Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee announced Sunday that he is retiring from music after the release of his next studio album and a farewell tour for fans.
“I had to keep fighting,” he said. “Despacito” alone shattered records and has been tied with a rising influence of Latino artists in the American mainstream. “Today I go into the caseríos and the majority want to be singers.
The Puerto Rican rapper and singer, known as the "King of Reggaetón," announced on Sunday that he is stepping away from music after an illustrious near three- ...
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The reggaetón pioneer says he'll release one last album on March 24 before quitting music.
He’s also to blame for “Despacito,” his 2017 collaboration with Luis Fonsi (Justin Bieber, who seemingly had no idea what the Puerto Rican singers were even singing, was later added to it). Though “Gasolina” became his biggest global hit in 2004, Yankee has been doing music for 32 years, as he says in the video. He hadn’t released an album since 2012's Prestige, but continued making singles, including “Problema,” that he performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Good Morning America in 2021.
His first record in a decade arrives later this week, with a tour kicking off in August.
Daddy Yankee has announced that, after more than 30 years in the music industry, he’s retiring. Legendaddy is the first album from Daddy Yankee in a decade, following 2012’s Prestige. He’s more recently appeared as a guest on remixes of tracks by Eladio Carrión (“Tata”) and Sech (“Relación”). Before that, however, he’s set to release a new album titled Legendaddy. It’s out on Thursday (March 24), with the tour running from August through December. See the full tour itinerary here and the reggaetón star’s video announcement below.
Después de más de 30 años de carrera artística, Daddy Yankee abandonará el mundo de la música. Estos serán sus últimos conciertos.
Me despediré celebrando estos 32 años de trayectoria con esta nueva pieza de colección, el álbum ‘Legendaddy’. Les voy a dar todos los estilos que me han definido, en una sola producción”, escribió en sus redes sociales. A partir de este 10 de agosto, el “Rey del reggaetón” empezará su tour que recorrerá más de 40 ciudades por 13 países.
Daddy Yankee is honored with the Icon Award at the Latin American Music Awards at the Dolby Theatre in 2018. (Chris Pizzello / Invision / Associated Press).
The musician said his fans have enabled him to succeed and that has become the “greatest treasure” of his career. “In the neighborhoods where we grew up, most of us wanted the drug trafficker [life]. Today ... most want to be singers. Now I’m going to enjoy what you’ve given me and what we’ve given this genre,” he said in Sunday’s retirement video. His previous album, “Prestige,” was released in 2012, and in September 2020, he teamed up with Universal Music Group for a strategic global partnership that would encompass music, film and TV projects. He has sold around 30 million records, according to his website, to become one of the best-selling Latin music artists. His music finally hooked English-speaking audiences with the inescapable 2004 single “Gasolina,” which helped popularize a genre that was first shunned by traditionalist gatekeepers.
Daddy Yankee, seen here performing onstage during Billboard Latin Music Week 2021 on September 22, 2021 in Miami Beach, Florida, has announced he's retiring.
'Legendaddy' -- it's fight, it's party, it's war, it's romance," the singer explained." Now, I am going to enjoy what all of you have given me," the singer said in a video statement posted to YouTube. "People say that I made this genre worldwide, but it was you who gave me the key to open the doors to make it the biggest in the world." He will bid farewell to his fans with one last tour and album, "Legendaddy," out on March 24.
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NUEVA YORK (AP) — Daddy Yankee asombró a sus fans al anunciar su inminente retiro de la música con un álbum y una gira de despedida, más tres décadas ...
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Hoy le decimos adiós al reggaetonero boricua Daddy Yankee, quien anunció su gira de despedida de los escenarios este domingo y con esa noticia dejó en shock ...
“#GraciasYankee por tanto !Hoy anuncias tu retiro , última y gira y último álbum #Legendaddy que sale este jueves a las 8:00 pm . Agradecida por ser parte de tu equipo por los pasados 18 años!”, publicó la empresaria en Facebook. Me da mucho gusto haber sido parte de este equipo en su momento y arranque internacional. El ídolo de Puerto Rico se estará retirando con una gira que denomina “La Última Vuelta World Tour”; la cual dará inicio en el Moda Center de Portland, Oregon el 10 de agosto de 2022 y contnuará el 11 de agosto por San José, California y el 13 de agosto llegará a Los Ángeles, California. Y de ahí salta a Rosarito, México al día siguiente. Me despediré celebrando estos 32 años de trayectoria con esta nueva pieza de colección, el álbum “Legendaddy”. Les voy a dar todos los estilos que me han definido, en una sola producción”, dijo el Cangri. Por su parte, la publicista colombiana Ruby Lopera, quien formó parte del equipo en los inicios de Yankee también se mostró sorprendida. Da un dolorcito en el corazón su partida de los escenarios.
