The ongoing feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar reached a new level on Monday (Nov. 25), with the 6 God filing a legal petition against Universal Music Group (UMG). As reported by The Independent, Drake accuses UMG of using a network of bots, in conjunction with a pay-to-play scheme (a.k.a. payola) to "manipulate and saturate the streaming services and airwaves" with Kendrick's mega-diss, "Not Like Us," while suppressing his own music.Â
UMG, the largest music company globally, has announced its decision to withdraw the music of its artists from TikTok this Wednesday, Jan 31st 2024, following the expiration of their current contract. The withdrawal comes from the unsuccessful negotiations to establish a new agreement with the platform. “As our negotiations continued, TikTok attempted to […]