Daddy Yankee’s Farewell Album Sees Streams Soar Following Retirement Announcement

variety.com:

Thania Garcia Daddy Yankee’s forthcoming retirement, which the reggaeton giant announced last Sunday (March 20), has helped boost streaming numbers for his latest album “LEGENDADDY.”  According to his label, Republic Records, track from the album accumulated 175 million streams just three days into its release.Anticipation was high for the album, his first since 2013’s “King Daddy,” and “LEGENDADDY” quickly soared to No.

1 on Spotify’s Global Top Album Debut chart and, and, on Apple Music’s All-Genres list, hit peak position in 19 markets including Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico and Spain.

Yankee also achieved the biggest streaming day of his career with over 35.7 million streams — almost double his prior career-best.

The rapper and singer revealed that he was hanging up his music hat in a statement. “I’m announcing my retirement from music by giving you my best production and concert tour,” he said. “I will say goodbye celebrating these 32 years of experience with this new collector’s item, my album ‘LEGENDADDY.’ I’m going to give you all the styles that have defined me in one single album.”Spanning over three decades of music, the 19-track collection captures the essence of reggaeton, salsa, dancehall, rap, trap bachata, EDM, and Caribbean influences.