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Shakira cancels concert in Columbia due to a damaged stage roof

Shakira cancels Colombia gig over venue safety concerns

Shakira has canceled a concert in Colombia, among dozens of dates on her world tour, due to a damaged stage roof that posed safety concerns, event organizers said on Friday.

Music • 22 Feb

Shakira (pictured on stage at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles earlier this month) - Resumed her tour on Monday having taken ill on Saturday

Shakira medical records leak sparks Peru investigation

Peruvian authorities have threatened sanctions and large fines as they investigate how the singer Shakira's medical records were leaked following her treatment at a Lima clinic.

Music • 18 Feb

Shakira resumes world tour after hospital release

Colombian superstar Shakira has resumed her world tour in South America after having to postpone a show in the country due to an abdominal condition.

Music • 18 Feb

Shakira issues update after being taken to hospital

Colombian superstar Shakira has issued an update for fans after being taken to hospital with an abdominal condition and calling off her concert in Peru capital Lima.

Music • 20 Feb

Shakira (pictured on stage in Rio de Janeiro last week) - "The doctors whose care I am currently under have communicated that I am not in good enough condition to perform this evening"

Shakira cancels Lima concert after being hospitalised

Shakira cancelled her concert in the Peruvian capital Lima on Sunday after being hospitalised with abdominal pain, a setback that came days after she launched her first worldwide tour in seven years.

Music • 16 Feb

Charli XCX and Raye to perform at Grammy Awards

British singers Charli XCX and Raye are among the music stars who will perform at the 2025 Grammy Awards ceremony, it has been announced.

Music • 25 Jan

In her letter to El Mundo, Shakira accused Spain's tax office of being more interested in "burning her in public" than listening to her arguments

Shakira compares Spanish tax office to 'Inquisition'

Colombian pop star Shakira has accused Spain's tax office of confiscating all the income she earned when she lived there, comparing the institution to "The Inquisition" in a letter published in the Spanish daily El Mundo.

Music • 04 Sep 24

Prosecutors had opened the case against Shakira in July

Spanish court shelves Shakira tax case

A Spanish court has said it has shelved a probe into alleged tax fraud by Colombian pop star Shakira following a request from public prosecutors.

Music • 09 May 24

Shakira - Spanish prosecutors opened the case against her last July

Spanish prosecutors move to close Shakira tax case

Spanish prosecutors have moved to dismiss a tax fraud case against Shakira just months after opening proceedings against the Colombian star over unpaid taxes of €6.6 million.

Music • 08 May 24

Shonda Rhimes - "If you're expecting a Barbie movie, then I thought it was great. But I think a lot of people were expecting so much more, and then tried to make it so much more"

Bridgerton boss has a different take on Barbie

Shonda Rhimes has said people wanted the smash-hit Barbie film to be a feminist manifesto "that it doesn't need to be".

Movies • 30 Apr 24

Shakira says the Barbie movie was "emasculating"

Shakira feels the Barbie movie is 'emasculating'

Shakira has said the Barbie movie could be seen as "emasculating" to young boys and that she believes women should be empowered "without robbing men of their possibility to be men".

Music • 01 Apr 24

Shakira - "There was a lot of sacrifice for love"

Shakira 'put career on hold' for ex Gerard Piqué

Shakira has said she put her "career on hold" for a long time to be with her former partner Gerard Piqué as he continued playing football.

Music • 16 Mar 24

Shakira arrives with her lawyer Pau Molins at the High Court of Justice of Catalonia in Barcelona today

Shakira agrees deal in Spanish tax case

Shakira has said that she has resolved a long-running tax dispute with Spanish authorities.

Music • 20 Nov 23

Shakira facing another tax probe from Spanish prosecutors

Shakira facing €6.6m tax case

Colombian pop star Shakira, who stands trial in Barcelona in November for tax fraud, is facing a fresh probe by prosecutors who claim she cheated Spain's tax office out of €6.6 million.

Music • 09 May 24

Shakira 'begs' media to respect her children's privacy

Shakira has "begged" members of the media to respect her children's privacy, speaking "not as an artist, but as a mother".

Music • 11 Apr 23

Shakira voices support for women of Iran

Shakira has become the latest celebrity to voice her support for the women of Iran, amid widespread protests in the country and accusations of human rights violations.

Music • 11 Oct 22

Shakira's lawyers have said that until 2014 she earned most of her money from international tours, moved to Spain full-time only in 2015 and has met all her tax obligations

Shakira to stand trial in Spain over alleged tax fraud

A Spanish court has ordered Colombian music star Shakira to stand trial over alleged tax fraud, newly released court documents show.

Music • 27 Sep 22

Shakira rejected a plea deal on Wednesday, saying in a statement through her lawyers that she was "absolutely certain of her innocence" and had decided to let the case go to court

Prosecutors will seek jail sentence in Shakira tax case

Spanish prosecutors have said they will seek a prison sentence of more than eight years against global music star Shakira, after she rejected a plea deal on allegations of tax evasion.

Music • 29 Jul 22

Shakira and Gerard Piqué (pictured in Barcelona in January 2016) were together for 11 years

Shakira and Gerard Piqué announce split

Singer Shakira and footballer Gerard Piqué have announced their split after 11 years together.

Music • 04 Jun 22

Shakira loses appeal, inches closer to tax fraud trial

Colombian superstar Shakira inched closer to standing trial in Spain for tax fraud after a Barcelona court dismissed an appeal from the singer, in a ruling made public on Thursday.

Music • 26 May 22

Shakira was honoured with the Special International award Photo: Getty Images

Stars shine at the Ivor Novello Awards in London

Rapper Dave and Ed Sheeran have been honoured at the Ivor Novello Awards during a ceremony that also featured a surprise appearance by global pop superstar Shakira.

Music • 19 May 22

Shakira (pictured at last year's Super Bowl in Miami, Florida) - "It was uncomfortable"

Shakira shares battles with discrimination & self-doubt

Shakira has described the discrimination that she experienced in the music industry, saying she faced "double entendre comments" about her Colombian heritage, including remarks about "drug trafficking".

Music • 01 Nov 21

Shakira attacked and robbed by wild boars

Pop singer Shakira has revealed she was attacked and robbed by a number of wild boars in a park in Barcelona.

Music • 30 Sep 21

Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie sells song rights

Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie, who wrote such hits such as Little Lies and Don't Stop, is the latest artist to sell her back catalogue of songs to investment firm Hipgnosis.

Music • 10 Aug 21