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Desperate Drake claims he was defamed at Super Bowl show and Grammys

The Drake-Kendrick Lamar feud, among the biggest in hip-hop, continues... Drake now claims he was defamed at the Super Bowl halftime show and the Grammys. Universal Music has warned Drake “be careful what you wish for” with this recent complaint update.

Euronews

Drake complains about Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' Super Bowl performance in new defamation claims

Hip hop superstar Drake is now complaining about rival rapper Kendrick Lamar’s performance of “Not Like Us” at this year’s Super Bowl

The Independent UK

Drake accuses Kendrick Lamar of having 'assassinated his character' at the Super Bowl

Drake's legal team has filed an amended complaint against UMG in his defamation case, in which he argued Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl show "assassinated his character".

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Drake can request to see Kendrick Lamar’s record label contracts in Not Like Us lawsuit: ‘It’s time to see what UMG was trying to hide’

A New York judge has ruled that the Canadian star’s legal team can begin discovery

The Independent UK

'He lost a rap battle that he provoked': Drake's record label seek to have lawsuit dismissed

Drake's record label are seeking to have his defamation lawsuit against them over Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' dismissed, arguing he "lost a rap battle that he provoked".

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‘Drake lost a rap battle’: Universal files motion to dismiss rapper’s ‘misguided’ lawsuit

Drake’s attorneys accuse Universal of being ‘a greedy company’ that is ‘finally being held responsible for profiting from dangerous misinformation’.

The Guardian - AU

Drake’s record label files to dismiss rapper’s ‘misguided’ lawsuit over ‘Not Like Us’ lyrics

Universal Music Group slammed Drake’s lawsuit, calling it a ‘misguided attempt to salve his wounds’

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Iggy Azalea Claims That UMG ‘Stole’ From Her: ‘Pay Me What’s Owed’

Iggy Azalea has claimed that Universal Music Group (UMG) owes her money in the "eight figure range" from unpaid royalties.

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iHeartMedia says legal dispute with Drake was settled because it 'did nothing wrong'

Texas-based iHeartMedia says it settled its legal dispute with Drake over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” after demonstrating that it “did nothing wrong.”

The Independent UK

Drake settles legal action against iHeartMedia in dispute over 'Not Like Us'

Court records show Drake has reached a settlement in his ongoing dispute over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track

The Independent UK

The Cranberries say record label stiffed them out of $5 million in royalties

EXCLUSIVE: In a federal lawsuit, the band accuses Island Records of taking an “excessive” cut of their streaming revenues

The Independent UK

‘Betrayed by the system’: Chappell Roan sparks debate over pay and healthcare in pop

The singer castigated record labels in her Grammys speech – but, as music industry insiders explain, issues around artist health and support run even deeper

The Guardian - UK

Drake’s history-making Wireless announcement divides opinion as Kendrick feud rages on

‘Feels like a punishment,’ one person said

The Independent UK

“Labels, we got you, but do you got us?”: Universal Music cave in to Chappell Roan and launch the Music Industry Mental Health Fund

Two weeks after her Grammys call-to-action it looks like at least one major label was listening

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The Independent UK

Duolingo and others pile mockery on Drake with savage reaction to Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl set

‘Not Like Us’ rapper performed chart-topping diss track during Sunday night’s halftime show

The Independent UK

Drake and Kendrick Lamar's beef — from its beginnings to the Super Bowl — explained

The beef between rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar started out in their lyrics but has gotten so big its reached the courts and even the Super Bowl

The Independent UK

A timeline of SZA's 'childish' fling with Drake in the early 2000s before his feud with Kendrick Lamar

The ‘Kill Bill’ singer will be performing at the Super Bowl halftime show with Lamar

International Business Times

Universal, Spotify Ink Multi-year Deal

Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, and streaming behemoth Spotify on Sunday announced a multi-year direct deal that will affect both recording and publishing royalty rates.

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Streamers including Kai Cenat named in Drake's UMG lawsuit for their reaction videos instantly respond with reaction videos: 'The biggest Ls come from not knowing how to take an L'

"I wasn't even complaining, all my s*** is monetised."

The Guardian - US

‘A lot of chaos, quickly’: panic grips US music industry as ‘kingmaker’ TikTok faces ban

Labels and artists forced to rethink marketing strategies as viral hit-making app faces possible US shutdown on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

Drake’s lawsuit against Kendrick Lamar also puts artistic freedom on trial

Drake is understandably vexed about lyrics framing him as a ‘certified paedophile’ – but diss tracks are a deliberately lurid part of rap

Salon

Drake sues own label for defamation

The lawsuit says that UMG "sought to turn Drake into a pariah," a claim the label called "illogical"

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Drake Is Suing His Own Label UMG For Allowing Kendrick Lamar’s Diss Track Not Like Us

The boys are STILL fighting!! This time Drake has decided to take his beef with Kendrick Lamar from the studio to the courtroom.

International Business Times

Drake Files Defamation Suit Against Universal Over Kendrick Lamar Track

Rapper Drake on Wednesday filed suit against his own label, saying Universal Music Group's release and promotion of a Kendrick Lamar track dissing him amounted to defamation and harassment.