Drake's UMG lawsuit, the TikTok ban, the Nelly case and more music legal news from the past week, including cases involving Diddy and Tekashi 6ix9ine.

Drake has taken his feud with Kendrick Lamar to federal court. The “One Dance” rapper, 38, filed a defamation lawsuit in Manhattan on Wednesday against Universal Music Group — which reps both stars — for releasing Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.

In a stunning development that has sent shockwaves through the music industry, Drake has unexpectedly withdrawn his high-profile legal action against industry

Drake sued his longtime label on Wednesday, accusing Universal Music Group of defamation for promoting Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us," saying the song's false accusation that the Canadian rapper is a pedophile has put him and his family in danger.

Drake alleges that Universal Music Group "approved, published, and launched a campaign" to create a diss track targeting him Following diss tracks released about each other, Drake is suing Universal Music Group,

After threatening legal action two months ago, Drake officially sued his record label, Universal Music Group, over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” on Wednesday.

In his suit, Drake said Universal betrayed him in favour of profits by promoting the song with punchlines that accuse him of paedophilia. In the documents filed in Manhattan's federal court and seen by AFP, Drake says Universal "approved, published ...

Attorneys claim the record company promoted the track, labeling rapper Drake a "pedophile" for financial gain.

Drake has withdrawn a legal action accusing Universal Music Group and Spotify of artificially inflating Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us."

Drake has filed to withdraw a pre-trial petition against Universal Music Group and Spotify in Manhattan, sparking reactions on X.

Drake has filed a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, claiming a song falsely accuses him of being a pedophile. Meanwhile, Shanghai officials are in talks with Taylor Swift for a possible show following the success of her 'Eras' tour.

The “Hotline Bling” hitmaker claims he was targeted at his Toronto home by armed intruders in “the 2024 equivalent of ‘Pizzagate’” after Kendrick Lamar branded him as pedophile in the lyrical barbs of “Not Like Us”.