Rauw Alejandro

Despacito, a song by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi together with Daddy Yankee was released in the year 2017. It went on to become the most one streamed music at that time within six month. The song is a blend of reggaeton, pop and rock did not just bring interest to reggaeton, but also attracted attention towards Latin music in general. In 2015, there were two predominantly Spanish-speaking songs in Billboard's Top 100 and in 2016 there were four. Despacito's popularity Despacito was at its highest in 2017. In 2020 there will be 41 primarily Spanish songs are expected to make it into the top 100. In the wake of Justin Bieber's dual remix of Despacito (2017) famous artists soon began collaborating with reggaeton artists, including Drake with Bad Bunny on MIA (2018) as well as Madonna together with Maluma for Medellin (2019). Some reggaeton artists expressed their displeasure at the rise of popular music by 2020. However, a brand new band, Rauw Alejandro, wanted to continue the evolution and development of reggaeton. It was often associated with electronic dance, as well as other styles.