Yeison Jimenez Funds a Fan’s Education in Colombia & More Uplifting Moments
From career milestones to new music releases to major announcements and those little important moments, Billboard editors highlight uplifting moments in Latin music. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week.
Yeison Jimenez Gives Back to His Fans
This week, Yeison Jimenez made the dreams of one of his beloved fans in Colombia come true. The renowned música popular artist first surprised his fan named Diana with tickets to his concert, but in an extended letter, he revealed that he was also helping her with a university scholarship. In a video shared on social media, Jimenez expressed that Diana has been unable to pay for her studies and continue with her education. “One day I dreamed of being able to help people and give a little of what I lacked, today that I can do it, I prove to myself that I have done things well,” he wrote on Instagram. “Thank you God for allowing me to fulfill a dream and thank you @tiempodejuego (foundation) for making it come true.”
Myke Towers Supports Women’s Basketball
A real sports aficionado, Myke Towers is supporting the women’s basketball team in his native Puerto Rico by donating $25,000 to the Puerto Rico Basketball Federation (FBPUR) through his Young Kingz Foundation. According to a press release, the contribution is to support the athletes as they prepare to participate at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Derrick Luna, president of Young Kingz Foundation, said the support also “reflects the belief in their discipline and ability to represent the country with excellence.”
Fuerza Regida’s “JOP” Helps Out His Community
In celebration of their new album, Pero No Te Enamores, Fuerza Regida gave back to their community in San Bernardino, Calif. A video posted on frontman JOP’s YouTube channel, documents how the Mexican-American singer showed up at a local Home Depot to recruit the workers outside, offer them work, and later surprise them with a well-deserved day off. The clip captures seven labor workers hanging out with JOP in a warehouse as the artist gifts them each with food, drinks, live music, haircuts, Fuerza Regida merch, and money. One of the most heartwarming moments in the video is when they are all sharing their personal stories. Watch the video below.
Karol G Ends Mañana Será Bonito Era
This week, after a yearlong trek, Karol G officially wrapped her Mañana Será Bonito World Tour in Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, where she became the first artist to sell out four shows at that venue. After unwinding, the Colombian superstar shared a heartfelt post on Instagram, thanking her team, family, friends, colleagues, and fans, for being part of her successful journey.
“Thank you for working your ass off with me every day this past year, thank you for the efforts and sacrifices and the countless hours of preparation to give the best to an audience to which I owe so much. Today I look at the result of what we built and I see exactly everything I dreamed of years ago,” she expressed. “The girl from the last video, is VERY, VERY proud of the woman you have become today, because even though nobody knows everything you have done to be there, at least they can see that fighting for yourself was worth it, that after so much it was beautiful, that dreams do come true and that hard work pays off. That is the most meaningful message you can leave the world.”
In the message, which she wrote in Spanish and can be read below, she assured her fans that she is inseparable with them, and that this is only the beginning of many wonderful things.
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