Snow (musician)

{{Short description|Canadian musician (born 1969)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox musical artist | background = person | name = Snow | image = Snow (singer).jpg | caption = Snow in 2019 | birth_name = Darrin Kenneth O'Brien | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|10|30|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[North York]], [[Ontario]], Canada | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Dancehall]] * [[reggae]] * [[hip-hop]] * [[reggae fusion]] }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Rapper * singer * songwriter }} | instrument = {{flatlist| * Vocals * guitar }} | years_active = 1989–present | label = {{flatlist| * [[Virgin Records|Virgin]] * [[EMI]] * [[True North Records|True North]] * [[East West Records|East West]] * Motorjam/[[Elektra Records|Elektra]] }} | website = {{URL|www.daddysnow.com}} }} '''Darrin Kenneth O'Brien''' (born October 30, 1969), known by his stage name '''Snow''', is a Canadian rapper and musician. His 1992 single "[[Informer (song)|Informer]]" spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the US [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="Billboard">''Billboard'' [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p26072|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com] (Retrieved March 3, 2010)</ref>

==Early life, family and education== Darrin Kenneth O'Brien was born on October 30, 1969, in [[North York]], [[Ontario]] (now part of [[Toronto]]), one of three children born to an Irish-Canadian cabdriver and a homemaker. As a child, American musician [[Rick James]] served as Snow's babysitter. James was dating a friend's mother at the time.<ref name="auto3">{{cite podcast|host= Toronto Mike|date= May 5, 2025|title= Snow: Toronto Mike'd Podcast Episode 1685|url= https://www.torontomike.com/2025/05/snow-toronto-miked-podcast-episode-1685/|work= Toronto Mike'd: The Official Toronto Mike Podcast |time= 34:08|access-date=February 6, 2026}}</ref> Snow is cousins with both NHL Hall of Famer [[Brad Park]] and musician [[Steven Page]].<ref name="auto3"/>

Following his parents' divorce, he was raised by his mother in the [[Don Valley Village|Allenbury Gardens]] [[public housing project]] where he became fascinated with the gangster lifestyle. He became involved in a cycle of fighting, drinking and stealing.<ref name="auto2">{{cite web |last1=Hunt |first1= Dennis |title=Street-Tough Snow Joins Dancehall Reggae Crowd |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-13-ca-10418-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date= March 13, 1993 |access-date=February 14, 2022}}</ref> He never learned to read properly and dropped out of school while in the 9th grade.<ref name= "auto">{{cite news |last1=Santoro |first1=Gene |title=The Snow Storm| date= April 15, 1993 |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1993/04/15/the-snow-storm/4b6eb46e-48bc-48d9-80b4-2a7a61f916e4/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date= February 14, 2022}}</ref> Growing up he had a strong interest in [[rock music]], but after an influx of [[Jamaicans|Jamaican]] immigrants moved to the neighborhood in 1983, his interest turned to [[reggae]] music, and he became adept at the use of the [[Jamaican Patois|Jamaican dialect]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Snow |url=https://www.reggaeville.com/artist-details/snow/about/ |website= reggaeville.com |access-date=February 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= For the Record …Snow |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/earth-and-environment/atmosphere-and-weather/weather-and-climate-terms-and-concepts/snow |website= encyclopedia.com |access-date=February 14, 2022}}</ref> He developed his own style of music, by blending [[dancehall]] and reggae with rock and [[pop music]].

In 1987, Snow served eight months of a one-year sentence after pleading guilty to beating a person with a [[crowbar]] during a bar brawl.<ref name="auto"/> In 1988, Snow was involved in an incident at a North York pub in which two people were stabbed "in the lane"; he was accused, and was subsequently charged with two counts of attempted murder. Snow served eight months in jail before a jury acquitted him on both counts. While he was in jail, he wrote music, which he performed for fellow inmates. "Informer" was one of the songs he wrote during his incarceration.<ref name="auto"/>

==Career== On a trip to [[New York City|New York]], Marvin Prince was able to pitch Snow's music to rap star [[M.C. Shan]]. In 1991, Snow went to New York, where Shan introduced him to music producers David Eng and Steve Salem.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hunt |first1=Dennis |title=Street-Tough Snow Joins Dancehall Reggae Crowd, Mar 13, 1993 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-13-ca-10418-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 13, 1993 |access-date=February 14, 2022}}</ref> Snow signed a contract to record on their Motorjam/[[Elektra Records|Elektra]] record label, then they recorded his debut album ''[[12 Inches of Snow]]''. Due to Snow's impending return to prison, the album was recorded very quickly.

