NBC confirmed on Tuesday (10) the participation of Shakira in the North American program “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”. The Colombian star will be present on May 16, as will British actress Michelle Dockery.
Shakira is expected to promote “Dancing With Myself”, a dance reality show that arrives on the network on May 31 under her command. She can also present her latest single, “Te Felicito”, a partnership with Puerto Rican Rauw Alejandro.
The news excited fans, who recalled that this is the first time the artist has appeared on an American talk show since 2014. They also speculated on Shakira’s presence at the Billboard Music Awards, scheduled for the 15th, and Saturday Night. Live, taking into account that she must be in the States for the interview with Jimmy Fallon.
See tweets:
🚨 Shakira will be making her first talk show appearance since 2014 (😭) on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday, May 16 at 11:35 PM EST.
🔗 https://t.co/eiBTqUAfHY pic.twitter.com/H9NpNurAVF
— shakirastuff (@shakirastuff_) May 10, 2022
The fact we are going to see Shakira on Jimmy Fallon after all those years seems so unreal, finally pic.twitter.com/oXzU3fV86f
—eireen 🤖 (@captivexheartx) May 10, 2022
What @Shakira Will you be on ‘The Tonight Show’ with Jimmy Fallon on the 16th of May? OMG! So it could be possible that the day before you attend the Billboard Music Awards… pic.twitter.com/iXhRGtooZJ
— WWSHAK (@WWSHAK) May 10, 2022
NBC and Shakira ran the Dancing With Myself promo appearing on Jimmy Fallon’s Show. And if you also appear on SNL? (Also NBC) pic.twitter.com/V7XBp1JrOM
— Adrián CONGRATULATIONS 🤖 (@ShakiraFOv1) May 10, 2022
Before Shakira and Dockery, Mandy Moore, Florence + The Machine, Post Malone, Arcade Fire and Millie Bobby Brown are featured on the show this week.