Universal Music has filed a motion to dismiss Drake's Texas petition claiming the company conspired to inflate Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us.'

Further addressing Drake’s claims, UMG contends that the rapper has failed to provide any substantial evidence to back up his allegations, describing his petition as unsupported. The filing states, “ [Drake] provides nothing beyond his verified petition,

Filed in Bexar County, Tx. on Thursday (Jan. 23), UMG’s motion to dismiss argues that Drake’s lack of direct evidence towards his “Not Like Us” defamation and payola claims warrant a dismissal of the petition.

Universal Music Group (UMG) has responded to Drake’s lawsuit with a motion of their own. The music and entertainment company — that signed Drake in 2009 via Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment — is

Univeral Music Group (UMG) has filed a counterclaim against its biggest star, Drake, seeking to dismiss Drizzy's pre-suit deposition in Texas.

Universal Music Group is again clapping back at Drake in the legal fight over Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us.” UMG Files Motion to Dismiss Texas Pre-Action Petition On Thursday (Jan. 23), lawyers for UMG filed a 144-page motion requesting the dismissal of Drake’s pre-action petition filed in Texas last November,

Drake’s legal dispute with Universal Music Group (UMG) continues to intensify. In a 144-page document submitted to Bexar County, Texas, on Thursday (Jan. 23), the music giant asked a court to dismiss the pre-action petition the rapper filed against them in November 2024.