The year of 2012 has certainly had its fair share of Tinseltown babies, and it looks like the boom isn't slowing down - as pop star Shakira has just announced she’s expecting!

The 35 year-old Colombian songstress took to her website on Wednesday (September 19) to confirm the exciting news, as well as let her fans know she will need to take a career rest for a little while.

In this day and age news travels fast, but that wouldn't be possible without the use of social networking. Celebrities definitely use the new technology to their advantage.

Hoping to pull in sales from a younger demographic this time around, Shakira is gearing up for the release of her third fragrance, Elixir.

Set to debut at Kohl’s and Sears later this month, the Colombian singer told WWD of her latest scent, “After my first two fragrances, I wanted to do something different — I wanted to push the idea even further and develop a fragrance that would express my most sensual and exotic side, and Elixir is the result of that."