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UMG say Drake “lost” rap battle with Kendrick Lamar in scathing legal motion: “He has sued his own record label in a misguided attempt to salve his wounds”

Drake‘s lawsuit against them over Kendrick Lamar‘s ‘Not Like Us’.Last November, the ‘Hotline Bling’ hitmaker filed a dispute against Universal Music Group in New York, alleging that the publisher and label had “artificially inflated” streams for ‘Not Like Us’ among other allegations.In the filing – which can be viewed here – Drake’s Frozen Moments LLC accused UMG and Spotify of “illegally” aiding and boosting ‘Not Like Us’ streams in favour of Lamar – who entered a viral rap feud with Drake last year.Now, as reported by Variety, UMG has filed a motion to dismiss the Canadian rapper’s suit, stating that he sued the corporation because he “lost a rap battle” and used the legal action as a way to “salve his wounds.”A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi)It also claimed that Drake had “lost a rap battle that he provoked and in which he willingly participated. Instead of accepting the loss like the unbothered rap artist he often claims to be, he has sued his own record label in a misguided attempt to salve his wounds.

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UMG disses Drake in savage motion to dismiss defamation lawsuit

Universal Music Group (UMG) has launched a broadside against Drake, one of the label's biggest artists, in its motion to dismiss the Canadian rapper's defamation lawsuit over the release of Kendrick Lamar's diss track "Not Like Us." The motion, obtained by independent journalist Meghann Cuniff, was filed on March 17 in the Southern District of New York. Drake sued UMG for defamation and harassment in federal court in January over lyrics in "Not Like Us" accusing him of pedophilia.

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Here are all the winners from the iHeartRadio Music Awards 2025

Benson Boone, Taylor Swift and Gracie Abrams are among the big names taking home trophies at the 2025 edition of the iHeartRadio Music Awards. Find a full list of winners below.This year’s edition of the awards ceremony took place last night (March 17) at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, and saw countless artists take home wins for their huge hit singles and albums from across the past 12 months.Among the winners was Lady Gaga, who took home the prestigious Innovator Award on the night and used her speech to both call out “ageism” in the pop music industry and reassure fans that she is only just getting started in her career.Another memorable moment on the night came from Benson Boone, who swept up the award in the Song Of The Year category with his massive hit ‘Beautiful Things’.

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TDE Punch responds to Kanye West’s recent comments on Kendrick Lamar

Kanye West‘s recent comments about old signee, Kendrick Lamar.Playboi Carti finally dropped his long-awaited third album ‘Music’ last Friday (March 14). Lamar featured on three songs: he did ad-libs for ‘Mojo Jojo’, rapped a full verse on ‘Good Credit’ and helped with the chorus for ‘Good Credit’.Hours after the release, Kanye West (now known as Ye) tweeted his thoughts on Lamar being on ‘Music’. “I don’t like Kendrick Lamar’s music,” he wrote in all caps.

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iHeartRadio Music Awards 2025 - Full Winners List Revealed!

The list of winners for the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards has been announced!

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How To Watch iHeartRadio Music Awards 2025 On TV & Online Streaming

The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards will celebrate the best in music with a live event on March 17 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.

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Jay Rock arrested for alleged illegal possession of firearm

Jay Rock has reportedly been arrested for the alleged illegal possession of a firearm.Per an NBC 4 report, Rock was initially stopped by law enforcement officers in Los Angeles on Thursday (March 13) on suspicion of public drinking and trespassing. The incident took place near the Watts public housing complex where he grew up.After being stopped by local authorities, Rock – real name Johnny Reed McKinzie – reportedly fled from his vehicle.

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SZA Jokes About Potential ‘One Of Them Days’ Sequel: “Keke’s Tired Of Me”

SZA would love to revisit her on-screen other half in a sequel to One of Them Days, but would co-star Keke Palmer?

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Kanye West says he doesn’t like Kendrick Lamar’s music after feature on Playboi Carti’s album

Kanye West has said he doesn’t like Kendrick Lamar‘s music following the release of Playboi Carti‘s long-awaited album.The record, ‘Music’, was set to be released yesterday (March 14) at midnight, but Carti originally delayed the release by three hours, with delays reportedly due to an issue with sample clearances.The album has 30 songs with guest spots from notable artists such as Travis Scott, Future, The Weeknd, Ty Dolla $ign, and Young Thug. You can check out the full tracklist here.

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4 things we learned from Playboi Carti’s MUSIC

The internet was starting to panic. Playboi Carti had promised that his album MUSIC would drop on Friday, March 14. After weeks of buildup involving advertisements, rap gossip accounts promising new music, and errant Instagram comments from Carti himself, he'd even tweeted that the album would arrive.

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Here are all the songs and features on Playboi Carti’s long-awaited ‘Music’ album

Playboi Carti has finally dropped his long-awaited album, ‘Music’ – here’s the official tracklist featuring a star-studded line-up including Future, The Weeknd and more.The record should have been out at midnight today (March 14), but Carti originally delayed the release by three hours. When the album didn’t arrive at 3am, fans became worried, but – according to hip-hop correspondent DJ Akademiks – the delay was due to an issue with sample clearances (via HotNewHipHop).‘Music’ finally dropped a couple hours later.

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Kanye West and SZA Are Not on Playboi Carti’s New Album, ‘Music,’ Contrary to Rumors

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music It’s often said that one downside of streaming is the lack of traditional album artwork, like you get with vinyl and CD releases — and a side-effect of that is the lack of full credits. It’s crazy, but there is no official source for full album credits.

