Shakira returned to the recording studio on Wednesday with one of her ‘fave people in the biz’ just five months after releasing her first album in seven years.
The 47-year-old pop star – who boasts 299M social media followers – shared two snaps of herself working with music producer AC aka Alexander Castillo.
Shakira (last name Ripoli) reportedly met Castillo back in 2017 – the same year he scored a Latin Grammy Award nomination for record of the year for producing Ricky Martin’s song Vente Pa’ Ca.
TMZ obtained pictures of the Colombian contralto crooner dining with a mystery man at the waterfront seafood restaurant Lido Bayside inside The Standard Spa in Miami Beach on Tuesday night.
This, two months after Shakira told Rolling Stone she got her ‘sexy back’ and was open to having a fling following her acrimonious 2022 split from her partner of 12 years, retired soccer centre-back Gerard Piqué: ‘Hey, I’m not opposed to having friends!’
‘I like men. That’s the problem. I shouldn’t like them with everything that’s happened to me, but imagine how much I like men that I still like them,’ the Última singer explained in her cover story.
‘I think my [11-year-old son Milan Piqué and nine-year-old son Sasha Piqué] would have to be very prepared for that, and their emotional and psychological well-being is the priority.’
Shakira has been romantically linked to her Puntería video hunk Lucien Laviscount as well as racing champ Lewis Hamilton, Miami Heat small forward Jimmy Butler, and four-time Oscar nominee Tom Cruise.
Last year, the three-time Grammy winner was at a recording studio in London with Alex, Dave Clauss, and Ruffsound aka Marc Vincent.
And in 2021, Castillo had ‘an amazing week’ working with Shakira and Vincent at a recording studio in Barcelona, but it’s unclear if any actual songs came out of their labor.
But the Epson paid partner has yet to move on publicly with anyone since the 37-year-old Spaniard, who quickly moved on with his 25-year-old Kosmos staffer-turned-girlfriend Clara Chia Martí.
Speaking of Puntería, Shakira and Cardi B are nominated for the Moonperson trophy for best latin song at the fan-voted 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, which broadcast September 10 from the UBS Arena in Elmont, NY.
The Ipanema collaborator and the 31-year-old Grammy winner face heavy competition against Anitta, Bad Bunny, Karol G, Myke Towers, and Rauw Alejandro as well as Peso Pluma & Anitta together.
