UMG Moves To Dismiss Drake’s Defamation Lawsuit Over Kendrick Lamar Diss
- Drake sued Universal Music Group in January 2025 for defamation related to Kendrick Lamar's song 'Not Like Us' and its Super Bowl performance.
- Drake alleges the song contained defamatory claims, including calling him a criminal pedophile, and challenges the NFL's censorship of this term in Lamar's halftime show.
- UMG filed a motion to dismiss Drake's 107-page amended complaint in late April, arguing the lawsuit attacks Lamar's commercial success rather than the lyrics' content.
- UMG stated, this lawsuit ignores Drake’s own provocative songs and called his new claims 'astonishing', adding "There is nothing to uncover."
- The dispute highlights tensions between artistic expression and defamation law, with ongoing discovery and UMG reaffirming commitment to support all artists including Drake.
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Drake's Label UMG Files Motion to Dismiss His Lawsuit
Drake's label says there's a giant hole in the lawsuit he's filed over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" ... and they're basically saying Drizzy should've paid closer attention to the Super Bowl Halftime Show. As expected, Universal Music Group filed…
Drake’s Label Files to Dismiss Amended Lawsuit Over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’: His ‘New Allegations Are Astonishing’
As expected, Drake’s label Universal Music Group has entered a motion to dismiss the rapper’s amended lawsuit for defamation that he filed in April. Drake filed his initial suit against UMG in January over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” claiming that the label intentionally engaged in defamation by promoting the song. In March, UMG filed a motion to dismiss. Last month, Drake’s legal counsel refiled an amended complaint to focus on events tha…
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