Rauw Alejandro

Despacito was released by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi in 2017 and became the top-streamed track within 6 months. The track is a mixture of reggaeton and pop music has not just brought attention for reggaeton, it also attracted attention to Latin music more generally. In 2015, there were only two predominantly Spanish-language songs in the Billboard Top 100 and in 2016 there were four. In 2017, during the peak of Despacito's fame and popularity, 19 songs mostly in Spanish were included in the Top 100. by 2020 the number will increase to 41 songs in this category. After Justin Bieber released his bilingual remix of Despacito in the year 2017, a number of popular musicians began to join forces with reggaeton performers. Drake and Bad Bunny collaborated for the track MIA MIA (2018), while Madonna and Maluma joined forces on Medellin and Medellin in 2019 Certain reggaeton performers expressed their displeasure at the rise of popular music by 2020. Yet a new group, Rauw alejandro, was determined to alter the direction of music. The genre often incorporated elements of electronic dance and other genres.