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Far-Reaching Protective Order Issued in Drake v. Universal Music Battle — Discovery Tentatively Scheduled to Wrap in May 2026

May 12, 2025

Photo Credit: The Come Up Show / CC by 2.0 With the ugly Drake v. Universal Music defamation lawsuit – and the discovery process – moving forward, both sides have requested and received a protective order cov... Read More...

Universal Music Calls Drake a Hypocrite as Ugly Defamation Lawsuit Drags On—UMG Dismisses Latest Action as ‘Legal Blather’ and Full of ‘Wild Conspiracies’

Ashley King

May 8, 2025

Photo Credit: taylordabrat / reddit Universal Music Group has motioned to dismiss Drake’s amended defamation lawsuit. The label calls the action ‘legal blather’ and insists the nature of rap battles would for... Read More...

Drake Prepares Updated Universal Music Lawsuit — Both Sides Say ‘Settlement Discussions Would Not Be Productive’

Dylan Smith

March 27, 2025

Photo Credit: Drake by Charito Yap for The Come Up Show / CC by 2.0 Let the Drake v. Universal Music Group (UMG) showdown continue: The rapper and his team are preparing to submit an amended lawsuit against t... Read More...

Drake Legal Team Fires Back Against UMG in Discovery Dispute, Says ‘Not Like Us’ Caused ‘Millions’ to Believe the Rapper Is Actually a Pedophile

Dylan Smith

March 21, 2025

Amid a broader defamation lawsuit, Drake and his team are embroiled in a discovery dispute with Universal Music Group. Photo Credit: The Come Up Show / CC by 2.0 Do millions believe that “Not Like Us” actuall... Read More...

Universal Music Moves to Toss Drake’s ‘Meritless’ Defamation Suit — Drake Attorney Fires Back Against the ‘Desperate Ploy by UMG to Avoid Accountability’

Dylan Smith

March 17, 2025

Universal Music Group has officially moved to dismiss the defamation lawsuit filed against it by Drake. Photo Credit: The Come Up Show Universal Music Group (UMG) is once again firing back against Drake’s “No... Read More...

Discovery to Proceed in Drake vs. Universal Music Defamation Suit as Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Performance Looms Large — Dismissal Motion Due by March 17th

Dylan Smith

March 5, 2025

Discovery is set to proceed in the defamation lawsuit Drake filed against Universal Music, which intends to seek dismissal. Photo Credit: musicisentropy Despite Drake's settlement with iHeartMedia, discovery ... Read More...

Chatter Goes Into Overdrive Following Drake’s High-Profile UMG Lawsuit — Is Drake Finagling His Way Out of a His Contract?

Ashley King

January 16, 2025

Photo Credit: Drake by Charito Yap for The Come Up Show / CC by 2.0 After Drake filed his bombshell lawsuit against UMG, speculation over his true intentions has gone rampant online. Is Drake trying to get ou... Read More...

Drake Files Massive Defamation Suit Against Universal Music Group Over ‘Not Like Us’: ‘UMG’s Greed Yielded Real World Consequences’

Dylan Smith

January 15, 2025

Following the release of Kendrick Lamar's allegedly defamatory 'Not Like Us,' 'flyers were plastered all over Toronto with a photo of Drake and a Canadian YouTuber who was sentenced to three years in prison fo... Read More...

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