Karol G Cleared: Producers Apologize and Drop 'Gatúbela' Copyright Lawsuit
Producers publicly apologize to Karol G after a copyright lawsuit over her song 'Gatúbela' was dismissed. They admitted in court that she recorded the song before their track was released.
Two producers have issued a public apology to Karol G after suing the superstar singer last year. The lawsuit claimed her song “Gatúbela,” from her album Mañana Será Bonito, copied elements from their track “Punto G,” previously released on YouTube.
Jack “Ocean Vibes” Hernandez and Alfred “Alfr3d Beats” Caballero Rodriguez filed their apology in federal court on Wednesday. Mediation revealed their copyright claims had no merit. The apology accompanied a joint agreement confirming that Karol G and her co-writers, including Marvin “DJ Maff” Hawkins Rodriguez, paid no settlement money to secure the case’s dismissal. Each side will cover its own attorney’s fees, while Karol G and her collaborators agreed to pay the mediation costs.
“During discovery, defendants provided evidence, including session files, that establish that DJ Maff independently created the beat months earlier and that Karol G recorded ‘Gatúbela’ two weeks before ‘Punto G’ was published,” the apology states. “Given this evidence, we have decided to dismiss our lawsuit and wish to sincerely apologize to Karol G and DJ Maff for our mistaken claims and public allegations. We were wrong.” The producers also agreed to post the apology in English and Spanish on their social media accounts.
In their lawsuit filed last March, the producers claimed a musicology expert found the songs' synthesizer riff and vocal chorus melody “extremely similar.” However, Karol G's camp said metadata and analysis showed that the “Gatúbela” beat, melody, and chord progression were created by DJ Maff in December 2021. Karol G finalized the lyrics and recorded her vocals during a songwriting session in Spain on June 29, 2022. “Punto G” was released on YouTube on July 12, 2022.
Karol G and her lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday. The Colombian pop star, who won Song of the Year at the 2025 Latin Grammys for her chart-topping hit “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,” previously prevailed in a copyright lawsuit filed over her 2021 dance hit “Don’t Be Shy.” In that case, a Florida judge tossed the lawsuit while blasting the plaintiff’s “proposed expert” as unqualified and unreliable.
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