Three-time Grammy winner Shakira proudly sang and played piano with both of her sons in the music video for her new ballad Acróstico, dedicated to them, which premiered on Monday.
In it, the Colombian 46-year-old sat at a graffiti-covered piano between her eight-year-old son Sasha Piqué and 10-year-old son Milan Piqué while in the midst of moving out of their $5.5M seven-bedroom Barcelona mansion en route to Miami.
Shakira (last name Ripoli) famously shared the lavish home for eight years with her babydaddy Gerard Piqué, whom she acrimoniously split from on June 3 – 12 years after they met on the set of her Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) music video.
The Super Bowl LIV halftime show headliner reportedly discovered a jar of jam that the 36-year-old Spaniard didn’t like was devoured while she was out of town, and he’s since gone public with his 24-year-old Kosmos staffer-turned-girlfriend Clara Chia Martí.
‘Although I don’t know how to turn the other cheek / Learning to forgive is wise,’ Shakira sang in Spanish of her heartbreak.
‘They asked me to be part of it!’ Three-time Grammy winner Shakira proudly sang and played piano with both of her sons in the music video for her new ballad Acróstico, dedicated to them, which premiered on Monday
‘You taught me that love is not a scam, and that when it’s real it doesn’t end / I tried to stop you from seeing me cry, I didn’t want you to see my fragility.’
The Dancing with Myself co-creator – whose NBC show was canceled March 30 – added: ‘And even though life treated me like this / I will be strong just for you.’
Both Sasha and Milan took turns singing a variation on the chorus: ‘You cure my pain / You make me feel better / I’m here for whatever you need / You came to complete what I am.’
Shakira encouraged her growing boys that: ‘If things are damaged, don’t throw them away, repair them / Face your problems head on / You have to laugh at life / Even though the wounds hurt.’
‘This year, Milan has written songs that brought me to tears of emotion and Sasha has spent hours on the piano, discovering his voice,’ the Emmy-nominated performer – who boasts 340.6M social media followers – wrote on Monday.
‘Both have shared by my side in the studio and upon hearing this song dedicated to them asked me to be part of it. They have felt and performed it for themselves and for themselves, with the passion and feeling of the music carries within.
‘Milan and Sasha, it’s so beautiful to see you spread your wings to start realizing your dreams! There is nothing that makes me feel more complete than being their mom.’
On November 8, the former couple signed a custody agreement telling TMZ: ‘Our sole objective is to provide our children with the utmost security and protection and hope that they can continue with their lives in a safe and calm environment.’
End of an era: In it, the Colombian 46-year-old sat at a graffiti-covered piano between her eight-year-old son Sasha Piqué (L) and 10-year-old son Milan Piqué (R) while in the midst of moving out of their $5.5M seven-bedroom Barcelona mansion en route to Miami
It’s over: Shakira shared the lavish home for eight years with her babydaddy Gerard Piqué (L, pictured in 2021), whom she acrimoniously split from on June 3 – 12 years after they met on the set of her Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) music video
Replaced: The Super Bowl LIV halftime show headliner reportedly discovered a jar of jam that the 36-year-old Spaniard didn’t like was devoured while she was out of town, and he’s since gone public with his 24-year-old Kosmos staffer-turned-girlfriend Clara Chia Martí (L, pictured January 25)
Shakira sang in Spanish of her heartbreak: ‘Although I don’t know how to turn the other cheek / Learning to forgive is wise’
She continued: ‘You taught me that love is not a scam, and that when it’s real it doesn’t end / I tried to stop you from seeing me cry, I didn’t want you to see my fragility’
The Dancing with Myself co-creator – whose NBC show was canceled March 30 – added: ‘And even though life treated me like this / I will be strong just for you.’
Both Sasha and Milan took turns singing a variation on the chorus: ‘You cure my pain / You make me feel better / I’m here for whatever you need / You came to complete what I am’
Shakira encouraged her growing boys that: ‘If things are damaged, don’t throw them away, repair them / Face your problems head on / You have to laugh at life / Even though the wounds hurt’
The Emmy-nominated performer – who boasts 340.6M social media followers – wrote on Monday: ‘This year, Milan has written songs that brought me to tears of emotion and Sasha has spent hours on the piano, discovering his voice. Both have shared by my side in the studio and upon hearing this song dedicated to them asked me to be part of it’
She gushed: ‘They have felt and performed it for themselves and for themselves, with the passion and feeling of the music carries within. Milan and Sasha, it’s so beautiful to see you spread your wings to start realizing your dreams! There is nothing that makes me feel more complete than being their mom’ (Milan pictured performing back in 2021)
On November 8, the former couple signed a custody agreement telling TMZ: ‘Our sole objective is to provide our children with the utmost security and protection and hope that they can continue with their lives in a safe and calm environment’
Acróstico translates to the English word acrostic – which is a poem or other composition in which certain letters in each line form a word or words.
The first letter of each Spanish lyric in both verses spelled out the first names of ‘s sons.
Acróstico – which dropped last Thursday – is the third single from Shakira’s upcoming 12th studio album after diss tracks TQG and Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53.
Shakira is also facing a tax evasion trial in Spain for allegedly failing to pay more than $13.9M in taxes for income earned from 2012 through 2014 and, if charged, faces an eight-year and two-month prison sentence and a $25.7M fine.
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