Shakira.
Shakira
Shakira. is the self‑titled tenth studio album (and fourth primarily English‑language album) by Colombian singer‑songwriter Shakira, released on March 21, 2014 via RCA Records. It arrived five years after She Wolf and was shaped by major life changes, including her relationship with footballer Gerard Piqué and the birth of their first son, Milan. Initially planned for 2012, the project was delayed when she became pregnant; she later said she scrapped much of the early material and started over, ultimately crafting an album that tries to reconcile her more organic, rock‑leaning instincts with the demands of contemporary pop radio. Musically, Shakira. is a pop album with a deliberately eclectic palette, folding reggae, ska, rock, EDM‑leaning dance‑pop, and even country elements into a cohesive, radio‑friendly package.
The record opens with “Dare (La La La)”—also reworked for the 2014 World Cup—and is anchored by the lead single “Can’t Remember to Forget You,” a reggae‑rock duet with Rihanna that pairs chugging guitars with a glossy pop chorus. Elsewhere, the countrified ballad “Medicine” (featuring Blake Shelton) nods to Nashville, while “Empire” leans into a soaring rock ballad style reminiscent of her early 2000s work, and tracks like “Hips Don’t Lie”-adjacent “Loca‑style” cuts keep her signature Latin pop sensibility in the mix. Lyrically, the album explores motherhood, mature romantic love, doubt, and the search for personal balance, often with more domestic, grounded imagery than her earlier, wilder persona. Critics generally viewed Shakira. as an “uneasy bargain” between the rootsy, acoustic‑leaning pop she reportedly favored and the more standardized global pop sound her team pursued, but many praised its melodic strength and stylistic variety, and it debuted at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 while earning diamond certification in Colombia.
Shakira. is the self‑titled tenth studio album (and fourth primarily English‑language album) by Colombian singer‑songwriter Shakira, released on March 21, 2014 via RCA Records. It arrived five years after She Wolf and was shaped by major life changes, including her relationship with footballer Gerard Piqué and the birth of their first son, Milan. Initially planned for 2012, the project was delayed when she became pregnant; she later said she scrapped much of the early material and started over, ultimately crafting an album that tries to reconcile her more organic, rock‑leaning instincts with the demands of contemporary pop radio. Musically, Shakira. is a pop album with a deliberately eclectic palette, folding reggae, ska, rock, EDM‑leaning dance‑pop, and even country elements into a cohesive, radio‑friendly package.
The record opens with “Dare (La La La)”—also reworked for the 2014 World Cup—and is anchored by the lead single “Can’t Remember to Forget You,” a reggae‑rock duet with Rihanna that pairs chugging guitars with a glossy pop chorus. Elsewhere, the countrified ballad “Medicine” (featuring Blake Shelton) nods to Nashville, while “Empire” leans into a soaring rock ballad style reminiscent of her early 2000s work, and tracks like “Hips Don’t Lie”-adjacent “Loca‑style” cuts keep her signature Latin pop sensibility in the mix. Lyrically, the album explores motherhood, mature romantic love, doubt, and the search for personal balance, often with more domestic, grounded imagery than her earlier, wilder persona. Critics generally viewed Shakira. as an “uneasy bargain” between the rootsy, acoustic‑leaning pop she reportedly favored and the more standardized global pop sound her team pursued, but many praised its melodic strength and stylistic variety, and it debuted at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 while earning diamond certification in Colombia.
Shakira.
Shakira
Shakira. is the self‑titled tenth studio album (and fourth primarily English‑language album) by Colombian singer‑songwriter Shakira, released on March 21, 2014 via RCA Records. It arrived five years after She Wolf and was shaped by major life changes, including her relationship with footballer Gerard Piqué and the birth of their first son, Milan. Initially planned for 2012, the project was delayed when she became pregnant; she later said she scrapped much of the early material and started over, ultimately crafting an album that tries to reconcile her more organic, rock‑leaning instincts with the demands of contemporary pop radio. Musically, Shakira. is a pop album with a deliberately eclectic palette, folding reggae, ska, rock, EDM‑leaning dance‑pop, and even country elements into a cohesive, radio‑friendly package.
The record opens with “Dare (La La La)”—also reworked for the 2014 World Cup—and is anchored by the lead single “Can’t Remember to Forget You,” a reggae‑rock duet with Rihanna that pairs chugging guitars with a glossy pop chorus. Elsewhere, the countrified ballad “Medicine” (featuring Blake Shelton) nods to Nashville, while “Empire” leans into a soaring rock ballad style reminiscent of her early 2000s work, and tracks like “Hips Don’t Lie”-adjacent “Loca‑style” cuts keep her signature Latin pop sensibility in the mix. Lyrically, the album explores motherhood, mature romantic love, doubt, and the search for personal balance, often with more domestic, grounded imagery than her earlier, wilder persona. Critics generally viewed Shakira. as an “uneasy bargain” between the rootsy, acoustic‑leaning pop she reportedly favored and the more standardized global pop sound her team pursued, but many praised its melodic strength and stylistic variety, and it debuted at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 while earning diamond certification in Colombia.
Shakira. is the self‑titled tenth studio album (and fourth primarily English‑language album) by Colombian singer‑songwriter Shakira, released on March 21, 2014 via RCA Records. It arrived five years after She Wolf and was shaped by major life changes, including her relationship with footballer Gerard Piqué and the birth of their first son, Milan. Initially planned for 2012, the project was delayed when she became pregnant; she later said she scrapped much of the early material and started over, ultimately crafting an album that tries to reconcile her more organic, rock‑leaning instincts with the demands of contemporary pop radio. Musically, Shakira. is a pop album with a deliberately eclectic palette, folding reggae, ska, rock, EDM‑leaning dance‑pop, and even country elements into a cohesive, radio‑friendly package.
The record opens with “Dare (La La La)”—also reworked for the 2014 World Cup—and is anchored by the lead single “Can’t Remember to Forget You,” a reggae‑rock duet with Rihanna that pairs chugging guitars with a glossy pop chorus. Elsewhere, the countrified ballad “Medicine” (featuring Blake Shelton) nods to Nashville, while “Empire” leans into a soaring rock ballad style reminiscent of her early 2000s work, and tracks like “Hips Don’t Lie”-adjacent “Loca‑style” cuts keep her signature Latin pop sensibility in the mix. Lyrically, the album explores motherhood, mature romantic love, doubt, and the search for personal balance, often with more domestic, grounded imagery than her earlier, wilder persona. Critics generally viewed Shakira. as an “uneasy bargain” between the rootsy, acoustic‑leaning pop she reportedly favored and the more standardized global pop sound her team pursued, but many praised its melodic strength and stylistic variety, and it debuted at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 while earning diamond certification in Colombia.