''12 Inches of Snow'' was released in 1992, while Snow was in prison. Shan, Eng, Salem, and Prince promoted it and, by the time Snow was released from prison, the single "[[Informer (song)|Informer]]" was a [[Chart-topper|chart-topping]] hit. ''12 Inches of Snow'' sold over 8 million copies worldwide, with the "Informer" single remaining number 1 on the American ''Billboard'' charts for seven consecutive weeks. "Informer" has been recorded twice in the ''[[Guinness Book of World Records]]'' as the best-selling reggae single in US history, as well as the highest charting reggae single in history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Informer |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/informer-246917/ |website=RollingStone |date=June 14, 2012 |access-date=April 27, 2023}}</ref> A second single, "Girl I've Been Hurt", reached Number 19 on the Hot 100.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shipley |first1=Al |title=Snow The No. 1: "Informer" (1993), May 2016 |url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/no-1-debut-rap-hits-on-the-hot-100/5-snow/ |website=billboard.com |publisher=Billboard Magazine |access-date=February 14, 2022}}</ref> In Japan, Snow received the [[Recording Industry Association of Japan]]'s 1994 [[Japan Gold Disc Award]] for New Artist of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Record April 1994 |url=https://www.riaj.or.jp/riaj/open/open-record!file?fid=881 |website=riaj.or.jp |publisher=Recording Industry Association of Japan |access-date=February 15, 2022}}</ref>

=== Origin of stage name === After one of Snow's neighbouring Jamaican families introduced him to reggae, one of his neighbours called him "[[Snow White]]" and the name stuck. Later, Snow's friend Marvin Prince created the [[backronym]] "Super Notorious Outrageous Whiteboy", but Snow never claimed the title himself.<ref>{{cite interview |first=Darrin Kenneth "Snow" |last=O’Brien |interviewer-last=Delingat |interviewer-first=Bill |title=Shovelling Snow With DKO |date=9 Oct 2009 |url=https://www.dsnow.co.uk/site/shovelling-snow-with-dko/ |via=dsnow.co.uk |publisher=Cashbox Radio (www.cashboxcanada.ca) |access-date=2025-07-04}}</ref>

=== Legal disputes over production of ''12 Inches of Snow'' === While touring as Snow's DJ in December 1994, Marvin Prince abruptly left the tour after discovering that Snow, according to court documents, "was receiving more money from management than he was." While listed as only the writer of the song "Runway" on the ''12 Inches of Snow'' album, Prince claimed to have co-written five songs and co-produced the album with Shan, Eng, and Salem. Prince alleged that Eng and Salem provided "a draft of a multi-album production and recording agreement" to both Snow and himself. Unable to understand the contract, Snow allegedly "sent a copy to his mother to get legal advice from her friend" and Prince "never saw the agreement again."<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |title=Prince v. O'BRIEN 1998 |url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=13886394386652351580&q=Prince+v.+O%27BRIEN,+256+AD2d+208&hl=en&as_sdt=100000000000002&as_vis=1 |website=scholar.google.com |publisher=Google Scholar, Supreme Court of the State of New York |access-date=February 14, 2022}}</ref> Moreover, Prince claimed to have entered an "oral agreement" with Snow implying that the two would share profits from the album "fifty-fifty". The first agreement, Prince alleged, occurred "in 1990, when the two men began working together on songs in Prince's basement and he "allegedly suggested to" Snow, "if something comes out of this, let's be partners." The second oral agreement, according to Prince, took place in August 1991 while Snow auditioned for Shan. Snow referred to Prince as his partner in a promotional video, but claimed to have used the term "only in the slang sense." Prince "admitted that these discussions were not concrete; the parties never organized a formal business plan, nor was plaintiff in New York to advance defendant's career."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=13886394386652351580&q=Prince+v.+O'BRIEN,+256+AD2d+208&hl=en&as_sdt=100000000000002&as_vis=1|title=Prince v. O'BRIEN, 256 AD 2d 208 - NY: Appellate Div., 1st Dept. 1998|website=Scholar.google.com|access-date=October 30, 2023}}</ref>

Shan, Eng, and Salem testified that they were unaware of a partnership between Snow and Prince, and Shan denied that Prince co-produced ''12 Inches of Snow'' and co-wrote the five songs in question. "Informer", for example, was officially written by Snow, Shan, and composer Edmond Leary. Years later, after Snow and Prince had their falling out, Prince unsuccessfully sued Snow for compensation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Slotek |first1=Jim |title=Reprint of Toronto Sun Article, Jan 1999 |url=https://www.dsnow.co.uk/site/clear-skies-after-legal-snow-storm/ |website=dsnow.co.uk |publisher=Snow |access-date=February 15, 2022}}</ref> While Prince had initially been awarded a $1.5 million settlement by a jury, the court overturned the original ruling and dismissed Prince's suit on the grounds that he had "no viable claims" to a partnership with Snow.<ref name="auto1"/>

In a 2019 interview, Prince recounted his history with Snow and described how he mentored, recorded demos for, scheduled showcase performances for, and ultimately, arranged for Snow to audition for MC Shan. Prince recounted how he and Snow wrote "Informer" over the phone while Snow was serving his sentence at [[Maplehurst Correctional Complex]]. Prince recalled playing [[Junior Reid]]'s "Foreign Mind" over the phone, and Snow used the track's flute melody as the basis for "Informer". Parts of the first verse and third verse of "Informer", according to Prince, were reworked from [[Eek-A-Mouse]]'s performance of "Tell Them" at [[Sunsplash]] 1981. Originally, Prince alleges, the final verse of "Informer" was written and performed by a second vocalist named "Little Red". Prince maintains that the judge who overturned the original ruling did so illegally, and he believes race played a role in the judge's decision.<ref>Entertainment Report Podcast,"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6ZSRVXIcnU DJ Marvin Prince]," June 7, 2019. Accessed May 16, 2020.</ref>

