{"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":"2025-05-08T10:03:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T15:03:14","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 Information Movement 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 Never Said \u2018Pedophile\u2019 at SB \u2026<\/span><br \/><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Toss This Lawsuit, Judge!!!<\/span><br \/><\/h2>\n<p>\n      Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-05-08T07:35:07-07:00\">May 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 giant hole in 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 they\u2019re basically saying Drizzy should\u2019ve paid closer attention to the Super Bowl Halftime Show.<\/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 expected, Universal Music Group filed a motion to dismiss the defamation lawsuit, and in the docs they point out Drake, or his lawyers, made a major misstep when 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<\/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 really about K Dot calling him a \u201ccertified pedophile\u201d \u2026 because 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> during the performance. Now, the reality is the Superdome crowd did the damage itself, chanting the lyrics \u2026 but 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 is also throwing Drake\u2019s own words back at him \u2014 reminding him that about 3 years ago, 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 using rap lyrics as evidence in criminal cases against artists. UMG says \u201cDrake was right then and is wrong now\u201d \u2026 because his lawsuit is merely an \u201cattempt to save 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<\/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 bottom line is \u2026 rap lyrics are hyperbole, not literal fact. Just as Drake rapped about Kendrick\u2019s kid being fathered by another man, called him a domestic abuser and threatened to slit his throat with a razor \u2014 all lyrics from Drake\u2019s \u201cThe Heart Part 6\u201d \u2014 it\u2019s exaggeration for the purpose of art.<\/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 judge to throw out Drake\u2019s lawsuit. While that would end their legal war, it sure would make things awkward at their next business meeting.<\/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 Never Said \u2018Pedophile\u2019 at SB \u2026Toss This Lawsuit, Judge!!! 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