Shakira talks about the meaning behind her album Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, creating three different album covers and her kids asking for royalties after being featured on a song she wrote for them.
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Shakira on Reclaiming Her Resilience in New Album After Ex-Husband, Cardi B Collab and NYC Surprise
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-Welcome back to the show.
They love you. We love you. Oh, my gosh. You're one of my favorite guests
we've had on the show and one of my
favorite performers ever. The thing I love about you -- you've been here
all day rehearsing and you're just the nicest
and the coolest and just talented and gorgeous
and everything. And then you go, "Hold on.
I'll go do this. I'll be right back." And then you go --
And you're like 150 feet tall. And I'm like, "Oh, my God. I can't believe
I was just talking to h
er and she was so normal." You're just such
a great performer. You're amazing.
So thank you for coming back. [ Cheers and applause ]
-I love being on your show. -I love you.
-Yeah, I feel at home here. You guys treat me so well.
-Thank you. I want it to feel like home,
yeah. Congratulations. The album came
out on Friday, by the way. Congratulations on this. I want to share
how well it's doing. [ Cheers and applause ] In the first 24 hours
it was released, the album became
the most-streamed album
of 2024 already. [ Cheers and applause ] Yeah.
♪♪ It was certified
seven times platinum already. And it's been streamed
10 billion times globally. Come on! [ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪ I mean,
this is what I'm talking about. -I'm overwhelmed. I really am. I have the best fans
in the world. The best ones.
They're just insanely amazing. They've been with me in the good
times, in the bad times. They support me all the time. I feel accompanied through
each one of the processes that I have to go throu
gh
in life. They're just -- -But you keep delivering,
though. You keep delivering, and that's
why we are fans of you, because you put out
quality stuff every single time
you do anything. "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran." -Perfectisimo.
-Yeah? Close? Close? Yeah? Trying --
-Perfecto. "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran." -Yeah.
-"Women No Longer Cry." -Oh, I love that.
Where did that come from? -Because it's men's turn now.
-What?! What are you talking about?
♪♪ It's men's turn to cry?
-Yeah. I think so. I think
so. We've done that for too long,
you know? -Yeah.
-Yeah. Like, for too long,
we've been sent to cry with a script in our hands
and without an end just because we're women. We have to conceal our pain
in front of our kids, in front of society. We have to heal
in a certain way. And I don't think anyone is
supposed to tell us how to heal. Like, no one is supposed to tell
a she-wolf how to lick her wounds,
you know? And, yeah, I think that
now women decide when to cry, how to cry, and until when.
-Yeah.
-And -- Yeah. [ Cheers and applause ]
-Good for you. Yeah, no one is supposed to
tell us how to cope with the hardship of life. -Yeah. I mean,
this has been seven years since the last album? -Yep.
-Right? And, so, you put out songs here
and there that were awesome and you came on our show
and performed. Thank you for that. But what made you feel like, oh, now you have
a full album ready to go? Well, yeah, I've been putting
out music here and there, but it was really hard for me
to put tog
ether a body of work. I didn't have time.
It was the husband factor. Now I'm husband-less. Yeah, the husband
was dragging me down. [ Cheers and applause ] Now I'm free. -Yeah!
-Now I can actually work. -Yeah. Now you can work.
Oh, my gosh, you are so funny. You are -- By the way,
in addition to this cover, you also released
three other covers to the album. I just want to show everyone
these, just so you all know. Look at this one. Ooh, ooh!
-"Emerald." -Yeah.
-This is "Emerald." -Ooh!
-This is "
Ruby." -Wow!
-You can open it up. -Even the vinyl, too.
[ Cheers and applause ] "Emerald," "Ruby"... Ooh!
-"Sapphire." -"Sapphire."
-And this is "Diamond." Look. This one is pretty cool
because it's clear. -It's a clear vinyl.
-It's clear vinyl. It's cute, huh?
-Now, why these -- -Look at that.
-Ooh! Wow! That's what I'm talking about.
