Shakira’s Album Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran Is Finally Here

When life provides you lemons, you must make lemonade — and that is precisely what Shakira did after heartbreak. When the Colombian pop star discovered in 2022 that Gerard Piqué, her accomplice of 11 years and the daddy of her two sons, was dishonest on her, I’m certain it felt as if her life was falling aside. But when she could not bear the ache and the betrayal, she did what most musicians do — she turned it into artwork.

The first music Shakira launched that was straight associated to the breakup was 2022’s “Te Felicito” with Puerto Rican Latin lure artist Rauw Alejandro. The music not solely marked Shakira’s comeback, it was additionally the primary in a string of singles that might show her therapeutic journey to the world and ultimately turn out to be a part of her newest extremely anticipated album, “Las Mujeres Ya no Lloran,” which was launched on March 22.

Following “Te Felicito,” a sarcastic music about congratulating her ex for locating new love, Shakira launched successful music with Ozuna titled “Monotonía.” But it was Shakira’s well-known diss observe that redirected her profession. The observe “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53,” a collaboration with Argentine producer Bizarrap, resonated a lot with followers that it racked up greater than 63 million YouTube views in 24 hours, changing into the most-watched Latin debut music in YouTube historical past. The music additionally skyrocketed to Spotify’s Top 50 Global chart, breaking the report of the most-streamed observe in a single day in Spotify historical past, and ultimately it landed Shakira the Latin Grammy for music of the yr.

And it is the music that finally set the theme for her first album in seven years. “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran” is actually a line taken from “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53,” solely within the observe she completes the thought by singing “Las mujeres ya no lloran, las mujeres facturan,” which interprets to “Women don’t cry anymore, they cash in.”

Every music Shakira launched in 2022 and 2023 performed a special position within the Colombiana’s therapeutic and rebuilding course of. “TQG,” a observe in collaboration with Karol G that additionally appeared in her 2023 album “Mañana Serà Bonito,” is a music about being too good for a person who damage her — referring to Piquè and Karol G’s ex Anuel AA. “Copa Vacía” is a pop-reggaetón music she did in collaboration with Colombian singer Manuel Turizo about not receiving sufficient love and affection from a accomplice, whereas “El Jefe” is a norteño Mexican music with Fuerza Regida about taking management of your future, one thing followers have witnessed the artist do since publicly asserting her cut up. “Última” is a transferring observe that Shakira informed the New York Times is the final music she is going to launch about her ex Piquè.

“In the journey of picking up the pieces after a very public breakup, Shakira is showing us that although dreams don’t always turn out to be what we envisioned them to be, she is not shying away from her scars,” says Nicolas Barili, an award-winning journalist and creator/host of Paramount+’s Latin music docuseries “De La Calle.” “By controlling her own narrative, Shakira is empowering listeners to be inspired by her bold transformation, while proving to our community and the world that vulnerability is the greatest strength.”

What makes this album such a masterpiece is not simply the journey we see Shakira absorb therapeutic her heartache, however the way it invitations hope and new beginnings. Tracks like “Cohete” with Rauw Alejandro and “Puntería” with Cardi B acknowledge the attract of experiencing a brand new love — regardless that Shakira has shared she will’t think about herself falling in love once more.

Then there’s “Acróstico,” a ravishing piano-led ballad that emphasizes Shakira’s position as a mom and consists of her two sons, Milan and Sasha. This one stood out most to Barili.

“Having been raised by a single mom myself, the love letter between her and her sons speaks to those of us that are what’s left over after parents break up, reminding us that some bonds will never be broken,” Barili says. “Shakira has provided a cathartic release for not only herself but for anyone that has ever gone through break ups, all while proving that she is still the queen of Latin pop.”

“La Mujeres Ya No Lloran” is Shakira’s first album in seven years since releasing her 2017 album “El Dorado.” If this album did something, it proved that the best and most impactful artwork is commonly created from ache and heartache — therefore Shakira’s diamond tears displayed within the cowl artwork.

“It’s the same reason why an artist’s debut album is often their best work, because struggle often elicits masterpieces,” says Jesús Trivino, a Latin popular culture knowledgeable and Tidal’s senior content material and music government. “Similarly, whenever there are challenges in your life, you take it as an experience and learn from it. If you’re a creative like Shakira, you dive into your work, and usually introspective, empowering music comes out. With ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran,’ Shaki has done that.”

That Shakira’s extraordinary comeback album is full of back-to-back hits and main collaborations with artists together with Cardi B, Rauw Alejandro, Ozuna, and extra additionally speaks to how related she’s managed to stay regardless of how saturated the Latin music world has turn out to be. If something, the breakup wanted to occur to encourage her to make use of her ache, anger, and disappointment to create her rawest and most weak work. As she has mentioned in quite a few interviews, the expertise allowed her to “transform pain into productivity.”

“One of the superstars who started the late ’90s, early 2000s Latin boom still has it and never lost it. Shakira, more than other Latin acts of that era, had to introduce herself and an entire country (Colombia) to the US and global market,” Trivino says. “On this album, she’s uplifting her fellow Colombianas (Karol G), co-signing the stars of today (Rauw Alejandro), as well as shining a light on other genres (Mexican music). I hope listeners don’t waste their time in gossip but rather enjoy Shakira in all her greatness while she’s on this planet.”

Sometimes it takes our worlds falling aside to get us again consistent with our ardour and our function. One factor is for certain: our favourite loba is right here to remain.