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Drake just isn’t letting up on his authorized actions in opposition to Common Music Group. Obtained on Tuesday (Nov. 26), he filed a second petition in opposition to the corporate for distributing Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” realizing it had lyrics that “falsely” accused him of being a pedophile.
Not like the primary authorized motion, which was filed in Manhattan and accused UMG of violating New York legal guidelines in opposition to misleading enterprise practices and false promoting, the second was lodged in Texas, the place Drake grew to become a resident not too way back.
“UMG may have refused to launch or distribute the tune or required the offending materials to be edited and/or eliminated,” attorneys for the Toronto native’s Frozen Moments LLC wrote, in accordance with Billboard. “However UMG selected to do the alternative.”
The paperwork continued, “UMG designed, financed after which executed a plan to show ‘Not Like Us’ right into a viral mega-hit with the intent of utilizing the spectacle of hurt to Drake and his companies to drive shopper hysteria and, in fact, huge revenues. That plan succeeded, doubtless past UMG’s wildest expectations.”
iHeartMedia, Inc. was additionally named within the second petition, with Drake claiming that UMG “funneled funds” to the radio platform as part of some “pay-to-play scheme.” As beforehand famous, the authorized motion is primarily aimed toward gathering extra data for a potential lawsuit somewhat than initiating court docket proceedings immediately.
“Not Like Us,” just like different information which have come out of the Drake-Lamar beef, contained plenty of jabs. In the course of the over 4-minute monitor, the Compton MC referred to as his rival a “69 God” and “predator,” whereas different OVO associates have been dubbed “licensed pedophiles.”
Not lengthy after Drake filed his petition in opposition to UMG for allegedly colluding with Spotify to spice up Lamar’s “Not Like Us” streams utilizing bots and different types of payola, a spokesperson got here out and denied the claims. “No quantity of contrived and absurd authorized arguments on this pre-action submission can masks the truth that followers select the music they wish to hear,” an organization consultant mentioned.