Rauw Alejandro

Despacito was first released by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi in 2017 and became the top-streamed track within 6 months. It's a blend of reggaeton and pop that not only brought new attention to reggaeton music, but also the popularity of Latin music. Billboard's Top 100 featured two songs which were Spanish predominantly, as well as four more in 2016. At the peak of Despacito's fame 19, 19 tracks mostly Spanish have made it into the Billboard Top 100. In 2020 there will be 41 songs from this genre. Following Justin Bieber's bilingual remix to Despacito (2017) the most well-known musicians started collaborating with reggaeton artists, including Drake along with Bad Bunny on MIA (2018) as well as Madonna along with Maluma in Medellin (2019). In 2020, several Reggaeton stars were dissatisfied with how the genre was moving toward mainstream. In contrast, a young generation, Rauw Alejandro, wanted to push forward the progression. The genre often incorporated elements of various genres, as well as electronic dance.