Daddy Yankee

Daddy Yankee was named among more than 150 artists and companies in the Steely & Clevie litigation, which alleged that reggaeton works had incorporated elements from Fish Market, Dem Bow and Pounder Dub Mix II without authorisation.

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Daddy Yankee and Los Cangris sued Raphy Pina, Mireddys González, Edwin Prado and other individuals and companies, alleging a scheme that diverted royalties and publishing rights for more than a decade. An amended RICO complaint was filed in March 2026.

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Daddy Yankee brought a new action seeking at least 250 million dollars, alleging breaches of fiduciary duties, breach of contract, concealment of information and harmful financial decisions during management of El Cartel Records and Los Cangris.

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Daddy Yankee brought a federal action seeking 12 million dollars from his former wife Mireddys González and her sister, alleging unauthorised access to email accounts and deletion of company documents.

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Daddy Yankee and El Cartel Records brought proceedings in federal court, alleging that Mireddys González was attempting to prevent him from using several trademarks and stage names associated with his career, including Daddy Yankee and DY.

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In the context of post-divorce property litigation, Mireddys González filed an application accusing Daddy Yankee of practices she characterised as 'economic violence' and seeking a 10 million dollar advance against her share of jointly owned assets.

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Following the beginning of his separation, Daddy Yankee went to court claiming that his former wife Mireddys González and her sister had transferred approximately 100 million dollars from his companies' accounts without sufficient authorisation. The conflict also concerned control of the businesses.

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Daddy Yankee joined J Balvin and other artists in protesting the limited representation of reggaeton in major categories at the 2019 Latin Grammys and did not attend the ceremony as part of that protest.

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Following cancellation of a series of concerts in Argentina amid a payment dispute, Five For Entertainment and Daddy Yankee/El Cartel brought reciprocal actions involving contract, defamation and commercial practices claims.

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Producers associated with the group Erre XI brought an action concerning seven songs, alleging copyright infringement and breach of contract against several industry parties, including Daddy Yankee, Los Cangris and El Cartel Records.

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Daddy Yankee, Los Cangris and El Cartel Records challenged UMG's continued exploitation of several albums after what they regarded as expiry of the licensing and distribution agreements.

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Rudy Mills sued Ramón Ayala and several companies, alleging that Gasolina, released in 2004, infringed a song he claimed to have written and distributed between 1995 and 1997.

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Sebastian Music Group and DJ Eliel brought a copyright action alleging, in particular, that Eliel was a co-author of two works for which Daddy Yankee had filed copyright registrations claiming sole authorship.

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