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Drake threatens to sue Universal Music Group for inflating 'Not Like Us' streams

Drake claims UMG schemed to "artificially inflate the popularity" of Kendrick Lamar's diss track by gaming Spotify and paying radio stations.

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Drake Claims Universal Music ‘Artificially Inflated’ Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’

Drake's attorneys claim UMG fired employees who had "loyalty" to Drake, and that influencers were paid to promote "Not Like Us" without "disclosing."

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Drake accuses Universal Music Group of paying Spotify, Apple to make Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' go viral

Drake filed a petition accusing Universal Music Group of artificially inflating the popularity of Kendrick Lamar's diss track 'Not Like Us.'

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Shocking revelations from Drake’s legal battle with UMG and Spotify

In a turn of events that feels ripped from a Netflix drama, Drake has lobbed a legal grenade at Universal Music Group ...

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Universal Music Group Calls FRED DURST's Royalties-Related Lawsuit Against Them A "Fallacy"

"Plaintiffs' entire narrative that UMG tried to conceal royalties is a fiction." ...

Universal Music Group Calls Fred Durst’s Fraud Claims a ‘Fallacy’

Universal Music Group has responded to Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst's fraud suit, calling his allegations "fiction" and motioning to toss the suit.

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Universal Music Group’s stake in Spotify is now worth $3 billion. Is it time to sell?

Universal Music Group and its investors have good reason to feel conflicted about Spotify‘s hockey-stick value growth in 2024 ...

Executive Turntable: UMG Touts Liszt of Promotions in Classics Group, Plus Opry’s New COO

This week's Executive Turntable features UMG's Global Classics & Jazz division, Opry Entertainment, Downtown, Big Loud, Yellow Dog and Anyma.

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