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Not Like Us: A timeline of Drake’s feud with Kendrick Lamar
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Not Like Us: A timeline of Drake’s feud with Kendrick Lamar

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He then released his third album, 2013’s Nothing Was …

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Drake May Soon Find Out If the Law Can Settle a Rap Beef
54 years, 11 months ago

Drake May Soon Find Out If the Law Can Settle a Rap Beef

Wired  

Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s ongoing feud already had high marks for being the most technology-fueled rap beef of all time. In the first filing, a pre-action petition filed Monday in New York, attorneys for Drake’s company Frozen Moments accused Lamar’s record label Universal Music Group of using several methods to increase plays on “Not Like Us,” including allegations that the …

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Drake makes another legal move against Universal over Kendrick Lamar diss track ‘Not Like Us’
4 weeks ago

Drake makes another legal move against Universal over Kendrick Lamar diss track ‘Not Like Us’

Associated Press  

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 …

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Drake escalates Kendrick beef and accuses record label of firing allies while boosting his rival
4 weeks ago

Drake escalates Kendrick beef and accuses record label of firing allies while boosting his rival

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. UMG’s ploy, the filing argues, created “the false …

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Drake Accuses Spotify, UMG Of 'Scheme' To Boost Kendrick Lamar Song
4 weeks ago

Drake Accuses Spotify, UMG Of 'Scheme' To Boost Kendrick Lamar Song

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Drake appears to be looking to take his feud with rapper Kendrick Lamar to court. On Monday, Drake’s company, Frozen Moments LLC, filed a petition in New York accusing music giants Spotify and Universal Music Group of an illegal “scheme” using bots, payola and more to “artificially” inflate stats for Lamar’s diss track against the Canadian rapper, …

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Drake alleges Universal falsely inflated popularity of Kendrick Lamar diss track ‘Not Like Us’
4 weeks ago

Drake alleges Universal falsely inflated popularity of Kendrick Lamar diss track ‘Not Like Us’

Associated Press  

Drake alleged in a court filing Monday that Universal Music Group falsely pumped up the popularity on Spotify and other streaming services of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” a song that viciously attacked Drake amid a bitter feud between the two hip-hop superstars. In allegations that UMG calls “offensive and untrue,” the filing says the record company “launched a campaign …

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Drake accuses Universal Music Group and Spotify of unfairly promoting Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us'
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Drake accuses Universal Music Group and Spotify of unfairly promoting Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us'

NPR  

Drake accuses Universal Music Group and Spotify of unfairly promoting Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' toggle caption Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP Drake has filed a petition against Spotify and Universal Music Group, accusing the companies of conspiring to inflate the streaming and radio numbers of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" amid the rappers' monthslong feud. He references the companies' multi-year licensing agreement, …

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Drake accuses music group, Spotify of inflating popularity of Lamar's diss track
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Drake accuses music group, Spotify of inflating popularity of Lamar's diss track

India Today  

The rivalry between rapper Drake and Kendrick Lamar has taken a completely unexpected turn. The 38-year-old Canadian rapper and five-time Grammy winner has now taken the legal route and initiated action against Universal Music Group for allegedly using Spotify to artificially inflate the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track, Not Like Us. In a petition submitted to the New York …

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Drake accuses record company of using bots to ‘artificially inflate’ Kendrick Lamar’s song ‘Not Like Us’ on Spotify
1 month ago

Drake accuses record company of using bots to ‘artificially inflate’ Kendrick Lamar’s song ‘Not Like Us’ on Spotify

CNN  

CNN — Musician Drake alleges that Universal Music Group “conspired” to artificially boost Kendrick Lamar’s searing diss track “Not Like Us” on Spotify, according to a pre-action petition submitted to a New York court on Monday. According to a copy of the petition, obtained by CNN, the rapper claims that UMG “launched a campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming …

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Universal Music Group artists dancing back to TikTok after licensing dispute resolved
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Universal Music Group artists dancing back to TikTok after licensing dispute resolved

LA Times  

TikTok may be facing a countdown that could lead to its ban in the United States, but the hugely popular social video platform has managed to put at least one significant controversy behind it. On Wednesday night, TikTok and Universal Music Group, the world’s biggest recorded music company, announced a new licensing deal that will return some of music’s biggest …

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