Drake is hoping to revive his lawsuit in opposition to Common Music Group (UMG) {that a} federal decide threw out earlier this month. The musician and his authorized workforce filed a discover of enchantment at this time (October 29) in a New York federal court docket.
When reached by Pitchfork, a spokesperson for Drake stated, “This confirms our intent to enchantment, and we stay up for the Courtroom of Appeals reviewing that submitting within the coming weeks.” Representatives for Common Music Group didn’t instantly reply to Pitchfork’s request for remark.
Drake filed his lawsuit in opposition to UMG in January, alleging that the music company “waged an unrelenting marketing campaign” to advertise “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar’s well-known diss music that he believed to be defamatory. UMG had requested for the criticism’s dismissal, arguing that Drake “misplaced a rap battle that he provoked and through which he willingly participated.”
Decide Jeannette A. Vargas ostensibly agreed with UMG, ruling that “the broader context of a heated rap battle, with incendiary language and offensive accusations hurled by each members, wouldn’t incline the cheap listener to consider that ‘Not Like Us’ imparts verifiable information.”
