Global music star Bad Bunny is facing a new lawsuit after a woman accused him of using her voice on two of his songs without consent or compensation.
The suit, filed in Puerto Rico, was brought by Tainaly Serrano Rivera, who claims her voice appears on EoO, a track from Bad Bunny’s latest chart-topping album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, as well as on Solo de Mi, a song from his 2018 debut album, X 100pre.
According to the lawsuit, Rivera can be heard saying in Spanish, “Mira, puñeta, no me quiten el perreo,” loosely translated as, “Listen, damn it, don’t take away my vibe.” She alleges that she recorded the phrase in 2018 at the request of Bad Bunny’s producing partner, La Paciencia, when they were both in college.
Rivera claims she was not informed about how the audio would be used, nor was she told that her identity would be commercially exploited. The suit further alleges that no compensation was discussed and that no contract, licence, or authorisation was ever signed or granted.
She is now seeking $16 million in damages, accusing Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Martínez Ocasio, La Paciencia (Roberto Rosado), and record label Rimas Entertainment of violating Puerto Rico’s right of publicity laws.
Rivera is represented by the same legal team that sued Bad Bunny in 2023 over claims that he used his ex-girlfriend’s voice without consent on the songs Pa’ Ti and Dos Mil 16. The terms of settlement in that earlier case were not publicly disclosed.
