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Reggaeton-Shaking Dembow Beat Lawsuit to Proceed After Judge Denies Motions to Dismiss

The lawsuit that could significantly impact the past and future of reggaeton music will proceed to trial.

Jamaican producers Steely & Clevie claim that hundreds of artists — including Bad Bunny, J Balvin, and Daddy Yankee — have infringed on their work without permission or compensation The lawsuit that could significantly impact the past and future of reggaeton music will proceed to trial as a judge denied the majority of motions to dismiss the legal action involving the oft-sampled 1989 track “Fish Market.” Lawyers for the duo claimed “Fish Market” has been copied or sampled in some 1,800 songs from more than 160 defendants — including Bad Bunny, J Balvin, and Daddy Yankee — without credit or compensation.

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