Rauw Alejandro

Despacito is a song from 2017 made by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi. It became the top popular streamed song across the globe within six months. The single a mix of reggaeton, pop and rock not only brought renewed interest in reggaeton but also drew interest to Latin music generally. In 2015, there were two predominantly Spanish-speaking songs in 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 to the Top 100, and in 2020 there were 41 such songs. Following Justin Bieber's bilingual remix of Despacito (2017) popular artists soon began collaborating with reggaeton performers including Drake and Bad Bunny on MIA (2018) and Madonna and Maluma on Medellin (2019). In the year the year 2020, some musicians from reggaeton protested that it was moving toward mainstream. Rauw Alajandro is a part of a new generation that aims to change the trajectory of. The musician incorporated electronic dance music and other genres into his songs.