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Shakira and Jennifer Lopez Deliver High Energy Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show

It was a Latino music festival at the Super Bowl Halftime show. The rhythms were irresistible. Shakira and J-Lo sang with exultant voices and danced fiercely through a quick-cutting mix of their mega hits. Guest performers Bad Bunny from Puerto Rico and J Balvin from Colombia accompanied the shimmying pop conquistadoras. It was an exhilarating Puerto Rican and Colombian show all through!
Shakira opened the show with "She Wolf", then a medley of her hit songs including "Empire", "Whenever, Wherever", "Chantaje" and "Hips Don't Lie". To the surprise of many, the Colombian songstress launched into Cardi B and J Balvin's "I Like It", singing it with Bad Bunny. Cardi B was in Hard Rock stadium watching live. Shakira sang in both English and Spanish, belly-danced, danced to a variety of Afro-Latin musical genres and crowd-surfed. She also performed a traditional Arab vocal expression known as a "zaghrouta". She thoroughly represented her Colombian and Lebanese heritage.
Jennifer Lopez then hit the stage, arriving on a skycraper spire to start her setlist with "Jenny From the Block". Demonstrating her pole dancing and salsa skills, J-Lo performed a mini-set that included "Ain't It Funny", "Get Right" and "Waiting for Tonight". J Balvin joined J-Lo for a joint performance of "Que Calor" and "Love Don't Cost a Thing". The pair then switched to Balvin and Beyonce's hit "Mi Gente". Beyonce, Jay-Z and their eldest daughter were watching the performance live. J-Lo transitioned to "On The Floor" as J Balvin exited the stage.
Lopez's daughter Emme Maribel Muniz and a choir of children, some in lighted cages, performed a slowed-down and moving rendition of J-Lo's "Let's Get Loud" and a snippet of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." J-Lo wrapped herself in a coat that featured both the Puerto Rican and American flags, a nod to her heritage.
Shakira and Lopez sang the ending of "Let's Get Loud" and a segment of Shakira's "Waka Waka" together. Shakira then finished performing "Waka Waka" on her own, and danced to some Congolese guitar and New York mambo. Lopez returned with a conclusion to "Let's Get Loud", then she and Shakira ended their performance with a hug. They had just made history. They had become the first Latinas to headline Super Bowl Halftime show.
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