{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"RouteNote Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog","author_name":"Tom Marshall","author_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/author\/tom-marshall\/","title":"Drake\u2019s defamation battle with UMG continues - RouteNote Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CcK3kXI6OY\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/drakes-defamation-battle-with-umg-continues\/\">Drake\u2019s defamation battle with UMG continues<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/drakes-defamation-battle-with-umg-continues\/embed\/#?secret=CcK3kXI6OY\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Drake\u2019s defamation battle with UMG continues&#8221; &#8212; RouteNote Blog\" data-secret=\"CcK3kXI6OY\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-5.png","thumbnail_width":800,"thumbnail_height":450,"description":"Image credit: Mark Blinch\/ Getty Images Drake doubles-down on Universal Music defamation claim over Kendrick Lamar\u2019s viral diss track \u201cNot Like Us\u201d. Just a day after withdrawing his legal petition against UMG and Spotify over alleged stream-boosting practices, Drake has reignited his legal controversy. The rapper has doubled down on his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG), centred around Kendrick Lamar\u2019s track \u201cNot Like Us\u201d. The allegations: A matter of safety and defamation Drake\u2019s lawsuit claims that UMG exploited Lamar\u2019s track, which labels Drake as a \u201ccertified pedophile,\u201d despite knowing the allegations were false and inflammatory. The filing can..."}