Rauw Alejandro

Despacito was first released by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi in 2017 and became the number one streamed track in just 6 months. In 2017, the song Despacito which was a mix of reggaeton with pop music was not only a way to bring new focus to reggaeton, but also increased interest in Latin music. In 2015, there were two mostly Spanish-language songs on Billboard's Top 100 and in 2016 there were four. In 2017, during the peak of the popularity of Despacito the track was one of 19 that mainly Spanish made it to the Top 100. The year 2020 will see the number will increase to 41 hits in this category. Justin Bieber remixed Despacito 2017 as a bilingual rendition. Soon, other artistes collaborated with Reggaeton's biggest stars including Drake and Bad Bunny with MIA (2018), Madonna and Maluma together with Medellin 2019. In the year 2020, a few reggaeton artists protested that it was moving toward popular. Rauw Alajandro is a part of a new generation of musicians who are determined to shift the direction of. Rauw Alejandro incorporated elements of other types of music and electronic.