"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 ...

"Despacito" has already topped the charts for months, but one of the song's co-writers, Erika Ender, is betting that it still has plenty of room left to soar in at least one giant market: her native… ...

After conquering the pop music industry, Justin Bieber has had the luxury of testing his limits in other genres from R&B to hip-hop, and even a little bit of country. Most recently, he’s found himself ...

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 ...

If you can walk outside of your house without hearing “Despacito” at least one time, consider yourself lucky. The Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee track hasn’t stopped playing since the remix featuring ...

“There was an awful trans military ban and many other things I did not understand,” he sings to the tune of the hit song. “Like why’d The Bachelorette end up choosing Bryan?” Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s ...

If you thought “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee was just a fun-but-flimsy pop song, think again. Over the past 12 months, the reggaeton track — which was nominated in three categories ...

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 ...