AceShowbiz - Brazilian superstar Anitta and Colombian icon Shakira have officially announced their first-ever collaboration titled Choka Choka, set to release this Thursday. The announcement came via a joint Instagram post on Monday, April 6, featuring the single’s artwork that portrays both artists on tarot cards, each adorned only with large feathers.

Expressing her excitement, Anitta shared in Spanish, "You have no idea how happy I am to announce this collaboration from my album EQUILIBRIVM." Complementing this, Shakira posted on her Instagram Story in Portuguese, notably switching languages with Anitta, revealing her emotional connection to the track and teasing fans by saying "they don't know the music we have together." In a follow-up video, she described the song as "incredible" and predicted that fans will love it.

Choka Choka will serve as the second single from Anitta’s upcoming seventh studio album, EQUILIBRIVM, which is scheduled to be released on Friday, April 16. The album’s first single, Pinterest, was launched last month. Since her debut in 2013, Anitta has emerged as a global force in Brazilian music, highlighted by her viral 2022 reggaetón hit Envolver, which reached No. 3 on the Hot Latin Songs chart and marked her first solo entry on the Billboard Hot 100.

Throughout her career, Anitta has performed at major events such as Coachella, Lollapalooza Paris, and Billboard Latin Women in Music, solidifying her international presence. Fans eagerly anticipate whether Shakira might join Anitta for a live performance of Choka Choka during the latter’s debut on Saturday Night Live, which is set to air just two days after the single’s release.

Listeners can pre-save Choka Choka ahead of its release to stay tuned for the collaboration between these two South American music icons.