Daddy Yankee Named Music Choice's April Artist of the Month

Music Choice today announced Daddy Yankee as its next artist to be featured in its Artist of the Month series. The program kicks off today with exclusive interviews with the Latin Superstar that will be featured in a special category On Demand (Directional: Music Choice>Artist of the Month). Daddy Yankee's entire catalog of music videos and audio tracks will be featured throughout the month of April across Music Choice Music Channels, On Demand and on our app. Daddy Yankee is the #1 Latin Performer of all time on Music Choice On Demand.

The Music Choice Musica Urbana Music and Video Channels will host a special Daddy Yankee Weekend April 13-15th playing his catalog and current hits all weekend long.

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Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, actor, rapper, and record producer. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, and was raised in the neighborhood of Villa Kennedy Housing Projects. According to the New York Times, he is known as the "King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans alike.

Daddy Yankee has received various awards and nominations throughout his career. As of 2017, he has won 82 awards from 270 nominations since his rise to international fame in 2004. He has won 5 Latin Grammy Award, 2 Billboard Music Awards, 14 Billboard Latin Music Awards, 2 Latin American Music Awards, 8 Lo Nuestro Awards, an MTV Video Music Award and 6 ASCAP Awards. He also received a Puerto Rican Walk of Fame Star, special awards by People en Español magazine, and the Presencia Latina at Harvard University. He was named by CNN as the "Most Influential Hispanic Artist" of 2009, and included in Time 100 in 2006.

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