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This 'Despacito' Remix Is Going Viral For a Wonderful Reason

Remember “Despacito,” the song of the summer for 2017? Surely you haven’t forgotten Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee‘s verified banger so soon. But if you’re in the mood to revisit its Latin charms, ...
New York Post

How ‘Despacito’ is taking over the world, one ‘Rubber Duckie’ remix at a time

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 ...
Los Angeles Times

What Donald Trump had to do with the smash-hit remix of ‘Despacito’

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 ...
Us Weekly

James Corden Sings ‘Despacito’ Remix About Current Events: ‘The Bachelorette’, Health Care, Snapchat Filters and More

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s popular track recently became the most-viewed video on YouTube and the ...
The Daily Dot

‘Despacito’ just became the most-streamed track of all time

Business Insider reports that between its original version and remix featuring Justin Bieber, “Despacito” has racked up a staggering 4.6 billion streams across platforms. That breaks down to 1.1 ...
Mashable

Beyoncé's 'Mi Gente' remix is huge for reggaeton, especially after 'Despacito'

"Despacito" was just the beginning. With Beyoncé on board, the reggaeton revolution just jumped to a whole other level. What Justin Bieber's remix of Louis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito" did for ...
The New Yorker

Listening Booth: “Despacito” Remix and Justin Bieber’s Performance of Maturity

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 ...
Newsweek

Donald Trump’s ‘Despacito’ Remix Shows the President Finally Speaking Spanish

Record-breaking song "Despacito" has gotten yet another remix, perhaps the most remarkable yet. Music maker Chaouch Zakaria, posting under his alias Maestro Ziikos, created and uploaded the autotune ...
Yahoo

'Despacito' singers veto Venezuelan leader's campaign remix

FILE - In this April 27, 2017 file photo, singers Luis Fonsi, left and Daddy Yankee perform during the Latin Billboard Awards in Coral Gables, Fla. Fonsi and Daddy Yankee hre rejecting the use of ...
Entertainment Weekly

James Corden gives 'Despacito' a Trump-inspired remix

“Despacito” just went from being the song of the summer to the song about the summer. When he got to President Donald Trump, Corden tackled his statements about there being “very fine people on both ...
Business Insider

'Despacito' is the song of the summer, according to Spotify — here are the others that were close

The Justin Bieber-featuring remix of Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's massive hit, "Despacito," was the world's most-streamed song on Spotify this summer. The "Despacito" remix took the top spot on ...