The reggaetón star, born Raymond Ayala — whose career exploded with 2004's breakthrough hit “Gasolina,” launching a genre that altered the sound and business of ...
But at the same time, I wanted to take my culture to the very top. Daddy Yankee has had six No. 1s on the Top Latin Albums chart, starting with 2004’s Barrio Fino, the first-ever reggaetón album to hit that spot. “I wanted people to understand my essence, where I come from, what I represent. I had to take the culture with me everywhere so it became permanent instead of fizzling out like other genres where artists simply promote themselves. The reggaetón star, born Raymond Ayala — whose career exploded with 2004’s breakthrough hit “Gasolina,” launching a genre that altered the sound and business of Latin music and became a global phenomenon — will culminate his musical run with Legendaddy, his first new studio album in 10 years, and a world tour. A full set of current tour dates is available on his official website.
Daddy Yankee announces his retirement along with a farewell tour and album, shocking his fans with the news.
Time Magazine cited him among the 100 Most Influential in the World in 2006. He surpassed 44,735,586 monthly listeners to reach the first global spot. Since then, he has sold around 30 million records, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists.
The Puerto Rican star Daddy Yankee isn't just an important figure in reggaeton; he's the man who literally named the genre. For decades, Yankee has been ...
Yankee’s 2004 hit “Gasolina” was probably the first reggaeton track to become an international smash, and his 2004 LP Barrio Fino was the highest-selling Latin album of the ’00s. In 2017, Yankee and the singer Luis Fonsi topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 16 weeks. Given all that, it’s pretty indisputable that Daddy Yankee has done more than anything else to spread reggaeton around the world. Daddy Yankee was among the first Spanish-speaking artists to reshape dancehall reggae sounds into a new Puerto Rican genre; he and his collaborator DJ Playero first used the word “reggaeton” to describe what they were doing on their 1994 album Playero 36.
The Puerto Rican musician, who introduced the world to reggaeton with hits including 'Gasolina' and 'Despacito,' announced his retirement from music.
Daddy Yankee asombra a sus fans anunciando su retiro de la música con un álbum y una gira, más tres décadas después de iniciar una carrera que puso el ...
El rey del regueton, Daddy Yankee, conocido por las populares canciones la Gasolina, Con calma, Despacito, entre otras, anunció que se retira de la.
Hoy por hoy yo bajo para los barrios, los caseríos, y la mayoría quieren ser cantantes. “En los barrios donde nosotros crecimos, la mayoría queríamos ser narcotraficantes. Este género (el reguetón), que la gente dice que yo lo hice mundial, fueron ustedes los que me dieron la llave para convertirlo en lo más grande del mundo”, dijo Daddy Yankee.
NEW YORK (AP) — Daddy Yankee surprised his fans by announcing his imminent retirement from music with an album and a farewell tour, more than three decades ...
Today, I go down to the barrios and small villages and most of them want to be singers. "‘Legendaddy’ is struggle, party, war, romance,” he said of the album, his first in a decade since 2012's “Prestige.” “This career, which has been a marathon, at last I see the finish line,” the 45-year-old Puerto Rican star said in Spanish in a video posted Sunday night on his website.
In a statement, he said, "Today, I'm announcing my retirement from music by giving you my best production and my best concert tour. I will say goodbye ...
Puerto Rican reggaeton superstar Daddy Yankee shocked fans by announcing his retirement Sunday in a video posted on his website.
He surpassed 44,735,586 monthly listeners to reach the first global spot.His awards include Latin Grammys, Billboard Music Awards and Billboard Latin Music Awards and an MTV Video Music Award. CNN named him the Most Influential Hispanic Artist of 2009. Since then, he has sold around 30 million records, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists.Daddy Yankee ousted Ed Sheeran from the No. 1 spot on Spotify to become the first Latino artist to lead the music platform in 2017. Time Magazine cited him among the 100 Most Influential in the World in 2006. I had to make big sacrifices, to miss important moments with my family, to feel the prejudice of many people that didn’t open the doors for me.”In 2004, Daddy Yankee released his international hit single “Gasolina,” credited with introducing reggaeton to audiences worldwide, and making the music genre a global phenomenon. I will say goodbye celebrating these 32 years of experience,” Daddy Yankee said in a release Sunday. “I’m going to give you all the styles that have defined me, in one single album.”“Legendaddy” will be his first studio album since 2012’s “Prestige.”Daddy Yankee, whose real name is Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, told the Associated Press in 2017 that when he started his career in 1992, people did not think he would last three years.“But I never stopped,” he said. Puerto Rican reggaeton superstar Daddy Yankee shocked fans by announcing his retirement Sunday in a video posted on his website.
