Ten months after her separation from Gerard Piqué, Shakira has lived through it all, between the tireless harassment and persecution of her and her children by the press, the problems with the Treasury, the discomfort of having her mother-in-law as a next-door neighbor and the various rumors that related her to a couple of men. Fortunately, the Colombian singer resumed her musical career by releasing new songs that were a complete success.
Despite the criticism and bad comments from network users, who claimed that the interpreter from Barranquilla, Colombia, did not surpass the former Barcelona defender and continued to raise issues with hints towards the father of his children and his current girlfriend, Clara Chía. , Shakira ignored them and continued billing, which is why she is about to be the first Latina to be named Billboard’s “Woman of the Year.”
The news was released on April 24, through the official Billboard site, through a poster with a photograph of the interpreter of Congratulations announcing that she will receive recognition as “Woman of the Year” during the celebration of the first Latin Women in Music event, to be held on May 6, at the Watsco Auditorium in Miami, Florida, United States.
The award that Shakira will receive is the result of an extraordinary year, especially after the release of the song Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions Vol. 53, with which she managed to break 14 Guinness world records, a single that made her the first woman to reach the Top 10 on the Billboard chart, as well as being the Latin track with the most streams in 24 hours in Spotify history and the most watched on YouTube with more than 63 million views in a single day.
Shakira is the definitive woman in music. Thanks to her, Latina women around the world have been empowered to write and perform deeply personal music. She created a movement on her account, and she remains more relevant than ever today, with grace, a deep tradition of giving back, and tremendous talent. She is the definition of a woman in music..
– Leila Cobo, director of Billboard
In addition to the recent hits he has released, such as the famous duet song with the Argentine Bizarrap, Congratulations, Monotony and his most recent single TQG, In collaboration with Karol G, the director of the Billboard Awards assures that it is a good moment to reward the trajectory and music with which the Colombian singer has empowered and inspired millions of Latin women around the world.
The Billboard Latin Women in Music event, whose main objective is to recognize Latina businesswomen, artists and creatives who work to make a positive change in the world of music, will be led by Ivy Queen and Jacqueline Bracamontes and will be broadcast exclusively. by Telemundo, next May 7.