Co-producer and co-writer Edmond Leary later claimed M.C. Shan unfairly received most of the production credits for ''12 Inches of Snow''. He told [[Vice (magazine)|Vice]], "So actually, if you want the truth of the matter, if we hadn't done it equally and had to split up the money I would have gotten 70% of writer's [royalties] off that album they probably would have split up 30, because I wrote most of that album. Most of the words were mine, and the ideas and structures and backgrounds in the vocal booth with me telling him what keys to sing the harmonies in and what have you. So I had a lot to do with that sound that became so popular and went Platinum." After struggling with a cocaine addiction and homelessness, in 2013 Leary was a [[Street performance|street performer]] at [[Madison Square Park]] and Union Square.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-guy-who-produced-snows-informer-now-makes-bubbles-in-madison-square-park/ | title=The Guy Who Produced Snow's "Informer" Now Makes Bubbles in Madison Square Park|website=Vice.com | date=March 12, 2013}}</ref>

=== International success === In 1994, Snow collaborated with [[Cyndi Lauper]] on [[Junior Vasquez]]'s ''Homegrown'' and [[Sly and Robbie]]'s ''Pop Goes the Dancehall'' remix of "[[Girls Just Want to Have Fun]]", retitled "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)".

Eng had a studio in Jamaica and, in 1994, Snow recorded his second album ''Murder Love'' in Jamaica, Canada, and New York. While not a commercial success in North America, the album featured Snow performing with reggae and dancehall musicians [[Ninjaman]], [[Junior Reid]], [[Half Pint]], [[Buju Banton]], [[Beenie Man]], [[Dave Kelly (producer)|Dave Kelly]], and [[Sly and Robbie]]. The "[[Anything for You (Snow song)|Anything for You]]" remix became a club favorite and, according to ''Billboard'''s Elena Oumano, made Snow a figure of respect on the Jamaican music scene.<ref>For the ''Billboard'' article, see: Elena Omanu, "Snow Displays Versatility, Growth on Justuss", ''Billboard'', December 14, 1996, 9.</ref><ref>For an example of the continued popularity of "Anything For You," see Andre Jeb Binson, "Mellow Vibes, Music and Crowd," ''Kingston Gleaner News'' ([[The Gleaner]]), May 2, 2006.</ref> "Anything For You" became the top-selling single in Jamaica in 1995 and "[[Si Wi Dem Nuh Know We]]" also reached the number one slot in Jamaica.<ref>Jamaican sales and charting data for "Anything For You" can be found in Kevin O'Brien Chang and Wayne Chen, ''Reggae Routes: The Story of Jamaican music'' (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1998), 211.</ref><ref>Jamaican charting data for "Si Wi Dem Nuh Know We" can be found in ''Pace'' (Johannesburg: Pace-Maker, 1995), 41.</ref> ''Murder Love'' proved to be a popular album in Asia, with the single "[[Sexy Girl (Snow song)|Sexy Girl]]" remaining on Japan's Top Singles chart for 16 weeks, ultimately reaching number one.<ref>See Japan charts for February 1995, with "Sexy Girl" reaching number one and remaining on the charts for 16 weeks.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sound.jp/tnsn/az/tokio-bpm_f.html|title=SUPER B.P.M. CHARTS - TOKYO|website=Sound.jp|access-date=October 30, 2023}}</ref>

The success of ''Murder Love'' allowed Snow to tour Asia and collaborate with Thai rap artist [[Joey Boy]]. In 1996, Eng established an office in [[Bangkok]], founded Dimsum Entertainment, and included Snow in this expansion.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eng |first1=David Kenneth |title=About David Kenneth Eng |url=https://davidkennetheng.com/more-about-dk-eng-1 |website=davidkennetheng.com |publisher=DK Eng |access-date=February 15, 2022}}</ref> In 1996, Eng produced Joey Boy's album ''Fun, Fun, Fun''. Snow performed on the chart-topping Thai single "Fun, Fun, Fun" and appeared in the music video.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joey Boy - Fun Fun Fun |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JVreYGcKxE |website=youtube.com |publisher=YouTube |access-date=February 15, 2022}}</ref> Joey Boy appeared on Snow's Thai single "Me and Joey". In 2008, Snow also featured Joey Boy on the track "Catch a Kick".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Elmore |first1=Mick |title=Joey Boy Has Fun Wth Snow 23 Nov 1996 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ugkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=joey+boy+fun+fun+fun+tour&pg=PA67 |date=November 23, 1996 |access-date=February 15, 2022}}</ref>

By the end of 1996, ''Murder Love'''s "Si We Dem Nuh Know We" received a [[Juno Awards of 1996|Juno nomination]] for Best Reggae Recording. Overall, the album produced three music videos: "[[Anything for You (Snow song)|Anything For You]]", "Anything For You (All Star Cast Remix)", and "Sexy Girl". In the 1995 film ''Klash'', Snow appears performing "Rivertown".<ref>For a collection of Snow's videos, see the VHS video: ''The Greatest Hits of Snow'' (Tokyo: East West Japan, 1998).</ref>

