Official artwork of Shakira’s single “Gypsy”

27 08 2010





Shakira covers Cosmopolitan magazine

27 08 2010





Shakira debuts new song “Hell’s Angel”

20 08 2010
Shakira at the Rock in Rio concert in 2006.

Image via Wikipedia

Shakira is ready to bestow upon us the new material she is working on and rushing out some time soon. This is a live version of the new song “Hell’s Angel.” Click below to listen to it.

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Shakira performs at the World Cup closing ceremony

12 07 2010





Shakira talks about new English-language album!

6 07 2010

Shakira did this special interview with YouTube, it’s half an hour long but she talks a lot about her new album.





Shakira performs “Waka Waka” at Glastonbury!

28 06 2010

Horrid little song.





Shakira covers the XX

28 06 2010





Shakira’s official single cover for “Why Wait”

26 06 2010





Shakira on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine

16 06 2010





Video Premiere: “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)” by Shakira

9 06 2010

They had to pick Shakira to represent Africa? Why? is Africa short of beautiful women with great voices? Lira should have done this and if she doesn’t open the games then this is just an African event by name, at least for us music fans who don’t give two shits about football.





Shakira performs “Gypsy” live in Germany

29 03 2010





Video Premiere: “Gypsy” by Shakira

26 02 2010

First, the Spanish version “Gitana” came out and now the English one is here. We like this song a whole lot. We are glad Shakira picked it as a single.





Official cover of Shakira’s “Gitana”

24 02 2010





Video Premiere: “Gitana” by Shakira

23 02 2010





Shakira sings “Gypsy” live!

28 12 2009

Our favorite song from Shakira’s album She Wolf is being done live again! Giving us more hope of it being a single. Click below to watch.

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Shakira’s speech at Oxford University

16 12 2009

We love her the more we see her. She’s a gypsy, are you coming with me?





Shakira thinks she can dance

27 11 2009





Preview of Shakira’s “Give It Up To Me” featuring Lil’ Wayne

15 11 2009

She’s mixing up the single sequence and she hasn’t given “Did It Again” a time to breathe yet. This is probably one of the weakest singles Shakira has ever released and it is an obvious plea to tap the hip hop market. It’s not working.





Shakira performs “Give It Up To Me” on David Letterman

12 11 2009

The performance is just awkward and the song is horrid. She should have done “Did It Again” or “Gypsy.” Even “She Wolf” would have been better. This album has some great songs and completely bad ones. Nothing in the middle.





Taylor Swift makes fun of Shakira

10 11 2009

The Natalie Merchant bit is spot-on.





Shakira sings “Gypsy” live!

10 11 2009

“Gypsy” is by far our favorite song on She Wolf. We can’t stop listening to it. She always makes great use of instruments that usually fit on pop templates. The album crosses the world over with its genres. If the record company has any sense, they would release this song as a single.





Premiere: Video: “Did It Again” by Shakira

31 10 2009

Shakira is already on her second single even if the album’s been pushed back until November 23rd. “She Wolf” is exactly what happens when one has a lot of star power but not a good lead-single. A memorable video and dance, but a tired old disco knock-0ff. This one’s a bit better, but “Gypsy” should have been next in line. Say what you want, but one thing’s for sure – the girl’s flexible.





Shakira graces the cover of Rolling Stone magazine

28 10 2009

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Shakira wins the award for being the least scantily-clad female to cover the aging rag that is Rolling Stone magazine. She Wolf has been pushed back and, at first, we abhorred it. Now, we like a couple of tracks.





Shakira graces the cover of i-D magazine

11 10 2009

loft965idShe Wolf? She fierce!





Shakira’s album “She Wolf” has leaked!

9 10 2009

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Shakira’s English version of the album She Wolf has hit the blogosphere hard. It has leaked in full retail high quality. It’s her take on a more electronic sound.

Click here for more info.





Haiku Review: She Wolf by Shakira

27 09 2009

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From Colombia:

Shakira brings out She Wolf.

Second best export.





Shakira’s “She Wolf” turns into “He Wolf”

22 09 2009

lols. It’s actually the same quality as Shakira’s video!





Exclusive: Video: “She Wolf” by Shakira

31 07 2009

We managed to catch it the second it came out and here it is. The Shakira single that has gotten so many mixed reviews you have to hear it for yourself. We  like anything disco here at Loft965, so it’s OK with us even if she howls like a wolf. Some say the Spanish version “Loba” is better. But, I’d rather understand what she is saying with the defective voice of hers. Our friends hate it muchly but we couldn’t help but feature it on our next compilation. We hope the album has better tunes. They say it’s “electronic.”





Shakira has evolved into a Wolf

6 07 2009

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This is the new sleeve for her upcoming English album. She has always used animal or mythic imagery in her artwork. Last time it was the doe-eyed eve with child at hand. Her tour was named after a horse. She keeps it Amazon. It’s probably going to have a couple of stompers on their. I haven’t heard enough to know, but I know that she is an artist that has consistently delivered to some extent on albums. The cover’s simple yet strong and gets the point across.





Shakira to come back soon

17 06 2009

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No cover, no leak, no album title. But, it’s worth a mention. Shakira is set to release an English album follow by and Spanish album this year. The lead single is called “She Wolf” and in  Spanish it is tentatively titled “Loba.” The folks over at PopJustice have given it rave reviews citing it as an electronic sounding dance number with the Shakira touch. Let’s hope it’s as big as “Whenever, Wherever” or my personal favorite, which is the butt of some of my friends jokes, “Timor.”