The legal battle between Aubrey Drake Graham (Drake) and Universal Music Group (UMG) has escalated further, with Drake’s legal team issuing a firm rebuttal to UMG’s recent motion to dismiss his ...

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Nearly a year after the rap battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drake first kicked off, Drake’s still catching strays. Now, they’re from his own label, in a motion to dismiss his defamation lawsuit over ...

Universal Music Group filed a motion to dismiss Drake’s defamation lawsuit against it, arguing that the Canadian rapper’s claims are “no more than Drake’s attempt to save face for his unsuccessful rap ...

Things between Drake and UMG are heating up. Today (March 17), UMG clapped back at the “Gimme A Hug” rapper’s defamation lawsuit with a filing of its own–a dismissal motion. In court documents asking ...

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In yesterday’s 144-page filing, reviewed by Variety, UMG seeks dismissal of the petition under the guise of protected free speech and based on the Texas Citizens Participation Act, which “protects ...

Universal Music Group is not playing around with Drake. The behemoth music company filed a harsh motion to dismiss the defamation lawsuit that firmly denies the claims made by the Toronto rapper.

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 ...