Snow followed up ''Murder Love'' with an album named after his daughter, ''Justuss''. The first single "[[Boom Boom Boogie]]" took Asia by storm, achieving gold status with the music video appearing on MTV Japan five to six times a day. Released in the United States and Canada in 1997, the single "If This World Were Mine" failed to chart but the video regularly appeared on [[The Box (US TV channel)|The Box]]. The album reached number 12 on the U.S. reggae charts and in 1998 was nominated for Best Reggae album at the [[Juno Awards of 1998#Best Reggae.2FCalypso Recording|Juno Awards]] in Vancouver, British Columbia.<ref>Elena Omanu, "Snow Displays Versatility, Growth on Justuss," ''Billboard'', December 14, 1996, 9.</ref> In late 1997, Snow released a "Greatest Hits" compilation, called ''The Greatest Hits of Snow''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-greatest-hits-of-snow-mw0000595909|title=The Greatest Hits of Snow - Snow | Album |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=October 30, 2025}}</ref><ref>For "If This World Were Mine" on The Box, see: "Video Monitor", ''Billboard'', May 17, 1997, p. 73</ref>

In 1999, Snow reunited with M.C. Shan, producing the album ''[[Cooler Conditions]]'' in Japan. The only single, "The Plumb Song", spent eight weeks on the Japan Singles chart, peaking at number 27.<ref>Japan (Tokyo) Charts, July 1999 for 27 weeks.</ref> It was recorded at [[Metalworks Studios]] in [[Mississauga, Ontario]].

=== Return to the Canadian charts === In 2000, Snow signed to [[Virgin Records|Virgin Music Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartattack.com:80/damn/2000/07/2805.cfm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030624045603/http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2000/07/2805.cfm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 24, 2003|title=Snow Signs To Virgin Music Canada|publisher=[[Chart Attack]]|access-date=January 22, 2019}}</ref> Later that year, he released the album ''[[Mind on the Moon]]''. The single "[[Everybody Wants to Be Like You]]" landed Snow back on the Canadian Singles chart and earned him three Juno nominations.<ref>[http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/S/Snow/2001/02/13/749727.html]{{dead link|date=April 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160310224611/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/S/Snow/2000/10/14/749728.html]</ref>

In 2002, Snow worked with [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]] and [[Blu Cantrell]]'s producer to record ''[[Two Hands Clapping]]''. "[[Legal (song)|Legal]]", the first single, reached number 13 on the [[Canadian Singles Chart]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160310080652/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/S/Snow/2002/11/19/749720.html] </ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160310102502/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/C/Cantrell_Blu/2001/10/10/743745.html]</ref><ref>[http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/S/Snow/2002/02/11/749725.html]{{dead link|date=April 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

=== 2013–present === In 2013, after [[Yahoo]] CEO Marissa Mayer complained about the company's "hold" music during a fourth-quarter earnings call, Snow and the Jingle Punks recorded a much publicized jingle for Yahoo. The lyrics went, "You're on hold / Hold on at Yahoo / Gimme a second while I patch you through," goes the first verse. "The CEO didn't like the hold music / So Daddy Snow wrote this jam for you."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/toronto-rapper-snow-new-voice-of-yahoo-telephone-system/article_9bda6d59-8499-591c-bc71-8822524babb1.html|title=Toronto rapper Snow new voice of Yahoo telephone system|author=Ben Rayner|date=February 6, 2013|website=Toronto Star|access-date=October 30, 2023}}</ref>

In summer 2014 while in Miami, Florida, Snow signed with Bugatti Music Entertainment and teamed up with Grammy-winning producers [[Cool & Dre]], Kent Jones and [[Scott Storch]] and began recording again.<ref>Morgan, Simone (2014) "[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Looks-like-it-s-gonna-Snow_17730431 Looks like it's gonna Snow]", ''[[Jamaica Observer]]'', October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014</</ref>

On October 2, 2014, Snow's new single "Shame" was released, featuring [[Michael Rose (singer)|Mykal Rose]] ([[Black Uhuru]]).<ref>Morgan, Simone (2014) "[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Looks-like-it-s-gonna-Snow_17730431 Looks like it’s gonna Snow]", ''[[Jamaica Observer]]'', October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014</ref> On October 11, 2014, Snow announced that all proceeds from "Shame" will be donated to the fight against cancer.

On June 19, 2017, Snow was awarded the Socan Classics 100,000 Radio Performances in Canada for commemorating more than 100k times his music has played on radio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.socan.com/2017/|title=2017|website=Socab.com|access-date=October 30, 2023}}</ref>

