Shakira se afla in plina campanie de promovare a noului ei album de studio, asa ca a dat un interviu pentru revista Billboard in care a povestit despre cum nu mai are voie sa faca videoclipuri cu barbati, cum a lucrat la viitorul ei material si despre cum se impaca succesul cu maternitatea.

E primul disc la care Shakira nu a semnat vreo piesa, a lasat procesul de compunere pe seama altora care au scris pentru Pitbull, Chris Brown si Britney Spears.

What’s helped me cope is simplifying my process, she says, finally digging into the hummus (after adding extra olive oil). I can sometimes dilate on things eternally and stay in the studio long into the night. But having a baby and a family forced me to return home sooner. It’s why this album marks the first time she hasn\’t written or co-written all of the tracks.

Totusi, Shak detine controlul si sta in studio pentru a lua deciziile finale in ceea ce priveste soundul si forma finala a pieselor ei.

Shakira nu glumeste cand spune ca Gerard Pique nu o mai lasa sa filmeze clipuri cu barbati, cum o facea inainte, insa se pare ca acest aspect nu o deranjeaza deloc. Chiar si una dintre piesele de pe album ii este dedicata fotbalistului, iar cantareata a mers atat de departe incat are o piesa in catalana, special interpretata pentru tatal copilului ei.

He’s very territorial, and since he no longer lets me do videos with men, well, I have to do them with women, she says with a laugh. It’s more than implied in our relationship that I can\’t do videos like I used to. It’s out of the question – which I like, by the way. I like that he protects his turf and he values me, in a way that the only person that he would ever let graze my thigh would be Rihanna.

 

Shakira e genul de artist care incearca sa cunoasca industria cat mai bine inainte de a se apuca de munca, si vrea sa aduca pe noul sau album cateceva din fiecare gen, de aceea a colaborat inclusiv cu colegul ei de la The Voice, cantaretul country Blake Shelton.

I told him I wanted to work with Nashville people, she says. I was a little tired of L.A. I wanted people with another point of view, real people with roots with whom I feel comfortable working in the same room. And I told Blake I wanted to do a song that had the narrative of a country song, that was picturesque, that was a real song. But it also needed to suit me, because after all, I\’m Colombian.

Cantareata latino a avut succes inca de la primul album lansat in limba engleza in 2001, iar de atunci cariera ei a fost in permanenta ascensiune. Acum, Shak recunoaste ca se imparte intre viata de familie si cariera si ca uneori e imoral sa recunosti ca iti place sa ai succes.

Albumul care ii poarta numele apare spre finalul acestei luni, iar Shakira ne ofera deja o alta piesa, complet diferita fata de duetul pe care l-a avut cu Riri – Empire. Detalii despre noul ei material de studio gasiti aici, unde explica in detaliu ce vrea de la acest album.

Cum vi se par alegerile Shakirei pentru acest album? Credeti ca poate avea din nou un mega succes?