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Beija here for Complex News.
On Thursday night, the recent spate of hurricanes and earthquakes met another force of nature—Beyoncé.
A new version of J. Balvin and Willy William's hit "Mi Gente" was released, featuring contributions
from the Queen Bey herself.
The new version was put out without any prior warning.
With it came a message from Beyoncé: she'd be donating her share of the dough from the
tune to a good cause.
"I am donating my proceeds from this song to hurricane and earthquake relief charities
for Puerto Rico, Mexico and other affected Caribbean islands."
In addition, the star directed fans to a page on her website, beyonce dot com slash relief
efforts, that encourages fans to donate to a number of different organizations involved
in hurricane and earthquake relief.
The singer put out a lyric video for the tune as well.
It featured a whole bunch of people dancing, with a handful of cameos.
On the track, Bey sings in both Spanish...
and English.
The
original version of the track, which came out in late June, was already a hit before
the world's biggest pop star added on.
It's been on the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks, and currently sits at number 19.
In a case of the snake eating its own tail, the newly remixed "Mi Gente" is itself kind
of a remix—the track borrows heavily from Willy William's "Voodoo Song."
"Mi Gente" is far from Beyoncé's only contribution to relief efforts.
She took part in the Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Relief telethon, which raised
over fourteen million dollars.
She also visited her hometown of Houston to speak to survivors of Hurricane Harvey, established
Harvey relief efforts on her website, and donated an undisclosed amount of money herself,
rumored to be up to seven million dollars.
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For Complex News, I'm Beija Velez.
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