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PEOPLE & ARTS Tuesday 29 augusT 2017
‘Despacito’ ties Mariah Carey’s 16-week record at No. 1

By MESFIN FEKADU Press on Monday.
AP Music Writer “Despacito” has a chance
NEW YORK (AP) — The ubiq- to log 17 weeks at No. 1 on
uitous hit song “Despacito” the Hot 100, but will have
has tied Mariah Carey’s 16- stiff competition when Tay-
week record at No. 1 on lor Swift’s “Look What You
the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Made Me Do” debuts on
Billboard announced Mon- the chart next week.
day that Luis Fonsi’s song “Despacito” has become
and Carey’s duet with Boyz an international success
II Men, “One Sweet Day,” and is the year’s biggest hit,
are the longest-running No. but the song has also been
1 songs in the 59-year his- overlooked. The music
tory of the charts. video did not receive any
Carey’s song reigned at nominations at Sunday’s
the top spot in 1995 and MTV Video Music Awards.
1996. MTV, which has not played
Fonsi’s “Despacito” fea- the video on its main chan-
tures Daddy Yankee, while nel or MTV2, said the song’s
Justin Bieber appears on record label never submit-
the remix. The song’s video ted the video. Universal In this April 27, 2017 file photo, singers Luis Fonsi, left and Daddy Yankee perform during the Latin
— the original not the remix Music Latin Entertainment Billboard Awards in Coral Gables, Fla.
— became the first video in said MTV didn’t ask the Associated Press
YouTube history to reach 3 label to send in the clip in Life,” the Top 10 hit by rap- didn’t respond to emails streams and 464 million on-
billion views. time for its nominations. per Lil Uzi Vert. from The Associated Press demand audio streams.
“This is a historic day for Weeks after MTV released “Despacito” has been when asked if “Despacito” “Despacito,” released in
Latin music! I’m incredibly its VMA nominees, the net- played on MTV Tres, the would be added to MTV or January, continues its streak
thankful for all of my fans work announced its song of company’s Latin channel, MTV2. as the longest-running No.
and their amazing support. summer category, where but MTV didn’t explain why Nielsen Music said the song 1 song on Billboard’s Hot
Feeling very blessed right the “Despacito” remix re- it wasn’t playing the video has sold 2.239 million digital Latin songs chart, where
now,” Fonsi said in a state- ceived a nomination. But on MTV or MTV2. Repre- tracks. It has more than 513 it has been on top for 30
ment to The Associated the song lost to “XO Tour sentatives for the network million on-demand video weeks.q