Shakira's Minsk show

The rumours surrounding the cancellation of Shakira’s concert performance in Minsk, Belarus are completely unfounded. We look forward to bringing The Sun Comes Out World Tour to the Minsk Arena on May 19th.

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Shakira on 'Songs for Japan' relief album

Following the terrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Shakira is oneof more than 30 of the biggest names in contemporary music that havejoined together for the worldwide release of"Songs for Japan", anunprecedented compilation of 38 chart-topping hits and classic tracks,available worldwide on the iTunes Store from today, viaitunes.com/songsforjapan.Shakira has contributed Whenever, Wherever. Proceeds from the album'ssale will benefit the disaster relief efforts of the Japanese Red CrossSociety.

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Nice show announced

We're very pleased to report that Shakira is heading to Nice, France on 5 June to play a show at the Palais Nikaia.

As always, we have a special pre-sale forFan Clubmembers via ourToursection. That begins on Tuesday, March 29 at 10am and runs until Thursday, March 31 at noon. The general sale then begins on Friday, April 1 at 10am.

For the full list of upcoming shows, check out theToursection.

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Making of the S by Shakira ad

This week, Shakira launched her S by Shakira fragrance in Brazil and Chile. So we thought now seemed like a good time to post this exclusive, behind-the-scenes footage from theTV commercial. Check it out above. And for more info on S by Shakira, head toen.shakira-beauty.com.

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Brasilia show re-arranged for March 24th

We're pleased to report that the Pop Music Festival Brasilia, which was canceled last Thursday (March 17th) due to heavy rain, has been rescheduled for this Thursday, March, 24th, beginning at 6:30 PM. The line up of the show will now consist of Chimarruts, Train and Shakira.

For those who did not attend the original date on March 17th, unused tickets will be valid for the new date, without the need for any change

For people who did attend the canceled show, a new ticket will be given to them in return for their used ticket, at the box office of Estacionamento do Mané Garrincha, on March 22nd and 23rd, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM and on the festival day, March 24th, from 10:00 AM onwards.

If you would like to buy tickets for this new date, the sales channel remains the same:www.livepass.com.brand phone 4003 1527

Ticket holders who do not wish to attend on the new date can get a refund at the box office of Estacionamento do Mané Garrincha, starting on March 22nd, by presenting their ticket – used or not.

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Shakira meets the President of Brazil

Yesterday afternoon, Shakira met with the president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, at the Presidential Palace in Brasilia. Shakira began the meeting congratulating the President for a recently announced new program dedicated to the care of women during pregnancy and newborns. The program will build 6,000 kindergartens and preschools in the country by 2014, or 1,500 units per year.

Shakira said to the media after the meeting:"The state has a historic opportunity to eradicate extreme poverty and inequality. Our struggle withALAS, the movement to which I belong, seeks to promote strategies for early childhood education and care to children between 0 and 6 years,"

The meeting also discussed the importance of investing in early childhood and agreed a working alliance between the ALAS Foundation and the Government of Brazil.

"My meeting with Dilma Rousseff was highly positive, the President showed great enthusiasm to initiate projects in collaboration with ALAS for children aged 0 to 6 years living in poverty. We will move on won't give up on the Latin American children," Shakira told the press.

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Shakira to play in Rock in Rio

With Shakira currently in Brazil with the Sale el Sol tour, now seems agood time to report that she will perform at this year's Rock In Riofestival. Shakira will play on the World Stage at the event in Rio deJaneiro on September 30. Tickets are due go on sale on July 1 - for moreinfo, see thefestival's official website.

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When Shakira met Shakiro!

Last week on the Chilean TV show"Yo Soy" a contestant named Rodolfo Burgos wowed the country with his impression of Shakira.Burgos only had to sing the chorus of"Gypsy" to becrowned Chile's"Shakiro" and become an internet phenomenon - generating more than a million views onYouTube.

Shakira was so impressed bythe video of Rodolfothat she tweetedsaying she'd like to meet him. Which is exactly what happened on Thursday in Santiago. Check out their impromptu duet in the video above...

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European tour update

Following their Fan Club pre-sales, tickets for many of Shakira's upcoming European shows are now on general sale. Those shows are:

May 05, 2011    Budapest    HU    Budapest Arena BUY NOW
May 07, 2011    Bucharest    RO    Palace Square BUY NOW
May 09, 2011    Belgrade    RS    Belgrade Arena BUY NOW
May 10, 2011    Zagreb    HR    Zagreb Arena BUY NOW
May 14, 2011    Mannheim, DE    DE    SAP Arena BUY NOW
May 15, 2011    Monchengladbach, DE    DE    Hockeypark BUY NOW
May 17, 2011    Lodz    PL    Atlas Arena BUY NOW
May 19, 2011    Minsk    BY    Minsk Arena BUY NOW   
May 28, 2011    Rabat    MA    Mawazine Festival BUY NOW
Jun 03, 2011    Madrid    ES    Estadio Vincente Calderon BUY NOW
Jun 10, 2011    Graz    AT    Rock Festival at Schwarzl Freizeitzentrum BUY NOW
Jun 13, 2011    Paris    FR    Bercy BUY NOW
Jun 14, 2011    Paris    FR    Bercy BUY NOW

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Swiss shows confirmed

We're pleased to report that Shakira has announced two Swiss dates in June. Details are as follows:

7 June - Arena Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
8 June - Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland

As always, we have a special pre-sale for members of Shakira'sFan Club. It runs from 10am (local time) on Monday March 7 until 12noon on Tuesday March 8, via ourTOUR section. The general sale then begins on Friday March 11.

For the full list of Shak's upcoming shows, head to theTOUR section.

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Barefoot Foundation film

Check out this wonderful film about Shakira'sBarefoot Foundation.

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Shows announced for Spain and Panama

Shakira's Sale el Sol tour will head to Spain in May and June for shows in Valencia (May 30), Almeria (June 1), Madrid (June 3) and Bilbao (June 4). As always, members of theOfficial Shakira Fan ClubShakira will have access to a special pre-sale (which starts on March 10 for Valencia, Madrid and Bilbao and March 24 for Almeria).

Also, we are very pleased to announce that the tour will visit Panama on April 12. The pre-sale for Shakira's Fan Club members begins tomorrow and the general sale starts on March 12.

In other news, the Sale el Sol tour kicks off its South American run today in Salta (Argentina). Check out the videos our colleagues from the Pop Festival have made (and keep an eye onthepopfestival.comfor more).

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Second Mexico City show announced

Shakira has added a secondMexico Cityshow to her upcoming Latin America tour. The Pop Festival will return to the city'sForo Solvenue on April 3rd for the second concert (the day after the previously-announced show).

As always, members of the officialShakira Fan Clubwill be able to take advantage of aspecial pre-sale, beginning on March 2nd at 11am (local time). The general sale will then commence on March 5th.

For the full list of upcoming shows, head toshakira.com/tour.

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