Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee‘s monster hit “Despacito” got even bigger when a remix featuring Justin Bieber singing in español premiered this week — and it had the biggest music debut of 2017 on ...

It’s official: “Despacito” is now the most streamed song of all time, and it got there in just six months. Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s hit original song and its remix featuring Justin Bieber have ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...

To say it has been quite a year for Puerto Rican duo Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee might be an understatement. In addition to being up for three awards at the 2018 Grammys — Record of the Year, Song of ...

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” has officially become the first video in YouTube history to surpass 7 billion views. By Griselda Flores Senior Editor, Latin Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s ...

Since its release in January, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” has racked up a total of 4.6 billion streams, making it the most-streamed song of all time. The record includes streams from the ...

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 ...

“Despacito”—Luis Fonsi’s chart-topping, record-setting reggaeton hit from 2017—first came together over the course of a single afternoon. “We wrote the song out of a guitar,” says Ender of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Just hours before it might win both Record and Song of the Year at ...

Puerto Rican singers Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Panamian songwriter Erika Ender criticized Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro for using “Despacito” at a political rally. Maduro used the viral song ...

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's monster hit "Despacito" got even bigger when a remix featuring Justin Bieber singing in español premiered over the weekend -- and it had the biggest music debut of 2017… ...

Luis Fonsi hit song "Despacito," featuring Daddy Yankee has set a new YouTube record, becoming the first video on the digital platform to reach 6 billion views. You could say that the song continues ...