"Despacito," the hit song by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, has officially become the most streamed song in music history just six months after its release — nothing despacito (slow) about that record.

"Despacito," the Spanish-language summer smash by Puerto Rican stars Luis Fonsi and "king of reggaetón" Daddy Yankee, is now the most-streamed song in history. On Wednesday, Universal Music, which ...

The last time Billboard’s Hot 100 had a new No. 1 song, the United States was still in the Paris climate accord. The Senate hadn’t even started Obamacare repeal, let alone botched it. North Korea hadn ...

Despacito went viral soon after its release in January and has dethroned Justin Beiber’s 2015 song Sorry as the most streamed song. Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi’s Despacito, whose reggaeton beat has ...

“Despacito” means “slowly” in Spanish, but the song’s rise to the top has been anything but slow. In a mere six months after its release date, the hit song made history on Wednesday for being the most ...

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Taylor Swift dethroned Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” on the No. 1 spot of the Billboard Hot 100 with her song, “Look What You Made Me Do,” and fans rushed to social media to thank the ...

It's almost impossible to pinpoint an exact moment in music history when the plates shift. But looking back at the last decade in Latin music, it's easy, now to see that the release of "Despacito" by ...

For all the streaming glory benefiting Latin music with global hits such as “Despacito,” it’s the lackluster payouts from on-demand services such as YouTube that should serve as a call to action, ...

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee will receive the award for Latin Song of the Decade for their hit "Despacito" at the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards. The two Puerto Rican artists will also perform at ...

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito," featuring Justin Bieber, leads the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated June 17) for a fourth week. Meanwhile, Post Malone scores his first top 10, with… By Gary ...