Drake will get his day in court docket for authorized hearings in opposition to Common Music Group, Spotify and iHeartRadio after submitting pre-action petitions in opposition to the businesses final month.
Drake’s Courtroom Dates Set
Drake is making ready to go to conflict after accusing the businesses of colluding to artificially inflate Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” to Drizzy’s detriment. The dates have been set for Drizzy to have his preliminary day in court docket. In line with court docket paperwork obtained by XXL on Friday (Dec. 6), Drake’s authorized submitting in opposition to UMG and Spotify is about to be heard in New York Supreme Courtroom on Jan. 16, 2025.
Within the submitting, Drake accuses the 2 corporations of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, the NY Misleading Enterprise Act and the NY False Promoting Act through the use of bots and payola to illegally increase the numbers of Okay-Dot’s chart-topping diss music.
The second pre-action petition, filed in opposition to UMG and iHeartRadio in Texas, is about to be heard on Dec. 19. In that filling, Drake has accused UMG of defamation for releasing the “Not Like Us,” which options lyrics accusing him of being a baby predator, together with claiming UMG and iHeart have been concerned in a pay-for-play scheme involving “Not Like Us.”
Drake’s filings are a preemptive strike in opposition to the businesses with the intention to collect info for a possible lawsuit together with the deposing of potential witnesses and knowledge and paperwork to help his claims.
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Drake’s authorized motion has divided followers with some calling the rapper out and others understanding his obvious motives.
A spokesperson for Common Music Group has launched the next assertion to XXL in response to Drake’s accusations: “The suggestion that UMG would do something to undermine any of its artists is offensive and unfaithful,” the assertion reads. “We make use of the very best moral practices in our advertising and marketing and promotional campaigns. No quantity of contrived and absurd authorized arguments on this pre-action submission can masks the truth that followers select the music they need to hear.”
A rep for Spotify declined to remark. Kendrick Lamar has but to talk out on the matter.
