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EXCLUSIVE: UMG Faces Ruin If Drake Gets Kendrick Lamar’s Contract, Lawyers Say

Drake's legal push to unseal Kendrick Lamar's contract has UMG warning that public access could cripple its artist ...
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Drake Seeks Kendrick Lamar's Contract, UMG CEO Fires Back

Lawbrey is back, and the newest filing in his defamation lawsuit against UMG is making sure nobody forgets. Aside from the ...

Drake’s Legal Team Names Possible Witnesses in UMG Lawsuit Over ‘Not Like Us’: See the List

A s the evidence collection process gets underway in Drake ’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over the Kendrick Lamar diss track “Not Like Us,” Drake’s legal team has included ...

UMG-Backed Chord Music Gets Investment From Searchlight Capital

The move comes months after Chord bought a stake in country superstar Morgan Wallen's catalog from his record label Big Loud.
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From Chord Music Partners’ $2 billion+ raise to UMG’s Drake lawsuit drama… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s Weekly Round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our ...

Drake Demands Kendrick Lamar’s Full Contract and Moves to Force UMG to Hand Over Lucian Grainge’s Private Files in Explosive Lawsuit

On, Drake’s legal team filed two motions that start with a shot across UMG’s bow: “UMG is improperly shielding its CEO, Sir ...