Remember “Despacito,” the song of the summer for 2017? Surely you haven’t forgotten Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee‘s verified banger so soon. But if you’re in the mood to revisit its Latin charms, ...

Luis Fonsi performs "Despacito" at the 18th annual Latin Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) Luis Fonsi performs ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s popular track recently became the most-viewed video on YouTube and the ...

Business Insider reports that between its original version and remix featuring Justin Bieber, “Despacito” has racked up a staggering 4.6 billion streams across platforms. That breaks down to 1.1 ...

The opening flourish of guitar-like cuatro is instantly recognizable, a gentle but effective means of telling you what you might’ve assumed to be true even before the song began: You’re about to hear ...

In January, when Luis Fonsi, a veteran Latin pop musician, released “Despacito,” featuring a fellow Puerto Rican, the rapper Daddy Yankee, he could not have known how many lives it would live. Fonsi’s ...

Could "Despacito" be the song that finally matches the all-time record 16 weeks on top of the Hot 100, set in 1995-96 by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men's "One Sweet Day"? By Andrew Unterberger On the ...

"Despacito" is notable, in part, because it's a Latinx crossover hit, and not just a song that lends heavily from Latinx music without a lot of credit where it's due. ("Give Me Just One Night (Una ...