Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrea Bossi is a New York-based contributing reporter covering music. Oct 10, 2020, 08:00am EDT Oct 12, 2020, 11:22am EDT This ...

Two decades after YouTube launched , a handful of music videos have achieved something once unimaginable: view counts in the billions, far beyond what television audiences ever reached. Based on ...

"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.

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee can be proud knowing the music video for “Despacito” has reached over 8 billion views on Youtube. Released in 2017, the song will go down in history as one of the most ...

How did Despacito become the song of the summer? Slowly. Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's original version of the track debuted in January, becoming a global hit that beckoned a remix with Justin Bieber ...

"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, ...

If you’ve found that you can’t help but tap your toe or spin yourself around when you hear Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s endlessly catchy “Despacito,” take comfort in knowing that you’re not alone — ...

The team behind Latin sensation “Despacito” should savor every moment of its unprecedented success slowly. On Monday, the Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee track featuring Justin Bieber entered its 16th ...

“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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...