Drake's UMG lawsuit, the TikTok ban, the Nelly case and more music legal news from the past week, including cases involving Diddy and Tekashi 6ix9ine.

Drake has taken his feud with Kendrick Lamar to federal court. The “One Dance” rapper, 38, filed a defamation lawsuit in Manhattan on Wednesday against Universal Music Group — which reps both stars — for releasing Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.

In a stunning development that has sent shockwaves through the music industry, Drake has unexpectedly withdrawn his high-profile legal action against industry

NEW YORK >> Drake sued his longtime label today, accusing Universal Music Group of defamation for promoting Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” saying the song’s false accusation that the Canadian rapper is a pedophile has put him and his family in danger.

After threatening legal action two months ago, Drake officially sued his record label, Universal Music Group, over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” on Wednesday.

Drake has withdrawn a legal action accusing Universal Music Group and Spotify of artificially inflating Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us."

( MENAFN - Khaleej Times) 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.

Attorneys claim the record company promoted the track, labeling rapper Drake a "pedophile" for financial gain.

Drake has filed to withdraw a pre-trial petition against Universal Music Group and Spotify in Manhattan, sparking reactions on X.

The “Hotline Bling” hitmaker claims he was targeted at his Toronto home by armed intruders in “the 2024 equivalent of ‘Pizzagate’” after Kendrick Lamar branded him as pedophile in the lyrical barbs of “Not Like Us”.

Drake has filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) for promoting Kendrick Lamar's song 'Not Like Us,' which falsely accuses him of being a pedophile. The defamation claim seeks damages and has heightened tensions between the artists.

Drake alleges that Universal Music Group "approved, published, and launched a campaign" to create a diss track targeting him Following diss tracks released about each other, Drake is suing Universal Music Group,