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. In 2017, the song Despacito, which combines pop music with reggaeton, not only brought new interest to reggaeton but also increased interest in Latin music. The Billboard Top 100 had four songs mostly in Spanish in 2016, compared to just two songs in 2015. In the midst of Despacito's fame in the year 2017 there were 19 mainly Spanish tracks which made it into the top 100. And in 2020 it was 41. Justin Bieber re-mixed Despacito with an English version in the year 2017 and soon after popular artists began working with reggaeton acts. Drake teamed with Bad Bunny to create MIA (2018) as well as Madonna collaborated on Medellin along with Maluma (2019). In the year 2020, a handful of reggaeton performers were lamenting the genre's direction toward the mainstream but a new generation namely Rauw Alejandro, aimed to continue the evolution of reggaeton. It often blended elements from electronic dance music, as well as different styles.