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Un Verano Sin Ti won the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album.
Puerto Rican recording artist Bad Bunny is facing a $40 million lawsuit from his ex-girlfriend, who has accused him of using a recording of her voice in two of his songs without permission.
Carliz De La Cruz Hernández claims he recorded the phrase “Bad Bunny Baby” on his phone in 2015 before he found fame and before they broke up.
The phrase appeared in the 2017 Puerto Rican single “Pa Ti” and the 2022 song “Dos Mil 16”.
Bad Bunny is the most streamed artist on Spotify in the last three years.
Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Martínez Ocasio, has not publicly responded to De La Cruz’s lawsuit. which was unveiled in Puerto Rico earlier this month.
The lawsuit alleges that the two began dating in 2011 when they were working at a supermarket and the two were making music.
He adds that De La Cruz recorded different versions of herself saying the phrase “Bad Bunny Baby”. using a voice memo app in the bathroom of a friend’s house because it was the quietest room and sent it to Martinez.
The singer used the recordings in a series of opening tracks on Soundcloud and later included them in “Pa Ti,” which has had more than 355 million views on YouTube and 235 million streams on Spotify.
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Bad Bunny is the most streamed artist on Spotify in the last three years.
“Overwhelmed and Anxious”
De La Cruz’s attorneys allege that just days before the release of Bad Bunny’s latest album Un Verano Sin Ti last year, the Puerto Rican’s representatives offered to buy him the rights to the set for $2,000.
she refused and The album was released with her voice.
“Un Verano Sin Ti” was nominated for Best Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards, and the song “Dos Mil 16” had 60 million views on YouTube and 280 million streams on Spotify.
De La Cruz claims his recording has also been used in concert, arguing that its use amounts to “gross negligence, bad faith, and worse, an assault on your privacy, morals and dignity.”
De La Cruz says that since the release of Bad Bunny’s last album, thousands of the singer’s followers have commented on her on their social media accounts and spoken to her about the matter whenever they see her in person.
“This is what De La Cruz caused and is currently causing feeling worried, anxious, intimidated, overwhelmed and anxious”indicates the legal document.
“De La Cruz’s situation has become unmanageable to the point that she had to seek help from multiple psychologists as soon as possible,” the lawsuit reads.
The couple split in 2016 and later, in 2017, they briefly reunited.
De La Cruz is also suing Bad Bunny’s record label, Rimas Entertainment, and the singer’s manager, Noah Assad.
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