On January 23, 2019, Puerto Rican rapper [[Daddy Yankee]] released the reggaeton and dancehall song "[[Con Calma]]" featuring Snow, which has been described as a remake or reimagination of "Informer".<ref>''Billboard'', [https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/daddy-yankee-con-calma-challenge-best-videos-8496074/ "Daddy Yankee's Con Calma Challenges Best videos,"] February 1, 2019. Accessed May 15, 2020.</ref> The single peaked at number 22 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Snow's first entry on the chart since 1993,<ref>David Browne, "[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/snow-interview-2019-informer-con-calma-837818/ Winter Is Here: Inside the Return of ‘Informer’ Rapper Snow]," Billboard, May 21, 2019. Accessed May 15, 2020.</ref> and reached number one on the US [[Hot Latin Songs]] list. Internationally, the track topped the charts of five Spanish-language countries and reached the top 10 in 10 others in Latin America. Across Europe, the song entered the charts of numerous countries, peaking at number 14 in Italy and number 23 in Switzerland. In the Netherlands, the song rose to number one in April 2019. "Con Calma" also became Snow's first entry on the [[Canadian Hot 100]] chart after debuting at number 99 in February 2019. It eventually peaked at number 6.<ref>[[RIAA certification#Spanish|platinum]] certification by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) on July 9, 2019, for units of over 660,000 sales plus track-equivalent streams.</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/snow/chart-history/can/|title=Snow Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 20, 2019}}</ref><ref>"Con Calma" was certified triple platinum by the [[Productores de Música de España|Spanish Music Producers]] (PROMUSICAE), double platinum by the [[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]] (FIMI), and gold by the [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]] (SNEP) and [[Music Canada]].</ref>

On October 17, 2019, Snow and his wife Tara O'Brien attended the 5th Annual Latin American Music Awards in Hollywood, California at the [[Dolby Theatre]]. Snow was nominated for three awards.<ref>McKenna Aiello, "[https://www.eonline.com/news/1083253/2019-latin-amas-winners-the-complete-list 2019 Latin AMAs Winners: The Complete List]," ''E-News'', October 17, 2019. Accessed May 15, 2020</ref> [[File:PREMIO LO NUESTRO.jpg|thumb|Snow and his wife Tara O'Brien on the pink carpet at the Premio Lo Nuestro Awards]] In February 2020, Snow won four awards Song of the Year with Daddy Yankee for "Con Calma" at ''Premio Lo Nuestro Awards.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}''

In March 2020, Snow was given the Pop Music Award from SOCAN.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}

Snow and Daddy Yankee won the Top Latin Song of the Year at the 2020 ''Billboard'' Music Awards, and "[[Con Calma]]" won big at the Latin ''Billboard'' Music Awards on October 21, 2020, with Snow taking home six awards. Snow attended the awards with Tara O'Brien in Florida.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}

== Television and film appearances == [[Drew Carey]], a long time Snow fan, had Snow record a reggae version of ''[[Drew Carey Show|The Drew Carey Show]]'' theme song, "Moon Over Parma", for the series' eighth and ninth seasons.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160310224526/http://jam.canoe.com/Television/TV_Shows/D/Drew_Carey_Show/2002/09/20/734583.html]</ref>

In 1995, Snow appears as himself in concert performance in the movie ''Kla$h'',<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/klash | title=Klash | Rotten Tomatoes | website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref> Snow performs onstage and does a scene in which he is interviewed by Jamaican media in the film directed by Bill Parker and produced by Kingston Pictures.

In 2001, Snow played a prison guard in the film ''[[Prison Song (film)|Prison Song]]''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160310131203/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/S/Snow/1999/10/28/749729.html]</ref> Snow appears as himself in the 2012 film ''[[The Movie Out Here]]'' produced by Canadian brewing company [[Kokanee beer|Kokanee]] and [[Alliance Films]].

In 2015, Snow and his then-fiancée, Tara Elizabeth, appeared on a [[CBC Television|CBC]] webseries called ''True Dating Stories''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWgwx6D-1VI&gl=US&hl=en|title=YouTube|website=[[YouTube]] |date=September 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902012802/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWgwx6D-1VI&gl=US&hl=en |access-date=October 30, 2023|archive-date=September 2, 2019 }}</ref> to tell the story of one of their first dates: a walk in a ravine turned police operation. Their episode was the most watched and the entire series won Best Web Series at the Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival.

==Personal life== In November 2009, Snow's then [[common-law wife]] and the subject of many of his songs, Tamei Edberg, was diagnosed with cancer. She died three weeks later on November 27, 2009, at age 41. Their daughter was born in 1995.

On June 24, 2010, Snow held a fundraiser, ClosURE For Cancer, at Alley Catz Restaurant in Toronto during which they raised $15,000.<ref>[http://www.snapnorthtoronto.com/index.php?option=com_sngevents&id%5B0%5D=183562 Page] at snapnorthtoronto.com {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> Snow founded his own [[nongovernmental organization]] called Pure Snow NGO, which assists "tenants living in [[non-profit housing]]".<ref>See "Pure Snow NGO." {{Cite web |url=http://puresnowngo.com/snowNGO.html |title=Pure Snow NGO |access-date=September 19, 2010 |archive-date=January 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107050922/http://puresnowngo.com/snowNGO.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}. Accessed September 14, 2010.</ref>

In May 2016, Snow married model and actress Tara Elizabeth Singh at St. Anselm Catholic Church in Toronto. [[CTV Toronto|CTV]] covered the ceremony, and local radio station KISS 92.5 interviewed the newlyweds on ''The Roz and Mocha Show'' on May 22, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=875526|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524040518/http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=875526|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 24, 2016|title=CTV Toronto: 'Snow' gets married|date=May 21, 2016|website= toronto.ctvnews.ca| publisher= CTV News |access-date=October 30, 2023}}</ref>

