In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...

I didn’t expect that, amidst chants of “build the wall,” the song of the summer would be predominantly Spanish — only the third Spanish-language song to reach number one on the Hot 100. At the time of ...

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 ...

Justin Bieber is on one of the hottest songs of the year, but he doesn't know the words. The Biebs appears on Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi and reggaet-n star Daddy Yankee's "Despacito." The song is ...

Latin music has grown into a global cultural and economic force. Latin Recording Academy CEO Manuel Abud reflects on the ...

The United States has seen a sustained rise in Latin‑language music, a trend that accelerated with the 2017 hit “Despacito” ...

Justin Bieber is on one of the hottest songs of the year, but he doesn’t know the words. The Biebs appears on Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi and reggaetón star Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito.” The song is ...