Rauw Alejandro
In 2017, Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi as well as Daddy Yankee released Despacito and it was the top-streamed track during the course of 6 months. In 2017, the single Despacito which was a mix of pop music with reggaeton, not only brought new focus to reggaeton, but also brought more attention to Latin music. The Billboard Top 100 included four mostly Spanish songs from 2016 as opposed to two in 2015. In 2017, during the height of popularity for Despacito 19, 19 songs mostly in Spanish made it to the Top 100. By 2020 there will be 41 songs within this genre. Justin Bieber's bilingual remix Despacito was released in the year. Then, numerous popular artists started collaborating with reggaeton artists. Drake collaborated with Bad Bunny for MIA (2018) in addition to Madonna was a part of Maluma in the creation of Medellin. From the beginning of 2020, a few reggaeton artists were unhappy with the way the genre was heading towards more mainstream. Rauw Alajandro is a participant in a fresh generation that aims to change the course. The genre often included elements of electronic dance music and other genres.





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