Shakira Says Writing Music Helped Her ‘Grieve’ Gerard Piqué Breakup

Shakira is moving on from her split with ex Gerard Piqué, and she is using music as a guide.

In a new cover story with GQ Spain, the award-winning international star reflected on the impact that her first album in seven years, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (Women Don’t Cry Anymore), had on her healing journey.

“For many months after my separation I had been silent, trying to begin my mourning, but I couldn’t really begin to grieve until I started writing music,” she explained. “It was my way of healing. And it continues to be. Grief is a process that is not linear. It is full of peaks and valleys.”

The singer also got candid about how the breakup affected her perception of love, telling GQ, “It’s not the same. The love of a partner disappointed me. It affected my idiosyncrasy. It’s inevitable, at least for the moment, that I have lost trust in the other.”

But Shakira teases that with that loss of trust comes new music, joking, “The healing process is long. It will take me several albums!”

Shakira and Spanish footballer Piqué were together for 11 years before their highly publicized split in 2022, followed by cheating rumors, which surfaced a year later. The pair share two children, sons Milan, 11, and Sasha.

The split took a toll on the Grammy-winner, who told Rolling Stone for her July 2024 cover story “The suffering I felt was probably the greatest I had ever experienced in my entire life, and it kept me from functioning at times.”

The pain made Shakira feel even more vulnerable, with her noting to the outlet, “It felt like someone had stabbed a hole in my chest. And the sensation was so real, almost physical. I physically felt like I had a hole in my chest and that people could see through me.”

After postponing the start of the North American leg of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour from November 2024 to May 2025, the Colombian superstar is giving fans a major upgrade to make up for the inconvenience and meet demand.

“My dear fans, Your incredible support since my tour announcement has truly been extraordinary, and it’s already making this the biggest tour of my career,” she wrote in an Instagram Story at the time. “As Live Nation communicated earlier, the demand for tickets and more shows has reached the point that our tour now requires stadiums in the USA and more dates so I can see as many of you as possible.”

“The production of my show is now also so much larger and unlike anything I’ve done before. As a result, we’re elevating my North America run from arenas to stadiums and the dates will be shifted to May 2025, right after my Latin American tour,” the “Hips Don’t Lie” singer added.