Movements aren’t built on single actions. And yet, many of the recent achievements of Latin music are still labeled pre- and post-“Despacito.” It’s been five years (May 27) since this juggernaut of a ...

Apart from its nearly unprecedented success, the most remarkable thing about Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s 2017 global smash hit “Despacito” may be how quickly it came together. Today (Tuesday, March ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Veronica Villafañe is an expert in the Hispanic media industry. “Despacito,” the catchy, record-setting g lobal phenomenon, has ...

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 ...

The record label says MTV didn't ask the label to submit the video until last week — two weeks after the network announced its VMA nominees. By The Associated Press MTV says the uber-popular video for ...

LUIS FONSI AND DADDY YANKEE: (Singing) Despacito... RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Good morning. I'm Rachel Martin. Here on MORNING EDITION, we like to highlight talented folks doing interesting things.

Movements are never the product of a single action. And yet many of the recent developments in Latin music are labeled pre- or post-“Despacito.” In the summer of 2017, this juggernaut of a song ...

In an exclusive excerpt below, Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Justin Bieber manager Scooter Braun and others involved in the creation of the global hit — both its original version and the Bieber-featuring remix ...