"Despacito," by Puerto Rican artists Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, dominated the summer of 2017. We've heard it in bodegas, at the beach, in the park, at professional baseball games, on TV talk shows, ...

In retrospect, it should have been obvious that “Despacito” was going to get shut out before the Grammys broadcast even started. Certainly Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s megahit losing out in Best Pop ...

“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 ...

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"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.

It was a cultural moment in a year of swift changes. Much like the #MeToo movement brought attention to the sexual harassment of women, “Despacito” and later “Mi Gente” brought into clear view Latino ...

"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 ...

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 ...

The record-breaking music video for Despacito disappeared temporarily from YouTube on Tuesday due a security breach affecting video platform Vevo. Five days ago, Luis Fonsi's video racked up the most ...