Bad Bunny has been sued by a woman who claims her voice is sampled on two hit songs from the Puerto Rican megastar without permission.
The lawsuit, filed on Monday (Jan. 5) in Puerto Rico, alleges that Tainaly Serrano Rivera can be heard speaking on both “Solo de Mi,” a 2018 song off Bad Bunny’s debut album X 100pre, as well as the track “EoO” from his latest No. 1 set, Debí Tirar Más Fotos.
The sample in question supposedly features Rivera saying in Spanish, “Mira, puñeta, no me quiten el perreo,” which translates roughly in Puerto Rican slang to, “Listen, damn it, don’t take away my vibe.” Rivera says she recorded this phrase at the request of Bad Bunny’s producing partner, La Paciencia, when they were in college together back in 2018.
“At the time of the request, the purpose of the audio was not explained, nor was the plaintiff informed that her identity would be used and commercially exploited,” reads the lawsuit, originally filed in Spanish and translated by Billboard using the service DeepL. “No compensation of any kind was discussed. No contract or agreement was signed, nor was any license or authorization granted.”
Rivera is now suing for violations of Puerto Rico’s right of publicity statute and seeking $16 million in damages from Bad Bunny (Benito Martínez Ocasio), La Paciencia (Roberto Rosado) and the star’s record label Rimas Entertainment.
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According to the lawsuit, Bad Bunny and his collaborators improperly used Rivera’s voice not just in the commercial releases of “Solo de Mi” and “EoO” — which hit No. 93 and No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively — but also in performances during his record-breaking San Juan residency last year.
Reps for Bad Bunny, La Paciencia and Rimas did not immediately return requests for comment on the lawsuit.
Rivera is represented in the case by attorneys Jose Marxuach Fagot and Joanna Bocanegra Ocasio. This is the same legal team that sued Bad Bunny back in 2023 for allegedly featuring the voice of his ex-girlfriend on the tracks “Pa’ Ti” and “Dos Mil 16” without her consent.