-I still got it. I still got it. -Dude -- [ Laughs ]
You still got -- Absolutely. Why did you pick these gems? Any particular reason why you picked ruby and sapph
ire
and diamond? -And diamond. Yeah. Well, because, you know, when I was creating each one
of the 16 tracks in this album, I was raw. I was dealing with
a lot of stuff. And I was writing,
I felt at times, with a knife between my teeth. You know, I was picking up the
pieces of myself from the floor. I was trying to rebuild
myself, and music was the glue, but it felt like it was
in alchemical process in which I was transforming
pain and anger and frustration into creativity and productivity
and st
rength and resilience. The resilience of a diamond,
you know? So that's why I picked the
metaphor of the precious stones, because of the resilience
that us women have today when we have to face adversity. -Yeah.
-And and how -- Yeah. And how I felt --
-No, all the pressure. -Yeah, like -- Yeah, exactly.
-All the pressure that's on you. You're in the public space
here and in a public place, talking about your stuff
in front of everybody. And you're like --
I don't know how you do it. I don't know
how you do it.
It's amazing. -Well, now, when I'm sitting
in front of you, it's more like I'm synthesizing. But when I'm writing,
that's when I really find a therapeutic space to really elaborate my feelings
and those intense emotions. I really needed to,
feel better about myself, and the only way -- My own -- You know, I was telling you that
that I was rebuilding myself, and the only way I felt that I
was putting myself back together was through music,
because music was the glue. So each one o
f these songs really was like
a catharsis to me. And I felt better and better and better every time
I wrote something. -And how do the kids love it?
How are my boys? -Oh, they said hi.
-Yeah? -They wanted to come so badly.
-I love them. -They love you.
-We had so much fun. -Yeah, And they're like,
"Please say hi to Jimmy." -We were, like, karate-fighting
in the hallway and stuff. -Yeah.
They're on the album, too. -Yeah. They're on the album.
-Yeah. -Oh, wow. Now big-time. -I wrote a song
for the
m called "Acróstico." And, you know, they hang out
in the studio sometimes. So they went to visit me, when I was
in one of the sessions, and they listened to a song. They knew it was for them
and they started to sing in front of the mic
and they sounded so amazing. And they said, "Mom,
we want to be on the album. We want to be on the album."
So... -Oh, my God.
-Yeah. So they recorded. They they wanted to be
on the video. And now they're
asking for royalties. [ Laughter ] Seriously.
-Smart kids.
-Oh, my God.
-Smart kids. They're saving. They have a piggy bank,
each one of them, and they're saving because
they want to buy a car when they're older. And I've told them, "I'm
not going to buy a car for you. Like, if you want to get a car
or a phone or whatever, you're going to have to get
it yourself." -They've got to earn this. -They're like --
Yeah, they have to earn it. So they're like, "Mom, please. So, when are
the royalties coming? Because we need to save
for the car." -They really are
asking?
That's so -- They are the best guys
out there. Hi, guys.
They're awesome. I miss you. Next time, please come back.
I'd love to hang out with you. But you have some other
great guest stars in here. Ozuna. You have Karol G.
Come on. We love Karol G. -Yeah. Ozuna, Karol, Bizarrap.
We have him twice. -Bizarrap. I love him.
-Yeah. -He's so fun. Bizarrap.
-Cardi B. -Cardi B. Come on! Cardi B! -How was -- How did you
end up working with Cardi? Rauw Alejandro, as well. I mean, so many wonderful
collaborations in this album. With Cardi, I met her in Paris
during Fashion Week. And I just thought --
You know, I had this song, "Puntería," which is a focus track
of the album, and I thought,
"She would be perfect for this," because I think this album
needed a dose of someone like her. You know, she's,
like, the symbol of female empowerment to me. She's just so unapologetic.
She says what she thinks. She doesn't ask for permission. And this is an album that celebrates
that kind of strength i
n women. And so I thought she
was perfect for this album and for that song. And so I reached out to her,
and she said yes and she jumped on it. -Of course she said yes.
You're Shakira. Of course. But Cardi was excited
to work with you. We actually found a video
of Cardi B saying how she felt when you asked
her to be on your song. Take a look at this.
