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Drake sues Universal Music for defamation related to Kendrick Lamar diss track

Canadian singer says firm knowingly promoted false and defamatory allegations in 香蕉视频直播楴ot Like Us香蕉视频直播
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FILE - Rapper Kendrick Lamar appears at the MTV Video Music Awards, on Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif., left, and Canadian rapper Drake appears at the premiere of the series 香蕉视频直播淓uphoria,香蕉视频直播 in Los Angeles on June 4, 2019. (AP Photo, File)

A hip-hop superstar beef was cranked up another notch Wednesday when sued Universal Music Group for defamation over rival diss track 香蕉视频直播淣ot Like Us.香蕉视频直播

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York City, alleges UMG 香蕉视频直播 the parent record label for Drake and Lamar 香蕉视频直播 published and promoted the track even though it included false pedophilia allegations against Drake and suggested listeners should resort to vigilante justice. Lamar is not named in the suit.

The result, the suit says, was intruders and two attempted break-ins at Drake香蕉视频直播檚 Toronto home, online hate and harassment, a hit to his reputation and a decrease in his brand香蕉视频直播檚 value before his contract renegotiation with UMG this year.

香蕉视频直播淭he lawsuit is not about the artist who created 香蕉视频直播楴ot Like Us,香蕉视频直播櫹憬妒悠抵辈 the lawsuit says, referring to Lamar. 香蕉视频直播淚t is, instead, entirely about UMG, the music company that decided to publish, promote, exploit, and monetize allegations that it understood were not only false, but dangerous.香蕉视频直播

The suit later alleges, 香蕉视频直播淯MG did so because it understood that the Recording香蕉视频直播檚 inflammatory and shocking allegations were a gold mine.香蕉视频直播

And, the suit claims, the music company has made large investments and used its connections to arrange for 香蕉视频直播淣ot Like Us香蕉视频直播 to be performed at next month香蕉视频直播檚 Super Bowl, where Lamar will be

The lawsuit, which is seeking a trial and an undisclosed amount of money for damages, also repeated allegations in other legal filings that UMG on streaming services.

The track is nominated for five Grammys, including record of the year and song of the year.

UMG disputed the lawsuit香蕉视频直播檚 allegations in a statement Wednesday afternoon.

香蕉视频直播淣ot only are these claims untrue, but the notion that we would seek to harm the reputation of any artist 香蕉视频直播 let alone Drake 香蕉视频直播 is illogical,香蕉视频直播 the company said. 香蕉视频直播淲e have invested massively in his music and our employees around the world have worked tirelessly for many years to help him achieve historic commercial and personal financial success.香蕉视频直播

The company added: 香蕉视频直播淭hroughout his career, Drake has intentionally and successfully used UMG to distribute his music and poetry to engage in conventionally outrageous back-and-forth 香蕉视频直播榬ap battles香蕉视频直播 to express his feelings about other artists. He now seeks to weaponize the legal process to silence an artist香蕉视频直播檚 creative expression and to seek damages from UMG for distributing that artist香蕉视频直播檚 music. 香蕉视频直播

Representatives for Lamar did not respond to emails seeking comment.

between Drake, a 38-year-old Canadian rapper and singer and five-time Grammy winner whose full name is Aubrey Drake Graham, and Lamar, a 37-year-old , is among the biggest in hip-hop in recent years, with two of the genre香蕉视频直播檚 biggest stars at its center.

The two were occasional collaborators more than a decade ago, but Lamar began taking public jabs at Drake starting in 2013. The fight last year.

Drake香蕉视频直播檚 lawyers, from New York-based Willkie Farr & Gallagher, said the lawsuit seeks to hold UMG accountable for knowingly promoting false and defamatory allegations against him. They said the shooting and break-in attempts at Drake香蕉视频直播檚 home, and the online vitriol, prompted him to move his family out of the house, and that he fears for his and their safety.

香蕉视频直播淏eginning on May 4, 2024 and every day since, UMG has used its massive resources as the world香蕉视频直播檚 most powerful music company to elevate a dangerous and inflammatory message that was designed to assassinate Drake香蕉视频直播檚 character, and led to actual violence at Drake香蕉视频直播檚 doorstep,香蕉视频直播 the law firm said in a statement.

香蕉视频直播淭his lawsuit reveals the human and business consequences to UMG香蕉视频直播檚 elevation of profits over the safety and well-being of its artists, and shines a light on the manipulation of artists and the public for corporate gain,香蕉视频直播 it said.





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