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Hispanic Heritage Month: 25 Defining Moments for Latin Music
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, here are 25 defining moments for Latin music.
Directed by Brian De Palma and starring Al Pacino, the film about a Cuban drug dealer will influence multiple generations of hip-hop artists in the United States. “Despacito” — originally recorded by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, and then remixed with Justin Bieber — becomes the biggest song on the planet, and tops the Billboard Hot 100 for a then-record-tying 16 weeks. That sustained expansion speaks to an openness to new artists, music and ways of listening,” RIAA senior VP, state public policy & industry relations Rafael Fernandez Jr. says in a statement released April 2023.
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