Shakira has started planning her eighth studio album. The singer has met with producers Afrojack, Dr Luke, RedOne, Benny Blanco and Max Martin about working on the follow-up to 2010’s The Sun Comes Out, according to Shakira-Media.
The ‘She Wolf’ star has also approached underground club DJ Venus X, who has revealed that Shakira is eager to produce a dance-inspired album. “Hopefully I’ll be able to introduce her to things that are working on the dance floor so she can translate and reinterpret them for universal pop,” DJ Venus X said. She added: “Shakira wants to make dance music. She’s always been ahead of the curve. With ‘Ojos Asi’, she was doing Arabic instrumentals with Spanish vocals.”