The rapper, who settled with iHeartMedia, suspects that the major label made secret payments and offered reduced licensing rates to third parties to promote the song.

Drake’s legal team argued that any further delays to litigation will have a detrimental effect on his reputation.

Drake continues to push his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music, which also alleges that the major employed dubious marketing tactics when promoting Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’. Universal’s attempt to delay the case has failed,

The Toronto rapper claimed that Universal Music Group made payments to iHeartMedia for airtime of Lamar's Grammy-winning diss track.

Drake's Attorneys Reportedly Mention Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show in UMG Lawsuit Drake's UMG Lawsuit Lawyers Mention Kendrick Lamar

HeartMedia has settled a court dispute with Drake over allegations the radio network received “payola” from Universal Music Group (UMG) to play Kendrick Lamar’s anti-Drake diss track Not Like Us. In a filing on Thursday (February 27) with the Bexar County District Court in San Antonio,

Drake, who filed a lawsuit against iHeartMedia for boosting Kendrick Lamar’s diss track, Not Like Us, is not ready to settle the case.The 38-year-old rapper had alleged in a petition

Drake’s lawyers cited Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show in his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over "Not Like Us."