Rauw Alejandro

Despacito is a hit song from Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi together with Daddy Yankee was released in the year. It became the number one music streamed at the in just six months. This mix of reggaeton and pop music not only brought interest back to the genre, but also to Latin music all over the world. The Billboard Top 100 featured two songs that were Spanish most of the time, and another four in the year 2016. At the peak of Despacito's fame the track was among 19 that mostly in Spanish made it to the Top 100. In 2020 the number will increase to 41 songs in this category. Justin Bieber's bilingual version of Despacito was released in the year. After that, well-known artists began working with reggaeton artists. Drake collaborated with Bad Bunny on MIA (2018) while Madonna collaborated with Maluma on Medellin. In 2020, a few Reggaeton musicians were expressing their displeasure with the trend of the genre toward the mainstream. However, a younger generation, Rauw Alejandro, was keen to keep the trend going. The genre often incorporated elements of different genres as well as electronic dance.