Dressed in a gold suit with an image of the Virgin on her chest, Shakira chose the Acrostic theme for her performance of the night, which featured two exceptional guests, her children Milan and Sasha. Their images were projected on the screens while each one sang a verse of the song with which the Colombian artist said goodbye to Barcelona and Gerard Piqué to head to Miami. It was a slow and emotional performance where the artist was accompanied on stage by a group of drums and a piano that brought softness to the song with which she seems to want to turn the page on her stormy sentimental breakup with Piqué.
When it seemed that the artist would only return to the stage to collect awards, a second appearance by Shakira was announced, accompanied this time by Bizarrap to perform Sessions 53, "for guys like you." A performance that started with the rhythm of tango with the lyrics of another Argentine hit, the award-winning Quédate, in a tango version that allowed Shakira to appear on stage doing an athletic exhibition of Argentine dance. Clad in a suggestive jumpsuit, the Colombian surrounded herself with a group of male and female dancers to draw applause from the audience, including her two children.
Shakira started the Latin Grammy gala in the best possible way, lifting two of the awards she was up for. The first came through TQG, her collaboration with Karol G, which won the award for best urban fusion/interpretation. Although the most anticipated was the second, the award for best pop song with Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53, or in other words, the song she dedicated to Gerard Piqué after the couple's breakup with him. catchy chorus that says “for guys like you.”
The Colombian went up to collect the award accompanied by the Argentine producer, who also won the Latin Grammy for best urban music song for her collaboration with Quevedo (Bzrp Music Vol. 52, Quédate para los mortales). Bizarrap appeared on stage as usual with a cap, sunglasses and a brief thank you after which she passed the floor to Shakira. To the disappointment of lovers of controversy, the Colombian who attended the gala with her children, did not take advantage of the speech to throw darts at her partner.
In addition to the two titles achieved, the Barranquilla artist has four other nominations tonight, three of them for song of the year for Acróstico, TQG and Bzrp. Music Sessions Vol. 53, so she can only win one of them.
