Rauw Alejandro

Despacito by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi Luis Fonsi, who is a Puerto Rican singer Daddy Yankee became the song most streamed at the time within less than six months. It was a mixture of reggaeton, pop and rock did not just bring interest in reggaeton but also attracted attention to Latin music more generally. The Billboard Top 100 included four mostly Spanish songs from 2016 as opposed to two in 2015. At the height of popularity for Despacito the track was one of 19 that mainly Spanish have made it into the Billboard Top 100. In 2020, the number will increase to 41 songs that fall into this category. Justin Bieber remixed Despacito 2017 as a bilingual rendition. Soon, other artistes collaborated with Reggaeton's biggest stars including Drake as well as Bad Bunny with MIA (2018), Madonna and Maluma with Medellin 2019. The year 2000 saw a number of reggaeton artists were expressing displeasure at the genre's direction toward the mainstream. However, a younger generation namely Rauw Alejandro, sought to keep reggaeton evolving. The genre often incorporated electronic dance, as well as other styles.