Hips Don’t Lie hitmaker Shakira has secured a huge award from Billboard as she nears the end of her history-making world tour that’s come with a few setbacks along the way
Pop star Shakira has marked a significant milestone in her career, having won an impressive award. The Waka Waka hitmaker and Grammy winner, 48, can add another title to her name thanks to the win.
She has been hard at work touring the world following the release of her twelfth studio album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, last year. Shakira kicked off her tour in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in February, and it is set to conclude next month in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The singer will perform a staggering 82 shows by the time her tour wraps, and it has already become the highest-grossing Latin tour by a woman in history, raking in an impressive $327.4 million. Her celebrations don’t stop there, as she has now been awarded Billboard’s Global Touring Icon for her tour.
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Shakira accepted her award alongside her longtime tour manager, Marty Hom and her team, who erupted into cheer. “This is incredible, I just want to share this with all of you guys,” she said as she held up her award.
“My band, my dancers, my crew, my staff, my team – everyone has worked so hard on this tour. We have gotten so far and overcome so many obstacles. Here we are making history.”
Shakira added: “I want to thank my Latin community and my fans from forever, making me feel like I am just starting at this point in my career.” Fans also congratulated her as one said: “You deserve all the good.”
Another added: “You deserve it.” Someone else commented: “For me, Shakira is the reason why I’m proud to be Colombian her music and legacy are a national pride.”
However, her tour hasn’t been without its issues. In September, her show was thrown into chaos after a torrential downpour in Mexico.
Shakira saw her show nearly be washed out after her dressing room got flooded by torrential rain moments before her concert. She also took to the stage nearly three hours late due to technical issues caused by the rainstorm.
In her post, Shakira wrote: “Look at my dressing room before last night’s concert.” Footage showed plastic bags covering every inch of the room as water poured from the ceiling.
The singer’s technical team were forced to make emergency adjustments to make sure everything was safe at the event. And despite coming on stage hours late, Shakira was met with a standing ovation by those appreciative of the star not cancelling the performance.
In May, Shakira fell over on stage while performing at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. She joked afterwards: “No one is safe from falls!”
And in February, she was forced to cancel a second concert just a week on from pulling the plug on another having been rushed to hospital. She had to postpone her show in Medellin, Colombia, due to safety concerns.
A roof malfunction at the venue posed a potential hazard, organisers said, and it wasn’t able to be fixed before the star was due to go on stage. A week earlier, she shared her devastation at cancelling a show after being taken to hospital for “an abdominal issue”.
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