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The OVO Docket
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The latest & most accurate legal news on Drake’s case against Universal Music Group (UMG) ⚖️ Not affiliated with Drake/OVO/UMG ✉️ [email protected]
- UMG on April 16: “Be careful what you wish for” UMG on May 8: “We remain committed to propelling Drake’s career “
- Ahead of the Super Bowl half-time performance, Drake’s legal team releases a statement - via New York Times Music Reporter @joecoscarelli
- Breaking News 📣 Judge Jeannette A. Vargas has DENIED UMG’s motion to adjourn the April 2 pretrial conference. UMG filed this motion aiming to delay discovery for the NY defamation lawsuit. Judge Vargas ruled in the Plaintiff’s (Drake) favor.
- It’s very ironic that in “Not Like Us”, Kendrick Lamar rapped “and your homeboy need a subpoena” and now 2 of his homeboys (Anthony Saleh and Kojo Menne Asamoah) were both hit with subpoenas. Cinema.
- NOKIA is set to debut with 20,000+ US digital sales. To put things into perspective, the best selling digital song on Drake’s For All The Dogs was First Person Shooter with 4,500 US digital sales.
- Drake’s attorney Michael J. Gottlieb has released a statement responding to UMG’s motion to dismiss the NY lawsuit. “UMG wants to pretend that this is about a rap battle in order to distract its shareholders, artists and the public from a simple truth: a greedy company is
- Next time, send your best shooter @UMGUS albums chart preview (via @HITSDD): #1 @partynextdoor & @Drake 250K #2 Sabrina Carpenter (@SabrinaAnnLynn) 149K #3 @kendricklamar 147K #4 @SZA 93K #5 Bad Bunny (@sanbenito) 67K #6 @theweeknd 62K #7 @ChappellRoan 50K #8 @billieeilish 44K #9 @MorganWallen 40k #10 Kendrick
- Replying to @chartdataCongratulations to the culture 🍾 It cheered for the label and supported the smear campaign to push out the main guy who helped many rap artists eat for 15 years. Clap for yourselves, idiots.
- iHeartMedia was accused of engaging in payola by receiving payments from UMG to play Not Like Us. They opted to settle with Drake.Drake and iHeartMedia Reach Settlement in ‘Not Like Us’ Airplay Dispute billboard.com/pro/drake-ihea…
- It was all fun and games when an innocent man was falsely labeled a pedophile and registered sex offender. Something the record label he’s made billions approved and promoted, globally. But now it’s “too far”? It’s just getting started actually.
- Rapper Pusha T gave so much commentary about Drake’s case against UMG Recordings, it prompted Drake’s attorneys to inquire about the claims made. Throughout May 2025, Pusha T went on a press tour blabbing to anyone who would listen that UMG requested he make changes to his
- Not only is this a BLATANT LIE, it’s posts like this that are going to bury UMG when this defamation case goes to court. This tweet along with its defamatory replies has been sent to Drake’s legal team.
- It’s apparent Drake had foresight in knowing that Spotify (partially owned by UMG) would work overtime to sabotage the release of $$$4U. $$$4U is number 1 and breaking records on several other platforms. Keep streaming , buying digital copies, AND buying physical copies 🤩
