Drake filed a complaint amended in a Federal Court in the US updating his lawsuit where he accuses Universal Music Group (UMG) of defamation.
The artist affirms that the seal fed the public belief that it is a pedophile (what the singer denies) by promoting the derogatory song of his rap rival Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”, in the Super Bowl and the Grammy, amplifying the “defamatory material” to millions of spectators.
Drake accused UMG, the seal that represents him both and Lamar, to orchestrate a “highly organized advertising campaign” to promote “Not Like Us” in the Super Bowl’s part -time show in February, which Lamar headed, in an attempt to “kill” his character.
The demand says that the Super Bowl’s part -time show was seen by 133 million people, including “millions of children” and “millions more than ever they had heard the song before.”
During his performance at the Super Bowl, Lamar did not monitor the controversial lyrics that accuse Drake of being a “certified pedophile”, which Drake mentioned in his demand as evidence that the song is a defamatory: “Almost everyone understands that it is defamatory to falsely label someone as a ‘certified pedophile’”, says the demand.
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Drake’s demand says that the performance in the Super Bowl revitalized the popularity of the song, which returned to number one in the Billboard Hot 100, and intensified the belief of the public that the singer is a pedophile, citing publications on social networks that include a viral meme of Lamar smiling at the camera while rapping the letter: “Tell me, Drake, I heard you like young people.”
The complaint also quotes the five victories of Lamar in the Grammy Awards for “Not Like US” in February, including the most important awards of the night, recording and song of the year, claiming that the victories of Lamar and the clips of the song reproduced during the show presented the track at 15 million spectators of the ceremony.
Drake’s demand says that after Lamar won the recording prize of the year, “Not Like Us” sounded while walking towards the stage, during which the crowd sang, although this was cut from the YouTube video of the Academy of Recording of the Victory of Lamar.
How did Universal Music respond to demand?
Universal Music Group declared Forbes that Drake, with whom “we have enjoyed a successful 16 -year relationship,” is being deceived by his legal representatives to make an absurd legal decision after another.
The record label described the demand as “an affront to all artists and the creative expression.
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If their legal representatives maintain the current New York demand, we will demonstrate that all the remaining claims lack foundation, ”and added that the demand is“ expensive for Drake’s reputation and finances ”and“ has no chance of success ”.
¿Drake demanda a Kendrick Lamar?
No. Universal Music Group is the only accused in Drake’s demand. The complaint clarifies that the appeal is not directed against Lamar, but focuses exclusively on the musical company that decided to publish, promote, exploit and monetize accusations that, in their opinion, were not only false, but also dangerous.
When did Drake demand UMG and why?
Drake first filed legal notices prior to the appeal in Texas and New York in November, claiming that he would have reasons to file a lawsuit, before going against UMG in a federal court in New York in January.
Drake’s demand also cites the cover of “Not Like Us”, which is an image of his home in Toronto edited with icons used by the forces of the order to identify the presence of sexual criminals.
The demand also accuses UMG of using bots to artificially inflate the reproductions of the song in Spotify, pay radio stations to reproduce the song and collaborate with influential people to promote “Not Like US”.
Drake said that the song made people believe as a fact that he is a pedophile, citing publications on social networks and a raid incident to his Toronto house by an “armed group of assailants”, in which a security guard was shot, days after the launch of the song.
The demand is the culmination of the dispute between Drake and Lamar, that fans believe that it was stirred silently for years before exploiting in the spring of 2024, when the two rappers exchanged insulting songs in rapid succession.
“Not Like Us” of Lamar was the greatest success of the dispute, and many fans and media declared that Lamar was the winner of it.
Drake and Lamar exchanged increasingly crazy accusations during their words war: in addition to the accusations of pedophilia, Lamar accused Drake of engendering a secret daughter and that his intimate circle actively worked against him.
Drake accused Lamar of abusing his partner, an accusation that he had previously denied, and said he planted false information in the hope that Lamar would use it in an insulting song.
The media described the victories of Lamar in the Grammy and their performance in the Super Bowl as a return of the victory for the rapper.
This note was originally published in Forbes United States
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