{"id":322102,"date":"2025-05-08T10:02:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T15:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/drakes-label-umg-files-motion-to-dismiss-his-lawsuit"},"modified":"2026-08-02T17:46:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T22:46:04","slug":"drakes-label-umg-files-motion-to-dismiss-his-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/drakes-label-umg-files-motion-to-dismiss-his-lawsuit","title":{"rendered":"Drake&#039;s Label UMG Data Motion to Dismiss His Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\" readability=\"8\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n    <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">UMG to Drake<\/span><br \/><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Kendrick By no means Mentioned \u2018Pedophile\u2019 at SB \u2026<\/span><br \/><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Toss This Lawsuit, Decide!!!<\/span><br \/><\/h2>\n<p>\n   Printed <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-05-08T07:35:07-07:00\">Might 8, 2025 7:35 AM PDT<\/time>\n          <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"61.9947788698\">\n<section id=\"cb-5e964dc4af39331300ce26ff5c38ed09\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n   <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250508_68ab00eafc06418db51db16aa76bdd13\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:07854ced-1edd-4ed0-98d5-ff83a1070d0d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"apple music\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Drake039s-Label-UMG-Files-Motion-to-Dismiss-His-Lawsuit.jpg\" alt=\"drake-umg-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9e6bf3968d710b03f382e224e9b042b9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30.3252427184\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/drake\/\"><strong>Drake<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s label says there\u2019s a large gap within the lawsuit he\u2019s filed over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kendrick-lamar\/\"><strong>Kendrick Lamar<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s \u201cNot Like Us\u201d \u2026 and so they\u2019re mainly saying Drizzy ought to\u2019ve paid nearer consideration to the Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-98c82a37f0a98ae152522699061f0f56\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"37.0617283951\">\n<p>As anticipated, Common Music Group filed a movement to dismiss the defamation lawsuit, and within the docs they level out Drake, or his attorneys, made a significant misstep once they amended their lawsuit following Kendrick\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/03\/25\/kendrick-lamar-super-bowl-halftime-show-fcc-complaints\/\"><strong>performance at Super Bowl LIX<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-eb11fe99efb95b684f9357c847f70d9c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-0816031f-27fe-44e9-ad15-31a22ddad2dd-1788734559-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n  <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-0816031f-27fe-44e9-ad15-31a22ddad2dd-1788734559-play-btn\"><br \/><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/><\/button><br \/>\n   <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1739576494_981_DJ-Akademiks-Says-Drake-Told-Him-New-Album-Isn039t-About-Kendrick-Lamar.jpg\" alt=\"020925_kendrick0kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>   <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Apple Music\/NFL<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8e057f91ff2e63ebfb7860f6c92169f8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"33.4538745387\">\n<p>UMG says Drake\u2019s lawsuit isn\u2019t actually about Okay Dot calling him a \u201clicensed pedophile\u201d \u2026 as a result of he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/02\/09\/kendrick-lamar-super-bowl-halftime-performance-drake\/\"><strong>didn\u2019t even include those words<\/strong><\/a> throughout the efficiency. Now, the fact is the Superdome crowd did the harm itself, chanting the lyrics \u2026 however that\u2019s not on Kendrick.<\/p>\n<p><!-- adman_adcode (middle, 1) --><center\/><!-- \/adman_adcode (middle) --><br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-21e1fc49f91995f2788971d39892bd09\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"34.9891891892\">\n<p>The label can be throwing Drake\u2019s personal phrases again at him \u2014 reminding him that about 3 years in the past, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/drake-megan-the-stallion-sign-protect-black-art-open-letter-1234622613\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>signed a public petition<\/strong><\/a> criticizing prosecutors for utilizing rap lyrics as proof in felony instances towards artists. UMG says \u201cDrake was proper then and is mistaken now\u201d \u2026 as a result of his lawsuit is merely an \u201ctry to save lots of face for his unsuccessful rap battle with Lamar.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-858480044ba29becde35ce9db8ab86f9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-3383fe44-ae2d-4e32-adf7-fb33dc71249c-561825168-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n  <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-3383fe44-ae2d-4e32-adf7-fb33dc71249c-561825168-play-btn\"><br \/><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/><\/button><br \/>\n   <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Drake039s-Label-UMG-Files-Motion-to-Dismiss-His-Lawsuit.png\" alt=\"drake umg\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>   <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ef27cb80eb2bfc202476d7681c294e74\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"39\">\n<p>UMG\u2019s backside line is \u2026 rap lyrics are hyperbole, not literal truth. Simply as Drake rapped about Kendrick\u2019s child being fathered by one other man, known as him a home abuser and threatened to slit his throat with a razor \u2014 all lyrics from Drake\u2019s \u201cThe Coronary heart Half 6\u201d \u2014 it\u2019s exaggeration for the aim of artwork.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fd4e9c5c0c3471cbcb828f86afcb7b21\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"33\">\n<p>The label is asking the decide to throw out Drake\u2019s lawsuit. Whereas that will finish their authorized struggle, it positive would make issues awkward at their subsequent enterprise assembly.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/drakes-label-umg-files-motion-to-dismiss-his-lawsuit\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UMG to DrakeKendrick By no means Mentioned \u2018Pedophile\u2019 at SB \u2026Toss This Lawsuit, Decide!!! 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