==Discography== === Studio albums === {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2"| Album ! colspan="6"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Certifications |- ! style="text-align:center; width:40px;"| [[Canadian Albums Chart|CAN]] <ref>[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?q1=snow&q2=Top+Albums%2FCDs&interval=20&sk=101&&&&&&PHPSESSID=sp19smnjn4io5g2nmhli5tdfo5 112–159] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020044348/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?q1=snow&q2=Top+Albums%2FCDs&interval=20&sk=101&&&&&&PHPSESSID=sp19smnjn4io5g2nmhli5tdfo5 |date=October 20, 2012 }} RPM</ref><ref>Peak position for "Mind on the Moon" in Canada: {{cite web|url=http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicRadiohead/oct18_radiohead-can.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041031192406/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicRadiohead/oct18_radiohead-can.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-10-31|title=Radiohead sales fall, but 'Kid' still No. 1}}</ref> ! style="text-align:center; width:40px;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]] <ref name="ARIA"/> ! style="text-align:center; width:40px;"| [[Oricon|JPN]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/950327a.html|title=1995.3.27|date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025162124/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/950327a.html |access-date=October 30, 2023|archive-date=October 25, 2012 }}</ref> ! style="text-align:center; width:40px;"| [[Billboard 200|US]] <ref name="bill">[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=snow|chart=Billboard 200}} Snow – Album & Song Chart History] Billboard.com</ref> ! style="text-align:center; width:40px;"| [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US R&B/HH]] <ref name="bill"/> ! style="text-align:center; width:40px;"| [[Billboard charts|US Reggae]] <ref name="bill"/> |- | ''[[12 Inches of Snow]]'' * Released: January 19, 1993 * Label: [[East West Records]] | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 27 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 12 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | * [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: Platinum<ref name=riaa>{{cite web |url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Snow%&format=album&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=CertificationDate&perPage=50 |title=Snow Album Certifications |work=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=April 11, 2010}}</ref> * [[Music Canada|MC]]: 3× Platinum<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Snow|title=Gold/Platinum - Snow|date=September 27, 1993 |publisher=[[Music Canada]]|access-date=November 15, 2019}}</ref> |- | ''[[Murder Love]]'' * Released: February 21, 1995 * Label: East West Records | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 14 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | |- | ''[[Justuss]]'' * Released: January 14, 1997 * Label: East West Records | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 12 | |- | ''[[Cooler Conditions]]'' * Released: September 13, 1999 * Label: [[JVC]] | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | |- | ''[[Mind on the Moon]]'' * Released: August 15, 2000 * Label: [[EMI]] | style="text-align:center;"| 45 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | |- | ''[[Two Hands Clapping]]'' * Released: November 19, 2002 * Label: [[Virgin Music]] | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | |- | ''[[Music (Snow album)]]'' * Released: January 21, 2025 * Label: [[Millones Records]] | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | |}

=== Compilation albums === * ''The Greatest Hits of Snow'' (1997)

=== Remix albums === * ''Best Remix of Snow'' (1998)

