Posted April 27, 200916 yr http://www.canalrcn.com/noticias/index.php...su-nuevo-disco/ According to this site anyway ^^^ It says the album is ready, including artwork and currently Shakira is taking her time to come up with a strategy to release the album.
April 28, 200916 yr excellent she has finally finished! however the last thing we need is any rushing now, they have plenty of time to set the strategy between now and june between now and september. timing wise....album in september is perfect, after the summer slump in sales what with people be on holiday. so i agree wait till people are back from holiday then release it. people back to work earning again or students getting their loans a good time to get target folks. maybe the economy recovers somewhat ie more money in peoples pocket etc etc. the situation will be monitered :unsure: how will it play out though? i see two different but equally worthy strategies, she could do a Suerte/WW first single in both languages doing promo in south america first, then USA then hit europe and follow up with a english single in US and ROTW. at the same time releasing a different spanish single for spanish speaking countries. so we have 3 singles out by the time the album releases. with the spanish singles any crossover to non spanish markets is a bonus but not essential. but this is a lot of hard work for shakira promo/schedule wise. the focus from a single to two new singles too soon could scupper their potential. ok stategy two.... release a spanish single in june. promote in south and north america and parts of europe like she did with La Tortura hope it crosses over to north american radio and charts but its not essential. problem is the UK could get denied any promo as our market is considered not too open to songs in other languages. then follow up with an english track in august with huge all areas worldwide promo tieing in the album promo too come september. the UK will be included in that no doubt. shakira is interesting and exciting to follow cause she is a global artist with english and spanish tracks to be targeted to different markets plus with the internet it means anyone around the world can follow it all and not get denied the spanish stuff.
April 30, 200916 yr Author Yeah, this release is going to be interesting to see how they handle it. Even though there were loads of errors with the marketing of the Fixations, she still proved some things; like she could get a Spanish song to be a hit in non-Spanish countries. I think they'll release a Spanish single in June which could crossover in some markets and then in August drop the English single with some promo at the VMAs. It's win/win really because if the Spanish single takes off - great! If not, oh well, she's still selling the album on two singles. Whatever they decide to do, it better be amazing. Another month of waiting and then another 3 months until an album. Better be good.
April 30, 200916 yr really interesting!! cause we have to factor in live nation's input. these guys have a huge budget when it comes to promoting their gigs. take a look at U2's website they even called their tour 360 after the deal they signed like shakira. both madonna and U2 announced the tour soon after their album releases and they are both high profile in the media they get a huge ads in music mags and sunday times culture supplement at the back. soon it shall be shakira's turn...i'm sure she is juggling meetings/commitments to sony and live nation. sony will want her to be free as long as possible to do promo for the album and not commit too soon to the tour and rehearsals cause they know they can't ask her to do promo work for them. its funny with all the problems in the fixation era she still sold $7 million+ and had a sold out world tour. but how can we forget waiting 8 months+ to follow up the next single after HDL!! just crazy tactics it would never happen nowadays. i f the promo strategy is just good, it'll be better than the fixation era but if its great then all bets are off! we could see a monster of an era. the potential is there, the best part is its one album (if we're lucky a double disc) to promote. i'm wondering how likely is it that we will also get a deluxe edition of the album along with the standard at the time of release. how common is it nowadays? sony is still handling her but with live nation U2 had i think 6 different physical versions of the album when it was released!
April 30, 200916 yr Author Although Live Nations input for the tour will be really good, it does worry me a bit because in the case of U2 and Madonna, their "eras" have been more about the tours than the album. Like Madonna only released 3 songs from Hard Candy and only 2 of those had videos. Part of great era is hearing your artist's songs on the radio and seeing the video on TV and seeing them do interviews. I hope Shakira doesn't neglect that side because as much as I like to see her live, I also like it when she comes on the radio or the TV or in a club.
