Venezuelan singer-songwriter Amílcar Boscán has filed a lawsuit against the Willie Colón Music Company, alleging he is owed more than $300,000 in unpaid royalties for two songs he wrote for the late salsa legend. The case, filed on Monday 20 July, centres on "Caer en Gracia" and "Talento de Televisión", both written for Colón's 1995 collaborative album with Rubén Blades, Tras La Tormenta, which reached No. 3 on Billboard's Top Tropical Albums chart.

Boscán claims he transferred his copyrights to Colón's company in 1994 in exchange for a promised 50% share of publishing royalties, but says he was never properly paid or sent royalty statements, and that his name was omitted from BMI registration paperwork for "Talento de Televisión" — a song he says has racked up over 450 million Spotify streams. The lawsuit alleges breach of contract and violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and also seeks a court declaration confirming his right to reclaim the copyrights under US copyright law's termination provisions, with Boscán saying the publisher has disputed a termination notice he sent two years ago. Colón, a pioneering Bronx-born trombonist and bandleader in salsa music, died in February at the age of 75; his estate's representative had not responded to a request for comment at time of writing.