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Despacito is a song by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi The song, as well as Daddy Yankee became the song that was streamed the most within less than six weeks. This mix of reggaeton and pop music did not just draw attention back to the genre, but also to Latin music as a whole. Billboard's Top 100 included four mostly Spanish tracks in 2016 as opposed to two in 2015. However, during the heights of the Despacito's popularity in 2017 there were 19 mainly Spanish tracks that made the top 100. And in 2020 it was 41. Following the time that Justin Bieber released his bilingual remix of Despacito in the year 2017, the most well-known artists began to join forces with reggaeton musicians. Drake and Bad Bunny collaborated on MIA (2018) as did Madonna and Maluma. Madonna teamed up with Maluma on Medellin, 2019 The gradual mainstreaming of reggaeton became a concern for some performers by 2020. Rauw alejandro and a young generation, however, were keen to keep the look. The genre often included elements of electronic dance music, as well as different genres.