Maía reveals she doesn’t identify with Shakira’s new songs: “I like music that has soul”
Barranquilla singer Shakira has stood out in the entertainment industry in recent years after releasing her music album Women don’t cry and a series of singles that referenced his split with former player Gerard Pique, which occurred in early June 2022.
The artist’s most famous songs such as Bzrp Music Sessions #53 with Argentinian producer Bizarrap, TQG, Congratulations, Goal, Last, Monotony and they were some singles in which most of their lyrics talk about their feelings, their love breakup and Piqué’s new partner Clara Chia.
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This series of apparent advice and dedication has brought support for the Barranquilla singer, but also a lot of criticism, as some disagreed with her musical expression. Artist and jury reality Download was approached between the choice of singers Shakira or Karol G in an interview with Spanish journalist Eva Rey on her podcast Throw in Eva.
Although the songwriter and singer chose Shakira, she revealed that she does not identify with her compatriot’s new singles.: “I think these are very personal things, totally valid, and let’s just say I’m not living the moment she’s living, so, I don’t connect with current songs, that’s the reality. I am a person who loves music that has soul and I understand that he’s making songs a little more for fun now because he suddenly needs that in his life right now. I think you go through different phases.”
in addition Maía also expressed her opinion on the musical style of reggaeton artist Paisa Karol G.who received several awards for his album and national and international tour Tomorrow will be nice: “Karol G He is a new generation, it seems to me that he is an artist, a great one artist, but I repeat, I believe that I am advocating live music, music that has soul.”
The singer-songwriter’s statements caused divided opinions on social media, with some supporting her opinion and others criticizing her: “I identify with Maia’s opinion”; “I love your answer!! Máía”; “Maía educates”; “That’s Maía, Shakira will always be a better artist in every sense, so she’s venturing into new sounds, her lyrics aren’t vulgar and she can sing reggaeton or whatever…”; “All musicians choose Shakira 💪”; “I agree with Maia, this is how I feel about Shakira’s music today”; “We just have to understand that Shakira has a long career behind him starts, but both are impressive.”
The artist revealed that she faced extremely difficult times in her life, including serious financial problems. A composer from Barranquilla, whose real name is Mónica Andrea Vives Orozco, shared her experience in the program Throw in Evapresented by Spanish journalist Eva Rey. During the interview, Maía admitted that she “fell to rock bottom” and that she had to return home “with her tail between her legs”.
In her story, Maía explained that despite her success in music, she went through complicated situations that led her to lose large sums of money. Artist of hits like Naivety and pretty girl He admitted that in the midst of his fame, he sought refuge in parties and entertainment to avoid problems: “I went through very bad moments, I lost everything, I broke down, I was persona non grata, I had an uncontrolled ego, I had problems with rumba, I went through them all,” said the artist.
The singer also emphasized the importance of the people who helped her rebuild as an artist. He recognized that his tendency to resort to partying was a way to fill an emotional void that actually needed love and affection. “I needed help when I realized that with rumba I would fill a gap that needed love,” Maía added.