Rauw Alejandro

In the year 2017 Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi as well as Daddy Yankee released Despacito and it became the most-streamed song in just the space of six months. It was a mixture of reggaeton, pop and rock not only brought renewed interest to reggaeton, but also brought attention to Latin music in general. The Billboard Top 100 had four songs mainly in Spanish by 2016 compared to just two songs in 2015. At the height of popularity for Despacito the track was one of 19 that mainly Spanish have made it into the Billboard Top 100. The year 2020 will see it will have 41 tracks that fall into this category. Justin Bieber remixed Despacito 2017 as a bilingual rendition. Then, various artistes collaborated with Reggaeton's biggest stars including Drake as well as Bad Bunny with MIA (2018), Madonna and Maluma together with Medellin 2019 In the year 2020, some Reggaeton artists were complaining about the direction of the genre towards the mainstream. But a newer generation such as Rauw Alejandro was keen to maintain the development. The genre often incorporated electronic dance, as well as other styles.