=== Singles === {|class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Title ! colspan="9"| Peak positions ! rowspan="2"| Certifications ! rowspan="2"| Album |- ! width="40"| [[Canadian Singles Chart|CAN]] <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?q1=Snow&q2=Top+Singles&interval=20&sk=81&&&&&&&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5 |title=Snow Top Singles positions (97–155) |work=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |access-date=May 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019125723/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?q1=Snow&q2=Top+Singles&interval=20&sk=81&&&&&&&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5 |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref>Peak positions for Snow's singles on Canadian chart: *For "The Plumb Song" and "Joke Thing: {{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407223203/http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/2001.pdf|archivedate=April 7, 2005|url=http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/2001.pdf|title=Cross Canada Countdown|website=CrossCanadaCountdown.com|access-date=July 28, 2024}} *For "Legal": {{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=snow-p26072/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|title= Snow – ''Billboard'' Singles| publisher=[[AllMusic]]| access-date=May 13, 2010}}</ref> <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/snow/chart-history/can/|title=Snow Chart History: Canadian Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 20, 2019}}</ref> ! width="40"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]] <ref name="australiancharts">{{Cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Snow|title=australian-charts.com - Discography Snow|website=Australian-charts.com|access-date=October 30, 2023}}</ref> ! width="40"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=3|title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know|website=Irishcharts.ie|access-date=October 30, 2023}}</ref> ! width="40"| [[Single Top 100|NED]] <ref name="australiancharts"/> ! width="40"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]] <ref name="australiancharts"/> ! width="40"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]] <ref name="australiancharts"/> ! width="40"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/|title=Artists|website=Official Charts|access-date=October 30, 2023}}</ref> ! width="40"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]] <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/snow/chart-history/hsi/|title=Snow Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 5, 2019}}</ref> ! width="40"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B/HH]] <ref name="Billboard"/> |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| 1993 | "[[Informer (song)|Informer]]" | style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 10 | * RIAA: Platinum * [[ARIA]]: 2×Platinum<ref name="ARIA">{{cite Ryan|page=250}}</ref> * [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Silver<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Snow|access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref> * BVMI: Platinum * IFPI: Gold * NVPI: Gold * RMNZ: Platinum | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| ''[[12 Inches of Snow]]'' |- | "[[Girl I've Been Hurt]]" | style="text-align:center;"| 28 | style="text-align:center;"| 26 | style="text-align:center;"| 20 | style="text-align:center;"| 28 | style="text-align:center;"| 17 | style="text-align:center;"| 37 | style="text-align:center;"| 48 | style="text-align:center;"| 19 | style="text-align:center;"| 78 | |- | "Uhh in You" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 67 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | |- | "Pee-Nile Reunion" ([[MC Shan]] featuring [[Kool G Rap]], Neek the Exotic, Diesel & Snow) | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | | style="text-align:center;" {{n/a|Non-album single}} |- | style="text-align:center;"| 1994 | "[[Si Wi Dem Nuh Know We]]" (featuring [[Ninjaman]] & [[Junior Reid]]) | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| ''[[Murder Love]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 1995 | "[[Sexy Girl (Snow song)|Sexy Girl]]" | style="text-align:center;"| 80 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | |- | "[[Anything for You (Snow song)|Anything for You]]" (All Star Cast Remix) (featuring [[Buju Banton]], Louie Culture, [[Terror Fabulous]], [[Beenie Man]] and [[Nadine Sutherland]]) | style="text-align:center;"| 74 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| ''[[Justuss]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;"| 1997 | "[[Boom Boom Boogie]]" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | |- | style="text-align:center;"| 1999 | "Someday Somehow" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | | style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Cooler Conditions]]'' |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| 2000 | "[[Everybody Wants to Be Like You]]" | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| ''[[Cooler Conditions]]'' and ''[[Mind on the Moon]]'' |- | "Jimmy Hat" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | |- | "The Plumb Song" | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| 2001 | "Joke Thing" | style="text-align:center;"| 14 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| ''[[Mind on the Moon]]'' |- | "Nothin' on Me" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — |- | "Still Too Much" ([[Ghetto Concept]] featuring [[Kardinal Offishall]], [[Maestro Fresh Wes|Maestro]], Snow, [[Rascalz|Red-1]] & Ironside) | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | | style="text-align:center;"| ''Ghetto Concept Presents...7 Bills All-Stars: Da Album'' |- | 2002 | "[[Legal (song)|Legal]]" | style="text-align:center;"| 13 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| ''[[Two Hands Clapping]]'' |- | 2003 | "That's My Life" (featuring [[Jelleestone]]) | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | |- | style="text-align:center;"| 2008 | "Just 4 U" (featuring Kobra Khan) | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |- | style="text-align:center;"| 2009 | "Adore You" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | |- | 2014 | "Shame" {{small|(featuring Mykal Rose)}} | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | |- | rowspan="2"| 2018 | "Informer" (Audiofreaks Remix) | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | |- | "Paye Nous" {{small|(featuring 2s, Ednocveli, YBG, and Lil C)}} | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | |- | 2019 | "[[Con Calma]]" {{small|([[Daddy Yankee]] featuring Snow or Daddy Yankee and [[Katy Perry]] featuring Snow)}} | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 43 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 21 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2019&dspp=18|title=Veckolista Singlar, vecka 18|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| 66 | style="text-align:center;"| 22 | style="text-align:center;"| — | * BPI: Gold<ref name="BPI"/> * [[Music Canada|MC]]: 3× Platinum<ref name="MC"/> * [[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]]: 2× Platinum<ref name="FIMI cert 2019">{{cite certification|artist=Snow|certyear=2019|region=Italy}}</ref> * [[Productores de Música de España|PROMUSICAE]]: 3× Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/single/daddy-yankee-snow-con-calma?list=top-100-canciones|title=Con Calma – Daddy Yankee & Snow|publisher=Productores de Música de España|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref> * [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]]: Diamond<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/les-disques-dor/?awards_cat=64&awards_artist=&awards_title=Con+Calma|title=French single certifications – Con Calma|publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]]|language=fr|access-date=December 11, 2019}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| ''[[El Disco Duro]]'' |- |2020 |"Together" featuring William Dinero, Francesco Antonio & Balam Kiel |10 | | | | | | | | | |Non - album single |- |2022 |"City of Toronto Snow Song" (a Toronto [[Public service announcement|PSA]])<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chris|first=Powell|date=January 7, 2022|title=City of Toronto's PSA forecast calls for Snow -|url=https://the-message.ca/2022/01/07/city-of-torontos-psa-forecast-calls-for-snow/|access-date=February 3, 2022|website=the-message.ca|language=en-US}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" {{n/a|Non-album single}} |}

==Awards and nominations== '''Latin Billboard Music Awards''' {{award table}} !Ref. |- | rowspan=8|[[Billboard Year-End|2020]] | rowspan=8|"[[Con Calma]]" | Latin Rhythm Song of The Year | {{won}} | |- | Streaming Song of The Year | {{won}} | |- | Airplay Song of The Year | {{won}} | |- | Hot Latin Song of The Year | {{won}} | |- | Hot Latin Song Vocal Event of The Year | {{won}} | |- | Digital Song of The Year | {{won}} | |- | Crossover Artist of The Year | {{nom}} | |- | Top Latin Song of The Year | {{won}} | {{end}}

