Rauw Alejandro

Despacito, a song by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi together with Daddy Yankee was released in 2017. It was the top one streamed music at that time within six month. The single Despacito, a mixture of pop music with reggaeton was not only a way to bring new attention to reggaeton music but also sparked interest in Latin music. Billboard's Top 100 included four mostly Spanish songs in 2016, and two songs in 2015. Despacito's popularity Despacito was at its highest in 2017. In 2020, 41 mostly Spanish songs will make the Top 100. In the wake of Justin Bieber released his bilingual remix of Despacito in 2017, famous artists started to work with reggaeton performers. Drake and Bad Bunny were part of a team for the track MIA MIA (2018) and Madonna teamed up with Maluma to record Medellin, 2019 In the year 2020, some Reggaeton musicians were complaining about the advancing of their genre to the mainstream. But a newer generation like Rauw Alejandro was determined to maintain the development. He used elements from other genres and electronic music.