Shakira is in a new era. After permanently leaving Barcelona at the beginning of last April to move to Miami, the woman from Barranquilla has seen her professional career take off again and is fully immersed in her new studio album. After achieving success after success in her latest songs and after her impeccable performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, the Colombian has revealed that ‘El Jefe’, her new song with Fuerza Regida, will be released on September 20, and has offered a preview to his fans this Saturday through social networks.
It is undeniable: Shakira is one of the most influential artists of the 21st century. The Colombian is in a very good moment on a professional level after chaining success after success with Te Felicito, Monotonía, the Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53, TQG, Acróstico and Copa Vacía. The last year has been very complicated for the artist, due to her breakup with Gerard Piqué, however, she has managed to transform the situation and make this difficult episode the source of inspiration for her to release new music and in what way .
After leaving Barcelona and settling in Miami with her children, Shakira now has an easier time continuing with her musical career. The Colombian singer attended the MTV Video Music Awards gala this week, where she offered an impeccable performance of more than ten minutes that compiled some of the most notable hits of her career. Additionally, at this ceremony she won the MTV Video Vanguard Michael Jackson Award, which has been received by artists such as U2, Britney Spears, Beyoncé and The Rolling Stones, among many others.
During the ceremony, in an interview with the press, ‘Shak’ revealed that he would soon release El Jefe, his new single. Now it is known that it will finally see the light of day next Wednesday, September 20, and that on said song she collaborates with the American regional Mexican music group Fuerza Regida. This Saturday, he also offered a brief preview of the video and what this new song sounds like.
With this song, Shakira delves into regional Mexican music, a style that she had not touched until now and in which she seems to feel comfortable and have immersed herself perfectly. In the preview fragment, the singer wears high-heeled boots with a northern hat and a fringed skirt that she moves while she dances to the rhythm of the song. “You are dreaming of leaving the neighborhood / You have everything to be a millionaire / Expensive tastes, the mentality / You only lack the salary,” read the lyrics of the song, shared through her profile on social networks such as Instagram or TikTok.
For her part, the proud mother of Sasha and Milan has also made public the cover of the song in which a piggy bank in the shape of a pig is shown, completely broken. At the moment, the singer of songs like La Tortura or Suerte has not given more details about the song, but many relate it directly to her ex-partner, Gerard Piqué, to whom she has dedicated several hints in her songs since their breakup and subsequent relationship. of this with Clara Chía.
The truth is that many associate the name of this song with the former soccer player for a compelling reason. The businessman and his close circle called Shakira with the nickname ‘La Jefa’ and ‘La Patrona’, implying that the decisions in the relationship were made by her, nothing to do with what the title of this song conveys, with the that Shakira seems to say that he was the one in charge, and not her. We will have to wait to find out more details about this song and its lyrics.
