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Drake Expands Defamation Lawsuit Against UMG Over Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Performance

The amended complaint highlights the omission of defamatory lyrics during the performance and accuses UMG of amplifying reputational harm through high-profile promotions.

Drake at the Raptors-Warriors game in Toronto in January.
FILE - In this combination of images Rapper Kendrick Lamar appears at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif., left, and Canadian rapper Drake appears at the premiere of the series "Euphoria," in Los Angeles on June 4, 2019. (AP Photos/Chris Pizzello, File)
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Overview

  • Drake filed an amended defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG), citing Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance of 'Not Like Us' as evidence of reputational harm.
  • The complaint alleges that the omission of the word 'pedophile' during Lamar’s performance demonstrates the defamatory nature of the song’s lyrics.
  • Drake claims UMG promoted the song at the Super Bowl and Grammys, exposing it to millions of new listeners and intensifying threats against him and his family.
  • UMG dismissed the lawsuit as baseless and defended the song’s promotion as creative expression, labeling Drake’s legal actions as frivolous.
  • A hearing on UMG’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit is scheduled for June 30, with both parties preparing for discovery in the meantime.