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Female artists with most songs receiving each milestone on Spotify daily:

Main Female Artist's Least Successful Album in Worldwide Sales (via @chartmastersorg):

Shakira remains the #1 Pre-2000s artist and #1 Latin Female artist with the most monthly listeners on both Spotify and YouTube.

Rihanna joins Taylor Swift as the only female artist to reach at least 2 billion streams on Spotify in 2026.

Shakira announces a second STADIUM show in Mumbai due to UNPRECEDENTED demand. Now she’s set to play 3 SOLD OUT STADIUM shows in India, with her last show being held at the gigantic JAWAHARLAL NEHRU STADIUM (60K) in NEW DELHI. 🇮🇳

Number of songwriters from Beyoncé's last three studio albums:

Best-selling female artists in Equivalent Album sales worldwide so far in 2026: pic.twitter.com/i3gMhUcPMB

Shakira’s most attended shows (estimates): 1, Zócalo, Mexico 🇲🇽 (2026) — +400k 🆕 2, Tbilisi, Georgia 🇬🇪 (2007) — +350k 3, Zócalo, Mexico 🇲🇽 (2007) — +210k 4, Rabat, Morocco 🇲🇦 (2011) — +200k 5, Mérida, Mexico 🇲🇽 (2011) — +150k 6, Cairo, Egypt 🇪🇬 (2007) — +100k

Shakira officially broke the record for most attended concert in Mexico’s HISTORY with over 400.000 attendees at Zócalo, obliterating the previous record (300K). She performed 31 sold out STADIUM shows in Mexico, including 13 shows at GNP Stadium in CDMX.

Best-selling albums between Rihanna and Beyoncé worldwide:

Rihanna’s “Kiss It Better” jumps 40 spots to a new peak of #145 on the Global Spotify chart with 1,417,441 streams. The song was released 10 years ago.

Beyoncé fans are complaining about the imminent release of Rihanna’s 9th Studio Album. Do they feel threatened because they know R9 will completely outshine Act III?

🚨R9 is coming? Rihanna just posted a video of herself in the studio with songwriter/vocal producer Kuk Harrell. He co-wrote songs like Umbrella , Love on the brain, Man down, Stay and many more.

In Egypt, beautiful women are called “Shakira.”🇪🇬

Top 3 Female artists with the most #1 singles in the US, UK and Globally:

Shakira has announced that she will perform at the iconic Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, on April 7 as part of her “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour”🇪🇬 The Last time she performed in the country in 2007 during her Oral Fixation tour, which drew more than 100,000 people.

Female artists with the most #1 hits in the US, Uk and Worldwide of the 21st century:

Shakira is strongly rumored to be headlining the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America. The World Cup Trophy Tour kicks off in Mexico City on Friday, February 27. Mexican media is reporting that Shakira might attend this event and could likely announce her new World Cup Anthem.

Female artists with the most monthly listeners on Spotify right now:

Shakira announces India tour with concerts on 10 April in Mumbai and 15 April in New Delhi.🇮🇳 She will be performing in the country for the first time in nearly 20 years.