{"id":362801,"date":"2026-01-10T13:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T13:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/362801\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T13:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T13:09:08","slug":"bad-bunny-reportedly-sued-for-12m-over-voice-recording","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/362801\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Bunny reportedly sued for \u00a312m over voice recording"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/nowHearThis1_2.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Roisin O\u2019Connor\u2019s\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Get the inside track from Roisin O&#8217;Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear ThisGet our free music newsletter Now Hear ThisGet our free music newsletter Now Hear This<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/nowHearThis1_2.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Roisin O\u2019Connor\u2019s\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Puerto Rican music phenomenon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/new-york-spotify-wrapped-taylor-swift-billie-eilish-drake-b2877323.html\" title=\"Spotify Wrapped 2025 is here and Bad Bunny has dethroned Taylor Swift as most-streamed artist\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bad Bunny<\/a> is reportedly being sued for $16m (\u00a311.9m) over a voice recording used in two of his tracks.<\/p>\n<p>It was reported by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/bad-bunny-lawsuit-songs-debi-tirar-mas-fotos-x-100pre-1235496554\/\">Rolling Stone<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/bad-bunny-lawsuit-debi-tirar-mas-fotos-x-100pre-songs\/\">Billboard<\/a> that a suit was filed against the rapper, born Benito Mart\u00ednez Ocasio, by a woman named Tainaly Y Serrano Rivera, on 5 January in Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<p>The suit alleges that Rivera\u2019s voice was used without her consent on two Bad Bunny songs: \u201cSolo de Mi\u201d from the 2018 album X100pre, and \u201cEoO\u201d from 2025\u2019s Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos.<\/p>\n<p>It is claimed that the catchphrase uttered by Rivera in the audio \u2013 \u201cMira, pu\u00f1eta, no me quiten el perrero\u201d, which translates roughly to \u201clook, damn it, don\u2019t take away my vibe\u201d \u2013 has been used as a wider part of the Bad Bunny brand, including in the selling of merchandise. <\/p>\n<p>The suit also claims that the audio clip has also been played during live performances.<\/p>\n<p>Bad Bunny is currently one of the most popular music artists in the world, and last year topped the charts of most-streamed artists on Spotify.<\/p>\n<p>According to Rivera, she was asked to record the phrase in 2018 by Bad Bunny\u2019s producer La Paciencia (Roberto Rosado), and did not sign a contract at the time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2232278324.jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Bad Bunny pictured in August 2025\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/>Bad Bunny pictured in August 2025 (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>She claims she was unaware how the recording would be used commercially, and is seeking compensation from the artist and his record label, Rimas Entertainment, for privacy violation and publicity rights.<\/p>\n<p>The Independent has contacted a representative of Bad Bunny for comment. <\/p>\n<p>Bad Bunny is set to be a significant presence at the music industry\u2019s Grammy Awards next month, where he is nominated in six categories.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper is the first Spanish-language artist to garner simultaneous nominations for Album, Song, and Record of the Year. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Amazon_Music.png\" width=\"129\" height=\"36\" alt=\"Amazon Music logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-118zqaw-6 fwMNvw\">Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-118zqaw-7 euVGoL\">Sign up now for a 30-day free trial. 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This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.<\/p>\n<p>His recent album Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos is only the second Spanish-language record to receive a nomination for Album of the Year, with the first being his 2022 release Un Verano Sin Ti.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get the inside track from Roisin O&#8217;Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear ThisGet our free&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":362802,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-362801","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/362802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}