Drake initiates legal action against UMG and Spotify for allegedly using bots, payola, and more to pump Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us, a track that attacks Drake
In a legal petition, the star's company accuses UMG of serious wrongdoing — a stunning twist months after his high-profile feud with Kendrick.
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- Drake accuses UMG of using bots and conspiring with Spotify to make Not Like Us go viral Engadget · Mariella Moon
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Nicholas Hautman
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Drake goes legal over Kendrick Lamar's ‘Not Like Us,’ accuses Universal and Spotify of ‘artificially’ boosting diss track
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Flisadam
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UMG Has Reportedly Issued A Scathing Response To Drake's Pay-For-Play In Favor Of Kendrick Lamar Lawsuit
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@desusnice
Desus MF Nice
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yo you're sick to my stomach fam
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@phil_lewis_
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“Drake has initiated legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify over allegations that the two companies conspired to artificially inflate the popularity of Kendrick Lamar's ‘Not Like Us.’” https://www.billboard.com/... [image]
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@casey_evans_
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Quite funny that he's not disputing that he called him a pedophile just that he said it loudly
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@_zeets
Zito
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This is the most white man reaction in a beef.
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@dragonflyjonez
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Shit is gonna be hilarious when they conclude their investigation and find there was no number juicing. Nope the whole world danced 1 billion times to you getting your ass beat on that track. They was jamming too
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@nhoodpublicist
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People like Drake tell on themselves. He accusing UMG and Spotify of doing that for Kendrick because it's what they do for him
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@wowthatshiphop
King Wow
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Drake is alleging that UMG (the same label he's been bragging about being in a $500M deal with) is trying to take him down and were propping up Not Like Us against him with bots, and then fired the employees who were Drake fans... What in the episode of Empire? 💀
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@mrmedina
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bro is going out so sad. the funniest thing about this is that no artist in the history of music has gotten the most push from a label and streaming services than Drake.
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@_zeets
Zito
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Your own label telling you to hold the L is wild.
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@phil_lewis_
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UMG, which distributes Drake's music, has responded: “No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments in this pre-action submission can mask the fact that fans choose the music they want to hear.” https://variety.com/... [image]
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@hebennigatu
Heben Nigatu
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Truly floored that Drake is suing over streaming numbers and not because Kendrick called him a pedophile.........a choice!
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@wickednfine
Bella Goth
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That lawsuit gone backfire when UMG exposes how Drake has benefited from payola, bots, massive playlisting, etc. I can't wait. Lmaoo.
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@dragonflyjonez
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“See you in court buddy!” - somebody's GOAT. During a rap battle. Not mine tho!
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@umg
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WATCH: @kendricklamar drops his newest music video for “squabble up.” ↳ https://www.youtube.com/... [image]
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@variety
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Universal Music has responded to Drake's claim that it conspired to “artificially inflate” the streaming numbers of Kendrick Lamar's Drake diss, “Not Like Us”: “The suggestion that UMG would do anything to undermine any of its artists is offensive and untrue. We employ the [image…
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This you? [image]
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