Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee lit up the stage at the Grammy Awards on Sunday with a hot-and-heavy performance of their record-breaking hit “Despacito.”
.@LuisFonsi and @Daddy_Yankee performing #Despacito at the #GRAMMYs. pic.twitter.com/RXHOXdGyPS
— Mike Adam (@MikeAdamOnAir) January 29, 2018
The Puerto Rican artists’ performance brought the summer heat to New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Dancers twerked to the reggaeton single as the star-studded audience sang along, and the duo received a standing ovation at the end.
#GRAMMYs: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee get a standing ovation for 'Despacito' https://t.co/WhULZWKA7Y pic.twitter.com/mLtnWJTxAD
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 29, 2018
The performance also got “Despacito” trending on Twitter. Donnie Wahlberg commented on a clip of him getting down to the song, and others simply expressed excitement that the original version of the single ― that is, the one sans Justin Bieber ― had been performed.
Y'all know we had to get it in for #Despacito #GRAMMYs https://t.co/YkWKmQILvO
— Donnie Wahlberg (@DonnieWahlberg) January 29, 2018
White America when they realize Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee aren't performing the "Despacito" remix #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/Eyhif1oAy5
— Betches (@betchesluvthis) January 29, 2018
#despacito woke up the audience bc these other performances were slow, quiet and boring 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico lo hace mejor #GRAMMYs
— 🌹sairielys🌹 (@sairielys) January 29, 2018
Because of this song, I could go right to 3rd semester Spanish. It’s been my Rosetta Stone for a year. #Despacito #Grammys
— T.J. Holmes (@tjholmes) January 29, 2018
The undisputed song of the summer, #Despacito was such a pop culture hit that it’s easy to take for granted how important it is that an all-Spanish song is seeing such success here in the states. Love it. #GRAMMYs
— Jason Fraley (@JFrayWTOP) January 29, 2018
Not gonna lie. I just downloaded despacito 😭
— Pooder (@only1pooh_) January 29, 2018
latin artists singing a latin smash hit in spanish at the US Grammys stage is a bigass MOOD #GRAMMYs
— laura (@nocryingkarla) January 29, 2018
wow despacito sounds so good when justin isnt on it (i love justin but that english gotta gooooooo)
— ashlynn (edwina)🐝 (@mendesftlevi) January 29, 2018
I prefer this song sooooo much more without Justin Bieber. #grammys pic.twitter.com/XaYRFuS5wX
— heyalisha (@heyalishadotcom) January 29, 2018
Big up to the ORIGINAL Despacito. #Grammys
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) January 29, 2018
Me giving my attention back to the Despacito performance once I didn’t hear Justin Beiber’s name. pic.twitter.com/DdYHxa2RCI
— Ol’ QWERTY Bastard (@TheDiLLon1) January 29, 2018
Wypipo dragging Justin Bieber on Twitter is all I live for tonight #Grammys #Despacito
— Rosario Rivera, PhD (@econrivera) January 29, 2018
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