-I was so happy. I was like, "I don't care if she
wants me to meow, I'm doing it." -She wanted to meow.
-I love you, Cardi. I love you. -Yeah, we l
ove you.
She is really great. -Yeah, she's really --
-You don't meow on the album, but you do howl, by the way. -I meow, I howl, yeah.
Especially -- That's my specialty.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
-You're great. People were --
Fans were howling today when I said that you were here. [ Audience howling ] Where did the howl
originally come from? -From my gut.
-Yeah. You know, wolves howl
not only when they're in pain, when they're in danger, they have as a way
to communicate and to connect with their pack. And
that's
how I feel that I communicate with my audience
through my music, you know? It's like howling for me. But it's --
We have this friendship with my audience that has endured time
and all kinds of things. And it has remained alive
for so many years. And it's a true friendship. That's why I think that
my relationship with my fans is so special,
because they're my pack. You know, they got me.
They got my back. -You got the new album. Does this mean
that you'll be going on tour? -That's what I'd
like, yeah.
I mean, you know how it goes. [ Cheers and applause ] First, you present an album,
and then you go on tour. I can't say when...
-Okay. No. -...or where we'll start
the tour, but -- -But maybe follow you
on the socials, right? -Follow me on my socials,
of course. And follow me on my socials for what's going to happen
tomorrow here in New York. There's something
happening tomorrow. -Okay. Tomorrow.
Tomorrow in New York. -In the city.
-Okay. -Yes.
-Okay. -I can't say much more.
-Okay.
That's perfect. -But I just -- I'll give you the
details on the specifications on my Instagram
and all my socials. -Alright, perfect. Alright.
We'll take that. I'll take that. I love that. Congratulations
on the new album. We always love it
when you come by. Shakira, everybody.
Comments
The gem cannot be polished without friction… Shakira rules!!!
Jimmy acknowledging how perfect, perfectionist, hard working and humble Shakira is. There is no doubt why she is the Latin industry.
How can you not like her? She's so funny and obviously talented, too.
I’m very traditional but Shakira dissing her marriage makes me laugh.. glad she found a way to laugh in a shitty situation.
A queen. Bring her more often. We love seeing that legend!
Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie." Neither does Her fighting, Warrior spirit, or Her Beauty that shines both inside, & out!! 😍🔥LOVE HER SO MUCH!! 💜💜
Latin pride to see #Shakira on any American show so beautiful and above all humble... Everyone loves you Shak❤ Thank you for this Ultra super Show #JimmyFallon
I love what she does for her country and for humanity.
WOW! I started listening to Shakira before she was famous! I can't believe she's 47. She's stunning!
I’m not even Colombian, but she makes me feel like I’m Colombian. I so proud that she represents all of us Latinos from all over the world. She makes me teary eyed. I enjoy her music since the beginning ❤
This woman has been in the industry for more than 30 years now, and she still beating records, slaying the stage and looking absolutely beautiful. She's a precious gem herself.
Shakira truly is a beautiful soul so humble ,and so down to earth tho shes one of the biggest artists around the world its always a pleasant experience hear her talk because you can tells how smart ,and unique she is beautiful interview🎉❤.
Her ex never deserved her. His loss, she is amazing such a talented and intelligent beautiful woman
Shakira said it “Hips Don’t Lie”🔥. The amazing, fantastic, beautiful, stunning and talented singer/actress Shakira. Great to see her doing so well and looking great. Big up Jimmy Fallon as well
She’s killing it…
Shakira is slaying all this interview with a new album and her marvelous personality is too much loving and special i love the interview ❤
8:45 of course she said yes!!!! Shakira is so humble
Orgullo latino ver a #Shakira en cualquier programa Americano tan bella y sobre todo humilde... Todo el mundo te ama Shak❤ Gracias por este Ultra super Show #JimmyFallon
Turning 35 this August, been listening to shakira since her first album. ❤ beautiful inside out
Ah, literally just watched her interview for Apple Music 🎶 🎉😊