DADDY YANKEE CONFIRMS THAT DETAILS SURROUNDING HIS POSTPONED PUERTO RICO TOUR WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON
FAREWELL ALBUM LEGENDADDY OUT NOW
Miami, FL. (February 16, 2023) 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
Watch “La Hora y El Día”: HERE
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 $198M in gross sales. La Última Vuelta World Tour finished as the second-biggest tour by a Latin artist in Boxscore history over 83 shows in 2022. The tour was promoted by Cardenas Marketing Network and Rafael PINA, Mr. Sold Out.
