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
During his time with Sony/Epic Records, Khaled released five albums, four of which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart beginning with 2016’s Major Key.
Dr. Dre is officially cashing out. He is reportedly selling his catalog to Universal Music to the tune of $200 million dollars.Â
Universal Music Group just banned all of its artists from granting exclusive releases to premium streaming services like TIDAL and Apple Music -- the latest in the never-ending cat and mouse between our favorite artists and the corporations that exist to exploit them.
Rap Genius announced today that it has entered into a licensing arrangement with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG). UMPG is one of the leading music…
There is a controversy brewing that has people talking…a lot..and according to Spin Magazine it all centers around a new toy company called the Goldie Blox toy…
Jay Z told us a while back, “Baby I’m a boss, I dunno what they do, I don’t get dropped, I dropped the label”. Well he was speaking truth. Mr. Carter announced that Roc Nation has partnered with the Universal Music Group to become a standalone label. Rihanna and Jay-Z’s new albums will be released […]
Universal Music recording artist, Money Malc is repping hard for New Jersey. Before he releases his debut disc, he’s got a mixtape that is soon to hit the streets. The first track from Perrier Jouet Poetry is the banger, “F**k This Money Up.” The track is produced by New Jersey beatsmith, Ayy Pii. Listen to […]