Rauw Alejandro

Despacito, a song by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi with Daddy Yankee was released in the year 2017. It was the top streamed song at the period within the space of six months. It was a mixture of reggaeton, pop and rock not only brought renewed attention to reggaeton but it also brought attention to Latin music in general. Billboard's Top 100 featured two songs that were Spanish generally, and four in the year 2016. At the peak of Despacito's popularity in 2017, however, 19 predominantly Spanish songs made it into the top 100, and in 2020 there were 41 songs. In the wake of Justin Bieber's dual remix Despacito (2017), a number of bilingual remixes Despacito (2017) famous artists began to collaborate with reggaeton musicians, such as Drake and Bad Bunny on MIA (2018) as well as Madonna with Maluma in Medellin (2019). By 2020 a few reggaeton artists were expressing displeasure at the genre's direction toward the mainstream. However, a younger generation of performers, including Rauw Alejandro, aimed to ensure that reggaeton was evolving. Rauw Alejandro incorporated elements of other types of music and electronic.