UMG sought to dismiss Drake’s lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track, calling it baseless. Drake’s lawyer argued the label profited from harmful misinformation.

Universal Music Group (UMG) requests dismissal of Drake's lawsuit, arguing that Kendrick Lamar's song 'Not Like Us' was part of a typical rap feud with exaggerations and not literal truth. UMG denies promoting falsehoods or using bots,

Universal Music Group is requesting to dismiss Drake’s federal defamation lawsuit against the label over Kendrick Lamar’s blockbuster song “Not Like Us,” saying in a legal filing that the rapper’s lawsuit is a “misguided attempt to salve his wounds” after he “lost a rap battle that he provoked.