The petition was launched on Change.org on January 19, 2025, by OV Oracle against the CEO of UMG, Lucian Grainge. Appealing to people to sign the plea asking UMG to remove Not Like Us, the ...

Here’s a music industry newsflash: everybody hates Spotify’s cut-rate ‘bundled’ royalty payments — except for Spotify.

The artist filed a lawsuit in federal court today, accusing UMG of harming his reputation and endangering him for profit. The suit stems from the diss track “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar ...

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 ...

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 ...

By Bill Donahue Universal Music Group (UMG) is firing back at Drake’s lawsuit accusing the music giant of defaming him by promoting Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us,” calling the c ...

Drake has withdrawn his legal petition against Universal Music Group (UMG) and Spotify after accusing the companies of colluding to discount the streaming licensing rates on Kendrick Lamar’s ...

Investing.com -- Universal Music Group (AS:UMG) and Spotify (NYSE:SPOT) have announced a new multi-year deal for recorded music and publishing, the companies announced in a Sunday statement.

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 ...

In a full-fledged lawsuit against his longtime label, the star rapper claims UMG prioritized "corporate greed" and subjected him to violent attacks. By Bill Donahue Drake has filed a lawsuit ...

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 is going after UMG for putting out and promoting "Not Like Us," which references the Canadian rap star as a child predator. However, Los Angeles defamation and media law attorney Tre Lovell ...