Rauw Alejandro

In 2017, Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi as well as Daddy Yankee released Despacito and it was the top-streamed track at the time within 6 months. The single a mix of reggaeton and pop music has not just brought interest in reggaeton but also drew interest towards Latin music generally. The Billboard Top 100 had four songs predominantly in Spanish in 2016, compared to just two songs in 2015. At the peak of the popularity of Despacito the track was one of 19 that mainly Spanish made it to the Billboard Top 100. By 2020 there will be 41 songs within this genre. Justin Bieber remixed Despacito 2017 with a version in two languages. Then, various artists collaborated with reggaeton superstars such as Drake as well as Bad Bunny with MIA (2018), Madonna and Maluma together with Medellin 2019. The mainstreaming of reggaeton was a concern for some performers during the year the year 2020. Rauw alejandro and a young generation, however, wanted to preserve the style. He incorporated electronic dance styles as well as other styles into his music.