She no longer has her mother-in-law as a neighbor nor problems with the Tax Agency. On the contrary, the Tax Agency has a big problem with her, not to mention her ex-mother-in-law… Shakira has completely risen from her ashes. She faced all her problems, which came at once, and has emerged victorious from all of them. What she lacked, to complete her definitive rebirth after the breakup with Gerard Piqué and her restart in Miami, was this ruling that exonerates her from tax crimes and repairs her image. The Tax Agency has paid dearly for confronting her (it must return 60 million to her, plus interest and pay the costs), just as it was costly for Piqué. You don’t mess with Shakira. Finally free from emotional, reputational, and economic burdens, the singer has successfully completed an unplanned transformation after one of those blows that shake the foundations of a life.
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First, she reacted with the anger typical of someone who feels deceived. She devoted herself to her craft, to music, to survive emotionally and to face the million-dollar bill from the Tax Agency. And there wasn’t a song that didn’t talk about her ex and her new partner, a Clara Chía who became the target of her wrath. Clearly. Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53 became a true anthem of female empowerment and a public catharsis. Moreover, it broke records on platforms like YouTube and Spotify, becoming the most viewed Latin song in 24 hours. “Women don’t cry anymore, women cash in,” sang Shakira. And she cashed in like no one else, about 30 million euros, according to estimates. However, the most relevant aspect of the song was not the economic gains, but the revitalization of a career that returned her to the Olympus of music after a period in which, as she herself admitted, she had prioritized her family side.
And after seven years without releasing a new studio album, Las mujeres ya no lloran (Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album 2025) arrived, which Shakira is currently presenting on a world tour considered the highest-grossing in the history of Latin music, surpassing 421 million dollars in revenue and 3.3 million attendees. Additionally, she has headlined legendary concerts, such as the one just a few days ago on Copacabana beach in front of about 2 million people.
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The one from Barranquilla is unstoppable and will not miss the World Cup, the first she will experience after her breakup with Piqué, whom she met in South Africa thanks to the legendary Waka Waka. It is another proof that she has turned the page on her personal ordeal. And the definitive one: she has started speaking positively about her ex. “If it hadn’t been for Waka Waka, I wouldn’t have met the father of my children,” she just admitted on Colombian television. Which is a lot coming from her. That Dai Dai (let’s go, let’s go), with which she will cheer on the next football event, couldn’t be more timely. Recovered from everything, no one can stop her now. And, above all, she keeps cashing in, and a lot. For her, the Tax Agency’s refund, which is now the one crying, is just pocket change.
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