Universal Music Group (UMG) has filed a motion to dismiss rapper Drake's amended defamation lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." ...

Drake himself has written and performed massively successful songs containing equally provocative taunts against other artists," the company said in a statement.

Drake filed a pre-action petition in November that preceded his defamation suit, in which he alleged that UMG “conspired” to artificially boost Lamar’s “Not Like Us” on Spotify ...

Drake’s lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” lyrics is “dangerous,” a group of legal ...

The Drake vs UMG legal battle began in January 2025 when the rapper filed a lawsuit alleging defamation over Universal Music Group’s promotion of Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us. The legal ...

Drake alleges the shooting was motivated by the backlash sparked by “Not Like Us.” In his lawsuit, Drake claims UMG used “every weapon in its arsenal” to turn “Not Like Us” into a ...

The ongoing conflict began when Lamar, 37, released “Not Like Us” in May 2024 ... Drake’s attorneys refuted UMG’s claims that Lamar’s lyrics were his opinion and alleged that “UMG ...

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Only after he lost the battle, UMG said, did Drake call “Not Like Us” defamatory. UMG also claimed that “diss tracks throughout rap history” are known for “a series of hyperbolic insults ...

Universal Music Group has moved to dismiss Drake’s defamation lawsuit after the rapper amended his complaint regarding Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” According to Rolling Stone ...