Pop Music: Shakira Returns to The Stage

Aug. 10; ticketmaster.com.

Shakira is a titan of Latin pop. Even as a new generation of Spanish-speaking artists are crossing over into American music’s mainstream, Shakira’s output stands alone: Over nearly three decades, she’s produced rock (in the 1990s, she was most often compared to Alanis Morissette), pop inspired by the cumbia of her home, Colombia (her most enduring hit, “Hips Don’t Lie”), and reggaeton (“Chantaje,” her latest hit with fellow Colombian singer Maluma).

The seemingly ageless singer-songwriter is performing at Madison Square Garden for the first time in eight years this week as part of the El Dorado World Tour, whose 55 dates were postponed last year after she had a vascular lesion on her vocal cords that was so severe she wasn’t sure she’d ever be able to perform again. This tour was supposed to follow the release of her 11th studio album of the same name, which won this year’s Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album. Given how long her fans have been waiting for her return to the stage, expect full diva trappings and, hopefully, an extended set list. NATALIE WEINER