“Despacito”—Luis Fonsi’s chart-topping, record-setting reggaeton hit from 2017—first came together over the course of a single afternoon. “We wrote the song out of a guitar,” says Ender of the ...

Luis Fonsi hit song "Despacito," featuring Daddy Yankee has set a new YouTube record, becoming the first video on the digital platform to reach 6 billion views. You could say that the song continues ...

Five years ago this Friday (May 27), “Despacito” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and made global history. The instant-classic single (Universal Music Latino), already a runaway smash in its ...

Last summer, one song reigned supreme. "Despacito," the Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee hit that became a crossover smash once Justin Bieber joined in, first topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in ...

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee join Spotify’s 1 billion list, which also includes Drake, The Chainsmokers, Ed Sheeran and more. By Suzette Fernandez, Billboard Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito,” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With 8 billion views, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee‘s “Despacito” extends its reign as the most-viewed music video on YouTube — by a ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito" was among the most popular songs of 2017, streaming 1.3 billion times. The ...

More than three years after it was initially released, “Despacito” continues to earn accolades. The Billboard Latin Music Awards honored Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee with the Billboard Latin Song of ...

Success takes a village, and while the record-breaking hit “Despacito” began with Latin pop singer Luis Fonsi, he’ll forever be associated with the song’s three other writers — Justin Bieber, Erika ...

Luis Fonsi, co-writer and singer of the massive global hit “Despacito” and many others, has sold his entire publishing catalog to HarbourView Equity Partners, the global alternative asset management ...