Despacito was released by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi in 2017, and quickly became the top-streamed track within 6 months. The mix of reggaeton with pop music not only brought interest back to the genre, but also to Latin music in general. Billboard's Top 100 featured two songs that were Spanish generally, and four songs in the year 2016. In 2017, at the height of Despacito's popularity 19, 19 songs mostly in Spanish have made it into the Top 100. By 2020 there will be 41 hits in this category. Justin Bieber remixed Despacito 2017 in a bilingual version. In the following months, several artists collaborated with Reggaeton stars such as Drake and Bad Bunny with MIA (2018), Madonna and Maluma with Medellin 2019. In 2020, a few Reggaeton musicians were complaining about the trend of the genre toward the mainstream. But a newer generation, such as Rauw Alejandro was keen to continue the evolution. The incorporation of elements from electronic dance music, as well as different s...
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