Drake accuses Universal of defamation over Kendrick Lamar's song Not Like Us
Drake has filed a second lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar's song “Not Like Us”, in which he accuses the major label of defamation and claims it could have stopped the release of a song in which he is accused of being a molester sexual.
First Drake has accused UMG and Spotify of having implemented a scheme aimed at “artificially inflating” the numbers of Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us and now, exactly one day later, accuses UMG of having illegally boosted Lamar's track not only on Spotify, but also via radio giant iHeartRadio.
The new lawsuit, in fact, alleges that UMG issued to iHeart as part of a “pay-to-play scheme” to promote the song on radio.
Drake also accuses UMG, the label where he spent his entire career, of being aware that in his song Kendrick “falsely” accused him of being a “certified pedophile” and a “sexual predator” but still chose to publish it.
“UMG could have refused to release or distribute the song or requested that the offending material be edited and/or removed,” Drake's lawyers write. “But UMG has chosen to do the opposite. UMG designed, financed, and then executed a plan to turn “Not Like Us” into a viral mega-hit with the intent of using the spectacle of the damage done to Drake and his businesses to drive consumer hysteria and , of course, for the massive revenue. That plan succeeded, probably beyond UMG's wildest expectations.”
For now UMG and iHeartRadio have not responded and Lamar is not legally accused of wrongdoing.
