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Colombia’s High Court Says Song By Karol G, J Balvin, More Sexualizes Minors

A court in Colombia ruled that the lyrics of the controversial song '+57' by Karol G, J Balvin, Feid, Maluma, and others sexualized minors.

But the track — which takes its name from Colombia’s calling code — quickly garnered fierce criticism for a lyric Maluma and Feid repeat in the first verse, which translates to: “A hottie since she was 14/When she walks into the club, you can feel her energy.” The new ruling from Colombia’s Council of State agreed that the song crossed a line, with the judges saying, “Sexualizing minors reduces them to becoming objects of desire, and exposes them to risks that can affect their development.” The Council of State did not, however, take any serious punitive measures against the artists involved in “+57.” Rather, they were ordered to refrain from “disseminating or publishing compositions that violate the fundamental rights of children and adolescents” (according to a statement from the court translated from Spanish).

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