Shakira has returned to Spain for a 12-show residency in Madrid, marking her first performances in the country in eight years as a separate tax dispute involving the singer continues through the courts.
The Colombian star began the run on Friday at a temporary stadium in Madrid, with performances scheduled through Oct 11. More than 600,000 people are expected to attend the concerts, which will bring her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran world tour to a close.
Her return comes as Spain’s Supreme Court considers an appeal linked to a long-running dispute over whether she was a tax resident in the country in 2011. Earlier this year, a Spanish court ordered the authorities to return almost €55 million in taxes and penalties after finding that prosecutors had not established that she met the residency threshold for that year.
Bloomberg reported that the Supreme Court review is taking place alongside Shakira’s return to the Spanish stage, bringing renewed attention to the separate tax proceedings.
The case is separate from a 2023 settlement covering her tax affairs for 2012 to 2014. Shakira admitted wrongdoing in that case and agreed to pay a fine of more than €7.3 million to avoid a trial, after previously paying €17.45 million to Spain’s tax authorities.
As her Madrid residency continues, the court proceedings will determine the next stage of the singer’s long-running tax dispute with Spanish authorities.
