Here’s what the Colombian “Chantaje” superstars had to say…
Shakira, on working with Maluma on their smash “Chantaje”: “When I meet with a producer in the studio, it’s a bit like a blind date. But what I found [with Maluma] was absolute chemistry. The moment the creative energy started to flow, it never stopped.”
Maluma on his more risqué lyrics: “I say what I think because that’s the way I am. I don’t like to do music thinking about what’s working in radio at the moment. I don’t like to deal with taboos. At a cultural level, Latin music hasn’t developed like American music. If you listen to American radio, the top songs deal with all kinds of dirty stuff, and [my song] “Felices los 4” doesn’t even come close. In Latin America, to see an artist who’s not trap or underground do a song like “4 Babys” is a culture shock. But it also opened the door for other [Latin] artists to go further.”
Shakira on her status as a sex symbol: “I don’t feel like a sex symbol. It’s possible many people see me as a sex symbol and others do not. Other people see me as a person that has kept them company through their lives with music, someone who they’re fond of. Some days I’ll say, “Wow, I’m hot.” And I have many sweatpants-and-bun days in my life. And I suppose all women have that chameleonic side to them. We’re a little bit mothers, a little bit professionals, we’re sexy … all women have that balance at any age.”
For more from Shakira and Maluma, head to Billboard.com.
Travis Scott is being sued by a concert promoter after he bailed on a Super Bowl weekend concert, but now the rapper is countersuing as he says the promoters never followed through on their end of the bargain. Travis was paid part of his appearance fee upfront, but never received a travel itinerary and he doesn't think the promoters had the money to pay the rest of the fee. Read what the rapper's lawyer said in a statement...
Alan Cumming stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Wednesday night (April 18) to talk about founding his new Manhattan club, Club Cumming, and his latest CBS series, Instinct!
“When I was doing Cabaret the musical at Studio 54 and I was doing The Good Wife at the same time, and I thought, ‘I’m never gonna have any fun’ [because] I would never be able to go to a bar because I had to get up so early for filming, so I made the bar happen in my dressing room,” the 53-year-old actor told Stephen.
“We got a big neon sign that said Club Cumming, which now hangs in the real Club Cumming,” Alan continued. “So after that I would do pop-up Club Cumming parties, and after my concerts I would DJ…and then my friend Daniel said, ‘Why don’t we have an actual bar?’”
Stephen then proceeded to point out that Alan is now spending his time on a primetime drama about a former CIA operative and professor lending his expertise to fight crime — but he doesn’t put his singing voice to use on the show.
Quickly after, Alan and Stephen remedy that statement with an impromptu number from the faux Instinct: The Musical – Watch below!
Bella was seen having a ton of fun, taking photos and posing for a fun group shot. She also stretched out on a classic red Camaro and played around on a skateboard. Later on, she stopped at Erewhon market with singer Fai Khadra.
