Drake, musical magnate which was involved in a animated legal war with Kendrick Lamar on his successful track They don’t like us, has tabled a major trial targeting senior executives of the Universal Music Group and marketing leaders at Interscope Records.
The rapper claims that they secretly promoted the Lamar dissol trail and organized his Super Bowl half-time performance to damage his reputation.
The trial listed several high-level figures, including Ramon Alvarez Smikle, executive vice-president of Interscope; Kojo Menne Asamoah; Jordan Bell, urban influencer at Interscope; Steve Berman, president of marketing at Interscope; Tony The Hitmaker and his company Hitmaker Services Inc.; Tiffany Bullock, principal director of influencer marketing; And Jesse Collins de Roc Nation.
Drake also underlined Vincenza Conticchio, the Video and Creative Content Commissioner of Interscope for having allegedly helped in the license and live performance of the track.
The other senior executives would have been aware of the campaign included Bill Evans, executive vice-president of urban promotion at Interscope; Jody Gerson, CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group; SIR LUCIAN GRAINGE, CEO of the UMG; John Janick, CEO of Interscope; David Kaefer, vice-president at Spotify USA; With several other UMG leaders, REPUBLIC Records and Capitol Music Group.
The judicial documents of August 18 reveal that the Which Hitmaker requests both legal compensation and financial compensation, because it wants statutory and real damages, triple damages, fees, costs and interests of lawyers, all to decide at the trial with expert analysis.
This trial puts several music leaders under the spotlight and raises major questions about what is happening behind the scenes of the music industry.
However, fans and initiates look closely at Drake’s legal battle with Kendrick Lamar continues to grow.
