Shakira recently opened up about the challenges faced in her personal life affecting her music career.

During her appearance at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Shakira revealed that her relationship with her ex-partner, Gerard Piqué, affected her creative process, delaying the release of her latest album.

The Grammy-winning artist expressed that being in a relationship with Piqué made it difficult for her to feel liberated and produce new music.

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"I was putting out songs here and there but it was really hard for me to put together a body of work, it was the husband. Now I'm husband-less. Yeah, the husband was dragging me down. Now I'm free. Now I can actually work," she said.

She highlighted the empowering message behind her album title, which translates to Women No Longer Cry, indicating a shift in societal expectations and gender roles.

Shakira said, "It's men's turn now. For too long we have been sent to cry with a script in our hands and without an end just because we are women. We have to conceal our pain in front of our kids, in front of society. We have to heal in a certain way. And I don't think anyone is supposed to tell us how to heal. No one is supposed to tell a She-wolf how to lick her wounds."