Anitta & Shakira release
Anitta and Shakira released a collaboration called 'Choka Choka' and it’s now available on Apple Music, drawing notable social attention. High‑profile pairings like this tend to push streams and playlist placements quickly, which can amplify both artists’ reach in pop and Latin markets. The release was circulated on social channels pointing listeners to the streaming service. (x.com)
Anitta and Shakira have now moved “Choka Choka” from teaser art to an actual release: Apple Music lists it as a 2026 single by both artists, with 1 track and a 2-minute runtime. (music.apple.com) That matters because this was first framed as a coming attraction, not a finished drop. Billboard reported on April 6 that “Choka Choka” was their first-ever collaboration and the next single tied to Anitta’s album *EQUILIBRIVM*. (billboard.com) By April 7, Hola said the song was set to appear on *EQUILIBRIVM*, an Anitta album scheduled for April 16, 2026, with songs in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. That puts this release in the role of a lead single arriving before the full album lands. (hola.com) The pairing itself is unusually clean and simple: Brazil’s biggest pop export and Colombia’s biggest crossover star on one track, with no feature list beyond their two names on Apple Music. Apple’s credit line shows “Anitta & Shakira,” which signals a true co-bill rather than a guest verse tucked into the metadata. (music.apple.com) The rollout started on social media before the song hit streaming. Yahoo’s report on the announcement said the joint post used cover art with both singers styled as tarot cards, which gave fans a clear visual to circulate before there was music to click. (yahoo.com) Now that there is music to click, the release path is direct. The Apple Music page is live, and a YouTube lyric video labeled “available everywhere now” had already pulled roughly 687,000 views one day after posting. (music.apple.com) (youtube.com) The short runtime is part of the story too. At 2 minutes, “Choka Choka” is built more like a replay-friendly streaming single than a long duet, which fits the way pop releases now compete for fast repeat listens on platform charts. (music.apple.com) This is also a first for the two artists, which is why the reaction was immediate. Billboard called it their first collaboration, and Hola described it as one of the most anticipated Latin pop team-ups of the year before the full Anitta album even arrived. (billboard.com) (hola.com) So the update is not just that Anitta and Shakira announced “Choka Choka.” The update is that the song is out, it is already live on Apple Music, and the teaser campaign has turned into a real streaming release days before *EQUILIBRIVM* is due on April 16. (music.apple.com) (hola.com)