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SZA plays Catwoman in Jason Bateman’s Batman-themed advert

SZA has played Catwoman in an advert for US company State Farm, co-starring Jason Bateman.In the two-minute commercial, set in the world of DC comics, a narrator talks about how using any other company would be like “having Bate Man instead of Batman”.It then shows a montage of the Arrested Development character trying to solve crimes as Bate Man, only to be completely unprepared until The Dark Knight comes along.Confronting many of Batman’s famous enemies, SZA appears as Catwoman as Bateman tries to stop her during a jewellery heist.She says “nice fanny pack” to her co-star, kicking him to the ground and foiling his rescue attempt. The genuine Batman is seen turning up in other scenes to save the day.

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Playboi Carti Releases New Album ‘Music’ With Features From Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, the Weeknd and More

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer It’s been years since Playboi Carti first started teasing his third studio album, but the wait is finally over as the rapper has released the highly anticipated “Music.” Originally thought to be titled “I Am Music,” the 30-song album features heavyweights like Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, The Weeknd, Skepta, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Ty Dolla Sign and Young Thug.

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Drake teases “next chapter” that “may leave you feeling uneasy”

Drake has begun teasing his “next chapter”, which he claims may leave fans “feeling uneasy” – see what he had to say below.The Canadian ‘Hotline Bling’ rapper took to Instagram last night (March 10) to begin the tease, writing: “U know I grew up non confrontational and always treated this game as a sport where my pen won gold, but my these days the podium has been hard for all of us to ignore.”He goes on to continue: “I understand that this next chapter may leave you feeling uneasy, but I hope you see my honesty as clarity not charity that answers some questions especially about the unanswered texts you’ve been sending me.”Check out the full post below.A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi)While the opening line of his post about growing up “non confrontational” may seemingly refer to last year’s heated beef with Kendrick Lamar – in August Drake teased “round two” in the feud though nothing has stemmed from it so far – the rest of his post is up to interpretation.Drake most recently teamed up with PartyNextDoor for the album ‘$ome $exy $ongs 4 U’ on Valentines Day.

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Sabrina Carpenter, Charlie XCX Top 825 Complaints About Brit Awards To UK Media Watchdog

The UK media watchdog Ofcom has received 825 complaints about last weekend’s televised music industry Brit Awards ceremony.

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Coldplay to help select acts for first-ever World Cup half-time show in 2026: “A historic moment”

Coldplay will be helping choose acts to perform at the first ever World Cup half-time show in 2026.Next year’s World Cup tournament will be co-hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico with the final set to take place on July 19 2026 at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium. The planned half-time show would be in the same style as the iconic Super Bowl half-time shows.Though pre-match performances at specific occasions such as the Champions League final are common, there has never been a proper mid-game performance break.During the Super Bowl half-time shows, artists perform a 15-minute set which usually includes a few surprise guests.

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Photos surface of Kendrick Lamar potentially earning a college degree

Kendrick Lamar has shared photos of him in a 2022 lecture, describing the rapper as “incredibly kind and humble”.Unbeknownst to the world, Lamar took a Psychology course at UCLA in 2022. Last Wednesday (February 26), photos taken by a fellow classmate were posted online, showing the Compton star attentively writing down notes and using his phone while on a table by himself in the lecture hall.The classmate also commented (per Instagram fanpage Kendricklamarzz): “He was incredibly kind and humble.

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Drake has settled his payola dispute with iHeartMedia for promoting Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’

Drake has settled his payola dispute against iHeartMedia for promoting Kendrick Lamar‘s ‘Not Like Us’.In November last year, Drake filed a legal dispute against Universal Music Group (UMG) and iHeartMedia over allegations that the latter had received “covert payments” from UMG to play Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ in an effort to inflate its numbers.Now, it has been reported that Drake has reached a private settlement with iHeartMedia for the legal dispute. According to a Texas court filing obtained by Rolling Stone, Drake and iHeartMedia have “reached an amicable resolution of the dispute to the satisfaction of both sides”.A rep for iHeartMedia said in a statement to Rolling Stone: “In exchange for documents that showed iHeart did nothing wrong, Drake agreed to drop his petition.

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Oscars Joke Writer Won $50 Bet Over Conan O’Brien’s Kendrick Lamar-Drake Joke: ‘I Also Wrote the “Conclave” Joke About the Catholic Church’

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Conan O’Brien shocked the Oscars with a joke about the ongoing beef between rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake, and it’s one that earned the joke writer some cash. Comedian and writer Skyler Higley was the brains behind the joke, and he revealed on X during the show: “Wrote the Kendrick Lamar joke and bet our executive producer $50 that it would kill.

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Conan O’Brien mocks Karla Sofía Gascón to her face in Oscars segment

Oscars, with the Emilia Pérez actress in attendance.O’Brien was the host for the 97th Academy Awards, which were held on Sunday (March 2) at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Drama Anora was the big winner on the night, winning five awards including Best Picture and Best Director.During his opening monologue, O’Brien said: “Anora uses the ‘F-word’ 479 times – that’s three more than the record set by Karla Sofía Gascón’s publicist,” before mimicking the publicist on the phone shouting: “she tweeted what??”Later he would say: “Karla Sofía Gascón is here tonight – and Karla, if you are going to tweet about the Oscars, my name is Jimmy Kimmel”.

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