ContactMusic — SHAKIRA will close the 2010 soccer World Cup in style on Sunday (11Jul10) when she takes to the stage in South Africa to perform the official anthem, WAKA WAKA (THIS TIME... more info

People.com — See how the sexy singer will bare her belly when she performs at Sunday's closing ceremony more info

411 Mania — GOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL more info

USA Today Music — World Cup organizers promise a high-tech closing ceremony featuring pop star Shakira, compared to the more traditionally African ceremony which ... more info

ET Online — Shakira will be bringing her hip shaking to South Africa to sing farewell to the 2010 World Cup, according to the Associated Press. Her song "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" served as the theme of the tournament. She performed the catchy tun... more info

Idolator — Much like Shakira earning some street cred by covering The xx, Cee-Lo Green’s dip into indie rock also triumphs. The singing half of Gnarls Barkley recorded an inspired cover of the 2007 Band of Horses song “No One’s Gonna Love You” for his u... more info

Guardian Music — No one could see everything at Glasto – but it's not too late to catch up on thingsMost of those who attended last weekend's Glastonbury festival will have failed to see all of the acts they'd hoped to, because of the relentless heat and the mamm... more info

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Idolator — Shakira surprised us last month by going indie and covering The xx’s “Islands.” We only got a snippet back then, but the Colombian singer treated us to her full-length version at Glastonbury Festival this past weekend. Sadly, no Kylie Minogue/S... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Here is another cool Glastonbury video for you. It’s Shakira covering The XX’s “Islands“. It works. This shouldn’t be too surprising, considering clips of this cover leaked last month. Apparently Shakira is calling the cover “Explore”. ... more info