally love her =]
Elton says – reply to this

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Re: um, n – You said it all
mega says – reply to this

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Madonna works hard and did well with what she's got… Shakira is a gift from the gods… in every way. Multilingual, multi-talented, a huge philanthropist at a young age. She was born evolved… Madonna finally grew up like everyone else, with lots of years and experiences.
Sue says – reply to this

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Shakira does not hold a candle to Madonna!!!!!!! That talentless troll doll should go back to Mexico and and sing in a karaoke bar.
JJAZZ says – reply to this

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A NEW MADONNA? ARE YOU FUCKING MAD? THERE WILL NEVER BE A NEW MADONNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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TAKE A COURSE FROM JAZZ……..GAY 101….YOU CANT RECREATE MADONNA'S HISTORY
Heidi says – reply to this

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Re: Sue – You asshole. She's not even Mexican.
Shaki says – reply to this

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Yaya Finally they get a real artist on the List Shakira deserves it. she is more talented than Madonna by far. Shakira is a true talented artist.
Monic says – reply to this

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Thats fantastic she deserves it.
Charl says – reply to this

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wow congrats I love her
Itsme says – reply to this

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She's SO not worth it
Shaki says – reply to this

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I think I m better than everyone, Im shakira
Maruc says – reply to this

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Re: Sue – STUPID SUE, she is not from Mexico and of course she sings MUCH better than Madge. She is a LEGEND, how many latin stars do you know have the power Sahira does??? and worst Madge in the spanish world is not a legend… sorry Ignorant Sue, Shakira does well in English, But she is awesome in spanish. Shakira the NEW QUEEN. ah i forgot, she's colombian and take care with colombians they are just INCREDIBLE!!!
DSF says – reply to this

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MADONNA IS THE QUEEN.
Yo says – reply to this

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Definitivamente es una vendida. Todo por el dinero y la fama. Shakira, no te reconocemos.
Bling says – reply to this

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i saw shakira once in miami at a Y-100 concert. she sucked. i was really excited to see her (more than hear her lol) best people on that show by far was actually ricky martin and will smith..
Truth says – reply to this

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Yeah…but Shakira is fug.
Celia says – reply to this

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I love Shakira! She is so sexy and amazzzing!
alexi says – reply to this

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AHAHHAHA !!!!!

I GOT FIRST, AND IT'S like THE THIRD TIME I'M ACTUALLY TRYING THIS SHHHIIIIT

FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE FIRST THATS MEEEEEEEE
lun says – reply to this

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shakira is hot and so is her music… im not really loving her concerts… though her vocals are great… but the concerts was tooooooooooooooooo simple
Klynn says – reply to this

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She is so not worth that!! Her voice SUCKS!
andj says – reply to this

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you cant compare sharkira to a talentless 50 year old tranny who sticks her virgina out for attention
gah says – reply to this

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Re: Sue – you racist dumbass she's Colombian.
wow says – reply to this

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Re: JJAZZ – Re: mega –
"Madonna works hard and did well with what she's got… Shakira is a gift from the gods… in every way. Multilingual, multi-talented, a huge philanthropist at a young age. She was born evolved… Madonna finally grew up like everyone else, with lots of years and experiences. "

wow, true wisdom on Perez Hilton. that is probably a first. great post and so very true, I get the feeling watching Madonna in interviews now that she's almost embarassed how developmentally delayed she was when she thought she was the shit. Most pop stars are incredibly immature, though. Shakira is a huge exception, a true prodigy.
BB says – reply to this

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Shakira annoys the crap out of me.
ann says – reply to this

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Super hot bitch!!!!! Love her
lilil says – reply to this

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ARE YOU EFING KIDDING?! SHAKIRA THE NEXT MADONNA?! Ok. I know madonna has a really little voice and most of the time even live her voices doesn't come straight from the MIC but telling that this bitch that sounds like a goat when she sings is the next madonna is too much! PLEASE! SHE WILL BE HISTORY IN A COUPLE OF YEARS! Just like Britney and all those cunts!
karla says – reply to this

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shes lebanese
pina says – reply to this

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fuck madonna is all about shakira!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

she”s just ¬
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Pere says – reply to this

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"Madonna works hard and did well with what she's got… Shakira is a gift from the gods… in every way. Multilingual, multi-talented, a huge philanthropist at a young age. She was born evolved… Madonna finally grew up like everyone else, with lots of years and experiences. "
wow, true wisdom on Perez Hilton. that is probably a first. great post and so very true, I get the feeling watching Madonna in interviews now that she's almost embarassed how developmentally delayed she was when she thought she was the shit. Most pop stars are incredibly immature, though. Shakira is a huge exception, a true prodigy.
jwb says – reply to this

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She should take her pay in Colombian Pesos. They are up 20% v. US$ in the last year.
Chris says – reply to this

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LOL… No Perez, she is no Madonna… although neither one can sing, Madonna took things to a whole new level that most female performers can not do because Madonna has did most level first! LOL… Shakira's voice is more annoying too!
Fist says – reply to this

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Can't wait to see her new stuff– the horrible vibrato voice that makes me want to poke out my own eyeballs. The overtly sexual rock star posturing, then that sweet smile and the screams from the audience. Hopefully the apocalypse will come soon and relieve me from ever having to hear another Shakira stupid assed song again.
emma says – reply to this

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i love her hair!!
OMAR says – reply to this

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you are talking too much crap, she is the best, she deserves more than 100m, fuck you i hate that bitch madonna, hhaha, shaki is a million time BETTER BETTER!
Virgi says – reply to this

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she doesn´t sing live and her voice is ridiculous. ¿shakira the new Madonna? hahaha. She wish..
Virgi says – reply to this

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um,n 54 said "Shakira wrote an awful song because she knows Americans are retards".
this is for um,n 54;
If she thinks americans are retard ¿why is she trying to do anything to like americans??
s says – reply to this

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Re: Virgi –

madonna doesn't sing live too.