In a show of heartfelt gratitude to listeners worldwide for their immense support on his farewell album and tour, global music icon Daddy Yankee presents a new unreleased single and music video entitled “La Hora y El Día” with Justin Quiles and Dalex from the LEGENDADDY era today.
Listen to La Hora y El Día: HERE
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Following his record-breaking historic sold out “La Última Vuelta” tour, the superstar decided to thank fans everywhere with the surprise release of “La Hora y El Día.” The track, which was recorded a year ago, unites three of Latin music’s most important voices for on an emotionally charged melodic anthem. It showcases their individual power and inimitable chemistry together. The accompanying visual brings themes of infidelity to the forefront with incendiary results in between seismic and cinematic performance sequences.
Daddy Yankee posted a heartfelt message on his Instagram, where he explained that he had a knee injury on tour, and this, as well as logistical setbacks, caused the postponement of his January 2023 Puerto Rico shows. He announced that details surrounding his postponed shows will be announced soon. Although he has retired, he cannot close out his career without performing on his home island of Puerto Rico!
Daddy Yankee’s farewell album LEGENDADDY continues to resonate worldwide. It earned a GRAMMY® Award nomination in the category “Best Música Urbana Album,” becoming his fifth career nomination. It persists a phenomenon, with over 3 billion streams worldwide. It not only became the #1 Latin album in the world, but the album’s global hit “REMIX” vaulted to #1 on the Latin Airplay chart leading radio charts in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, while “RUMBATÓN” reached #1 on the Latin Urban Airplay chart in the US this week.
LEGENDADDY was also the first album of 2022 to be certified multi-platinum by the RIAA with over one billion streams and was listed as the mid-year Top Latin Album. The album reached #1 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart, consecutively achieving his fifth #1 debut on the chart. Additionally, it entered the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 200 chart at #8, marking his highest chart position to date and his first Top 10 hit in 15 years since 2007’s El Cartel: The Big Boss. It also placed at #1 on the Weekly Top Albums chart on Spotify.
Daddy Yankee’s farewell tour “La Última Vuelta” wrapped as his biggest ever with over $198M in gross sales and finished as the second-biggest tour by a Latin artist in Boxscore history with over 83 shows in 2022. The tour was promoted by Cardenas Marketing Network and Rafael PINA, Mr. Sold Out.
ABOUT DADDY YANKEE
As a culture creator, game changer, agent of change, and groundbreaker, Daddy Yankee has consistently inspired, impacted, and influenced generations of creators. An indisputable icon, he remains one of the most influential artists of all time, bringing reggaeton worldwide for the first time. Latin music and culture would not look, sound, or feel the same without him. It’s hard to even imagine the genre itself without “Gasolina,” “Despacito” [with Luis Fonsi], or “Con Calma” [with Snow], and more.
Since 1995, he has consistently conquered charts, toppled records, and made history on his own terms. The magnitude of his accolades proves nearly impossible to match or exceed. Living up to the title of “King of Reggaeton,” he has moved north of 30 million records as “one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all-time.” Out of hundreds of awards, he has scored five Latin GRAMMY® Awards, two Billboard Music Awards, 14 Billboard Latin Music Awards, two Latin American Music Awards (including the Icon Award), eight Lo Nuestro Awards, an MTV VMA, and six ASCAP Awards in addition to earning a spot on the Puerto Rican Walk of Fame and the“Presencia Latina” at Harvard University. He also stands out as “the only Latin Artist with four Spanish-language entries on the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100.” He received “Songwriter of the Year” three times at the 2021 ASCAP Latin Music Awards and distinguished himself as “the first urban Latino artist to enter the Billboard Hall of Fame.”
Most importantly, he runs and leads his charity “Daddy’s House,” which Billboard commended with the Spirit of Hope Award.
After changing the face of Latin music forever, he leaves on the highest note possible in 2022 with his twelfth full-length offering and final album, LEGENDADDY, brought to life with his farewell tour, LA ÚLTIMA VUELTA (The Last Round). The album combines the essence of Reggaeton with salsa, dancehall, rap, trap bachata, EDM, and Caribbean music like never before.
