For the second straight day, Drake has taken legal action against Universal Music Group, this time in Texas, over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.” It follows a similar filing in New York on Monday, in which Drake alleges UMG falsely pumped up the popularity of “Not Like Us” on Spotify and other streaming services. Tuesday’s filing in Bexar …
UMG artist Billie Eilish performs at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles in 2019. UMG said Thursday it has an expanded licensing agreement with Triller, allowing the video app’s users to access songs by artists like Eilish. The agreement will allow users of Triller’s video app to regain access to songs by UMG artists such as Drake, Lady Gaga and …
Universal Music Group said it has pulled its music from Triller after no agreement had been reached with the L.A. music video app. “Triller has shamefully withheld payments owed to our artists and refuses to negotiate a license going forward.” Universal Music Group represents hip-hop artists including Drake, the late Pop Smoke and Eminem. “It’s sad to see Triller join …
