Shakira was at the delivery of the MTV Video Music Awards 2023, issued in Spain at dawn from September 12 to 13. She was chosen to receive the special award Video Vanguard Award, being the first Latin American artist to achieve it. The star prepared a spectacular performance for the occasion with a group of dancers. For more than 10 minutes, she reviewed some of her most popular songs.
The Colombian’s number started inside a tunnel-shaped structure, where she showed her flexibility and howled to present She Wolf. After leaving, she performed two of her most recent Spanish hits. She made robotic movements for the choreography of Congratulationsyour theme with Raw Alejandroand then moved on to TQG’s reggaeton, collaboration with Karol G.
The singer moved to another part of the stage, where several musicians playing drums were waiting for her, to rescue Objection (Tango) and pick up a guitar. The next topic of the show was a short fragment of Eyes like that, a part in which he moved his hips with two knives in his hands. The dance continued with Whenever, Wherever.
Shakira interpreted Hips Don’t Lie in front of a rain of sand in the final part of the performance. To close it, Music Sessions #53 was saved, his successful collaboration with Shaving. The dancers took the Colombian above the audience and she ended up singing on a platform that was raised in the middle of the venue.
The artist received in MTV VMAs 2023 he Video Vanguard Award and gave a speech in which he named his family: “I want to thank my parents. I want to thank my children, Milan y Sasha, they are here. Thank you so much for cheering me up and making me feel like mom can do it all.”