Shakira wins Billboard Woman of the Year thanks to new pique taunts

Living in the US for a month, Shakira received the Woman of the Year award yesterday at the inaugural edition of the Women in Latin Music Awards, presented by the prestigious music magazine. billboard. However, her gratitude on stage was still associated with her ex-husband, football player Gerard Pique, the separation from whom forced her to move with two children to Miami.

At 46, Shakira is balancing a less fortunate moment in her personal life with success in her professional life. After “a year hard to forget,” as she called it, 2023 seems like the year the Colombian girl is back in the spotlight – thanks in large part to the launch in January. Session 53 with producer Bizarrap and which has over 535 million views on YouTube. This is a letter addressed to an ex-husband.

This Sunday he took the stage to thank billboard, but in his speech he still saved a few barbs for Piqué. Avoiding the red carpet and not answering reporters, Shakira admitted on stage: “Music brought me back to the time when I felt most lost.”

“There comes a time in every woman’s life when she no longer depends on anyone to accept herself for who she is,” he emphasized in an emotional speech, receiving an award from his friend and singer Maluma, with whom he performed. Blackmail. Adding: “This was the year I realized that we women are much stronger than we think. We are braver than we think. I believe that we are also more independent than we were taught to be. sought attention, affection and approval of another and forgot about herself. It happened to me.”

Shakira and Pique were together for 12 years, and the end of the relationship was marked by accusations from the former couple that they had two children in common.