Rauw Alejandro

Despacito was released by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi in the year 2017 and was the number one streamed track in just 6 months. The song was a mix of reggaeton with pop that was not just a new ear to reggaeton but also the popularity of Latin music. Billboard's Top 100 had four songs in 2016, as opposed to two in the year 2015. When Despacito was at its height, the band's success in 2017 19 songs mostly in Spanish reached into the Top 100. It climbed to 41 in 2020. Following the time that Justin Bieber released his bilingual remix of Despacito in the year 2017, a number of popular artists began collaborating with reggaeton performers. Drake and Bad Bunny were part of a team to record MIA (2018), while Madonna and Maluma joined forces on Medellin and Medellin in 2019 By 2020 a few reggaeton performers were lamenting its inclination towards mainstream. But a fresh generation, namely Rauw Alejandro, sought to continue the evolution of reggaeton. It often blended elements from electronic dance music, and various other types.