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The New Madonna

Filed under: Music Minute > Shakira

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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.]



96 comments to “The New Madonna”

  1. alexi says – reply to this
    1

    FIRST !!

  2. erin says – reply to this
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    SECOND!!

  3. sweet says – reply to this
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    FIRST??

  4. 4

    Don't really care……

  5. emily says – reply to this
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    cool.

    5th?

  6. emily says – reply to this
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    yeah!!!

    i've never been above 10 on this thing.

    6th!

  7. p says – reply to this
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    5

  8. whoa says – reply to this
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    love this bitch

  9. 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.

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

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

  12. pepe says – reply to this
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    shakira and madonna r my friends , guy ritchie too

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

  14. ugh says – reply to this
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    12 liar lair

  15. 15

    Very cool! Love her and her music!

  16. betch says – reply to this
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    Re: danie
    FAIL!

  17. 17

    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.

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

  19. 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.

  20. 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!

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

  22. 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

  23. pepe says – reply to this
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    rocco ritchie is my friend

  24. pepe says – reply to this
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    david banda and chuck from gossip girl are both my friends

  25. 25

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

  26. 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.

  27. 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!!

  28. shell says – reply to this
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    HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST??? HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST???HOLY SHIT AM I FIRST???

  29. 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?

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

  31. Mop says – reply to this
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    Re: shell – FAIL

  32. 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.

  33. 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.

  34. flor says – reply to this
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    ASI BABY ASI ES PERFECTO!!!!!

  35. Asiam says – reply to this
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    New Madonna? hahaha

  36. j says – reply to this
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    Can't stand Shakira

  37. 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.

  38. 38

    I love Shakira! Go girl! We need more Latina artists :)

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

  40. Elton says – reply to this
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    SHAKIRA IS GREAT.

    She´s latin american people´s pride.

  41. 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.

  42. 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!!

  43. 43

    And well deserved millions. She's such a awesome singer!
    Love you Shakira!

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

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

  46. 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.

  47. 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.

  48. 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.

  49. 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.

  50. 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.

  51. David says – reply to this
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    Yay for Shakira!

  52. 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.

  53. cass says – reply to this
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    love ya shakira!

  54. 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

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

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

  57. Leila says – reply to this
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    Thank god for her Lebanese father

  58. 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

  59. 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!

  60. SlutM says – reply to this
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    Whooo go shakira ♥ totally love her =]

  61. Elton says – reply to this
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    Re: um, n – You said it all

  62. 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.

  63. 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.

  64. 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

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

  66. 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.

  67. Monic says – reply to this
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    Thats fantastic she deserves it.

  68. Charl says – reply to this
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    wow congrats I love her

  69. Itsme says – reply to this
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    She's SO not worth it

  70. Shaki says – reply to this
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    I think I m better than everyone, Im shakira

  71. 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!!!

  72. DSF says – reply to this
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    MADONNA IS THE QUEEN.

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