
Upon learning that Dizzy accused them of wrongdoing during his feud against K.Dot, the biggest music company in the world shuts down the 'offensive' allegations.
- Nov 26, 2024
AceShowbiz - Universal Music Group has responded to Drake's recent allegations against them. The biggest music company in the world reacted to the "Hotline Bling" hitmaker's complaints about nemesis Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us".
On Monday, November 25, the company issued a statement to Variety about the matter, calling the Canadian hip-hop artist's accusations "offensive." The statement read, "The suggestion that UMG would do anything to undermine any of its artists is offensive and untrue."
Universal Music Group went on to write, "We employ the highest ethical practices in our marketing and promotional campaigns. No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments in this pre-action submission can mask the fact that fans choose the music they want to hear."
The company, which distributes both Drake and Kendrick's songs, continued, "No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments in this pre-action submission can mask the fact that fans choose the music they want to hear."
The statement came shortly after Drake, who is also famous as Drizzy, made headlines for his allegations against UMG. Earlier that day, Drizzy, through his company Frozen Moments LLC, filed a pre-action disclosure in Manhattan court first, accusing UMG and Spotify of wrongdoing during his feud against K.Dot.
Drizzy alleged that UMG engaged in a "scheme" to manipulate the success of K.Dot's diss track against him titled "Not Like Us". The rapper's petition claimed that UMG used bots, payola and other deceptive practices to boost the song's streaming numbers on platforms like Spotify.
Drizzy also claimed that UMG "did not rely on chance, or even ordinary business practices." Instead, the company allegedly orchestrated a campaign to manipulate streaming platforms and airwaves to artificially boost the song's popularity. The petition mentioned tactics such as paying significantly reduced licensing rates to Spotify, hiring bots and even influencing Siri to misdirect users searching for his album to K.Dot's diss track.