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Shakira Working On New Music with MAGIC! & Producer Supa Dups

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It’s a magical time for Shakira…

The 39-year-old Colombian superstar is working on new music with MAGIC! and Grammy-winning producer Supa Dups for her eleventh studio album.

Shakira, MAGIC! & Supa Dups

The “Hips Don’t Lie” hitmaker took to Twitter and Instagram on Friday, August 12 to post a photo of her with MAGIC!’s frontman Nasri Atweh and Supa.

In the photo, Shakira donned a white tank top with her hair styled in a side sweep.

“Late night delirium in the studio with @nasrifrommagic and @supadups! Shak,” the “Try Everything” singer wrote alongside the snap.

Supa reposted the picture along with caption, “Doesn’t really get much bigger than this.”

It’s the latest collaboration between Shakira and MAGIC! She previously featured the band on the single “Cut Me Deep,” which appeared on her last studio album Shakira.

Her new album is scheduled to be released later this year or early 2017 via RCA and Sony Latin.

Santana’s Official 2014 FIFA World Anthem “Dar Um Jeito” Released

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Santana has found a way to get soccer fans excited about the upcoming World Cup…

The FIFA single “Dar Um Jeito” (“We Will Find A Way”), featuring the 66-year-old Mexican musician, Wyclef, Avicii and Brazilian singer Alexandre Pire, has just been released on digital music outlets and Vevo.

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Featuring the Brazilian drum beats that have become the soundtrack theme of the 2014 World Cup, and Santana’s signature electric guitar, the single – the official 2014 FIFA World Anthem — instantly transports you to Rio de Janeiro.

Santana, Wyclef, Avicii and will perform together at the July 13 World Cup closing match in Brazil.

The anthem is not to be confused with the previously released official World Cup song, “We Are One,” featuring Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez and Brazilian star Claudia Leitte.

Both songs will be included on the 2014 FIFA World Cup album, to be released May 12 on RCA in the U.S., which will include a total of 14 stadium-friendly tracks by artists including World Cup hitmakers Ricky Martin and Shakira, Sergio Mendes, The Isley Brothers and Bebel Gilberto.

HBO Latino to Air Two Specials Dedicated to Santana’s ‘Corazon’

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Carlos Santana is preparing to celebrate his Mexican heritage on television…

HBO Latino will celebrate the legendary career of the 66-year-old Mexican American musician and guitar legend, a 10-time Grammy award winner, and his forthcoming first-ever Latin music album entitled Corazon, through a two-part event: a special called Santana: De Corazon and the airing of his mega concert and documentary Santana-Corazon: Live From Mexico, Live It To Believe It.

Carlos Santana

The Santana: De Corazon special will be broadcast in Spanish with English subtitles on Monday, April 21 at 9:30 pm ET, exclusively on HBO Latino.

The Santana-Corazon: Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It concert and documentary will air exclusively in the U.S. on HBO Latino on Saturday, May 3, at 8:00 pm ET. It will also be simulcast in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Cited by Rolling Stone as #15 on the magazine’s list of “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time,” Santana will entertain Hispanic and mainstream audiences in HBO Latino’s airing of the once-in-a-lifetime tribute concert that took place at a sold out Arena VFG in Guadalajara, Mexico this past December.

Santana-Corazon: Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It presented a star-studded concert to music lovers who enjoyed Santana’s electrifying sound, along with performances by musicians and friends. 

Lila Downs, Gloria Estefan, Juanes, Nina Pastori, Romeo Santos, Soledad and Diego Torres were among the Latin music stars who accompanied Santana during his performance, most of whose collaborations have been recorded on Santana’s first ever Latin Music album entitled Corazon, set for release May 6 via RCA/Sony Latin Iberia.

The Santana: De Corazon half-hour special spotlights the iconic music legend through a collection of interviews by his musical peers, fellow Santana-Corazon: Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It concert performers, mixed with touching insights from members of his most intimate circles.

Corazon, the concert and album project brings Carlos back to Guadalajara near his birthplace, and celebrates Carlos’ love of his musical heritage, as well as showcases Carlos’ own personal influence on Latin music and on today’s generation of Latin superstars. Many genres of Latin music are represented in these collaborations including pop, rock, salsa, hip-hop, R&B, reggae, and more.

Martin to Perform Fan-Penned FIFA World Cup “Super Song”

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How would you like Ricky Martin to sing one of your tunes?

The 42-year-old Puerto Rican singing sensation is inviting his fans to enter an international contest created by Sony to write a 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil song that he’ll record.

Ricky Martin

While the song will not be the official 2014 FIFA World Cup anthem, it will be included as a track on a FIFA World Cup album to be released during next summer’s tournament through RCA, according to Alexandre Schiavo, president of Sony Music Entertainment Brazil, which is coordinating the “Super Song” contest.

“It doesn’t matter who you are or where you are you have a chance to write a song for the next World Cup and I will record it,” Martin says in a video promoting the contest on international versions World Cup sponsor Sony’s “One Stadium” website.

Sony’s Super Song contest has been open to entries from around the world in December.

“It is a song that is going to get a lot of attention,” said Schiavo. “The idea as they say is to  give power to the people. Anyone with access to a computer can create some music and have the chance to co-write [the final version of] the song with Ricky and a famous producer. The winner will be invited to attend the final match of the World Cup.  There will be a lot of prizes connected with this promotion.”

Martin’s previous World Cup song, 1998’s “La Copa de La Vida (The Cup of Life,)” propelled the Puerto Rican singer into the global spotlight. In 2010, the official FIFA World Cup anthem was Shakira‘s worldwide hit “Waka Waka” with South African group Freshly Ground. It sold 1.7 million downloads in the U.S.

Earlier this year, Coca-Cola, a longtime World Cup sponsor, announced the release of the first global World Cup Anthem: “The World is Ours.” The song, sung by David Correy and featuring Brazilian percussion group Monobloco, follows Coke’s 2010 World Cup South Africa campaign hit  “Wavin’ Flag.”

Archuleta’s Latest Album Begin. Debuts on the Billboard Charts

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He may be participating in a long-term Mormon mission, but that doesn’t mean you won’t have brand new David Archuleta music to hold you over…

The 21-year-old Honduran/Spanish American singer and former American Idol runner-up, who announced last December that he was devoting two years of his life to a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, has released his latest album, which debuts on the Billboard 200 this week at No. 28.

David Archuleta

Entitled Begin., the album is a collection of 10 cover songs and one original, “Broken,” which was co-written by Archuleta. He recorded the album before starting his mission in South America.

The remakes include R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts,” Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush’s “Don’t Give Up” and Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors.”

David Archuleta's Begin Album

Signed to RCA after his success on Idol, Archuleta is now on the independent Highway Records imprint, owned by Desert Book, the publishing arm of the LDS church.

That qualifies Begin. to appear on Billboard’s Top Independent Chart, where it debuts at No. 5. The album makes an even higher bow on the Top Internet Albums chart, entering at No. 3. That equals Archuleta’s previous highest peak on the survey, when his self-titled debut album entered at No. 3 in 2008.

Begin. is Archuleta’s fifth album to appear on the Billboard 200. He has had one album debut on the chart every year since 2008.