Taylor Swift fans slam Shakira for 'copycat' Eras tour: 'So obvious'

A number of Taylor Swift fans connected Tuesday said Shakira was lifting excessively galore imaginative elements from Swift's Eras Tour for her upcoming trek, nan Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour.

Feedback from a vocal conception of Swifties came amid news that Shakira's upcoming world circuit has already managed to smash 1 of Swift's Eras Tour records: Shakira, 47, became nan first female creator to waste retired 5 consecutive stadium shows astatine Estadio GNP Seguros successful Mexico City, per Marca.

Swift, 34, antecedently held nan grounds pinch 4 consecutive sold-out shows astatine nan stadium, which was antecedently known arsenic Foro Sol, connected her astir caller tour. 

An unaffiliated Swift instrumentality relationship connected X/Twitter generated a number of reactions aft posting purported merchandise and set/flooring plans from Shakira's squad that mirrored Swift's marketing.

'The inspiration is truthful evidently taken from nan eras circuit but if this goes viral they will beryllium doing intelligence gymnastics to enactment for illustration it isn’t,' said 1 user.

One personification joked that Shakira, 47, 'said The Eras Tour is NOT complete yet' while different said Shakira's squad 'might arsenic good telephone it Taylor's eras tour.'

One instrumentality reacted to a clip successful nan thread purportedly showing video of Shakira's rehearsals for nan tour, alleging that Shakira and her squad were besides copying Swift's choreography pinch their forthcoming shape show.

'She besides has a a jump into nan h2o lol,' nan instrumentality said. 'I deliberation she and her squad studied nan eras circuit to make thing for illustration nan eras tour.'

Swift would beryllium heavy scrutinized if she was connected nan different extremity of nan discussion, aggregate fans said.

'If t**lor copied personification this evidently #they’d ne'er extremity talking about,' 1 personification said, while different added, 'imagine if taylor had copied different creator location would person been murder.'

Some Swift fans were much sympathetic to nan South American songstress, whose afloat sanction is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll.

'It's okay origin we emotion Shakira,' 1 personification said, while different added, 'mother is carrying nan bequest but in' Spanish.

One instrumentality said that 'Shakira had eras earlier Taylor was born' while different jokingly called nan upcoming trek, 'The shakeras tour.'

Shakira had antecedently announced conscionable 4 shows astatine nan stadium, but she added a 5th record-breaking sold-out show successful consequence to bonzer instrumentality demand.

'Mexico dear, 5 dates astatine nan Estadio GNP ... we collapsed nan record,' Shakira reportedly wrote connected societal media to observe nan milestone. 

According to Estadio GNP Seguros' website, nan venue - which is nan second-largest stadium successful Mexico City - has a capacity of 65,000 group for performance events. 

Shakira said she has delayed dates connected nan North American limb of her circuit successful bid to move shows from arenas to larger stadiums. 

'The request for tickets and much shows has reached nan constituent that our circuit now requires stadiums successful nan USA and much dates truthful I tin spot arsenic galore of you arsenic possible,' Shakira said connected her Instagram Stories connected Friday, according to Billboard. 'As a result, we’re elevating my North America tally from arenas to stadiums and nan dates will beryllium shifted to May 2025, correct aft my Latin American tour.'

The move initially disappointed immoderate fans who didn't want to hold to spot nan Whenever, Wherever artist, but now galore much fans will person a chance to drawback her concerts. 

Her bully luck contrasts pinch different established artists - including Jennifer Lopez and The Black Keys - who person been forced to cancel aliases downgrade their tours aft they grounded to pull nan aforesaid level of instrumentality liking arsenic successful erstwhile years

Last week, nan Latin American prima unveiled nan euphony video for her single Soltera, and nan clip has already earned an eye-popping 26 cardinal views arsenic of Monday.

Shakira's Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour is named aft nan medium of nan aforesaid name, which she released successful March.

The LP - whose title translates to Women No Longer Cry - was a deed crossed nan world, and peculiar successful nan U.S., wherever it topped some Billboard's Latin Pop Albums floor plan and its Top Latin Albums chart. 

The medium besides topped retired astatine an awesome number 13 connected nan Billboard 200 albums chart, and it has been certified 7x Platinum for complete 420,000 album-equivalent units by nan Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Shakira's world circuit will footwear disconnected successful 2025 successful Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, connected February 11, followed by stops successful Peru, her location state of Colombia, Chile, Argentina and Mexico. 

After a break betwixt March and May, nan circuit will resume successful Charlotte, North Carolina, connected May 13, followed by dates successful nan Northeast, South and West.