Overview

• Sir Lucian Grainge filed a sworn declaration stating he never heard, saw or approved the diss track Not Like Us before its release and denies involvement in its promotion.
• UMG’s lawyers have urged the court to reject Drake’s motion, calling it a transparent attempt to use discovery to harass the label and waste its resources.
• Drake’s team is pressing for executive communications and Kendrick Lamar’s unredacted recording contract to prove UMG’s alleged campaign to monetize and promote a diss track that falsely portrayed him as a pedophile.
• Universal argues that relevant documents are held by other executives and custodians who managed the track’s release and promotional strategy, not by its CEO.
• The dispute remains active in the Southern District of New York as the court considers whether to compel additional discovery against UMG’s CEO amid competing First Amendment defenses for diss-track expression.