On July 9th, and after announcing his retirement from music in 2023, Daddy Yankee released his song “Sonríele” under his new artistic name DY, and being signed by Hybe, the company behind Kpop groups like BTS. This generated a great impact on social media, as it not only sparked speculation about a possible collaboration with the South Korean group, but also made his wife’s theme a topic of conversation.
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Why did Daddy Yankee change his stage name?
It is important to remember that during 2024, the urban music singer faced a controversial divorce with his ex-wife Mireddys González, after he discovered that she had made unauthorized transfers totaling 100 million dollars from the singer’s corporate accounts of his own record label El Cartel Records.
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It is because of this discussion that the urban singer’s followers attribute to this divorce the fact that the royalties will be exclusively for him under another record label, in order to avoid new legal processes.
Daughter of Daddy Yankee reacts to his musical comeback, sparking controversy
Jesaaelys Ayala, daughter of Daddy Yankee, posted on her Instagram account “You are so cringe. My very honest reaction (takes out the middle finger)”. This comes just hours after releasing her new song, confirming the bad terms in which the singer also ended with his daughter.
Despite the criticism and controversies, the public is excited for the musical comeback of the ‘Bigboss’ to the music industry.