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Drake’s ‘Not Like Us’ defamation lawsuit against UMG dismissed by judgeWhile 'Not Like Us' lyrics explicitly branded Drake as a pedophile, the judge said, a reasonable listener could not conclude that it was conveying objective facts.EntertainmentOct 10, 2025
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Post Malone’s ‘Circles’ spurs legal battle after songwriter claims he co-wrote itHours after being sued by Tyler Armes, a Canadian songwriter, the 'Sunflower' rapper fired back with his own lawsuit on April 7.EntertainmentApr 8, 2020
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Ariana Grande settles ‘God Is a Woman’ copyright lawsuitThe 'God is a Woman' singer was sued by Russian artist Vladimir Kush after alleged copyright infringement.EntertainmentAug 23, 2019
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Universal Music fire: Sheryl Crow, Neil Young, Weezer and hundreds of artists’ recordings believed lostMore than 700 names have been added to the list of musicians potentially affected by the highly-controversial Universal Studios Hollywood fire of 2008.EntertainmentJun 26, 2019
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Universal Music fire: Soundgarden, Tupac Shakur estate and others file class-action lawsuitThe lawsuit seeks compensation for the losses of the 2008 Universal Studios fire which allegedly destroyed more than 500,000 archived master audio recordings.EntertainmentJun 24, 2019
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No Doubt, R.E.M., Hole and others respond to music destruction in Universal Studios fireMore than 500,000 original master tapes dating back to the 1920s were reportedly lost in the fire.EntertainmentJun 12, 2019
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Drake reveals ‘Views’ tracklist and global listening party premiereDrake will be hosting a global listening party for his new album, 'Views,' on OVOSOUND Radio before the album is released.CanadaApr 28, 2016
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SoundCloud reaches licensing deal with Universal MusicSoundCloud said Wednesday that it had reached a licensing deal with Universal Music Group.EntertainmentJan 14, 2016
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Music streaming website Grooveshark shuts downOnline music streaming service Grooveshark officially shut down Thursday following a lengthy battle with the music industry.LifestyleMay 1, 2015
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