"Like I'm on a beach in Anguilla, sipping my Corona like there's nothin' going on..."


 

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The last half-decade of popular music has been an era of female dominance: Britney. Gaga, Beyoncé. Katy. Rihanna. But who, we wondered, is the undisputed Queen of Pop?

Here is the first Rolling Stone Queen of Pop Index. We ranked 16 solo female artists, looking at album and digital song sales, Hot 100 rankings, radio airplay, YouTube views, social media, concert grosses, industry awards and critics' ratings. In alphabetical order, they are: Adele, Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson, Miley Cyrus, Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, P!nk, Rihanna, Robyn, Shakira, Britney Spears, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood.

In selecting a time period to cover, we decided to focus on the very recent past: 2009 to mid-2011. (And thus artists like Fergie and Gwen Stefani were not considered, because they haven't released solo albums during that time period.)

You can probably guess who wound up on top if you've wandered past a newsstand or watched an awards show anytime in the last three years. But the breakdown is enlightening – even our lowest-ranked contender overall came within a false eyelash of topping one of the lists.

Let's start with the yardstick the record industry cares about most: album sales.

ALBUM SALES


DIGITAL TRACKS


YOUTUBE

That quartet of solid smashes is what gives Rihanna the top slot on our YouTube survey, rather than relying on a single blockbuster. For example, her top clip "What's My Name" has been outviewed by three other videos counted in our survey: Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" (390 million), Shakira's 2010 World Cup anthem "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" (357 million) and Miley Cyrus's "Party in the U.S.A." (228 million). But in each case, Gaga's, Shakira's and Cyrus's second-place clip ("Alejandro," "Whenever, Wherever" and "7 Things," respectively) is off by at least one-third from the leader by that act.

In Shakira's case, the gap is massive: "Whenever" is off more than 80 percent compared to the global blockbuster "Waka Waka." Still, our YouTube list is where Shakira performs best – she placed third, giving her a boost in our overall ranking. The World Cup anthem turned out to be the bright spot in the 2009–11 period for the Colombian superstar; she also released both English and Spanish albums during the period, but neither She Wolf nor Sale el Sol went gold in the United States or produced a major radio hit. (Each did better globally.)



AIRPLAY


BILLBOARD HOT 100


SOCIAL NETWORKING



TOURING



AWARDS


ALBUM REVIEWS

Shakira takes third place again, thanks in part to the four-star rating earned by her underappreciated 2009 She Wolf disc. Her outranking of Lady Gaga among critics is something of a fluke, likely brought on by the impassioned pro-and-con debate Gaga inspires.




MASTER RANKING


Ja, det där gick väl kanske inte jättebra, men vi vet ju att Shakira är bäst!! :) + Att hon är känd i delar av världen där folk inte har hört talas om Lady Gaga osv, skulle kunna räkna upp 100 olika anledningar till att Shak är "queen of pop", haha.
Nåja, det här spelar ingen roll. Grattis Shak!

Haha ^^

"I'm Colombian and nothing will change that."

Idag är det tjugo år sedan Shaks första skiva Magía släpptes på vinyl. GRATTIS!

Whenever wherever
we're meant to be together
I'll be there and you'll be near
And that's the deal my dear

Det finns många ouppklarade mysterier i Shakiras karriär. Frågan är om vi någonsin kommer få svar på dem?

1. Musikvideon till Eyes Like Yours

Det finns många engelska versioner av Shakis äldre låtar som aldrig släppts. Eyes Like Yours lyckades komma med på Laundry Service, men när den spelades in, runt 98-99, gjordes en musikvideo till den samtidigt som de spelade in videon till Ojos Así.

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Efter att nyheten om att Shakira besöker Israel för att tala om Fundación Pies Descalzos och sin roll som goodwill-ambassadör för UNICEF har reaktionerna varit många.

