Rauw Alejandro

Despacito by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi The song, as well as Daddy Yankee became the song that was streamed the most within less than six months. In 2017, the single Despacito, a mixture of pop music with reggaeton was not only a way to bring new interest to reggaeton but also increased interest in Latin music. The Billboard Top 100 in 2015 had two songs mostly of Spanish languages, while the year in 2016 there were four. But during the peak of the Despacito's popularity in 2017, there were 19 mainly Spanish tracks that made the top 100. And in 2020 it was 41. Justin Bieber remixed Despacito 2017 in a bilingual version. In the following months, several artists collaborated with reggaeton superstars like Drake and Bad Bunny with MIA (2018), Madonna and Maluma with Medellin 2019 Certain reggaeton performers lamented the trend towards mainstream music in 2020. A new band, Rauw Alejandro was determined to keep the development and growth of reggaeton. He used elements from other genres and electronic music.