SHAKIRA REACHES THE GLOBAL TOP 5 WITH “DAI DAI”.
CO-HEADLINING FIFA WORLD CUP HALFTIME SHOW ON JULY 19!
Shakira and Burna Boy’s “Dai Dai,” the official anthem of the FIFA World Cup 2026, is proving to become a global phenomenon. Echoing the success of “Waka Waka” in 2010, the track has quickly become one of the landmark songs of the tournament, climbing into the Top 5 of Spotify’s Global Songs chart and the Top 5 in Spain. The record has also secured its place in chart history, becoming the fourth official FIFA World Cup song to enter the US Billboard Hot 100.
On July 19, Shakira will be co-headlining the first-ever FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show on Sunday, 19 July 2026 in New York. The 11-minute halftime show will take place right in the middle of the final match where she will share the stage with pop legend Madonna and K-pop supergroup BTS. The massive production is being curated by Coldplay’s frontman, Chris Martin, in partnership with Global Citizen. The show serves a charitable cause, with proceeds and ticket-sale donations directly funding the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund.
Shakira made her presence felt in the tournament, having kicked off the festivities earlier this month by performing the 2026 official anthem, “Dai Dai,” alongside Burna Boy at the opening match in Mexico City. Alongside their collaboration, the track also features a notable songwriting contribution from Ed Sheeran, highlighting the friendship and creative relationship between the British singer and Colombian artist.
The collaboration arrives as Shakira’s acclaimed Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour continues across the United States, where Shakira has teased a wave of surprises across upcoming dates, including special guests Ed Sheeran, Zara Larsson and more. Fans can expect performances of tracks including “Zoo,” whose choreography with giant tigers has gone viral in recent days.
In recent weeks, Shakira has begun unveiling surprises about her concerts in Spain. The first is that the song “Sale el Sol” will be exclusive to her residency at Macondo Park. The track holds great emotional weight for the Colombian singer, having been written as a tribute to her friend Gustavo Cerati, former member of the band Soda Stereo. First performed live in Madrid in 2010, the track’s return to the city adds an emotional and symbolic element to the residency.
With “Dai Dai” gaining traction worldwide and the Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour continuing its stadium run across North America, Shakira is reinforcing her status as one of the most influential global artists of 2026. Her cultural and commercial impact continues to resonate with audiences on an international scale.
ABOUT SHAKIRA
Over the course of her career, Colombian singer-songwriter and GRAMMY® winner Shakira has sold over 60 million records worldwide and has won numerous awards including two GRAMMYs®, ten Latin GRAMMYs®, and several World Music Awards, American Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards, to name a few. She is the only artist from South America to have a number one song in the US, and has had four of the 20 top-selling hits of the last decade. At the age of 18, she founded the Pies Descalzos (Barefoot) Foundation which currently provides education and nutrition to over six thousand impoverished children in Colombia and is expanding its work to other countries, including newly launched projects in Haiti and South Africa. In October 2011, Shakira was named a member of President Obama’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. Shakira served as coach on the 4th and 6th season of “The Voice,” NBC’s hit reality vocal competition series that searches for the nation’s best voice. Her tenth studio album “Shakira” was released in 2014, featuring hits such as “Can’t Remember to Forget You,” with Rihanna and “La La La (Brazil 2014)” which she performed at the finals of Fifa’s World Cup 2014 in Brazil. In 2016, she starred as Gazelle in Disney’s record-breaking film “Zootopia,” as well as contributing to its soundtrack with “Try Everything”. In June, she launched “La Bicicleta” with fellow Colombian artist Carlos Vives, which broke records in Colombia when it remained #1 for 18 consecutive weeks and spent 13 weeks at #1 in Spain, as well as reaching #1 on US Latin iTunes. The video, shot in Shakira and Carlos’s hometowns of Barranquilla and Santa Marta, respectively, has over 1 billion views on Vevo to date. It was followed up by the seductive track “Chantaje” (Blackmail) feat. Maluma. With over 2 billion views on YouTube, it is one of the platform’s biggest Latin hits in history. It also reached #1 on the “Latin Airplay” chart and was certified Double Platinum in Spain. Shakira recently released her 11th studio album, “El Dorado” which was recorded primarily in Spanish. Upon release, the album charted #1 on iTunes in 37 Countries.
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