Rauw Alejandro

Despacito is a song from 2017 released by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi. It was the most popular streamed song across the globe within the space of six months. The song is a mix of Reggaeton and pop was released in the year 2017 by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi with Daddy Yankee. The song was the top-streamed song at the time within six months. The Billboard Top 100 in 2015 had two tracks that were mostly in the Spanish languages, while the year in 2016 there were four. At the height of popularity for Despacito the track was one of 19 that mainly Spanish have made it into the Top 100. By 2020 it will have 41 tracks in this category. In the wake of Justin Bieber's dual remix of Despacito (2017) well-known musicians soon started collaborating with reggaeton artists, including Drake with Bad Bunny on MIA (2018) and Madonna and Maluma for Medellin (2019). In 2020, a few Reggaeton musicians were complaining about the advancing of their genre to the mainstream. Yet, a young generation such as Rauw Alejandro was determined to continue the evolution. The genre often incorporated electronic dance, as well as other types.