Drake Gets Minor Victory in UMG Lawsuit
On Tuesday (April 2), U.S. District Judge Jeannette A. Vargas ruled in favor of Drake being able to get access to UMG’s contracts and internal communications regarding the release of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” the song Drake is suing the music company over. These materials include, “Kendrick Lamar’s contract with UMG; documents and communications regarding the decision to publish the Defamatory Material, including documents and communications relating to UMG’s recent promotional activities surrounding the Grammys and Super Bowl.”
Additionally, Drake’s lawyers want, “documents and communications regarding the decision to continue publishing and to promote the Defamatory Material; documents and communications regarding UMG’s knowledge that the allegations in the Defamatory Material; documents reflecting the revenues and profits UMG has generated and retained as a result of the song; and documents and communications relating to any other works (in the past five years) that UMG has declined to approve or green light on the basis of UMG objections to lyrics or other content.”
Both parties have been ordered to submit a proposed case management plan or file a joint letter if they are unable to agree on a discovery schedule by April 9, 2025.
