Streaming of music continues to pay dividends for artist across all genres. Specifically speaking the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, ‘Despacito’ has reached an amazing milestone in just 6 months.
According to Univeral Music Latin Entertainment, ‘Despacito’ which is by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee has reportedly been streamed 4.6 Billion times. Now when you incorporate the Justin Bieber remix, the song that means “Slow” in Spanish rose to the top at unprecedented speeds.
For what it is worth, my Wife loves this song and played it back to back with her best friend 3 times in one sitting. So I can understand the streaming numbers being extremely high. The song is catchy.
In a statement here’s what Luis Fonsi had to say about the accomplishment;
“Streaming is a connector for audiences worldwide and it has helped my music reach every corner of the planet. It is truly an honor that ‘Despacito’ is now the most streamed song in history.”