Bad Bunny Caught up in Copyright Case that Could See Massive Consequences for Reggaeton as a Genre

Bad Bunny caught up in copyright case that could see massive consequences for reggaeton as a genre

Bad Bunny has become embroiled in a legal battle that could have huge consequences for the reggaeton scene and its producers. It concerns a track called Fish Market, originally produced by Steely and Clevie back in 1989. Some parts of the song became components of the dembow riddim, which is one of the foundations of reggaeton as a genre. Since 2023, Cleveland ‘Clevie’ Browne and the heirs of Wycliffe ‘Steely’ Johnson made a claim that could pot…

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