'''Billboard Music Awards''' {{award table}} !Ref. |- | rowspan=3|[[Billboard Year-End|1993]] | Snow | Top Hot 100 Artist - Male | {{nom}} | rowspan=3|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1993/bbyearend.htm|title=Rock On The Net: Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers: 1993|website=Rockonthenet.com|access-date=October 30, 2023}}</ref> |- | "[[Informer (song)|Informer]]" | [[Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Song|Top Rap Song]] | {{nom}} |- | ''[[12 Inches of Snow]]'' | Top Reggae Album | {{nom}} |- |[[Billboard Year-End|2020]] | Con Calma - Daddy Yankee & Snow | Top Latin Song of The Year | {{won}} | {{end}}

'''Juno Awards''' {{awards table}} |- | align="center"| 1994 | "[[Informer (song)|Informer]]" | [[Juno Awards of 1994#Best Reggae Recording|Best Reggae Recording]] | {{won}} |- | align="center"| 1994 | Snow | [[Juno Awards of 1994#Best Male Vocalist|Best Male Vocalist]] | {{nom}} |- | align="center"| 1994 | ''[[12 Inches of Snow]]'' | [[Juno Awards of 1994#Best Album|Best Album]] | {{nom}} |- | align="center"| 1996 | "[[Si Wi Dem Nuh Know We]]" | [[Juno Awards of 1996#Best Reggae Recording|Best Reggae Recording]] | {{nom}} |- | align="center"| 1998 | "[[Justuss]]" | [[Juno Awards of 1998#Best Reggae.2FCalypso Recording|Best Reggae Recording]] | {{nom}} |- | align="center"| 2001 | Snow | [[Juno Awards of 2001#Best Male Artist|Best Male Artist]] | {{nom}} |- | align="center"| 2001 | Snow/Patterson | [[Juno Awards of 2001#Best Songwriter|Best Song Writer]] | {{nom}} |- | align="center"| 2001 | ''[[Mind on the Moon]]'' | [[Juno Awards of 2001#Best Pop Album|Best Pop Album]] | {{nom}} |- | align="center"| 2002 | "[[Cooler Conditions#Reception|The Plumb Song]]" | [[Juno Awards of 2002#Best Video|Best Video]] | {{nom}} |- | align="center"| 2003 | "[[Two Hands Clapping]]" | [[Juno Awards of 2003#Reggae Recording of the Year|Best Reggae Recording]] | {{nom}} {{end}}

'''[[Latin Grammy Awards]]''' {{awards table}} |- | align="center"| [[20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards|2019]] | "[[Con Calma]]" {{small|(Shared with [[Daddy Yankee]])}} | [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Fusion/Performance|Best Urban Fusion/Performance]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/latin-grammys-2019-winners-list-8543699/|title=Latin Grammys 2019 Winners: Complete List|magazine=Billboard|last=Cobo|first=Leila|date=November 14, 2019|access-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- |}

'''[[Lo Nuestro Awards]]''' {{awards table}} |- | align="center" rowspan="5"| [[Premio Lo Nuestro 2020|2020]] | rowspan="5"|"Con Calma" {{small|(Shared with Daddy Yankee)}} | Song of the Year<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8551568/daddy-yankee-premio-lo-nuestro-2020-full-list|title=Daddy Yankee Wins Big at Premio Lo Nuestro 2020: See Full List|magazine=Billboard|last=Fernandez|first=Suzette|date=February 20, 2020|access-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref> | {{won}} |- | Single of the Year | {{won}} |- | Crossover Collaboration of the Year | {{won}} |- | Urban Song of the Year | {{won}} |- | Urban Collaboration of the Year | {{nom}} |}

===[[MTV Video Music Award]]s=== <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1MBKbA7PXQ |title=MTV VMA 2019 - Best Latin Nominees |publisher=edición física |access-date=June 28, 2023}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Nominated work !Award !Result |- |align=center|[[1992 MTV Video Music Awards|2019]] |"[[Con Calma]]" |Best Latin |{{nom}} |}

'''Recording Industry Association of Japan''' {{awards table}} |- | align="center"| 1994 | Snow | Best New Recording Artist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/index.html|title=一般社団法人日本レコード協会|website=Riaj.or.jp|access-date=October 30, 2023}}</ref> |{{won}} {{end}}

'''[[Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada]] Video Award''' {{awards table}}

|- | align="center"| 2020 | "Con Calma Remix" |Socan Pop Music Award | {{won}}

|- | align="center"| 2001 | "[[Everybody Wants to Be Like You]]" | Much Music Top Video<ref>"Songwriters and Publishers," ''Billboard'', February 10, 2001, 48.</ref> | {{won}} {{end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Source== * {{cite magazine|title=2020 Latin Billboard Awards Winners List |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/2020-billboard-latin-music-awards-complete-winners-list-9470070/}}

==External links== {{Portal|Canada}} *{{Official website|http://www.daddysnow.com/}} * {{IMDb name|nm1100221}}

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