Rauw Alejandro

Despacito was released by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi in 2017 and went on to become the top-streamed track within 6 months. The song was a mix of reggaeton with pop that did not just bring new interest to reggaeton but also the popularity of Latin music. Billboard's Top 100 had four songs during 2016, which was compared with two songs from 2015. At the height of Despacito's popularity and popularity, 19 songs mostly in Spanish have made it into the Billboard Top 100. By 2020 the number will increase to 41 songs in this category. In the wake of Justin Bieber released his bilingual remix of Despacito in the year 2017, a number of popular artists started to work with reggaeton musicians. Drake and Bad Bunny were part of a team in the project MIA MIA (2018), while Madonna and Maluma were on the same track in Medellin 2019, which was released in 2019. In the year 2020, a handful of reggaeton performers were lamenting that the genre was moving towards mainstream but a new generation such as Rauw Alejandro wanted to continue the evolution of reggaeton. The genre often incorporated elements from electronic dance music, along with other styles.