The second civil suit for defamation, filed against both iHeartMedia and UMG, accuses the companies of knowingly damaging Drake’s reputation. iHeartMedia, headquartered in San Antonio, is named as a co-defendant alongside UMG in this case.

Drake files second claim over Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us,' saying he believes UMG allowed him to be defamed as a "pedophile" and used "payola."

Drake has been in the headlines all year due to his beef and drama with fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar, and this has reached a climax after the news that the rapper is suing UMG (Universal Music Group) for 'artificially inflating' the success of the song.

The rapper says Universal Music and Spotify conspired to boost the popularity of Lamar’s diss track.

The legal action, centered around Kendrick Lamar's track "Not Like Us," alleges systematic manipulation of streaming numbers and radio play.

Drake has escalated his dispute with fellow rap superstar Kendrick Lamar, filing a pair of court notices warning of legal action against major music companies for what Drake called manipulative promotion of Lamar's megahit "Not Like Us.

The star says Universal Music failed to stop the release of a song that called him a sexual predator.

Drake is now taking his epic beef with fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar to the human resources department. On Tuesday, Drake’s company, Frozen Moments LLC, filed a legal complaint against Universal Music Group ― Drake’s second of the week ― over Lamar’s hit track “Not Like Us.

In a petition filed Monday, rapper Drake launched a legal attack against record label Universal Music Group, and Spotify, which he accuses of harming him by allegedly boosting Lamar’s song “They Not Like Us,