Santana & Becky G call for oneness as music meets protest
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May 29, 2026
Santana & Becky G call for oneness as music meets protest
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Music and spirit are colliding this week: artists are turning songs into solidarity while faith leaders and healers remind everyone that grief, ritual, and authenticity still shape how people find meaning. Expect protest anthems, pilgrim-like endurance, and a few reminders that the soul shows up in many forms — from stadiums to running shoes to monastery courtyards.
Oneness
Santana and Becky G turn a protest song into a unity rally
Carlos Santana teamed with Becky G on "Mi Gran Amor", a protest single about ICE fears and family separation that explicitly calls for oneness and healing in Latin communities. [P]The pair — who told Billboard that “unity, harmony and oneness” are needed now — will also bring the theme live as Santana joins the Doobie Brothers on a summer tour, turning concert stages into places for collective repair.
Spirituality
Grief, gospel, and ritual: faith takes many forms this week
A father channeled deep grief into marathon running after losing his newborn, using the discipline as a spiritual lifeline and imagining his son watching with pride (Runner's World). [P]At the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV warned against diluting the Gospel and urged credible witness over marketing (NCRegister), while the death of arranger Jacqui Butler Hairston reminded the nation how spirituals shape cultural identity (SFChronicle). Add a Minnesota teen now studying as a lama in the Himalayas (CBS) and the announcement of a posthumous DMX book compiling prayers and sermons — all threads showing spirituality is alive wherever people wrestle with loss, truth, and ritual.