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.

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 ...

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 ...

"Despacito" by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber was 2017’s most inescapable song. It spent a record-breaking 16 weeks at number one on the Billboard charts and is the most-streamed ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you’ve been in a public space with access to Top 40 radio in the past month, you’ve heard the “Despacito” remix. Crafted by Puerto Rican hitmakers Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee—who brought reggaeton ...

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 ...