If you’ve been around since at least 2017, chances are you’ve heard “Despacito,” the smash bilingual single with Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee that topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 16 straight ...
I didn’t expect that, amidst chants of “build the wall,” the song of the summer would be predominantly Spanish — only the third Spanish-language song to reach number one on the Hot 100. At the time of ...
NEW YORK (AP) — "Despacito" is easily the song of the summer with the success of the hit stretching beyond Spanish-speaking audiences to make it the year's most recognized song in the U.S. and ...
Movements are never the product of a single action. And yet many of the recent developments in Latin music are labeled pre- or post-“Despacito.” In the summer of 2017, this juggernaut of a song ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. This week on the Hot 100, Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin ...
The creators say the smash hit song was created in a few hours. — -- “Despacito,” the inescapable song of the summer, dominated the charts and infected our brains with its undeniably catchy ...
Earlier this month, "Despacito" finally dropped from the No. 1 position on the Hot 100 after a history-making 16 weeks in charge, and while some may claim that the Spanglish smash is done, it's still ...
The song won five trophies during Sunday's ceremony. By Leila Cobo, Billboard.com Capping an extraordinary year, on Sunday night, “Despacito” became the Latin song with the most wins ever in the ...
Justin Bieber, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee broke a musical record earlier this week when Bieber hopped on the remix of “Despacito.” In 24 hours, the trio broke the record for the biggest YouTube debut ...
Prince Royce sounds groggy. His voice is raspy, not at all resembling the air-light vocalist who has cooed sweet nothings over bachata melodies for the past decade on his way to becoming one of Latin ...
The video for “Despacito” has 4.3 billion views on Youtube. The song lasted 16 weeks in the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, tying with Maria Carey and Boy II Men’s “One Sweet Day.” It beat ...
Luis Fonsi’s global hit “Despacito” has broken a new digital record. The official video of the catchy Spanish-language track, featuring Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee, on Wednesday surpassed 5 ...