Shakira did not need to be anywhere near Los Angeles for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards. She was more than 5,800 miles away in Madrid, performing the sixth night of her massive European residency.
Anitta and Shakira were compiting in a crowded Latin field that included Bad Bunny, Karol G, Rosalía with Yahritza y Su Esencia, Ryan Castro, Kapo and GANGSTA, and Fuerza Regida, who were at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles for the ceremony. Shakira was actually competing against herself: her collaboration with Burna Boy, "Dai Dai," was also nominated for Best Latin.
