Shakira Gives Her Thoughts on Music Downloads
Friday, October 23rd, 2009Shakira has said that she feels closer to fans who download her music illegally.
The “Hips Don’t Lie” singer’s comments have come in response to the British Government’s plans to crack down on file sharing. And the curvy star has claimed that she supports those who access her tracks without paying for them.
Shakira is a huge fan of file-sharing because she claims it brings her closer to her fans.
An awful lot of artists don’t like file-sharing and their argument is pretty simple. If you don’t pay for the music, they don’t get paid for their work. Artist Lilly Allen recently took a stand against file-sharing, claiming it wasn’t doing British music or new comers any good and slamming the likes of Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason and Ed O’Brien from Radiohead who support file-sharing.
However, Colombian-born Shakira has hit back saying she supports those who share music online: “I like what’s going on because I feel closer to the fans and the people who appreciate the music. It’s the democratization of music in a way. And music is a gift. That’s what it should be, a gift.”
The news comes after Lily Allen took her anti-piracy blog offline, supposedly because part of her post was ripped directly from an article on TechDirt.
“I like what’s going on because I feel closer to the fans and the people who appreciate the music,” Contactmusic quoted the Columbian singer as saying. “It’s the democratisation of music in a way. And music is a gift. That” what it should be, a gift,” she added.