Bad Bunny Sued for $16M Over Unauthorized Voice Sample

Puerto Rican reggaeton superstar Bad Bunny faces a $16 million lawsuit filed in Puerto Rico on Monday, accusing him of using a woman's voice recording without permission in two of his songs. The plaintiff, Tainaly Y. Serrano Rivera, alleges that her voice appears in "Solo de Mi" from his 2018 album X 100pre and "EoO" from his 2025 release Debí Tirar Más Fotos.

Rivera claims she recorded the line "Mira, puñeta, no me quiten el perreo" in 2018 at the request of Bad Bunny's longtime producer, Roberto Rosado, known professionally as La Paciencia. The phrase, which translates roughly to "Look, damn it, don't take away my perreo," refers to a dance style central to reggaeton music. According to the lawsuit, Rivera and Rosado were classmates in the theater program at the Interamerican University of Arecibo at the time. She states that she was never informed the recording would be used commercially, nor did she sign any contract, release form, or agreement authorizing its inclusion in the tracks or any other promotional activities.

The suit further contends that the audio clip has become a signature element associated with Bad Bunny, real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. Rivera...