Rauw Alejandro

Despacito by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi The song, as well as Daddy Yankee became the song most streamed at the time in less than six months. Mixing pop music and Reggaeton was released in 2017 by the Puerto Rican musician Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee. The track was the top-streamed song at the time within six months. The Billboard Top 100 had four songs mainly in Spanish as of 2016, in contrast to two in 2015. In the midst of Despacito's fame in 2017, there were 19 predominantly Spanish tracks that made the top 100. In 2020, the number was 41. Justin Bieber re-mixed Despacito with a Spanish-language version in 2017 and soon after the most well-known artists began collaborating with reggaeton acts. Drake teamed with Bad Bunny to create MIA (2018) as well as Madonna collaborated on Medellin together with Maluma (2019). The year 2000 saw a number of reggaeton performers were lamenting its inclination towards mainstream. However, a younger generation of performers, including Rauw Alejandro was determined to continue the evolution of reggaeton. He often incorporated elements from electronic dance music and other forms.