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Colombian singer Shakira returned to her native land on Friday to discuss the state of education in Latin America. President Barack Obama along with Secretary of State Hilary Clinton were in Cartagena to participate in the yearly Summit of the Americas. The summit brings together political leads to find solutions to issues being faced by people in the Western Hemisphere.

Shakira appeared in Colombia to deliver a speech pleading for improved childhood development policies. She said, “I am convinced that by far the best way to fight poverty in Latin America is to invest in the education of all our youths and children, and to do particularly from the months before they are born. And I firmly believe that this social investment must come not just from government, but from all of us including those in the business community. Inequality in Latin America as you know, is among the worst in the world, and such high levels of inequity are an indictment of the failure of past generations of Latin American political and business leads to deliver inclusive economic growth.”

She went on to say, “But I am not here to cry over spilled milk or to reflect upon the past, but rather to talk about the steps that we can take facing the future to ensure that our generation and nations do not fail again but instead fulfill the enormous potential reflected in their hundreds of millions of young people.”

Kudos to her for bringing this important cause to light.

Shakira appeared on the “Dude Looks Like Shakira” episode of Wizards of Waverly Place! You can check out the entire episode below! (continue reading…)

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According to sources, Colombian singer Shakira will spend February 14th entertaining fans at the NBA All-Star game.

Reportedly, over 80,000 spectators will see her performance as she sings “She Wolf” and “Give It Up To Me” from her latest album, “She Wolf”.

Also slated to perform are Alicia Keys and Usher.

Shakira smiles and waves to fans and photographers as she arrives at her midtown hotel in New York City, yesterday.

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Thank God for celebrities who care, like Shakira and countless others.

The Colombian singer is planning to build a school for the children in Haiti whose lives have been turned upside-down by the earthquake that ravaged the nation last week.

She is set to perform on tonight’s Hope For Haiti Now telethlon, but she also wants to continue helping those affected.

Per ContactMusic:

Through her Barefoot Foundation, the star has teamed up with the Architecture for Humanity charity to build a school after the relief effort has helped get Haitians back on their feet. And Shakira hopes the school will mirror the success of the education facility she launched in her native Columbia, which provides teaching, nutrition and counseling for kids in need.

She says, “There is a great need for immediate aid in Haiti, but also for longer-term reconstruction. For that reason, we are doing our small part to help Haiti rebuild and give the children affected by this disaster the chance to learn and thrive. I hope we can use some of what we’ve learned working in Colombia to help Haiti’s children recover. When we educate children we empower societies, and right now Haiti needs all of our help.”

Donate at the Red Cross’ website here.

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Adam Lambert tweeted this latest photo of him holding a pair of pink boxers with the words “Don’t judge me” on them.

Adam has been keeping busy with the holiday season upon us. Just recently, he co-hosted the Jingle Ball with performers The Fray, Flo Rida, and Shakira.

We won’t judge you, Adam, we’ll take you any way we can get you. Love your music, keep rockin’ kiddo.

The 2009 American Music Awards are underway and we’ve already had some pretty awesome performances. Held at the Nokia Theater, the awards show commenced with an eight-minute performance by Janet Jackson.

So far the greatest performance of the evening goes to Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ song, “Empire State Of Mind”. Also performing tonight were Daughtry, Shakira, Kelly Clarkson, Keith Urban, Lady Gaga, Mary J. Blige, Carrie Underwood, the Black Eyed Peas, and more.

My favorite performance of the entire night was Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” and “Speechless”. To separate the songs, she broke the glass wall that encased her piano. It was so over the top and great, definitely the best performance of the night.

And the winners: (continue reading…)

Shakira and her wondrous dreadlocks performed her new single “Give It Up To Me” on tonight’s David Letterman.

She shook her hips and made weird hand gestures as she sang….Check it out after the jump! (continue reading…)

Shakira’s new album, “She Wolf” had an original release date of October 13, 2009. It has just gotten pushed back to November 17, 2009. We haven’t heard any reason yet as to why this has happened, but we’re still anxious to get our grubby hands on the CD.

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Colombian pop singer Shakira says that she wants to work with “Twilight” star Robert Pattinson. She said that she fell in love with his movie after record label executives found similar themes of that to her new album, “She Wolf”.

She said, “The president of my label said, ‘Have you checked out Twilight? It’s about wolves and vampires and things.’ And I’m like, ‘Ah, that’s up my alley. I mean, where is it?’ And I watched it and loved it.” (continue reading…)

Latin singing sensation Shakira has just released an all-Spanish song, “Loba”. According to sources, the English version, titled, “She Wolf” is set for a mid-July release.

Until then enjoy the song! (continue reading…)

Shakira looks great! I love her hair straightened and she just looks so mature.

Good Christ, what was this poor girl thinking. She started off stupidly slow and she sounds like she’s killing a cat….someone get the cane and yank this broad off the stage already.