Rapper Drake on Wednesday filed suit against his own label, saying Universal Music Group's release and promotion of a ...
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On Thursday (Jan. 23), lawyers for UMG filed a 144-page motion requesting the dismissal of Drake's pre-action petition filed in Texas last November, which accuses the music conglomerate of ...
It’s A LOT going on … Universal Music Group (UMG) is seeking to have Drake’s pre-action petition dismissed in a Texas court, which accuses the label of secretly promoting Kendrick Lamar’s ...
In the lawsuit, he claims that UMG hyped up Kendrick Lamar’s diss song “Not Like Us,” in order to devalue his own music and gain leverage in future contract negotiations. Among other claims ...
Drake’s defamation lawsuit against UMG over a Kendrick Lamar track is delayed as wildfires disrupt the record label’s legal response. Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop ...
Drake is moving forward with his legal battle against his own record label, filing a federal lawsuit against Universal Music Group alleging it defamed him by spreading a "false and malicious ...
Drake filed two headline-making legal petitions last year, one against both Universal Music Group and Spotify, and a second, filed in Texas, solely against UMG. While Drizzy dropped the first ...
Universal Music Group (UMG) has filed a counterclaim against its biggest star, Drake, seeking to dismiss his pre-suit deposition in Texas. Drake filed the legal documents in Bexar County ...
The Canadian-born rapper, whose real name is Aubrey Drake Graham, claims UMG “unleashed every weapon in its arsenal” in the company’s campaign to turn the diss-track into a “viral hit ...
In decision filed on Friday, Jan. 17, the court pointed to millions in royalties and advances UMG had paid the group, ruling that the band had failed to present a viable rescission claim.
The suit, filed in Manhattan Federal Court, accused UMG of defamation for its promotion and distribution of the hit song, which accuses Drake of being a “certified pedophile,” among other things.