Canadian rap superstar Drake has initiated legal proceedings against Universal Music Group (UMG) and Spotify, alleging an orchestrated scheme to artificially inflate the success of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track, Not Like Us. The allegations, filed by Drake’s company Frozen Moments LLC in a New York court, claim the companies used unethical tactics such as payola,…
Universal Music Group (UMG) finds itself in legal hot water as Tuff City Records files a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement over a sampled track in Mary J. Blige’s 1992 hit “Real Love.” The complaint, filed in Manhattan federal court, contends that the song contains an uncleared sample from the 1973 funk song “Impeach the President”…
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