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When Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's runaway hit "Despacito" broke the global streaming record on Wednesday it was an impressive feat for sure. But the record-setting run of more than 4.6 billion… By ...

“Despacito” means “slowly” in Spanish—yet its rise has been anything but. The song, performed by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee, reached the milestones of 2 billion and 2.5 billion views faster ...

With a 15th week at No. 1, Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee's smash, featuring Justin Bieber, moves to within a week of tying the record for the most time spent on top. By Gary Trust Luis Fonsi and Daddy ...

Olympic figure skaters Shiyue Wang and Xinyu Liu of China and Yura Min and Alexander Gamelin of South Korea danced to Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's Grammy-nominated hit "Despacito" in back-to-back ...

"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 a non-English-language composition won the Grammy for song of the year, Dwight D. Eisenhower was President. The song was “Volare,” a jaunty Italian crooner from singer Domenico Modugno ...