Shakira & Maluma: Photos From the Billboard Cover Shoot arenas for the first time, having sold out New York’s Madison Square Garden in March promoting the Spanish-language version of Coca-Cola’s World Cup song by Jason Derulo, “Colors” and prepping the May 18 release of his third studio album, F.A.M.E. Today, the 24-year-old is Latin pop’s new worldwide superstar, with seven No. 1s on the Latin Airplay chart, over 1 million tickets sold on his first world tour in 2017 and more Instagram followers (32.1 million) than any other male Latin star. Maluma, a star on the brink, finally exploded. Even without a bilingual remix, it climbed to No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100. The meeting evolved into a joint recording session of two tracks, “Chantaje” and “Trap.” The former debuted at No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs in November 2016, where it ruled for 11 weeks. “The moment the creative energy started to flow, it never stopped.”
But what I found was absolute chemistry,” confirms Shakira. “When I meet with a producer in the studio, it’s a bit like a blind date. What was going to happen with all that sensuality? I thought those two together could do amazing things.” Says Verde, who also suggested Shakira’s collaborations with Prince Royce, Carlos Vives and Nicky Jam: “I was fascinated with her evolution from a global sensation to recording again as a mom. The collaboration “turned out to be one of the most brilliant ideas Afo Verde has had - and mind you, he has had several,” Shakira says now with a laugh.
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