Colombian Confusion

Shakira can't understand why the American and British press compare her to Britney Spears. The singer says she is not subject to such comparisons in her native Colombia.

She says, "My Latin people understand me little by little with each album. They don't compare me to Britney, you know.

"They'd be like, 'What? Britney?' Nothing wrong with Britney, she's a great artist and very beautiful, but I was pretty surprised to be compared to her in America and Britain."

"But I think that's because there isn't a full understanding of my musical proposal here. That's just a matter of time though."