Stereogum — 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: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hit... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — After wrapping up the final concert of his farewell tour, Daddy Yankee announced to the crowd at the Puerto Rico show that he will be dedicating his life to Christianity. more info

New York Post — The Puerto Rican rapper has seemingly decided to retire from reggaeton music to embrace his faith. more info

Stereogum — This year, there was a good deal of controversy about the Latin Grammys, which went down last night in Las Vegas. Many of the biggest stars in the world of reggaeton and urbano were shut out of major awards, and some of those stars, like J Balvin and... more info

Stereogum — Popular Latin performers such as J Balvin, Daddy Yankee, and Maluma are lashing out at the Latin Grammys for dismissing musicians from the reggaeton and Latin trap world in the top categories at its upcoming awards show. more info

Stereogum — "Old Town Road," Lil Nas X's viral hit-turned-cultural juggernaut, just tied the record for most weeks atop Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart. The song has spent 16 weeks at #1, matching the tenure of two other songs, Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men's "... more info

New York Post — Nobody really talks about winter songs, but summer songs are another story. In addition to typically being tunes that sound good with fewer clothes on (the better to let your body heat mix with someone else’s), they also tend to capture the carefre... more info

New York Post — Since he was 11 years old, Puerto Rico native Jhay Cortez knew he wanted to pursue a career in the music industry. Now, at age 25, the reggaetoner has written music for every big star in the Latin Urban Music scene including Bad Bunny, J. Balvin, Dad... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Los Hermanos Jonas? Kinda. After staging an unlikely comeback with a new No. 1 album, the Jonas Brothers just dropped a bilingual summer anthem: “Runaway,” a collaboration with Puerto Rican reggaetón superstar Daddy Yankee, Dominican ... more info

New York Post — In 2017, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s smash “Despacito” proved that you could sing and rap in Spanish and still completely dominate the US pop landscape. Then, last year, Latin stars J Balvin and Bad Bunny helped Cardi B score the song of the ... more info