NEW YORK – Canadian rapper Drake sued his long-time label on Jan 15, accusing Universal Music Group (UMG) of defamation for promoting American rapper Kendrick Lamar’s hit song Not Like Us ...

In a high-stakes legal battle, Drake has filed a federal lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG), accusing the label of defamation and negligence in connection with the release of Kendrick ...

Both Drake and Kendrick have been putting out music with UMG and its subsidiaries for over a decade, but Drake’s contract expires this year. “Not Like Us” explicitly accuses Drake of being a ...

“Even though UMG enriched itself and its shareholders by exploiting Drake’s music for years, and knew that the salacious allegations against Drake were false, UMG chose corporate greed over the safety ...

The Canadian superstar just filed a new suit in New York City, claiming that UMG’s promotion of Kendrick Lamar’s mega-hit “Not Like Us” helped to push a “false and malicious narrative” that labels the ...

As for a potential motive for the promotion of the song, the lawsuit claims UMG did so to “devalue Drake’s music and brand” so that “UMG would gain leverage to force Drake to sign a new ...

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In a lawsuit against UMG Recordings, Inc., brought Wednesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, the Canadian rapper and actor has accused the label of defamation in ...

Drake has filed a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG), the record label that both he and rival Kendrick Lamar share, following the release of Lamar's diss track 'Not Like Us'.

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Long story short: There have been multiple notable developments related to Universal Music Group. First, on December 23, UMG and Amazon Music announced a new licensing deal that moves forward with UMG ...

“The PSVII funds have elected to distribute UMG stock to their limited partners rather than cash because we believe that UMG stock is substantially undervalued at its current share price, and the ...