NUEVA YORK — Daddy Yankee asombró a sus fans al anunciar su inminente retiro de la música con un álbum y una gira de despedida, más tres décadas después de ...
Daddy Yankee has surprised his fans by announcing his retirement from music with an album and a tour, more than three decades after he started a career that ...
Today, I go down to the barrios and small villages and most of them want to be singers. "‘Legendaddy’ is struggle, party, war, romance,” he said of the album, his first in a decade since 2012's “Prestige.” “This career, which has been a marathon, at last I see the finish line,” the 45-year-old Puerto Rican star said in Spanish in a video posted Sunday night on his website.
Daddy Yankee asombró a sus fans al anunciar su inminente retiro de la música con un álbum y una gira de despedida, más tres décadas después de iniciar una ...
Daddy Yankee arrancó su carrera musical en el disco “Playero 34", del productor musical DJ Playero, y donde por primera vez se escuchó la palabra reguetón o ...
“En los barrios, donde nosotros crecimos, la mayoría queríamos ser narcotraficantes. No obstante, las ediciones de “Playero 38", “Playero 39" y “Playero 40" tuvieron las oportunidades de venderse en las tiendas de discos, lo que entonces catapultó más a Daddy Yankee. “Esta carrera, que ha sido un maratón, al fin veo la meta.
El popular reguetonero Daddy Yankee anunció a través de un video que se retira de la música. El músico anunció el domingo por la noche que está lanzando su ...
Ahora voy a disfrutar con todos vosotros en lo que me habéis dado. En el video publicado en su página, el reguetonero dijo que se retira luego de la gira y que su “carrera ha sido un maratón”. El popular reguetonero Daddy Yankee anunció a través de un video que se retira de la música.
The rapper, whose name is Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, is often cited as an influence by other Latin urban performers.
The agency said the video for "Despacito" on YouTube became the most-watched video on the platform and top-selling single of the decade 2010-2019. It became the #1 Most Watched Video on YouTube generating over 2.1 billion views. In 2019, his single "Con Calma" Ft. Snow" became the Top Latin Song of 2019 and Top 10 Most-Listened song globally.
Daddy Yankee Stuns Reggaeton Fans By Announcing His Retirement · The reggaeton icon is releasing his final album Legendaddy and planning his last tour · Daddy ...
Today, I go to barrios and caserios, and the majority want to be artists, and that means a lot to me.” People say I made this genre global, but it is you who gave me the keys to open the doors and make this genre the biggest in the world. “In the barrios, where we grew up, most of us wanted to be drug dealers.
El agridulce anuncio quizás es más digerible al saber que como parte de su despedida, el puertorriqueño lanzará “Legendaddy”, su último disco –y el primero que ...
“Les confieso que es el tesoro más grande que puedo tener en mi carrera. Este género la gente dice que yo lo hice mundial, pero fueron ustedes los que me dieron la llave para abrir las puertas para convertir este género en el más grande del mundo”, dijo Yankee. Ahora voy a disfrutar con todos ustedes lo que me han dado, lo que me han regalado.
Before Daddy Yankee steps away from music, the King of Reggaetón is planning one more album and a tour.
But before he bids music goodbye, he's releasing one more album — Legendaddy, and launching a tour that will kick off on Aug. 10 in Portland, Oregon. Legendaddy will be his first studio album since 2012's Prestige, and he promises in the video that La Ultima Vuelta will be his best-ever concert tour. Daddy Yankee coined the term raggaeton in 1994, a decade before his 2004 album Barrio Fino broke out on a global stage. Announcing his retirement via a video on his website, the King of Reggaetón is planning one more album and a tour before stepping away from music.
Daddy Yankee, the 'King of Reggaeton' announced that he is retiring at the age of 45. The Puerto Rican-born rapper made the announcement on a video he ...
NUEVA YORK (AP) — Daddy Yankee asombró a sus fans al anunciar su inminente retiro de la música con un álbum y una gira de despedida, más tres décadas ...