rendering the entire suit “baseless.” Drake contends the lawsuit is “not about the artist who created ‘Not Like Us’” and instead places blame on UMG. However, the music company insists ...

UMG’s motion expands on the conglomerate’s original defense after Drake filed the suit: that “Not Like Us” can’t be defamatory because Lamar’s lines accusing Drake of being a pedophile ...

In his original January suit, Drake accused the label of promoting a song “intended to convey the specific, unmistakable and false factual allegation that Drake is a criminal pedophile.” ...

A judge in New York City has denied a motion from Universal Music Group (UMG) to delay discovery in the defamation lawsuit brought against the label by Drake. This ruling will allow the rapper's ...

In the suit, the label claims Drake, 38, "lost a rap battle that he provoked" and "sued his own record label in a misguided attempt to salve his wounds." UMG claims that while "Not Like Us ...

27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif., left, and Canadian rapper Drake appears at the premiere of the series "Euphoria," in Los Angeles on June 4, 2019. (AP Photo) ...

“In exchange for documents that showed iHeart did nothing wrong, Drake agreed to drop his petition,” a source at iHeartMedia told Rolling Stone. “No payments were made—by either one of us.” ...

In the suit, lawyers for Drake had argued that “Not Like Us” was beyond the pale of a typical rap beef because the song’s accusations were framed as fact — for instance, using as its cover ...