This week Canadian rapper Drake initiated legal action against his record label, Universal Music Group, accusing them of artificially inflating the popularity of Kendrick Lamar's Drake diss track, "Not Like Us [click here if you missed that].
UMG fires back...
From Variety
In a response several hours after the news broke, a UMG rep told Variety: “The suggestion that UMG would do anything to undermine any of its artists is offensive and untrue. 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.“
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