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 ...

NEW YORK – “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 elsewhere.

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” pushed the door of possibilities wide open. If “Livin’ la vida loca” provided the tipping point for the Latin Explosion of 1999, “Despacito” was the catalyst for a new version that didn’t ...

Luis Fonsi's and Daddy Yankee's son is up for record and song of the year and best pop duo/group performance. By Leila Cobo, Billboard What does it take for a mostly Spanish-language track to garner a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. No surprises here! “Despacito” has been named the biggest song in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. There are over 30 songs that have racked up at least one billion ...

At the 60th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, one of summer's biggest hit songs, "Despacito," didn't win any Grammys — and some people on social media found it more than just disappointing. 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 ...

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 ...