{"id":10079,"date":"2026-03-26T05:17:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T05:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/el-chombos-collaborator-sues-publisher\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T05:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T05:17:19","slug":"el-chombos-collaborator-sues-publisher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/el-chombos-collaborator-sues-publisher\/","title":{"rendered":"El Chombo’s Collaborator Sues Publisher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\tA co-writer and featured artist on El Chombo\u2019s 2018 chart-topper \u201cDame Tu Cosita\u201d claims in a new lawsuit that he hasn\u2019t been fully compensated for the song\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Jamaican dancehall singer Cutty Ranks (born Philip Thomas) is suing Payday Publishing, Patrick Moxey<\/strong>\u2019s dance music company formerly known as Ultra Music Publishing, for allegedly underpaying his \u201cDame Tu Cosita\u201d royalties by at least $3 million.<\/p>\n

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\n\tRanks and El Chombo originally wrote and recorded \u201cDame Tu Cosita\u201d for the 1997 album Cuentos de la Cripta 2<\/em>. Two decades later, the song became a social media sensation due to a viral video of an alien dancing to the track. French label Juston Records commissioned El Chombo to record an extended version of the song in 2018, and Karol G and Pitbull later jumped on a remix. The reboot was a huge success; \u201cDame Tu Cosita\u201d hit No. 1 on Billboard<\/em>\u2019s Hot Latin Songs chart and No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 that year.<\/p>\n

\n\tIt was around this time that Ranks signed a pair of licensing deals with Payday, in which he says the publisher promised to administer the Jamaican artist\u2019s composition rights on \u201cDame Tu Cosita\u201d and send him at least 75% of the royalties. Ranks now alleges in a Wednesday (March 25) lawsuit that Payday hasn\u2019t paid up.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cPlaintiff and defendant had an agreement for defendant to provide certain percentages of net sums received under the agreement,\u201d writes Ranks\u2019 lawyer, Catherine Gibson<\/strong>. \u201cDefendant has failed to remit such sums and has failed to provide an accounting of such sums. As a result of the failure of defendants to perform the terms, conditions and obligations under the co-publishing agreement and administration agreement, plaintiff has suffered substantial damages to be determined at trial.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRanks says he sent a notice of default to Payday last year, but to no avail. He\u2019s now seeking at least $3 million for breach of contract, and he also wants the publisher to reimburse his legal fees for the trouble.<\/p>\n

\n\tA rep for Payday did not immediately return a request for comment on Wednesday. The company changed its name from Ultra Music Publishing last year after losing a trademark fight with Sony, which bought Moxey\u2019s separate label business, Ultra Records, in 2022.<\/p>\n

\n\tEl Chombo is not involved in the case.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis is not the first time \u201cDame Tu Cosita\u201d has featured in a legal battle. In 2021, the Jamaican duo Steely & Clevie sued El Chombo, claiming the song infringed their 1989 track \u201cFish Market.\u201d The case has since ballooned, with Steely & Clevie controversially alleging they invented the classic reggaet\u00f3n dembow rhythm and that more than 150 different artists, including Bad Bunny, Drake, Daddy Yankee, Luis Fonsi and Justin Bieber, have copied \u201cFish Market.\u201d That lawsuit remains ongoing, and a major summary judgment ruling is expected soon.<\/p>\n


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