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During an online chat with her fans in "El Heraldo", Shakira revealed that she was going to start writing her New Album in February 2008. No official release date has been announced. Furthermore, at the CD release party for Shakira’s singer-songwriter cousin Isa Mebarak in Colombia, Shakira’s father William Mebarak stated that Shakira is currently at work beginning to write and produce new songs for her upcoming album. This is being done in "her own studio", which many fans thought to mean the studio at her home in the Bahamas. Shakira recorded 2005’s Fijación Oral Vol. 1 and Oral Fixation Vol. 2 there, as well).

However, according to an exclusive interview in "El País", an Uruguayan newspaper, Shakira has begun working on her forthcoming album in Uruguay, where she has a built-in studio on her estate. She worked there in early February for twenty days.

Early in the morning on April 3, Shakira arrived at Miami International Airport and told a waiting reporter who asked about the album that she was "still cooking" and would be heading to her studio in the Bahamas later that week. She also said she was preparing a trip to China, although whether she has gone yet and if this was for album-related or for other reasons is unknown.

On April 27, 2008, Shakira arrived in her hometown of Barranquilla, Colombia to help oversee the plans for the new, massive school her foundation is building there. She told reporters in an interview with RCN news that because of her visits to Washington D.C. before the U.S. Congress, she has been very busy and has only worked on the new album for "exactly four days" in the month of April. She confirmed the album should be out this year.

On July 2, 2008, Shakira signed a multimillion dollar contract with Live Nation, the international touring giant that has begun signing up marquee names for lucrative all-purpose contracts. After months of speculation, Shakira, who is a strong international touring draw, has signed a 10-year deal with ‘’Live Nation’’ that will encompass tours, recordings, sponsorship and merchandise throughout the world, she announced. Neither Shakira’s representatives nor Live Nation would confirm the value of the deal, but people close to the negotiations said that depending on Shakira’s performance over the 10 years, it is likely to be worth $100 million. Shakira’s contract with Epic Records calls for three more albums – one in English, one in Spanish, and a compilation of greatest hits – but the touring and other rights of the Live Nation deal would begin immediately.

Speaking to "El Tiempo" newspaper in Madrid in the days prior to her top-bill performance at Rock In Rio 2008, Shakira said that the day after her performance (July 5) she would fly to London to meet with several producers with whom she is working on her new album.

After two weeks in London, Shakira flew to Colombia for a peace concert in Leticia (at the three way border of Colombia, Peru and Brazil) with Carlos Vives. Afterward, it was reported by Noticias Caracol in Colombia that Shakira returned to her home studio in the Bahamas and continued recording "a little something" with members of Vives’ band.

In an exclusive interview with Elenco Magazine in Colombia, Shakira confirmed that she has already written nearly 30 songs for the new album but still continues writing, although it is still too early to reveal too much. It is known that Swedish-Moroccan producer RedOne is working on Shakira’s upcoming album. He previously worked with Shakira on the "Bamboo Mix" of her hit "Hips Don’t Lie" which she performed at the World Cup in 2006.

On her official forum, the Admin/moderator posted some new info on Shakira’s new album. He said that Shakira is still doing some experimental phases of the album in various parts of the world (Miami, Florida with Wyclef Jean (producer), Vancouver, Canada (with Luis F. Ochoa), Los Angeles, California (with Red One), London, Uruguay and Bahamas). Her new album is scheduled to be released in Spring, 2009.

On November 30, a picture of Shakira and Pharell Williams surfaced on the net. In the photo, the pair are seated together in a music studio. The blurb accompanying the photo offered no additional information as to what the two were recording, but it is assumed to be at least one track for her upcoming album. In the weeks after,pictures of Shakira with reggeaton duo Calle 13 and producer Toby Gad at her home in the Bahamas have also surfaced on her official message board. On January 15, Billboard confirmed Shakira’s collaborations with Pharrell Williams, Calle 13, and Khaled. In contradiction to other sources, Billboard states that the new album will be arriving later this year. On January 23, a second Shakira & Pharrell picture was posted on her Myspace site.

Also, in some websites, a demo called "Fire" was leaked online and since then it has been available on YouTube. The song was mistaken for being a new single for Shakira’s upcoming album, but it was revealed that it was from a 13-year old romanian girl named Sanziana Niculae.

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