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Here is wherefore the Drake vs UMG lawsuit implicit Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' was dismissed by a justice successful New York.
A New York justice has dismissed Drake’s defamation suit against Universal Music Group (UMG) implicit Kendrick Lamar’s chart-topping way Not Like Us. Judge Jeannette Vargas ruled that Lamar’s lyrics, which accused Drake and his associates of being “certified paedophiles,” constituted “non-actionable opinion” within the discourse of a heated rap conflict and could not beryllium deemed defamatory.
Drake filed the suit successful January, alleging that UMG, which represents some artists, was complicit successful spreading a “false and malicious narrative” by allowing and promoting the merchandise of the track. However, successful a 38-page judgment, Judge Vargas described the speech betwixt the 2 rappers arsenic “the astir infamous rap conflict successful the genre’s history,” concluding that “a tenable listener would not judge the lyrics impart verifiable facts.”
Released successful May 2024, Not Like Us became the defining stroke successful the long-standing feud betwixt Drake and Lamar, earning 5 Grammy Awards and headlining Lamar’s acclaimed Super Bowl halftime show successful February 2025.
While UMG expressed restitution with the ruling, calling the suit “an affront to creator expression,” Drake’s spokesperson confirmed that the rapper plans to entreaty the decision.
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