Bland dem finns en grupp israeliter som uppmanar henne att inte besöka deras land. Detta offentliggjordes när Facebooksidan "Shakira: Säg NEJ till apartheid och JA till frihet för Palestina" skapades.

Shakira kommer under de närmaste dagarna befinna sig i Israel tillsammans med sitt pressteam, men denna hemsida med över 1200 anhängare vill ändra på planerna.

Källa: The Jerusalem post

Den argentinska tidningen Gente dedikerar mittensidorna åt Shakira denna vecka!

Källa: Shakira-argentina

Tack vare hennes arbete med Fundación Pies Descalzos, deltar Shaki i konferensen "My Recipe for a better tomorrow", organiserad av president Shimon Peres för att tala om barns undervisning. Den israeliska tidningen Ma'ariv rapporterar att hon kommer ta med sig Piqué. Konferensen pågår den 21-23:e juni och planeras sändas live på den officiella sidan.

Källa

Materialet till den officiella turné-dvd:n har filmats i Paris, den 13:e och 14:e juni! Hon sjöng alla låtar ( + Je L'Aime A Mourir), och konserten filmades i 3D!

Tracklist:

1. Pienso En Ti
2. Why Wait
3. Te Dejo Madrid
4. Si Te Vas
5. Whenever, Wherever (+ utdrag ur Unbelievable)
6. Inevitable
7. Nothing Else Matters
8. Despedida
9. Gypsy
10. La Tortura
11. Ciega, Sordomuda
12. Underneath Your Clothes
13. Gordita
14. Sale El Sol
15. Las De La Intuicion
16. Loca
17. She Wolf
18. Ojos Así
19. Antes De La Seis
20. Je L’aime À Mourir
21. Hips Don’t Lie
22. Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)

Videor från kvällarna:

Du kanske har sett armbanden Shakira brukar ha på sig? De kallas "decenarios" och ges till barn vid dop i spansktalande länder. De sägs ge tur och varje färg symboliserar något. Nu kan du lära dig hur du gör dem! Kika in videon nedan. Den är på spanska men du behöver inte kunna språket för att förstå.

Det du behöver är:

- garn (funkar med alla lite grövre garn)
- sax
- måttband
- sugrör (man kan även använda fingret)
- tändare/tändstickor

Färgernas mening:

White: Friendship, Purity
Green:  Health, Ambition, Go-Getter
Yellow: Energy, Increase Creativity
Red:  Love, Passion, Courage
Pink: Consolation, Romance
Brown: Concentration, Stability, Strength
Grey: Wisdom, Faith
Orange:  Success, Attraction, Happiness
Light Blue:  Reconciliation, Health, Tranquility
Dark Blue: (Self) Confidence, Knowledge
Turquoise:  Recharge spirit, Clarity, Concentration
Purple:  Inner Strength, Control, Luxury
Light Purple: Romance, Nostalgia
Black:  Balance, Power, Elegance
Rainbow:  Immense Beauty, Promise, Hope

Shakira brukar till vardags bära en brun decenario :)

På fyra dagar har Rabiosa haft 15 370 546 visningar på YouTube och 60 840 gilla-markeringar! Wow.

Här är en recension av videon:

"It will certainly not surprise anyone when we write this next sentence. Shakira is really hot. Like, insanely hot. But, what might surprise readers is when we write that Shakira is still really hot with short brown hair.

Before anyone gets too worried, Shakira has not chopped off her flowing mane of blonde locks. The Columbia singer appears both as a blonde and as a brunette in her video for “Rabiosa,” with the short brown “bob” being a wig. And although Shakira would probably never actually go short and brown — that sounds dirty — we all now know that she could definitely pull it off.

The video for “Rabiosa,” her Spanglish song featuring Pitbull, is incredibly fun and sexy. Pitbull does not actually appear in the video — which is disappointing because the entire song is filled with the flirting between the two — but the fun environment and feel of the video makes up for his absence.

