"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.

Listen, I know I’m late to the game with all this “Despacito” business. When you’re 44 years old, even the most-streamed song in history can elude your ear senses until your son asks you to download ...

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 ...

The music video for the No. 1 hit song "Despacito" has become the most viewed clip on YouTube of all-time. YouTube announced Friday that Luis Fonsi's ubiquitous song with Daddy Yankee hit nearly three ...

"Despacito" is a lot of things: it's the song you can't get stuck out of your head, the one playing from every car or set of headphones, and thanks to it's new global streaming record of 4.6 billion ...

“Despacito” has been blaring everywhere the past few months and so it would seem to be the song of the summer, right? Not so fast, according to Twitter. The company announced Wednesday that “Down” by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrea Bossi is a New York-based contributing reporter covering music. This article is more than 5 years old. Luis Fonsi and Daddy ...

The song won five trophies during Sunday's ceremony. By Leila Cobo, Billboard.com Capping an extraordinary year, on Sunday night, “Despacito” became the Latin song with the most wins ever in the ...

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Here’s a thought: Now that Justin Bieber is taking time off music to focus on finding God (?), how about we put a moratorium on this whole “Despacito” thing. The Biebs is going away so why can’t this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. No surprises here! “Despacito” has been named the biggest song in ...

Young Niana Guerrero drops everything to dance wherever she is to the world's No. 1 song, "Despacito." Her video has been viewed more than 69 million times. This week ...