Calling Shakira A Sell-Out Is Wrong
Gustavo Arellano of OC Weekly insists that those who brand Shakira a sell-out because she shifted from singing in her native Spanish to cross over into the English speaking big money market are wrong. “Her former fans don’t care about the facts: she’s now singing in English and therefore must be ignored,” he said. “But to revile her for choosing to sing in another language is jingoistic at best and stupid at worst. Despite a shaky debut, Shakira has limitless talent and will likely be as groundbreaking in English as she was in Spanish. Maybe she didn’t switch to English simply to make more money (her Pepsi sponsorship, on the other hand…). She deserves the benefit of our doubt: that her career can only improve by singing in English.” Read more.
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March 13th, 2009 at 11:28 am
i like her music, wether she sings in spanish or english.
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:31 pm
I realy liked how she sings, but in my opinion her songs had more meaning when she was getting stared
September 20th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
I don’t think she’s a sell out because she crossed over in language, I LOVE it when artists do that, I just think she’s a sell out because in the begining she was more rockish and her lyrics had meaning. Now she’s all pop and her voice no longer sounds natural; it sounds computerized kinda like the way Britney Spears sings.