“You can tell that she’s a person that is constantly growing because she observes and she learns.”

Shakira is looking back at some of the most important moments of her career, including her music collaborations. The Colombian icon reflected on the time she worked closely with Beyoncé, for their 2006 hit song ‘Beautiful Liar.’

The singer shared her admiration and appreciation for Beyoncé during her latest interview with Nile Rodgers on his ‘Deep Hidden Meaning Radio’ on Apple Music 1. Shakira was asked about Beyoncé, who she went on to describe as “the queen,” following her successful career.

“What can I tell you, she’s the queen. I mean, she’s just so incredible, what she does for minorities in the U.S. and around the world, what she’s done for women of color, [and] what she’s done for women in general,” Shakira declared, detailing the impact of her career, both in music and at a social level.

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“The purpose that her life and her music have is undeniable, and it’s of a great magnitude. I don’t even think we realize what she’s done at a social level, on a social scale, on a political level as well,” she added. “Just participating with her, watching her work I realized wow, there are people who work as hard as I do. She’s a hard worker. She’s a bee. A busy bee.”

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Shakira continued, describing her work ethic and revealing she wanted to learn from her as an artist. “She’s also very detail-oriented, really involved, and curious. She wanted to learn… I remember she wanted to learn some of my moves. She’s like, ‘Teach me how you do that.’ You can tell that she’s a person that is constantly growing because she observes and she learns. And, having that intellectual curiosity, I think is what makes you evolve as an artist.”

SHAKIRA REVEALS SHE FOUGHT HER MANAGER IN ORDER TO RELEASE PIQUE DISS SONG

In a new interview, Shakira discussed the process of making her hit collaboration with Bizarrap

Shakira is baring it all. The Colombian musician is readying for the largest tour of her career, one that encompasses the various stages of her life and music. In a new interview, she discussed some of the inspiration behind her latest record, including the story of how her hit song with Bizarrap was made, and how her manager tried to discourage her from discussing her relationship with Gerard Pique so publicly.

Shakira is baring it all. The Colombian musician is readying for the largest tour of her career, one that encompasses the various stages of her life and music. In a new interview, she discussed some of the inspiration behind her latest record, including the story of how her hit song with Bizarrap was made, and how her manager tried to discourage her from discussing her relationship with Gerard Pique so publicly.

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Shakira at the Met Gala

The interview was published on Rolling Stone, where Shakira was profiled, discussing her music and her new life in Miami. She also opened up about the titanical hit song “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53,” which has since become one of her biggest hits ever.

“The suffering I felt was probably the greatest I had ever experienced in my entire life, and it kept me from functioning at times,” she said when discussing that time period in her life, which included her divorce from Pique and the health issues that her father was facing. “It felt like someone had stabbed a hole in my chest. And the sensation was so real, almost physical. I physically felt like I had a hole in my chest and that people could see through me.”

When she began to collaborate with Bizarrap, Shakira revealed that she felt a great amount of “relief” when writing and expressing herself so openly. “And then I remember my manager at the time telling me, ‘Please change the lyrics,’” she said. “Of course, I was trying to calculate the possible contingencies and the risks, but I said, ‘I’m an artist. I am a woman. And I’m a wounded she-wolf. And no one should tell me how to lick my wounds.’”

Shakira’s gamble paid off

Shakira ignored the advice handed out by her team and decided to release her song unfiltered. It was a gamble that paid off, with the song being praised by its sincerity and winning over 63 million views on YouTube 24 hours after its release.

“I started to see that my fans were there for me,” continued Shakira. “We’re in a society that’s used to seeing women confront pain in a submissive way, and I think that’s changed.”