March 3, 2025
This settlement has no bearing on Drake’s present lawsuit with Common Music Group
Canadian rapper Drake has settled the authorized motion he took towards iHeartMedia when he accused them of payola for enjoying his rival, Kendrick Lamar’s music, “Not Like Us,” of their record-setting rap battle.
In line with The Related Press, the motion, filed in November in a Bexar County, Texas courtroom, alleged that iHeartMedia acquired cash from Common Music Group (UMG) to generate extra radio airplay for the music “Not Like Us.” The undisclosed settlement was filed Feb. 27.
Drake’s attorneys said that the rapper and iHeartMedia had “reached an amicable decision of the dispute” with out giving particulars about what motion was taken or whether or not a monetary settlement was reached concerning the supposed lawsuit.
“We’re happy that the events had been in a position to attain a settlement passable to either side, and don’t have any additional touch upon this matter,” his attorneys mentioned in a written assertion.
- This settlement has no bearing on Drake’s present lawsuit towards his and Lamar’s distribution label, UMG.
In January, Drake filed a lawsuit accusing UMG of defamation and claiming they promoted the Lamar recording that gave the “false and malicious narrative” of the October’s Very Personal (OVO) label proprietor of being a pedophile. That case was filed in federal courtroom in New York Metropolis Jan. 15, based mostly on reporting from TMZ.
The New York Instances reported that he additionally accused the label of getting “accepted, revealed, and launched a marketing campaign to create a viral hit out of a rap observe.” Within the singing rapper’s lawsuit, he claims this was accomplished to devalue his value for his upcoming contract negotiations with UMG. Though Lamar wrote the “inflammatory and surprising allegations” within the music, he’s not suing the rapper for writing and performing the lyrics.
Lamar not too long ago received 5 Grammy Awards for “Not Like Us.” The file, after a number of songs between the 2 going at one another of their feud, has been labeled the largest rap diss observe ever.
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