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Jennifer Lopez and Lin-Manuel Miranda Pay Musical Tribute to Orlando Shooting Victims
Their new song “Love Make the World Go Round” memorializes the 49 lives lost during last month's Pulse shooting.
Pop legend Jennifer Lopez and Hamilton star Lin-Manuel Miranda combined their musical forces for their latest track "Love Make the World Go Round," an empowering tribute to the 49 lives lost during June's tragic shooting at Pulse, a popular gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
Proceeds from the uber-catchy song will benefit the Hispanic Federation's #SomosOrlando fund, which seeks to provide mental healthcare services and other "long-term needs" to the families of the victims of the shooting.
As NYLON pointed out, the LGBT community wasn't the only one affected in the aftermath of the events in Orlando. 23 of the Pulse shooting victims were of Puerto Rican descent, and 95 percent of the overall victims were Latinx. Considering Jennifer and Lin-Manuel are also Puerto Rican, and paying tribute to their queer community members, this musical tribute becomes even more special.
Listen and purchase "Love Make the World Go Round" on iTunes.
\u201cLove Make the World Go Round.\nProceeds benefit the Somos Orlando Fund. Here's the iTunes link. Whaddayathink? \nhttps://t.co/RBkIQyMtU3\u201d— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin-Manuel Miranda) 1467949692
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
