Latest Daddy Yankee News
Daddy Yankee Bids Farewell To Music To Dedicate His Life To Jesus
Daddy Yankee has quit music to dedicate his life to Jesus.The 'Gasolina' rapper - who is often referred to as the King of Reggaeton - confirmed last year he will hang up his microphone after...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 December 2023
Bobby Shmurda Announces Bodboy, His First Ep Since Being Released From Prison
Bobby Shmurda announces his first EP since being released from prison. The 27-year-old rapper will drop ‘BodBoy’ on August 5 through his own label, GS9 - a partnership with music company OneRPM - after he...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 26 July 2022
Daddy Yankee Announces Retirement From Music
Daddy Yankee is retiring from music.The 'Gasolina' rapper - who is often referred to as the King of Reggaeton - will hang up his microphone after three decades and eight studio albums following the release...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 March 2022
Bad Bunny And Daddy Yankee Win Big At 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards
Bad Bunny and Daddy Yankee were the big winners at the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards.The 26-year-old star - who was absent from the ceremony on Wednesday night (21.10.20) - took home the biggest accolade...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 October 2020
Enrique Iglesias Wins Big At Latin Amas
Enrique Iglesias was the big winner at the inaugural Latin American Music Awards.The 40-year-old star scooped five awards at the ceremony, including Artist of the Year, Favourite Male Artist and three further awards for his...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 October 2015
Daddy Yankee Lines Up Top Latin Talent For Los Angeles Gig
The star's King Daddy tour hits the Staples Center on 17 October (15), and was already billed as one of the hottest tickets in town - and he insists there will be more...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 September 2015
Daddy Yankee And Nicky Jam Top Premios Tu Mundo
Yankee was named the Favorite Urban Artist, and his devoted followers were given a special prize for Fan Club of the Year, while fellow Puerto Rican star Nicky Jam claimed the Party-Starting Song...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 August 2015
Former Rivals Daddy Yankee & Don Omar To Tour Together
The two stars were once friends and collaborators but they launched a public war against each other a decade ago after falling out. They stunned fans in 2009 when they put aside their...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 13 August 2015
Rapper Mexicano 777 Loses Cancer Battle At 43
The star, real name Israel Perales Ortiz, passed away on Thursday (23Jul15) at his home in Puerto Rico. Ortiz had been serving a prison sentence for a domestic violence charge, but...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 July 2015
Enrique Iglesias And Daddy Yankee Up For Top Premios Tu Mundo Awards
The Hero hitmaker will compete with Juanes, Prince Royce and Natalia Jimenez for Favorite Pop Artist, while he and Jam share a nomination for their collaboration El Perdon, which is shortlisted for Party-Starting...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 23 July 2015
Daddy Yankee Named Musical Director For Tech Brand
The Gasolina hitmaker announced his new venture at the 2015 Billboard Latin Music Conference in Miami, Florida on Tuesday (28Apr15), revealing he will produce music for the company's global #IAmMetro advertising campaign....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 30 April 2015
Pedro Fernandez & Gaby Espino To Host Latin Music Awards
The event will take place at the BankUnited Center at the University of Miami in Florida on 30 April (15), and will feature performances from Fernandez's The Voice Kids fellow judge Daddy Yankee,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 April 2015
All Stars Come Out For Billboard Latin Music Awards
The two urban hitmakers will join Carlos Vives, reggaeton sensation J Balvin, Mexican singer Ana Gabriel and Julion Alvarez y su Norteno Banda onstage at the BankUnited Center. All the acts are...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 26 March 2015
Common, Wale And Co. Releasing"game Of Thrones" Mixtape For All Your Catching Up Needs
It’s official – HBO has the best promotional strategy. Not that the fourth season of Game of Thrones needed any more hype, but it’s getting heaps of it with a new hip hop mixtape. Dragons,...
By Victoria Pavlova in Music / Festivals on 06 March 2014
Daddy Yankee Loses Lawsuit Over Cancelled Tour
Latin rapper Daddy Yankee has been ordered to hand over $6 million (£4 million) to a concert promoter after pulling out of a major tour in Argentina.The Gasolina hitmaker was slapped with legal action from...
By World Entertainment News Network in Music / Festivals on 22 November 2013
Daddy Yankee And Cheo Feliciano Joining Puerto Rico's Music Hall Of Fame
Reggaeton superstar Daddy Yankee and salsa singer Cheo Feliciano are to be inducted into the Puerto Rico Music Hall of Fame.Singer/songwriter Ednita Nazario, jazz trumpeter Humberto Ramirez, flamenco guitarist Alberto Carrion and late saxophone player...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 31 October 2013
Daddy Yankee Denies Coming Out As Gay During Press Conference
Rapper Daddy Yankee has vehemently denied reports that he came out as gay in a recent press conference. The star was quoted by several online outlets as saying he was in a homosexual relationship, though...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 04 April 2013
Daddy Yankee Sued Over 'Cancelled Concerts'
Rapper Daddy Yankee is facing legal action from a concert promoter over allegations the star pulled out of a 10-show tour in Argentina at the last minute.In a lawsuit filed in Florida federal court, promoter...
By WENN on 20 November 2011
Daddy Yankee Facing Lawsuit Over 2006 Track
Rapper Daddy Yankee has been slapped with a copyright infringement lawsuit over his hit 2006 song Rompe.Musician David Moser is taking legal action against the reggaeton star amid claims Yankee based Rompe on his 1998...
By WENN on 27 May 2011
Daddy Yankee Robbed
Reggaeton star DADDY YANKEE has been robbed in Argentina. The singer lost his passport, Blackberry cellphone and other personal items in a raid on hotel rooms used by him and his crew on Wednesday (29Oct08)....
By WENN on 01 November 2008
Daddy Yankee Launches Scholarship Programme
Reggaeton superstar DADDY YANKEE is offering to help put juvenile delinquents through college as part of a new scholarship programme in his native Puerto Rico. The hitmaker has teamed up with the Ana G. Mendez...
By WENN on 28 February 2008
Yankee's Baseball Career Ended By Shooting
Reggaeton superstar DADDY YANKEE was forced to give up a promising baseball career after he was shot in the leg. The Rompe hitmaker, 30, was caught up in street violence in his native Puerto Rico...
By WENN on 19 April 2007
Shakira The Big Winner At Alma Awards
Colombian singer SHAKIRA saw her successful music career recognised on Sunday (07MAY06) when she scooped two prizes at this year's (06) ALMA Awards. The WHENEVER, WHEREVER hitmaker was named Outstanding Musical Performer alongside reggaeton artist...
By WENN on 08 May 2006
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