I've begun to explore in the recording studio whenever I have time in Barcelona and here in Miami. 'I already started to write new material. In December 2013, it was announced that Shakira had signed a recording contract with RCA Records, under which the record would be released. The following year, she ended her recording contract with Epic Records and signed under Roc Nation for management purposes. A year later in November, Shakira revealed in an interview with Billboard magazine that she had begun writing new material and working with various producers for a new record. It garnered critical acclaim and was a commercial success internationally. The record marked a return to her musical roots after her experimentation with electronic music and was primarily a Latin pop album with influences of rock and merengue music. In October 2010, Shakira released her ninth studio album, Sale el Sol. The album has sold 900,000 copies worldwide in the year of 2014 according to PROMUSICAE, the organisation responsible for the Spanish Albums Chart. The album campaign started in 2014, with the release of its first single, ' Can't Remember to Forget You', followed by the singles ' Empire' and ' Dare (La La La)'. By doing so, Shakira became the singer's highest-charting album on the chart, although it also achieved her lowest first-week sales figure (for an English-language album). Commercially, the album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart with first week sales of 85,000 copies.

Upon release Shakira was met with positive reviews from music critics, praising its lyrical content, while others stated that Shakira was trying to ' Americanize her sound'. Most of the album was written by Shakira, along with Nasri and Adam Messinger, with all the previous predominantly producing the album. The album's lyrics explore motherhood, the complexities of romantic relationships, stages of love and the search for personal happiness. Its production is characterized by lean, tender verses and muscular, ecstatic choruses, that incorporate swirling, crashing sounds. Since starting the album, Shakira departed Epic Records, signed a new management deal with Roc Nation and subsequently signed to Epic's sister label, RCA Records.Ī pop album, Shakira has a diverse musical style that incorporates a range of genres such as reggae and rock, as well as dance and country elements.

The album was initially set to be released in 2012, but was delayed because of Shakira's pregnancy and scrapped most of those songs and started making new ones. Shakira revealed in November 2011 that she had begun work on the album, which continued into 2013. It is her first English-language album since her eighth studio album, She Wolf (2009). Shakira is the self-titled tenth studio album and fourth English album overall by Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira, released on 21 March 2014 by RCA Records.

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