Teenage Artist Behind Dance Hit ‘Passo Bem Solto’ Sues Broke Records to Break ‘Predatory’ Deal

Broke Records is facing a suit from ATLXS, the 18-year-old Italian creator down the deed creation way “Passo Bem Solto,” who alleges the indie statement is refusing to merchandise him from a organisation woody helium signed arsenic a minor.

Broke, co-founded by Andre Benz and Brandon De Oliveira successful 2023 successful concern with Create Music Group, has carved retired a niche identifying viral songs and turning them into streaming hits. This is precisely what the statement did with “Passo Bem Solto,” which is presently No. 6 connected Billboard‘s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs illustration and has much than 450 cardinal Spotify streams crossed assorted remixes.

But the creator down “Passo Bem Solto,” 18-year-old ATLXS (Diego Basile), is present suing Broke to get retired of his contract. ATLXS’ attorney, Douglas Johnson, writes successful a Monday (Oct. 20) national ailment that helium signed implicit the “Passo Bem Solto” masters to Broke successful January, and Johnson tells Billboard that the statement besides included publishing rights.

The suit alleges the woody was “predatory,” and that a proviso of California’s household codification allows a declaration signed by a insignificant to beryllium aboriginal “disaffirmed” — that is, made void. ATLXS, who was lone 17 erstwhile helium signed with Broke, sent a ineligible announcement to the statement terminating his declaration nether this proviso past month.

According to the lawsuit, Broke refused to grant the termination announcement and is continuing to monetize “Passo Bem Solto” connected streaming platforms. ATLXS is seeking a tribunal bid requiring his masters and publishing rights to beryllium reverted back, arsenic good fiscal damages for copyright infringement.

“Defendant has retained revenues, royalties and profits derived from the exploitation of the taxable works aft disaffirmance,” reads the complaint. “Defendant has continued to exploit the works done each of its streaming organisation channels, including continuing to watercourse the taxable works connected respective streaming services, including but not constricted to YouTube and Spotify.”

Speaking with Billboard on Tuesday (Oct. 21), Johnson says California instrumentality is wide that minors tin rebuke their contracts and that an creator similar ATLXS tin regain his copyrights. “I find it to beryllium a straightforward case,” helium says.

Reps for Broke declined to remark connected the suit Tuesday.