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=== 2010–2019: ''Miss Little Havana'' and ''The Standards'' === Estefan began 2010 with a charity single: she and her husband, producer Emilio Estefan Jr., invited artists to record "[[Somos El Mundo]]", a Spanish-language version of [[Michael Jackson]]'s song "[[We Are the World]]". The song, written by Estefan and approved by [[Quincy Jones]], was recorded and premiered during ''[[El Show de Cristina#El Show de Cristina|El Show de Cristina]]'' on 1 March 2010.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/959197/somos-el-mundo-video-premieres-stars-pitbull-shakira-juanes ''Somos El Mundo Video Premieres, Stars Pitbull, Shakira, Juanes, David Archuleta, Daddy Yankee''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414144307/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/959197/somos-el-mundo-video-premieres-stars-pitbull-shakira-juanes |date=14 April 2013 }}, billboard.com; retrieved 2 March 2010.</ref> All of the proceeds went to Haitian relief.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160222013634/http://thesilvertongueonline.com/?p=9635t "Latino Celebrities Join Together for "Somos El Mundo" Recording"] 20 February 2010, The Silver Tongue Online</ref><ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/959303/50-latin-stars-gather-to-record-somos-el-mundo "50 Latin Stars Gather To Record 'Somos El Mundo'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816073356/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/959303/50-latin-stars-gather-to-record-somos-el-mundo |date=16 August 2016 }}, billboard.com, 22 February 2010.</ref> On 24 March 2010, Estefan led a march down Miami's [[Tamiami Trail|Calle Ocho]] in support of Cuba's ''Las Damas de Blanco'' ([[Ladies in White]]).<ref name="nbcmiami">{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Gloria-Estefan-Leads-Damas-March-Today-89127862.html|publisher=nbcmiami.com|title=Estefan: "Freedom is the Right of Every Human Being" | NBC 6 South Florida|date=25 March 2010 |access-date=9 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116215044/http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Gloria-Estefan-Leads-Damas-March-Today-89127862.html|archive-date=16 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nacla.org/article/heroines-friends-high-places-cuba%E2%80%99s-damas-de-blanco|title=Heroines With Friends in High Places: Cuba's Damas de Blanco|website=NACLA|access-date=10 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010213618/https://nacla.org/article/heroines-friends-high-places-cuba%E2%80%99s-damas-de-blanco|archive-date=10 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, Estefan took part in Broadway's "24 Hour Plays", performing alongside actors [[Elijah Wood]], [[Diane Neal]], and [[Alicia Witt]] in the play ''I Think You'll Love This One'', written by Elizabeth Cruz Cortes.<ref>[http://www.observer.com/2010/culture/gloria-estefans-one-day-broadway-career "Gloria Estefan's One-Day Broadway Career"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616130930/http://www.observer.com/2010/culture/gloria-estefans-one-day-broadway-career |date=16 June 2011 }}, observer.com, 17 November 2010.</ref> On 7 April 2011, Estefan made an unannounced appearance at the auditions for ''[[The X Factor (U.S.)|The X Factor]]'' in Miami, and gave encouragement to the 7,500 participants gathered outside the [[Watsco Center|Bank United Center]].<ref>Martin, Lara (7 April 2011), [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s141/the-x-factor-us/news/a313370/gloria-estefan-surprises-x-factor-auditions.html "Gloria Estefan surprises 'X Factor' auditions"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410151447/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s141/the-x-factor-us/news/a313370/gloria-estefan-surprises-x-factor-auditions.html |date=10 April 2011 }}, [[Digital Spy]], retrieved 5 June 2011.</ref> That year, Estefan was inducted into the [[Hollywood Bowl]] Hall of Fame[[Harry Connick Jr.|.]] She performed at a special concert on 17 June 2011; proceeds from the event went to benefit the [[Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute]]'s education programs.<ref>[http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/Gloria_Estefan_Joins_Harry_Connick_Jr_as_Hollywood_Bowl_Hall_of_Fame_Inductee_20110330 "Gloria Estefan Joins Harry Connick Jr as Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame Inductee"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009091340/http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/Gloria_Estefan_Joins_Harry_Connick_Jr_as_Hollywood_Bowl_Hall_of_Fame_Inductee_20110330 |date=9 October 2011 }}, BroadwayWorld.com, 30 March 2011.</ref> Estefan's dance-oriented album ''[[Miss Little Havana]]'' was released in the U.S. on 27 September 2011, with the physical CD available exclusively at [[Target Corporation|Target]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gloriaestefan.com/www/news/511-gloria-a-target-team-up-for-miss-little-havana.html?b79e62c5c3be95c9445e7d0b7d7d09f2=ee64ec3141f9ead077b8a13a767022a9|title=Gloria & Target Team up for Miss Little Havana|date=6 September 2011|publisher=GloriaEstefan.com|access-date=7 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925181325/http://www.gloriaestefan.com/www/news/511-gloria-a-target-team-up-for-miss-little-havana.html?b79e62c5c3be95c9445e7d0b7d7d09f2=ee64ec3141f9ead077b8a13a767022a9|archive-date=25 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release|url=http://pressroom.target.com/pr/news/gloria-estefan-partners-with-target-214887.aspx|title=Gloria Estefan Partners with Target on New Album, 'Miss Little Havana{{'-}}|publisher=[[Target Corporation]]|date=6 September 2011|access-date=7 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401091645/http://pressroom.target.com/pr/news/gloria-estefan-partners-with-target-214887.aspx|archive-date=1 April 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Estefan described the album as resembling her 1998 hit album ''[[gloria!]]''; For the album, she collaborated with producers [[Pharrell Williams]], Motiff, Emilio Estefan, and Drop Dead Beats.<ref>Perpetua, Matthew (7 April 2011), [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/digest-kanye-west-releasing-line-of-designer-scarves-gloria-estefan-records-with-pharrell-williams-20110407 "Digest: Kanye West Releasing Line of Designer Scarves; Gloria Estefan Records With Pharrell Williams"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730094335/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/digest-kanye-west-releasing-line-of-designer-scarves-gloria-estefan-records-with-pharrell-williams-20110407 |date=30 July 2017 }}, rollingstone.com; accessed 18 April 2016.