HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 16: Rapper, songwriter, and icon Drake attends a game between the Houston Rockets and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Toyota Center on March 16, 2024 in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
Drake’s comeback hit “Nokia” recently went on a long trip into the upper reaches of the Hot 100, where it peaked at #2 and entered the song-of-the-summer conversation. But that doesn’t mean things have gotten any more cordial between Drake and Universal Music Group, his label. In January, Drake filed a lawsuit against UMG, attempting to hold the label liable for pushing Kendrick Lamar’s smash diss track “Not Like Us.” Drake’s lawyers argue that the song is defamatory and that “millions of people, all over the world” now believe Drake to be a pedophile because of that song. Now, Universal’s legal team is pushing back.
