Drake has intensified his legal battle against Universal Music Group (UMG), citing Kendrick Lamar‘s Super Bowl LIX halftime performance as new evidence in his defamation lawsuit. According to ...

Drake first sued UMG, where both he and Lamar are signed, three months ago (though, notably, he did not sue Lamar directly), accusing the label of promoting a single he believes is defamatory.

In the amended filing, decried by UMG as “absurd” and reviewed by the Daily News, 38-year-old Drake says the performance, which was viewed by more than 133 million, exposed the song to a wider ...

“UMG’s latest statement is a desperate attempt to spin the narrative and deflect from the truth,” a spokesperson for the rapper said. “Drake is holding the largest music conglomerate in ...

On Thursday (April 17), a spokesperson for Drake issued the following statement to XXL in response to UMG’s comments regarding Drizzy's amended complaint filed on Wednesday (April 16).

The lengthy response signals a direct push by Drake’s team to hold UMG executives accountable for the claims the lawsuit is raising about the label. Drake’s legal team has responded to ...

Frank Briegmann says UMG's "artist-centric" streaming model and "Streaming 2.0" tiered pricing will drive industry growth. By Robert Levine At Universal Inside, held Wednesday (March 26 ...

The Canadian rapper is heading to court over Kendrick Lamar's single that references him as a "pedophile" Angel Saunders has been a writer at PEOPLE since 2023. She’s previously worked at ...

Drake's lawyers say the halftime show aimed to "assassinate the character of another artist," but UMG calls the updated case the latest "absurd" move by the superstar. By Bill Donahue Drake has ...

On Wednesday, April 16, Drake filed an amended complaint in his defamation lawsuit against the Universal Music Group (UMG) over Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us. According to Variety, the new ...

The deal also builds upon his long-term relationship with Olivia Rodrigo, a Geffen/Interscope artist at UMG. Under the new agreement, Amusement will operate as a central label venture within UMG ...