Rauw Alejandro
In 2017 Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee released Despacito and it became the most-streamed song at the time within the space of six months. It was a combination of reggaeton and pop that not only drew attention to Latin Music, but also reggaeton. In 2015 there were only two mostly Spanish-language songs on Billboard's Top 100 and in 2016 there were four. The Despacito song was at its peak popularity in 2017 however 19 mostly Spanish songs made it into the Top 100, and in 2020 there were 41 songs. After Justin Bieber released his bilingual remix of Despacito in 2017, famous artists started to work with reggaeton performers. Drake and Bad Bunny were part of a team on MIA (2018), while Madonna joined forces with Maluma on Medellin in the year 2019. By 2020 a few reggaeton artists were expressing displeasure at its inclination towards mainstream but a new generation namely Rauw Alejandro, sought to continue the evolution of reggaeton. He used elements from other styles and electronic music.





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