</ref> The first single from the album, "[[Wepa (song)|Wepa]]", premiered on 31 May 2011, at [[American Airlines Arena|AmericanAirlines Arena]] in a special music video of the song for the [[Miami Heat]]. The Heat video was released on YouTube on 1 June.<ref>[http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-mavericks/headlines/20110601-in-game-atmosphere-at-heat_s-arena-no-match-for-american-airlines-center.ece "In-game atmosphere at Heat's arena no match for American Airlines Center"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604055031/http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-mavericks/headlines/20110601-in-game-atmosphere-at-heat_s-arena-no-match-for-american-airlines-center.ece |date=4 June 2011 }}, ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'', 1 June 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.gloriaestefan.com/www/news/499-gloria-make-special-video-for-miami-heat-with-her-new-track-qwepaq.html?b79e62c5c3be95c9445e7d0b7d7d09f2=956c31bb800ed8f190f18dd4da7088de "Gloria make special Video for Miami Heat with her new track, 'Wepa{{'"}}] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925180746/http://www.gloriaestefan.com/www/news/499-gloria-make-special-video-for-miami-heat-with-her-new-track-qwepaq.html?b79e62c5c3be95c9445e7d0b7d7d09f2=956c31bb800ed8f190f18dd4da7088de |date=25 September 2013 }}, GloriaEstefan.com, 1 June 2011.</ref> The song went on sale for digital download on 24 July.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2011/07/22/new-gloria-estefan-single-soon-for-sale-on-itunes|work=Fox News|title=New Gloria Estefan single soon for sale on iTunes|date=22 July 2011|access-date=23 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328211756/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2011/07/22/new-gloria-estefan-single-soon-for-sale-on-itunes/|archive-date=28 March 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Both "Wepa" and the album's second single "[[Hotel Nacional]]" peaked at No. 1 on the ''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]'' [[Top Latin Songs|Latin Songs]] and Dance/Club charts. In the fall of 2011, Estefan expressed her views on gay rights and gay marriage and said that she was a strong supporter of both. She said: "I think everyone should be able to marry who they love, and it should just be." Estefan also recorded a video for the [[It Gets Better]] campaign.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gloria Reaches Out to the Gays|url=http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=49195|publisher=Pride source|access-date=29 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924032048/http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=49195|archive-date=24 September 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2011, Estefan began hosting ''Gloria Estefan's Latin Beat'', a seven-part series for [[BBC Radio 2]] in the United Kingdom that explores the history of Latin music.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.soundsandcolours.com/news/music-news/gloria-estefan-brings-her-latin-beat-to-bbc-radio-2|work=Sounds and Colours|title=Gloria Estefan Brings Her Latin Beat to BBC Radio 2|date=1 November 2011|access-date=18 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005144556/http://www.soundsandcolours.com/news/music-news/gloria-estefan-brings-her-latin-beat-to-bbc-radio-2/|archive-date=5 October 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2012, Estefan starred in the [[CW Network]] reality show ''[[The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep]]'' opposite [[Joe Jonas]], [[Nelly (rapper)|Nelly]] and [[John Rich]]. The same year, Estefan appeared as a musical guest in [[Tony Bennett]]'s compilation of duets with Latin-American musicians, ''[[Viva Duets]]'' with "[[Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)|Who Can I Turn To]]". Weeks later, she released the charity single "Por Un Mundo Mejor" with Mexican singer [[Lucero (entertainer)|Lucero]], Dominican rapper [[El Cata]], and Mexican pop band, [[Reik]].<ref>[http://entretenimiento.univision.com/teleton/lo-ultimo/article/2012-12-11/canta-y-unete-a-la Himno del Teletón USA]. Univision Entretenimiento. Retrieved 17 December 2012.</ref> The song was marked as the official hymn for the American division of ''[[Teletón (Mexico)|Teleton]].'' In May 2013, she appeared on [[Paul Anka]]'s ''Duets'' album with the song "Think I'm in Love Again". In September 2013, Estefan released ''[[The Standards]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gloriaestefan.com/the-standards-info-|title=The Standards|publisher=Gloria Estefan|access-date=9 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522050049/http://www.gloriaestefan.com/the-standards-info-|archive-date=22 May 2013}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=Gloria Estefan Returns to Sony Music With New Album of Standards (Video) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gloria-estefan-returns-sony-music-432787 |url-status=live |access-date=10 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011013827/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gloria-estefan-returns-sony-music-432787 |archive-date=11 October 2018}}</ref> The album features collaborations with [[Laura Pausini]], [[Dave Koz]] and [[Joshua Bell]], and a selection of songs from the [[Great American Songbook]]. The album reached No. 20 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, marking her first top 20 album on the chart since 1994's ''[[Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (Gloria Estefan album)|Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me]]''. The first single from the album was "[[How Long Has This Been Going On?]]". In April 2014, Estefan and her husband were honored at the 2014 "Power of Love Event for Keep Memory Alive" in Las Vegas, where other musicians, including [[Ricky Martin]] and [[Rita Moreno]] offered the couple a tribute to their music. Estefan joined [[Carlos Santana]] on his new album ''[[Corazón (Santana album)|Corazon]]'' in a song called "Besos de lejos". Estefan released the compilation ''Soy Mujer'' on 23 June 2015, which consists of Estefan's Spanish-language hits.
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