The Playlist: Hear Beyoncé Join ‘Mi Gente,’ Plus 9 More New Songs

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new songs and videos — and anything else that strikes them as intriguing. This week, Chance the Rapper debuts a song on “Colbert,” Torres ends her new album with transcendence and Yeah Yeah Yeahs dig up a track from the “Fever to Tell” era.

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“Mi Gente,” the vibrant, twisty, honking collaboration between the global reggaeton star J Balvin and Willy William, currently sits at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, which means it has 18 spots to go to match the success of this summer’s breakthrough Spanish-language crossover hit, “Despacito.” Time for a turbo charge. Much like the remix of “Despacito” imported Justin Bieber, the new version of “Mi Gente” welcomes one of pop’s biggest stars: Beyoncé. She sings mostly in Spanish here, clustering her words in the same pattern as J Balvin, which doesn’t allow her voice to roam widely as it generally does, and should. But never mind that: she is donating her proceeds from this song to hurricane relief efforts. JON CARAMANICA