Drake recently filed a lawsuit against his record label Universal Music Group (UMG), which called the claims “illogical” and accused the artist of trying to use the system as a “weapon.” ” to challenge artistic expression.
The announcement comes after Drake dropped legal papers he filed against UMG and Spotify on January 14.
Drake claims in a new lawsuit that UMG waged a smear campaign against him by promoting Kendrick Lamar’s protest song “Not Like Us.”
The lawsuit states that UMG encouraged the feud, which the rapper claims had millions of fake streams and views across various venues, including other streamers, content creators, and bots. behind the UMG track without caring about the song.
On January 15, UMG denied these claims, calling the idea of damaging Drake’s name “nonsense”. The label noted that they were heavily invested in his music and had supported his career for many years.
“Not only are these claims false, but the notion that we are seeking to damage the reputation of any artist – let alone Drake – is illogical,” the statement read.
“We have invested heavily in his music and our employees around the world have worked tirelessly over the years to help him achieve historic commercial and financial success. individual.”
The music label also accused Drake of seeking to “weaponize” the legal process with his recent filing, alleging he had previously sought to use UMG as a conduit to create disputes. openly fought with artists because UMG had more visibility.
“He is now seeking to weaponize the legal process to silence an artist’s creative expression and seek damages from UMG for distributing that artist’s music,” UMG said. .
Finally, UMG reiterates its determination to fight against what it describes as “frivolous litigation” and does not have any intention to defame any individual.
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