The label has filed a motion to dismiss The Boy’s defamation lawsuit.
The claims against UMG still remains active.
Claiming a lack of evidence.
The suit focuses on the label’s actions after Drake informed them of the “false and defamatory” nature of the track’s lyrics.
The Boy previously accused the companies of illegally boosting the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”
Ball has all the rights to his own music with this deal.
Claiming that the label could have stopped the release of a track “falsely accusing him of being a sex offender.”
He also claims that the label violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, amongst other allegations.
The companies first came to an agreement in 2017.
The labels accuse Verizon of intentionally ignoring subscribers who pirated their music.
The RIAA filed the lawsuit on behalf of the industry’s “big three.”
The new deal will look to provide “new promotional and engagement opportunities” for artists and “industry-leading protections with respect to generative AI.”
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