Bad Bunny Finally Facing Lawsuit Over Uncleared Afrobeats Sample – Rolling Stone

A man, reminiscent of Bad Bunny's bold style, wears small round sunglasses, a brown woven hat, a brown suit, and earrings as he stands in a formal setting with a blurred background.

Over two years after an Afrobeats artist accused Bad Bunny of not crediting him on a song, a lawsuit has finally been filed over the situation.

Back in February 2023, Mr. Eazi, the founder of the record label emPawa Africa, threatened Bad Bunny with legal action for copyright infringement, stating that the reggaeton star’s claims that “Enséñame a Bailar” both interpolated and sampled “Empty My Pocket” by Joeboy, an artist on Mr. Eazi’s label, without permission.

For nine months after the release of the Album of the…