Following the copyright infringement leveled against Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny by Nigerian artiste and emPawa Africa founder, Mr. Eazi, Bad Bunny’s label, Rimas Entertainment has now responded to accusation.
In a statement with Billboard Español, a company spokesperson wrote, “We are deeply concerned by the copyright infringement accusations made by Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade (Mr Eazi), the founder of emPawa Africa, on the track ‘Enséñame a Bailar’. We want to make it clear that at all times, Rimas Entertainment has acted properly and has followed standard industry protocols.”
The Rimas statement continues, “Before releasing the song, Rimas purchased the master track from record producer Lakizo Entertainment, listed as the track’s creator and owner in numerous public sources. After the song release last year, emPawa contacted us, claiming ownership over the master.”
Our lawyers have had many communications with emPawa in an effort to resolve the ownership dispute between emPawa and Lakizo, but emPawa has so far failed to provide proof of ownership. Instead, emPawa has chosen only to send us a heavily redacted contract that did not confirm their claims and only served to raise more questions about the validity of their claims.”
“Our numerous efforts to obtain the unredacted version of the agreement from emPawa have not been successful. It is entirely untrue that we have been unresponsive.”
The Rimas statement concluded, “We look forward to resolving this matter cordially and are waiting for emPawa to provide us with the necessary documents that validate their claims.”
Just so you know, the Joeboy’s record sampled is titled ‘Empty My Pocket’ which was released in 2021 under Lakizo Entertainment and produced by Dera Boy.
Meanwhile, Bad Bunny’s song titled ‘Enseñame a Bailar’ was released in 2022 and even features a sample of Joeboy’s vocal at the end of the track.
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#esplashontvc || February 15th, 2023
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