Shakira followers have been ready nearly a decade for a brand new album … and her ex Gerard Piqué could also be accountable — a minimum of, in line with Shakira herself that’s.

The singer-songwriter sat down with the Sunday Occasions for an interview printed Saturday … the place she revealed she truly put her profession on pause to help Gerard turning his taking part in days in Barcelona.

Shakira defined she made plenty of sacrifices within the title of affection — one we all know did not final — deciding to handle the youngsters fairly than specializing in her music.

After all, Gerard and Shakira broke up through the summer season of 2022, with rumors of infidelity swirling because the pair went their separate methods.

Shakira’s path has taken her out of Spain and all the way down to Miami the place she’s made quick buddies with David Beckham — who she mentioned she knew again earlier than she began courting Gerard, when DB performed for Barcelona’s rival, Actual Madrid.

The Colombian star mentioned she’s in fixed contact with Victoria Beckham … and he or she’s hoping to take her son Milan to a soccer match down in Miami — leaving pricey outdated dad completely out of the equation.

Shakira stayed above the entire Piqué fray through the interview BTW — although she did admit it appeared like cosmic justice that one among his outdated soccer rivals Sergio Ramos introduced her with a Latin Grammy.

She additionally passed over speaking about her tax fraud case — as an alternative selecting to deal with her first studio album in seven years, “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran” which interprets to “Girls No Longer Cry” … little bit of a wink and a nudge to a sure ex?

In any case, appears Shakira’s lastly centered on herself once more … and Gerard higher be looking out for bitter followers who may’ve wished an album a bit sooner.