Thursday, July 31, 2008

Shakira, con Live Nation contratto da 70 milioni di dollari?

Circolano già le cifre del contratto “a 360 gradi” (dischi, concerti e merchandising) che la star colombiana potrebbe siglare entro fine anno con Live Nation: 70 milioni di dollari, secondo il New York Post, anche se dall’entourage dell’artista qualcuno ribatte cheShakira vale decisamente di più, considerato il successo delle sue produzioni discografiche (oltre 50 milioni di copie vendute nel mondo, “Hips don’t lie” al primo posto delle classifiche americane) e delle sue esibizioni dal vivo (l’ “Oral fixation tour”, organizzato dalla stessa Live Nation, avrebbe incassato più di 100 milioni di dollari).

La trentunenne artista, sotto contratto con la Epic (Sony BMG), deve alla casa discografica ancora due album di studio, uno in inglese e uno in spagnolo, e un greatest hits.


news source : http://www.rockol.it/

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Shakira flies to France

Shakira has flown to Paris to meet Ingrid Betancourt, a Colombian captive who's just been freed. The singer was the first celebrity to celebrate the rescue of captives who were held by the revolutionaries in Colombia. Supporting the cause, Shakira met the former Colombian presidential candidate at the Hotel Meurice in Paris, on Wednesday.

In her former statement, Shakira has been quoted as calling the rescue of the hostages "a historic day for all of us, for this country that has suffered a lot."
The singer added, "What a proud day to be Colombian!"

news source : http://www.ndtvmusic.com/

Monday, July 14, 2008

Shakira pledges to continue fight for hostages' freedom

Washington (ANI): Colombian singer Shakira has vowed to carry on the fight to free hostages that are being held in her native Colombia. The pop superstar, who has been named as the Queen of Spanish music, praised the recent rescue of 15 captives from the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC).

After the release of the captives, who had been held for six years, Shakira spoke out that the fight against terrorism in the country is far from over. The singer along with other Latin music stars including Alejandro Sanz, Miguel Bose, Juanes, and Carlos Vives, pledged in an open letter to the former hostages that the fight will go on until all the captives who are currently being held are given their freedom.


"We will continue until we see all of them free. Our eyes and lips will not rest until we see and kiss those who remain captives of those without conscience," Contactmusic quoted the singers as having written.


news source : http://entertainment.oneindia.in/

Monday, July 7, 2008

Singer Shakira joins Live Nation

Pop star Shakira has signed a deal with global concert promoter Live Nation, her US spokesman has confirmed. It gives the company rights to all the Columbian singer's music-related projects - including new albums, tours, merchandise, websites and films. The 31-year-old, who has had hits with Hips Don't Lie and Beautiful Liar, follows Madonna, U2 and Jay-Z, who have signed similar deals with the firm. US reports say the deal is worth between $70m and $100m (£35m to £50m).

Shakira still had two studio albums and a greatest hits collection to deliver under her old contract with Sony BMG. Neither Shakira's spokesman nor Live Nation could confirm whether she would still have to fulfil this deal.
However, the touring element and other aspects of the Live Nation agreement will begin immediately. Her signing comes only a few days after Live Nation's chairman, Michael Cohl, stepped down after a dispute over the company's strategy of signing high-profile artists to similar "360-degree" deals. Shakira has sold over 50 million albums worldwide and had four top 10 UK hits. Earlier this year business magazine Forbes listed her as the fourth richest female musician in the world banking $38m (£19.2m) between June 2006 and June 2007. Only Madonna, Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion were ranked ahead of the singer.

news source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/