Rauw Alejandro

Despacito by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi The song, as well as Daddy Yankee became the song most streamed at the time in less than six months. The song is a blend of pop music and reggaeton has not just brought interest to reggaeton, but also attracted attention to Latin music generally. The Billboard Top 100 featured two songs in Spanish generally, and four songs in the year 2016. But during the peak of Despacito's fame in the year 2017, there were 19 mainly Spanish tracks that made the top 100. Then in 2020 the number was 41. Justin Bieber re-mixed Despacito with a Spanish version in 2017. In the year following, the most well-known artists began collaborating together with reggaeton groups. Drake teamed with Bad Bunny to create MIA (2018) as well as Madonna worked on Medellin together with Maluma (2019). In the year 2020, some reggaeton musicians were unhappy with the way the genre was shifting toward mainstream. Rauw Alajandro is a member of a brand new generation of musicians who are determined to shift the trajectory of. He incorporated electronic dance styles and other genres into his songs.