The video begins with the wig-wearing Shakira entering a fenced-in party. Take quick notice that there is a height chart on the wall behind Shakira — with the pint-size entertainer not quite reaching the five-foot mark. Typically Shakira fills her video with scenes of making her “hips [not] lying,” but so far all she does is walk through a party filled with drinking, sex and smoking. Shakira literally has to walk through what appears to be a mass orgy, and even has to crawl under a woman’s leg — which isn’t too tough now that we all know she is four-foot-something. Shakira — with lines thrown in from Pitbull — sings while looking directly into the camera,

“If you don’t get enough I’ll make it a double
I got my boy in big, big trouble
You know I want ya, atacao ahi
Ra-ta-ta!
You got a lot of the sex appeal
Don’t play along because I’m for real
You see that road isn’t meant for me
You know I want you amarroa aqui.”

After walking through the party, the scene changes to Shakira — with her long blonde hair flowing wearing nothing but black underwear — pole dancing. Yes, she certainly proves that her “hips don’t lie” in these quick scenes that seem to be filmed miles away form the party. These intercut scenes of Shakira shaking her ass and doing splits don’t seem to really fit with the whole party plot line, but no one will really complain. It seems like these scenes were added to show that her hair had not actually been cut, and that her body is still hard as a rock.

The party continues, this time with Shakira in a bathtub with balls on top of her. That sentence may have been poorly worded. Shakira is actually shown lying in a bathtub filled with those Chucky Cheese colored plastic balls — fully covered — flirting with a guy. They throw the balls back and forth to each other as Shakira continues the song.

“Oh ya Papi, you’re like a mocha
Come get a little closer and bite me en la boca
Oh ya Papi, you’re like a mocha
Come get a little closer and bite me en la boca
Rabiosa
Rabiosa
Come pull me closer.”

This is a perfect example of how Shakira and Pitbull will combine English and Spanish words to confuse most listeners. First off, the song’s title of “Rabiosa” translates to “rabid” — specifically a rabid female. Second, the line “bite me en la boca” is even more confusing while watching the video due to Shakira lustily placing two fingers on her mouth while singing the line. The line translates to “bite me in the mouth,” which is actually very hot no matter what language it is in.

“Oh ya Papi, you’re like a mocha
Come get a little closer and bite me en la boca
Oh ya Papi, you’re like a mocha
Come get a little closer and bite me en la boca
Rabiosa
Rabiosa
Come pull me closer.”

The video continues with Shakira being carried around the party upside down, along with a few more quick scenes of her dancing on the pole. All in all, a very strong video for the singer. It would have been much better if Pitbull actually could have made it to the shoot, but we wouldn’t know what part to cut out if he were to make an appearance. Definitely not the ball scene, definitely not the stripper pole scenes, and definitely not the scenes with Shakira putting her fingers to her mouth. In actuality, maybe it was better that Pitbull wasn’t in it after all.

Källa: YouTube & somanymp3.com

"-Gracias a todos por los comentarios tan lindos sobre el video de Rabiosa! Me alegro que les guste - Shak"

"-Gracias @jaumedelaiguana como siempre por tu talento. -Shak"

Shakira uppträdde i Genéve i förrgår. Det var faktiskt ett genrep för konsert-DVD:n, som kommer filmas i Paris. Gordita var tillbaka (med den stora vita masken) och hon sjöng den franska/spanska låten "Je L'Aime A Mourir" efter "Amtes De Las Seis"! Det var riktigt vackert (se videon nedan).

Meny på hotellet:

Shakira kommer ge en konsert i Egypten i november.
Walid Mansour, en konsertorganisatör som hyrt Shakira, säger att hon kommer uppträda på en scen på hockeyarenan i Kairo, byggd speciellt för denna konsert. Hon kommer för första gången sjunga på en scen byggd av en egyptisk tekniker.
Shakira har sjungit i Mellanöstern flera gånger förut, och första gången i Egypten var för fyra år sedan och inträffade vid pyramiderna i Giza.


Shakira i Egypten 2007