May 1, 200916 yr essay alert! i share that concern but hopefully the right balance could be achieved, with madonna she relies more on hype and controvery to get her music out there. she did some promo for 4 minutes/hard candy and it seemed like she was everywhere, the marketing was A+ but madonna is aloof and doesn't graft like shakira when it comes to doing promo for the lead single. shakira, pink and nelly will do tv shows like gmtv and paul o'grady but madonna thinks she is too good for that. if i was warner brothers i would be seriously pissed off with her but you can tell she wanted to leave them ASAP and gave then a cold, super slick and souless timbaland/pharrel producers album and not a madonna album. she didn't shine like she did in her previous albums. you could sense the focus was on the tour she started rehearsals when the 2nd single came out did little promo and by the 3rd single she only did a live version exclusive on perez hilton's site. it was so half assed the follow ups even though she was still signed with warners not live nation. her profile is always high cause of her private life and she/they thought that publicity is enough to get hits like britney in the blackout era. she was touring and thats where the money is. she screwed them alright warner bros must have lost money from this era but live nation are more than happy the tour is a sell out. hard candy came out 26th april 08 tour announced 8th may tour started 23rd august so with warners/live nation collabo its a 4 months window i also did some digging into U2....the timeline for the announcment for the tour came 7 days after the album came out!! :o album release 2nd march tour dates released 9th march tour starts 30th june till 28th october but more dates could be added. so with live nation its a 2 month window between album and tour. U2's song flopped but thats cause it was really terrible not cause of the promo. in live nations defence U2's promo was blanket for the 1st single and album they did stuff that no other act had done before like a special on BBC with s high profile trailers which was later critized as one long ad for the single/album and should not have been on the BBC. plus a 5 night residency on the david letterman show. they have a seperate tour only U2 site 360.u2.com too which i imagine will also happen for shakira where live nation will handle info/sales etc. U2's second single is out on 4th may. maybe a 3rd single at the time of the tour starting? the era is almost over? :wacko: a bit worrying from one extreme ie U2 rushing, to another too laidback shakira. shakira doesn't like to be rushed we know this. she may keep it ol skool and take her time promoting the album/singles properly before commiting to a tour. but please not 8 months for a follow up single. that must be some kind of record she set!? only shakira can get away with stuff like this. what kind of scenario could we see? she is still with sony. i think the tour will be announced earlier than we expect but i am hoping it doesn't start as early as february/march but april/may time instead or actually even later. but i agree, i'm not asking for a rihanna/nelly furdado/lady gaga text book era with many singles and videos. i want to see the 4 international singles with videos and tv interviews/performances. decent promo and good momentum. i wish i was in on those meeting with her, sony and live nation :naughty:
May 3, 200916 yr This June :o that´s great! Can´t wait for new music from Shakira ^_^ Bad news we´ll have to wait til September, but at least we can get hear something soon. Btw, am gonna folow you Ashley, in the twitter thingy, but I just registered, and I don´t think am gonna update too much. :lol:
May 11, 200916 yr 1) first single possibly in June. Shakira alone (not featuring anyone) and in English. 2) 2 albums, first one in English, second one in Spanish a few months later. 3) first single of the English album will have a Spanish version. 4) the Spanish album will have no translations. 5) both albums will have 3-5 months apart between them. 6) there is no Madonna collaboration. Apparently?
May 18, 200916 yr Points 3 and 4 contradict each other, unless the spanish version is a bonus track on the English album.
May 25, 200916 yr Author Points 3 and 4 contradict each other, unless the spanish version is a bonus track on the English album. I have a feeling that's how it will be. They'll record a Spanish version just so the single gets promo in Spanish countries as well, in the same way they had Sera Sera when HDL was blowing up everywhere else.
May 29, 200916 yr june is coming! I can't wait. I'm really hope her first single won't flop like don't bother (which is my favorit.. : ( )
June 3, 200916 yr Don't Bother was epic, I remember first hearing it still in full for the first time :wub:
June 6, 200916 yr Sony-BMG confirmed that Colombian singer Shakira will release a new single at the end of June, Los40.com reported. The single will be released in both English and Spanish. Los40.com also reported that both versions of the single will appear on her as yet untitled album that will come out in October. The album will be recorded in English and will be launched in an English-speaking country. Five or six months later the album will be released in Spanish. Despite the rumors, the first single from the album will not be a duet. According to Los40.com, it was confirmed that artists Pharrell William, Wycleaf Jean, Toby Gad, Gustavo Cerati and Redone will collaborate with the Colombian singer on the album. Also, I've heard that some news reports are claiming the single is called "We'll Never Know." Apparently she registered it on a database or something ~ Though I seen this thing and it says the single is called "She Wolf" which is just all sorts of LOL Edited June 6, 200916 yr by Kiseki
June 7, 200916 yr Author She Wolf...could be the next Maneater...I like that title, it's a bit ridiculous but stands out pretty well.
June 8, 200916 yr She Wolf...could be the next Maneater...I like that title, it's a bit ridiculous but stands out pretty well. I can't wait! Both albums are sure to be amaing i hope she brings the edge she has on her spansih albums even more to her english album. She is so damn talented!!:D I hope she does quite a few dates in the u.k also:D
June 11, 200916 yr video is being filmed, good to read Jake Nava is directing but question is....is shakira the "she wolf"? or is she the prey, hunter?? its getting exciting now the new era is about to kick off!!
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