Music can be a uniter of people in the world. Music of different cultures and countries spread throughout the world is a beautiful thing. In the US, that's gotten more and more popular in recent years. Groups like Blackpink and BTS have become mainstream here. K-pop has been a popular genre for a while, but you didn't typically see K-pop artists performing at the VMAs and Grammys.
That is huge! This is also sort of true for Latin music. There have been mainstream Latin music artists for a while, like J-Lo, Marc Anthony, and Daddy Yankee. But I've noticed in recent years, there has been more effort to integrate this music on popular lists like Billboard Top 100. On Spotify, global listening to Latin music grew 110% in 2017. 10 Spanish-language singles made it onto the platform's Global Top 50 chart, setting a new record, according to Rolling Stone.
My guess is that this started from the Despacito. This song was everywhere. It was on the radio, in memes, and on Musica.ly / TikTok. But hearing a tune this much can get tiring. So, what do you do when you love a song but are also tired of hearing it? You look for similar music. And when more people are listening to Latin music. Non-Latin artists, like Justin Bieber and The Weeknd, start recording songs in Spanish and remixing older songs in Spanish.
I want more music to become popular too. More African and Indian music should be listened to everywhere. We just need one "Despacito" for those genres. And once they do become more mainstream, it can change all American music so much. I'm looking forward to it because music has to evolve! I've started to listen to more music from different cultures. You can enjoy it, even if you don't speak the language. You should probably look up the translation before you start singing along to it.